My incredible little twin brothers got their mission calls today! We had a wonderful little family conference, thanks to Skype and a cell phone. :) Drumroll...Scott (on the left) is going to the Chile Santiago mission, and Brian (right) will be heading to the Chile Osorno mission! (My friend Katy's boyfriend is currently serving in the Chile Osorno mission, and she told me it's the southernmost mission in the world. There are penguins there and stuff. :) ) Soooo very exciting. They will both report to the Provo MTC (where they will study Spanish for nine weeks before going to Chile) on August 5th (two months from today!). They couldn't be happier that they both get to learn Spanish and that they will likely have very similar experiences in the same country! I'm definitely going to be studying some more Spanish during the next two years. I can't wait for their weekly e-mails! I'm so proud of my brothers. And I know that feeling will only grow stronger. Yay for mission calls. I know Heavenly Father knows my brothers and knows where they are needed, as well as what experiences they need in order to become who He wants them to become. He is so very aware of each one of His children. These two years will change Brian and Scott's lives forever, as well as many others. They will come to understand Heavenly Father's love for His children in a way that they never have before. On my mission, I saw how involved God is in the details our lives. There were countless times when Heavenly Father led us to the right place at the right time, to help one of His children in need. I saw people's lives change profoundly as they learned about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and felt Their infinite love for them as individuals. I witnessed the joy that lit up their lives as they developped a personal, intimate relationship with their Heavenly Father and received answers to their prayers. I saw many, many miracles. There are no words to express what my mission means to me. So you can imagine how excited I am for my brothers. :) Chile, here they come!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Mission Call x 2!
My incredible little twin brothers got their mission calls today! We had a wonderful little family conference, thanks to Skype and a cell phone. :) Drumroll...Scott (on the left) is going to the Chile Santiago mission, and Brian (right) will be heading to the Chile Osorno mission! (My friend Katy's boyfriend is currently serving in the Chile Osorno mission, and she told me it's the southernmost mission in the world. There are penguins there and stuff. :) ) Soooo very exciting. They will both report to the Provo MTC (where they will study Spanish for nine weeks before going to Chile) on August 5th (two months from today!). They couldn't be happier that they both get to learn Spanish and that they will likely have very similar experiences in the same country! I'm definitely going to be studying some more Spanish during the next two years. I can't wait for their weekly e-mails! I'm so proud of my brothers. And I know that feeling will only grow stronger. Yay for mission calls. I know Heavenly Father knows my brothers and knows where they are needed, as well as what experiences they need in order to become who He wants them to become. He is so very aware of each one of His children. These two years will change Brian and Scott's lives forever, as well as many others. They will come to understand Heavenly Father's love for His children in a way that they never have before. On my mission, I saw how involved God is in the details our lives. There were countless times when Heavenly Father led us to the right place at the right time, to help one of His children in need. I saw people's lives change profoundly as they learned about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and felt Their infinite love for them as individuals. I witnessed the joy that lit up their lives as they developped a personal, intimate relationship with their Heavenly Father and received answers to their prayers. I saw many, many miracles. There are no words to express what my mission means to me. So you can imagine how excited I am for my brothers. :) Chile, here they come!
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Yay! Fun stuff! Which Santiago mission is he going to? Bryce served in Chile too (but the northern mission) so we're super-excited for them! In bocca al lupo!
OH! cool! thats funny how they are both serving in chile!
wow! this is sooo cool. ive actually known of a few cases where twin brothers get called to the same country but different missions. i guess so that theyre not too far from each other. and i agree with you, missions change people. i loved my mission. even if it was in utah, i miss it like crazy. and regarding your mission, living in florence helps me understand how you must feel about this place. i love the people. i had the sister missionaries at my place for dinner yesterday. i thought of you. they told me about all their investigators. ill be helping them with one of their investigators who is from mexico. she came to church today for the first time and i got to talk to her. i also walked her to the bus stop. i felt like a missionary all over again. well, i guess i am still a missionary. and being here in italy helps me remember that.
p.s. do you have gchat?
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