It arrived yesterday, after a week of anxiously waiting each day for the mail to arrive. My little brother, Sean, was too excited to wait for the family to gather and tore open the envelope to find out where the Lord wished for him to serve his mission. I'm not sure what he was thinking as he read the words "Wisconsin Milwaukee Mission" but I imagine he was elated to know that the Lord had work for him to do, in Wisconsin. In our church, young men have the opportunity to serve the Lord, through missionary work, when they turn 19 years old. The mission is a voluntary, 2-year call to service in which the young man leaves his family and works to share the gospel and serve the people in another part of the country or the world. Missionaries are some of the nicest guys you'll ever meet on the planet; they're kind, respectful, and eager to share the gospel.
Sean leaves for the Mission Training Center on August 26th!
I have to admit I was a surprised to hear Wisconsin.
What's in Wisconsin????
For weeks we have been trying to guess where Sean would be called to serve. Some thought he would serve in the southern United States. Clarke and I thought he'd be called to Teaxs. My dad thought it would be Arizona. My mom was hoping for Hawaii. Obviously we all had thoughts of balmy warm weather.
No wonder Wisconsin hit us like a snowball!
A quick google search uncovered these Wisconsin facts:
*Is nicknamed the badger state
*Is home to the Harley Davidson Motorcycles, the ice cream sundae, the hamburger hall of fame, the national freshwater fishing hall of fame, and the mustard museum
*Has the nation's largest water park: Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Dells
*Is the nation's dairy capital (produces more milk than any other state!)
*Summerfest in Milwaukee is the nation's largest music festival
*Famous Wisconsinites include Harry Houdini, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Douglas MacArthur
*Green Bay, Wisconsin is the toilet paper capital of the world
*Sheboygan, Wisconsin is the bratwurst capital of the world
*Eagle River, Wisconsin is known as the snowmobile capital of the world
*Has the nation's largest water park: Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Dells
*Is the nation's dairy capital (produces more milk than any other state!)
*Summerfest in Milwaukee is the nation's largest music festival
*Famous Wisconsinites include Harry Houdini, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Douglas MacArthur
*Green Bay, Wisconsin is the toilet paper capital of the world
*Sheboygan, Wisconsin is the bratwurst capital of the world
*Eagle River, Wisconsin is known as the snowmobile capital of the world
We know that Sean will be a stellar servant of our father in heaven and will make a positive and lasting impact on the people in Wisconsin!
What post wouldn't be complete without a hysterical YouTube video
(that proves Mormons do have a sense of humor)??
"Hey There Delilah (I'm at the MTC)
