you are hereby called to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. you are assigned to labor in the CANADA, TORONTO mission | you will prepare to preach the Gospel in the Spanish Language | you should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday June 4, 2014
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? i am beyond excited. words can't express the joy i felt when i read where i will be serving the Lord for the next 18 months. I AM SO HAPPY! when i read the call, it just got better and better. i can't believe i am going somewhere so amazing, so soon, and speaking an entire new language.
my heart is full of gratitude! these are just a few of the pictures... and boy was i filled with so much emotion. i couldn't even contain myself. my parents + family + everyone that was there were all SO happy for me as well... many tears were shed! OH, and yes, that is Tyler standing next to me. in a cardboard cut out :) is he not the cutest? i am cheesy and i love it. my love was basically right there with me!
the best part, was Tyler already knows where i am going and actually got to SEE me open it thanks to his ward mission leader and the advance technology we have {aka, filming it + uploading it to dropbox!} PLUS, his leader filmed his reaction and i got to see that too. above all, i am eager and giddy and OH SO EXCITED!! excited and thrilled to bless the people's lives in Toronto. it will be the greatest time of my life. i just know it!
oh, and here is a cute video my dad put together of the whole thing!
thank you so much to everyone that came and for all the love and support. i am truly blessed.
TORONTO, CANADA HERE I COME!
Keena!!! Congrats!!! My cousin, Sister Kurtz, is serving in the same mission. You guys could be comps!! So excited for you :)
ReplyDeleteoh really? hey i will keep my eyes open! thanks so much! :)
Deleteyou will be the cutest sister missionary!! congrats girl!!
ReplyDeletethanks a million pretty lady!
DeleteI'm freaking out Keena!!!! Right before I opened your blog to see where you went, I thought to myself: "I bet she'll come to Canada!" And what do you know!!!! That is so amazing. Toronto is such an awesome city. You are going to be an incredible missionary!!!
ReplyDeletehaha really? wow that's so funny! well thanks :) i can't wait!
DeleteYou will be the greatest missionary I know! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! That is so exciting!!! PS: that life size Elder Peery is awesome! Haha great idea ;) I'm so excited for you you will be so great in Canada!
ReplyDeletehaha thank you! i loved that he could "be there" ;)
DeleteCongratulations! Two of my good friends are there right now! They're best friends and they're actually currently companions! In fact, here's a video of one of them getting his call read to him:
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/tkJYKS3CeVw
We were in Disneyland when the call was read to him. The boy who hugged him afterwards is his best friend who got his call to Toronto a few months earlier.
Freaking out for you over here! Congratulations! You are going to be the best missionary ever :) That Elder Peery cutout is AWESOME. So excited for you! Watch out Canada, you've got an awesome girl heading your way soon!
ReplyDeletethanks so much! you are so so sweet! :)
Deletethis made me so emotional. You are the cutest thing ever and will be an amazing missionary!! congrats!
ReplyDeleteThat is SOO exciting!!!!!:) Congrats girl! You will be amazing out there!
ReplyDeleteI'm dying! I tried to find a Pinterest board on your thing with missionary outfits...! You should do a post with like outfits or something....I'm trying to find skirts that work with boots!
ReplyDelete-Samantha Reeves
Deletei should... hahaha maybe i will! try sister missionary mall!
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