Your Call is awesome even if it's to Ogden mhmmm

Would you hate to be called somewhere?

Errbody put yo hands UP

Here is a story from a talk given by Elder Rasband about how each missionary is assigned a mission. It looooks long, but it's so AWESOME and cute and amazing. You'll love it, I know. 

No, but really, this is amazing so take TWO MINUTES out of your time to change your LIFE. haha for reals. 

Do it now.

"Elder Eyring was assigning missionaries to their fields of labor, and as part of my training, I was invited to observe.I joined Elder Eyring early one morning in a room where several large computer screens had been prepared for the session...First, we knelt together in prayer. I remember Elder Eyring using very sincere words, asking the Lord to bless him to know “perfectly” where the missionaries should be assigned. The word “perfectly” said much about the faith that Elder Eyring exhibited that day.As the process began, a picture of the missionary to be assigned would come up on one of the computer screens. As each picture appeared, to me it was as if the missionary were in the room with us. Elder Eyring would then greet the missionary with his kind and endearing voice: “Good morning, Elder Reier or Sister Yang. How are you today?” (SO CUTE, RIGHT?) He told me that in his own mind he liked to think of where the missionaries would conclude their mission. This would aid him to know where they were to be assigned. Elder Eyring would then study the comments from the bishops and stake presidents, medical notes, and other issues relating  to each missionary.He then referred to another screen which displayed areas and missions across the world. Finally, as he was prompted by the Spirit, he would assign the missionary to his or her field of labor.From others of the Twelve, I have learned that this general method is typical each week as Apostles of the Lord assign scores of missionaries to serve throughout the world....Also, having served as a mission president, I was grateful for a further witness in my heart that the missionaries I had received in New York City were sent to me by revelation.After assigning a few missionaries, Elder Eyring turned to me as he pondered one particular missionary and said, “So, Brother Rasband, where do you think this missionary should go?” I was startled! I quietly suggested to Elder Eyring that I did not know and that I did not know I could know! He looked at me directly and simply said, “Brother Rasband, pay closer attention and you too can know!” With that, I pulled my chair a little closer to Elder Eyring and the computer screen, and I did pay much closer attention!A couple of other times as the process moved along, Elder Eyring would turn to me and say, “Well, Brother Rasband, where do you feel this missionary should go?” I would name a particular mission, and Elder Eyring would look at me thoughtfully and say, “No, that’s not it!” He would then continue to assign the missionaries where he had felt prompted.As we were nearing the completion of that assignment meeting, a picture of a certain missionary appeared on the screen. I had the strongest prompting, the strongest of the morning, that the missionary we had before us was to be assigned to Japan. I did not know that Elder Eyring was going to ask me on this one, but amazingly he did. I rather tentatively and humbly said to him, “Japan?” Elder Eyring responded immediately, “Yes, let’s go there.” And up on the computer screen the missions of Japan appeared. I instantly knew that the missionary was to go to the Japan Sapporo Mission.Elder Eyring did not ask me the exact name of the mission, but he did assign that missionary to the Japan Sapporo Mission.Privately in my heart I was deeply touched and sincerely grateful to the Lord for allowing me to experience the prompting to know where that missionary should go.At the end of the meeting Elder Eyring bore his witness to me of the love of the Savior, which He has for each missionary assigned to go out into the world and preach the restored gospel. He said that it is by the great love of the Savior that His servants know where these wonderful young men and women, senior missionaries, and senior couple missionaries are to serve. I had a further witness that morning that every missionary called in this Church, and assigned or reassigned to a particular mission, is called by revelation from the Lord God Almighty through one of these, His servants."

The one on the left is my big brother!

He served in the South Carolina Columbia mission. He will deny it, because he's humble, but he is the best missionary I know. It's not because of baptisms, it's because he worked HARD to find those people and yes, he found a lot. He was and is an amazing instrument and tool in the Lord's hand even though he didn't serve in Madagascar or Tonga. He found those specific  people, BECAUSE he served in South Carolina; the mission where he was supposed to serve.

Wherever you get called, whether it be Ogden, or Russia, or Argentina, or New York :)  just KNOW that you are called there for a reason. It's the most amazing feeling to know that where you are going is where you, YOU SPECIFICALLY, are meant to be. He called YOU to be there. So you point the way back wherever you go, and you have the most golden time OF YOUR LIFE!

Countdown is 3 months, 1 week, 4 days.