DAY 11 --- We Wait For The Divine Call

As this day begins, it is different.  Today, our missionary papers are in front of those who commune with Jehovah.  Those inspired saints will be determining what Bonnie and I shall be doing for the next eighteen months.  Up until now, we have been praying that our papers would get to where they are now.  Now we pray that those who are involved with that decision will be directed from the head of this Church, even Jesus Christ, to call us to go and serve where we can do the most good in the work of the Kingdom.

It is humbling and sort of scary to realize that our future will soon be determined and where we serve will be directed by Divine Sources.  We have been told that one of the apostles will be making the final decision.  That creates many feelings in our hearts.  Yes, the wait will be patience-teaching, but the knowledge of what I just posted is awe creating.

As I consider the position we are in now, I reflect on the many miracles that have brought us to this position.  We went to Brigham City about eight years ago with visions in our mind about how the bowling alley and my work would provide the means to go on a mission.  The sour economy came and destroyed that vision.  We went into great debt to keep the business alive and had difficulty paying our mortgage.

I told my investor friends that the way to save the bowling alley would be to fire me and hire someone on commission.  They did.  I lost my  job and searched for the next 18 months to find one.  We didn't lose our home, but we sold it for many thousands of dollars below what we owed on it.  Thus, enter more debt.  We had no home, no job, no income and our mission felt like it was miles and eons away.

We have lived with three different children in the last few years, and finally found a job one year ago.  Through many miracles, we will be out of debt in about two months.  We will owe no one.  Through a set of more miracles, we are waiting for our mission call to go and serve, to realize a very special dream of serving together as missionaries.  Through our bishop, our children, my sisters, we will be able to serve where the Lord calls us. Through miraculous healing of some serious medical conditions, through special support of many, we are going to be missionaries "soon."

The prophet recently said that the Church needs more than 5000 senior couples in the mission field.  I am sure that many senior couples are experiencing miracle after miracle to answer this call.  No unhallowed hand shall stop it from going forward, especially when the Prophet issues a call to the members of the church.  We have surely seen miracles.

Now we wait to see the location and timing of our upcoming service, the realizing of our dream, vision.  We are humbled to be witnesses and experience His hand in our life. We, once again wait.  We have had a dream/vision, worked toward the realization as Elder Holland counseled us long ago.