Drumroll Please.............................................!!!!!!!!!

Amanda will be serving her mission in...................................................................................................................................................................................Paraguay Paraguay Asuncion North Mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I retrieved Amanda's call out of the mailbox on Thursday. She, however, was out of town until Sunday! Waiting those four days was TORTURE! That envelope was screaming..."OPEN, OPEN, OPEN!!!!!!!!". I resisted temptation, although I'm pretty sure I have a few more gray hairs now, and waited for her to get home to open her call. Last night she opened her letter. A big crowd gathered to share her excitement. We are all so thrilled for her. She will be a wonderful missionary. She reports to the missionary training center on September 23 and will be there for nine weeks and then will fly to Paraguay. I would love to share with you all part of the letter she received with this call.

Dear Sister Nelson:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Paraguay Asuncion North Mission....

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 in you our confidence and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary.

Thank you all so much for sharing this wonderfully joyful experience with our family.
There were no guesses that were spot on Paraguay, but three that were from bordering countries and one that was a broad guess of South America. After putting these into a hat...the winner of the blog candy is HazelQ. Hazel if you will email me your address at cheryljunegirl@hotmail.com I will send out your prizes to you! Thank you all again so very, very much!