Happy Easter everyone! What a great day. It is Easter Sunday and there is a lot going on. It is general conference weekend form members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It makes for a nice day to listen to the speakers in general conference.

Last night was the session for men who are 12 or older. Elder Rasband spoke about missions and how the inspiration comes to call a missionary. The message was close to my heart as Jed is going on a mission in July. He has been called to serve in the Taiwan Taipei mission where he will learn and teach in Mandarin Chinese. What a wonderful opportunity. It is exciting to see him prepare and get ready to spend two years in Taiwan. I am sure that the language will be difficult for him to pick up. Nonetheless, the Lord will help him and he will learn.

Anyway, Elder Rasband spoke about the process. He described how one of the Apostles has a couple of large computer monitors set up in the office. The prospective missionary's picture appears and the Apostle gets to study the picture. He then reviews the application and reviews the comments which have been sent by the missionary, their Bishop and Stake President. On another monitor is a global map which shows all of the missions in the world. The Apostle then prays or continues in prayer until they feel prompted where the missionary should serve. Elder Rasband did not say how long the process took. As he gave his talk I not only felt that Jed's call was correct for him, I had already received that confirmation, but that I received a renewed confirmation of missionary work and their calls.

I am grateful for Jed's opportunity to serve and trust him into the Lord's care.