France Paris

Yesterday William's roommate got his mission call.  He had turned in his papers a day before William, so I guess we were thinking that since William didn't get his call yesterday, we'd have to wait until next week.  This afternoon, I went out to lunch with my good friend Michelle.  I wasn't home when the mail man came.  But Scott and Melanee were home.  They got the mail.  And guess what was in it????  A BIG WHITE ENVELOPE.  THE BIG WHITE ENVELOPE. 



look at that SMILE!  (taken after getting his call to serve)

Scott had to go back to work, I had a meeting at the school, and William wasn't home from work yet, so THEY decided to open it at 6 our time, 7 William's time.  (William is in Utah working.) 

If it would have been my decision, I would have skipped the meeting, Scott wouldn't have went back to work, and William would hurry home and we'd open the call THEN.  But everyone else is more patient than me, so we did their plan.

Scott even hid the call from me so that I wouldn't open it and peek.

Before the 6 oclock meeting time, the bishop called.  In talking to him, I invited him over for the unveiling of the mission call.  William is his "first" missionary to send out as a Bishop, so he feels really involved.  But when Scott got home at 6, the Bishop wasn't here and he wasn't answering his phone.  William, at about 5:50, our time, texted me and said that he was going to shave....he felt he needed to for the call opening...haha...I guess. 

At 6 when we tried to reach him on Skype there was no answer.  By about 10 after 6, our phones all started ringing with people wanting to know where he was going.  So on one phone was Scott's parents, another was Robin, our sister in law, and Mark, Scott's brother was on hold.  Then the camera would video.  Then the other camera wouldn't turn on.  UGH...then Bradley and Andrew started getting anxious, then it was chaotic all around. 

I wanted a video of the whole event, but it REALLLLLLLY did not turn out like I wanted it to.  First off, in the background is our patched wall and our SHOE PILE.  I planned on everyone sitting on the OTHER couch, but OH well!  And then I videoed US, when I SHOULD have been taping William's reaction.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'm so mad, I didn't get to see him.  But Bradley's reaction is taped and it is PRICELESS. 

On the video you can hear me scream out and I REALLLLLLLY hate that part, especially because Bradley, Andrew, Melanee, and Scott have teased me about it (way too much). 

A while back William made a Facebook page which asked people to predict where he was going and I picked "Paris" and I was RIGHT!.  So funny.  I can NOT believe it.  There are SO MANY missions in the world!  He could have been called anywhere.  PARIS FRANCE! 

WOW, amazing!  Exciting. 

He doesn't leave until May 30th and he will first go to the MTC for training and language lessons. 

I am proud of William.  He will make a great missionary.  He is such a wonderful person!