As many of you know, we have received a new Mission Call. We have been called to serve as Mission President couple. We do not know where yet, but have again said that we will serve anywhere the Lord wishes. We do know that our assignment begins 1 July 2010. The brethren like Senior Couples to be home at least 6 months between missions so we will be coming home the first week in December 2009. We have loved serving here in the Russia Vladivostok Mission and it is hard leaving dear friends, but as we all know...that is the one thing we can take with us when we leave this mortal existence is our friendships. We will know one another. We are excited!! We have met so many wonderful people all over the world in our lifetime and we cherish the friendships. We are getting excited to come home and spend time with family and friends. FRIENDS - WE would encourage all of you to come into the mission field and serve a mission! It will change your life even better! It is humbling to feel the Lord's influence even stronger in our lives and our testimonies grow so strong. We are truly humbled by our many experiences and would encourage you good people to experience great things for yourself!!
I will share a little about how we got our call. Elder Russell M. Nelson [yes, an Apostle of the Lord] called us here in Russia (well, his Secretary called and we returned the call) and asked if he could speak to us. He asked us questions about our family, my Mom, and if we would be willing to serve as Mission President couple. He said that it was just gathering information at that point. Two weeks later a Bro. Fife called us and asked other information. Then on 24 October 2009, Pres. Henry B. Eyring [yes, another Apostle of the Lord] called and officially extended the call to serve as a Missionary President couple. We have been trying to humble, refine, sanctify, etc., etc., ourselves for this. We have the desire, but we need the Lord's guidance every hour. We will 'go and do as the Lord commands' and we do know that 'He will provide a way for us to accomplish'.
It will be good to see family and friends.
