Hello family - I'm sure most of you have heard by now, but Lane and I today received a call to serve as mission presidents to Ukraine beginning July 1st this year. We are so excited to get back on a mission and to be able to take 3 of our children with us to share in the experience. We will be going into the MTC for Mission Pres. Seminar on June 22nd, and then we'll head out. We're not sure which mission yet, we'll find that out next week, hopefully.
We had a great exploratory interview with Elder L. Tom Perry at his office in S.L. 3 weeks ago, and were asked to keep it quiet until the official call came which was supposed to follow shortly. But then President Hinckley died 2 days later, and so we had to wait a little longer. It has been a little hard, with needing to get started selling the house, etc. But today we received a call (which we were told yesterday would be coming at 2 p.m.) from Pres. Ehrying (sp?) and had a wonderful chat with him (from his bed at home as he is recuperating from a broken foot). These are definitely sweet, wonderful, giant spirits that are at the helm of this church!
Anyway, we love you all and are so excited to begin this adventure. We're asking for prayers to be able to sell our house and 5 acres in Indianola to help us financially while we're gone and to have a cushion and money to buy a house when we get back (and don't think we're not excited to get out of this little house!).
Love, Jen