The process started with an interview, Doctor’s physical, Dental check-up/procedures, and pictures
On September 18, 2008 Blake began the process of electronically filling out his Mission application. On September 29 Blake completed and submitted his electronic missionary application to The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints Missionary department. I was right there camera in hand as he clicked on the SEND button. Then the waiting began.
Blake let a week pass buy and then he was at our mail box each day. The Mission calls typical arrive, in a large white envelop, in the mail on Wednesdays two weeks after the application is submitted. So after two Wednesday’s having gone by and no call, Blake was prepared to wait another week. Blake had it all planed out ….he was to call his friends, and I call my friends that wanted to share in this event, and we were to have a pizza party and then open the call. Well you can imagine our surprise to find a large white envelope in the mail on Friday. Ron was out of town and prior to him leaving they had it worked out that we would put Ron on speaker phone as he opened the call. Since Ron was coming home 9 pm that night, Blake said let’s just open it Saturday morning. So it was set for 10 am and Blake switched up the pizza plan to serve my homemade cinnamon rolls instead.
