The BIG moment finally arrived! My parents called me on my way home from work with the words I'd been waiting to hear, "It's here!" I was so sure since deciding to go on a mission that I was going stateside and somewhere VERY cold. The above picture is me playing it cool while shaking in my boots.
This is me so happy and in shock to find out that instead of going somewhere freezing (of which I was so sure), I am going to Ecuador baby! The Ecuador, Guayaquil South Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as the Mission Nurse Specialist to be exact. I have no idea what that means, but I am SO excited! Mom and Dad were behind me, while Jake and Sarah were Skyping with me in the background and Matt was on speaker phone (I love their happy faces in the background). I report October 13 and will be gone for 18 months preachin' the gospel to the people of Ecuador!
Jake and Matt immediately got on the internet to show me pictures and tell me everything they could find about Ecuador. Above is the delightful city of Guayaquil. I also found out the Gallapagos Islands are in my mission.
My guess is I won't be spending much time there, but a girl can dream.
This is us being so happy and Jake telling all about how
great the mission is going to be.
This is me calling everyone and their cousin after I got my call. I am so excited and I really can't wait. I've wanted to go on a mission for so long and it never seemed to fall into place until now. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
Simply Stated: Patience in life is never easy, but oh so worth it. Hasta!
8 comments:
Congrats!!!!!
I was talking to Grandpa the other day and he told me about your call! Nurse! That is so awesome!
WOW!!!! Congrats! That is so exciting, and what a fun place to be going! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you'll get to the Galapagos islands at least once. :)
Katie,
Congrats! My husband served in Quito Ecuador and loved it. We are actually going back in June. Maybe we will bump into you in our travels. haha We all miss your cute face here at work. I am so happy for you.
love ya!
Good luck!
Congratulations!! That's so awesome! I'm so excited for you.
-Lisa Frandsen Stonehocker
so i feel like a major moron....not mormon....but moron....but i feel like a mormon too....i had no idea you were doing your papers....congratulations...i am so excited for you!!!
Steve & I both say "congratulations"!! That's so exciting!! Good luck!! :)
I am so happy for you Katie! You are going to be the best little missionary ever! I miss you like crazy! Call me! Love you!
congrats katie!! you will be so great :)
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