Katie's Mission Call

Katie opened her mission call on Saturday night! So exciting! The Cooks, Jacksons, Starbucks, Moons, Ashlyn and boys, Grandma Johnson, Scott and Elisha, Brian, Ryan’s Roommates, Katie’s Roommates and so many other friends were there to watch and cheer. It was a big crowd and so fun. As soon as people entered they wrote their guesses in Katie’s mission journal and then put a pin on the map.

Dad trying to convince her to just not open her mission call at all.

Love these cute snapshots of Katie opening her call!

FLORIDA TAMPA MISSION

Dear Sister Johnson:

You are herby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Florida Tampa Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center of Wednesday, July 17th, 2019. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the English language. Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president.

You have been recommended as one worth to represent the Lord as a minister of the restored gospel. You will be an official representation of the Church. As such, you will be expected to maintain the highest standards of conduct and appearance by keeping the commandments, living mission rules, and following the counsel of your mission president. As you devote your time and attention to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs, the Lord will bless you with increased knowledge and testimony of the Restoration and of the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Your purpose will be to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. As you serve with all your heart, might and strength, the Lord will lead you to those who are prepared to be baptized.

The Lord will reward you for the goodness of your life. Greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced await you as you humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in this labor of love among His children. We place our confidence in you and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary.

You will be set apart as a missionary by your stake president.

Sincerely,

Russell M. Nelson

President

So proud of this girl and her desire to serve a mission. The beginning of the semester was a little stressful for her as she tried to figure out WHEN she should go. She loved her mission prep class at BYU and spent a lot of time studying and praying about what was right for her. Each day she added a mission-o-meter to the bottom of her journaling showing how she was feeling that day about when she wanted to go — in the summer or after another fall semester. After a few weeks she felt really good about going in the summer and was anxious to get everything going so that she could submit her papers. She has such a great group of girl friends, who are all going on missions this summer. They are such a strength and support to each other. I’m so grateful that she has them and that they are going through all of this together. It is really quite remarkable.

Dad immediately pulled out his laptop so he could see the mission boundaries.

Such a great night chatting with friends and family.