I feel so fortunate that my oldest four boys have had the health, the means, and the desire to serve missions. Now my fifth son, Everett, is going to serve! Last Thursday I was in the Dallas airport, on my way to Baton Rouge to visit my oldest son and his family when I got a phone call from Everett. He had just gotten home from school and found his mission call waiting in the mailbox. He was so excited.
He decided to open his call that night after I had arrived at my destination so we could join via Skype. Lots of friends and relatives decided to join him.
And he's going to the Armenia Yerevan Mission, speaking Armenian!
It's another eastern Europe mission for our family. Two other brothers served in this area, in Latvia and Ukraine. These are all former Soviet bloc countries and my oldest son and his wife both served in the former East Germany, another former Soviet bloc country.
He's very excited and I'm happy for him. It will be very challenging for him--the language (completely different alphabet), the culture, being away from all his friends and family, etc. But he will be a good missionary and learn and grow so much.
He decided to open his call that night after I had arrived at my destination so we could join via Skype. Lots of friends and relatives decided to join him.
And he's going to the Armenia Yerevan Mission, speaking Armenian!
It's another eastern Europe mission for our family. Two other brothers served in this area, in Latvia and Ukraine. These are all former Soviet bloc countries and my oldest son and his wife both served in the former East Germany, another former Soviet bloc country.
He's very excited and I'm happy for him. It will be very challenging for him--the language (completely different alphabet), the culture, being away from all his friends and family, etc. But he will be a good missionary and learn and grow so much.
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