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Call to Serve

As I get older, it seems like the milestones in life come more frequent and and with greater intensity. These past few years, blessings in our family have truly been multiplied. Many of these blessings have come from my wife and children. Indeed, the successes and triumphs of my children give me great joy. However, what gives me even greater joy is to witness the correct, courageous choices that they elect to make on their volition. "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." (3 John 1:4) Today another milestone occurred that will forever bless our lives and stay in our memories. Tonight Melinda opened her mission call letter at Jessica's home. After college teaching, after all of the piano lessons, after tutoring Chinese, and after dinner, Melinda carefully read the mission call. She has been called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, assigned to labor in the Australia Sydney South Mission and to