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Last night, Campbell took the final form
needed to be considered as a missionary for our church, to our bishop
(the leader of our local congregation). Now he waits to hear from our
stake president (the local leader of multiple congregations) about when
he should meet with him. It could be a few days, it could be a week or
two. When that is finished, Campbell's paperwork will be sent to the
headquarters of our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
Once there, his paperwork and this picture attached to his forms, will be brought up on a computer by one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lord. I know with every part of my heart that they are indeed Special Witnesses of Jesus Christ who help to lead and guide His church on the earth. Through prayer and inspiration, that Apostle will call my son as a missionary of the Lord, Jesus Christ and assign him to a specific mission somewhere in the world. It could literally be almost anywhere. There are more than 400 missions in our church.
After I took this picture of Campbell and uploaded it to the computer to make sure it was the right size and looked appropriate for his missionary application, I started to sob. The thought that an Apostle of the Lord will very soon see this exact photo and know where the Savior wants my boy to be and which group of people He wants him to serve, completely overwhelmed me. I will miss him more than I could ever express. But I am so proud of the man he has become, for how he chooses to live his life and Who he has the desire to serve. I do not know of a greater privilege then being this boy's mom and having a front-row seat to his greatness and the blessings the Lord pours out on him. I'm so proud of my soon-to-be missionary boy. And pray everyday for the faith to trust my Heavenly Father and my Savior as I turn him over to Them for the next two years.
Once there, his paperwork and this picture attached to his forms, will be brought up on a computer by one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lord. I know with every part of my heart that they are indeed Special Witnesses of Jesus Christ who help to lead and guide His church on the earth. Through prayer and inspiration, that Apostle will call my son as a missionary of the Lord, Jesus Christ and assign him to a specific mission somewhere in the world. It could literally be almost anywhere. There are more than 400 missions in our church.
After I took this picture of Campbell and uploaded it to the computer to make sure it was the right size and looked appropriate for his missionary application, I started to sob. The thought that an Apostle of the Lord will very soon see this exact photo and know where the Savior wants my boy to be and which group of people He wants him to serve, completely overwhelmed me. I will miss him more than I could ever express. But I am so proud of the man he has become, for how he chooses to live his life and Who he has the desire to serve. I do not know of a greater privilege then being this boy's mom and having a front-row seat to his greatness and the blessings the Lord pours out on him. I'm so proud of my soon-to-be missionary boy. And pray everyday for the faith to trust my Heavenly Father and my Savior as I turn him over to Them for the next two years.