Mission Call!!!

Ever since I was young, I have planned and dreamed of serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This dream, however, always seemed so far away until just recently.  A few weeks ago I received a package in the mail.  Inside this package was my mission call which would determine where I would be spending the next two years of my life.  As you can guess, I was super excited!  I had been waiting for this day since I was just a little kid and it was finally here!  Since I am from Missouri, I wasn't able to open my mission call immediately because I wanted my family to be a part of it.  I received the package on Wednesday around 11:00 A.M. but I didn't get to open it until Thursday at 7:00 P.M. which seemed like an eternity.  I had my family, extended family, and close friends all go to my parent’s home back in Missouri.  We used Skype so they could video chat with me as I opened the call.  Here is what the letter said.

"Dear Elder Vorkink:
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  You are hereby assigned to labor in the El Salvador San Salvador Mission.  It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 24 months."

I will be in the Provo Missionary Training Center (MTC) for three weeks, and then I will travel to the Guatemala MTC for six more weeks of training.  From there I will travel south to El Salvador where I will serve the rest of my mission!

 Above:  This is the temple in San Salvador, El Salvador!

 

Above:  This is a picture of San Salvador which is the capital of El Salvador.