Tim's Mission Call

We have been waiting for this day for a long time!  The letter came on Saturday afternoon, just before we left for our choir concerts.  It was a little bit torturous to wait just over 24 hours to open it,  but we wanted to share the moment with family and friends.  I did not do a good job taking pictures. We had over 50 people in our home, excited for Tim. 

Susanna "helped" with the Facebook live video of the event.  We have 16 minutes of crazy video and spinning and then 2 minutes of the actual opening on video.  This one here is the video I took of just Tim opening his call.  It's a little blurry, but it's steady and to the point.  I love the look on his face when he reads the words Korea Seoul Mission.

You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/TpkY1_HF9RQ

Some of the kids watching the video of him opening it again and again.

Kallie, Daniel and Sammy

Lilli, KenaDee, Andrew and Freddy

Kallie, Freddy and Daniel

Makaila, Freddy

Tim, Sara and Tommy

Lilly and Brandon 

Timmy with his Papa and Gram Ely and Grandpa and Grandma Alger

A sweet lady in Josh's area, sent us pictures of Josh right after he watched the video of Tim opening his call.  The lady said it was super sweet to see how happy Josh was for Tim and how grateful he is that they will have a month together before Tim leaves.  They will be apart for almost 4 solid years other than this one month in between their missions.

It still doesn't quite seem real to me. I am thrilled for Tim to serve the Lord.  He will be an incredible missionary, just like his big brothers. It is fun to watch him grow and learn.  He is driven to constantly improve himself and to humbly seek what he can do to better serve the Lord, his loved ones and anyone he meets.  He started an online language program last night so he could learn some Korean before he reports to the MTC in Provo, August 9th.  He is going to be an amazing missionary!