Eric's Mission Call

Eric turned his mission papers in on September 30 (the earliest he could turn them in ) and he received his call in the mail on Friday October 10th. The letter came around noon but we waited until all of Eric's siblings could be home which was 9:30 pm. By then lots of friends and extended family had heard we were gathering and we invited them to come. There was quite a crowd of supporters listening as Eric read his letter.



The letter sat tentalizingly unopened on our dining room table for about nine hours. We happen to have a world map on our table so it was kind of fun to wonder "where in the world will Eric be going." In fact, as everyone gathered, people wrote on the envelope where they thought he might go.

Finally, everyone was gathered and Eric started opening the envelope...

Oh, the anticipation....

Never was opening an envelope so enthralling.....


I just love the expressions on everyone's faces.


Dear Elder Moe:
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Brazil Salvador Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 24 months.

You should report to the Missionary Training Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, 21 January 2009. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Portuguese language.

You can hear Eric read the letter himself live on video found on Katrina's blog (www.lifeoftheseamons.blogspot.com).

We are so excited for Eric and so very proud of his decision to serve a mission. He has such a happy attitude and loving nature that I am sure he will love being a missionary even during the hard times.