Okay, so like I said, Mallerie really surprised us with this whole mission call thing. Not only that it came earlier than we thought but because she has never expressed interest in serving a mission. It is funny how the spirit will work though and she soon found it was the path that would be right for her. It was fun to see how excited she was about her call.
I wanted to have it recorded so we put it in the hands of trusty G.
She really wanted to wait for her cross-country team but they wouldn't be done till later, so with a few roomies she went ahead...
Her antics and comments were of course cracking us up.
Can you feel the anticipation?
Colorado, Colorado Springs!
She was on Facebook live so all the family could chirp in their comments and excitement for her.
The fact that she will only be one state away she immediately started saying things like, "I better get a BIG Christmas package, " and "No one better come visit me!" She also knows that Matt works there from time to time. She said, "Don't run in to me!"
That is near where K and G honeymoon'd and Katrina said, "I want to live there!"
A very excited and relieved Mallerie. She really did not want to have to learn a language:/
My parents arrived after the call was already opened so we got to relive the moment when she read her call again to them.
Great reactions from them as well. Mal!
We served Mallerie's favorite things: Strawberry shortcake with chips and salsa, of course!
Mallerie will report to the Provo MTC on Wednesday July 12th, 2017
She left with some friends so Mallerie wasn't here when her cross country team did arrive. Her pal Abby West stood where Mallerie had and read the call. It was like experiencing it for a THIRD time! Abby even got choked up and the crowd cheered.
In the months following whenever she would tell someone of her call it was ALWAYS followed by them telling of kinfolk that they have living there. She was told of names and people to look for. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mallerie was on Facebook live while she opened her call. It is about six minutes in.
Boy, if ever there was a day that ended differently than it started this was it. I went from not knowing Mallerie had even submitted her papers, to knowing where she would serve. It was a high packed, high energy day. High packed because I had already committed to a temple/lunch trip that afternoon, and high energy because of the people Mallerie surrounds herself with. I have often compared myself to a chameleon. I can match my energy pretty well to those around me. If someone is more serious, I can do that. If someone is a goofball, boy can I do that! BUT Mallerie's friends are SO high energy that I had a hard time keeping up. As we were climbing into bed that night I told Matt, I don't think I could keep up that up day after day! I was wiped.
