An apostle of the Lord will take a hold of our mission papers. They will already have gone through many tests and evaluations. On the top of the papers will be any locations where we should not serve. (Don't know of any.) There will probably also be the list of places we decided we would love to go and missions we would love to do. I would assume he will look at our names. William and Bonnie Partridge.
He may even have a list of places that are pleading for senior couples. All of these things will float through his mind and he will call out a location. His secretary, or whomever is there with him will write the location down next to our name. He will call upon his inspiration to send us where Father wants us to go.
It is nice to know that we will be sent to the location where Father mandates. It is nice to know that Father knows Bonnie. He knows me. He knows our talents, our testimony, and our commitment to the work. He also knows what He has been teaching us these past few years.
In our Bishop's interview, he said that he knows that the trials that we have experienced through the last few years were in preparation for the service we will be giving through the next 18 months. He said it will be interesting to watch where we go, and what we will be doing using the lessons we have and are learning now.
Joseph Smith taught that there is no experience, no trial nor affliction that is not necessary for our Eternal Progress. Joseph said that he had to go through every challenge he went through, including his martyrdom to be worthy of the Celestial Kingdom. And since God is no respecter of persons, the same can be said about each one of us, our trials, tests, and struggles.
So, I can't wait to see how the last few years of our life has been preparing us for the next few years of our life in service, knowledge, experience, etc. Will let you know when I know.
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