Opening the mission call
We received our mission call in the mail on Wednesday, 17 October. It was held unopened until Friday, 19 October when we could gather as many members of our family together as possible at our home. Our bishop and his wife were also in attendance. Following introductions of those present to our bishop and his wife, Fred opened the packet received from the Missionary Department of the Church. We were pleased to learn that we were called to serve at the Historic Nauvoo Visitors' Center. With the announcement, there were some cheers from some family members. We are excited with the opportunity to serve in Nauvoo. We are to report to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah on 11 March. The following Sunday in Sacrament Meeting, the bishop announced to the ward that we had received a call to serve in Nauvoo. There were many in the ward who asked how we were able to get assigned to Nauvoo. It seems that there is a lot of interest in being able to serve a mission there.
On 31 October, we received a phone call from the mission president. During the brief conversation, he asked if everyone in the ward wanted to know how it was that we got to be assigned to the Nauvoo Mission. The mission president with his wife, who are parents of ten children, served in the Mesa Arizona Temple Presidency and as president of the Ohio Columbus Mission.
We received our mission call in the mail on Wednesday, 17 October. It was held unopened until Friday, 19 October when we could gather as many members of our family together as possible at our home. Our bishop and his wife were also in attendance. Following introductions of those present to our bishop and his wife, Fred opened the packet received from the Missionary Department of the Church. We were pleased to learn that we were called to serve at the Historic Nauvoo Visitors' Center. With the announcement, there were some cheers from some family members. We are excited with the opportunity to serve in Nauvoo. We are to report to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah on 11 March. The following Sunday in Sacrament Meeting, the bishop announced to the ward that we had received a call to serve in Nauvoo. There were many in the ward who asked how we were able to get assigned to Nauvoo. It seems that there is a lot of interest in being able to serve a mission there. 
