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Missionary Monday- The Christmas Phone Call (:

( Elder and I - Christmas in 2008 Majoring in Laughing and more laughing it’s Miss and LOVE him heaps!) 

I don’t know where to begin. The phone call was much anticipated. I was so excited to talk to Elder. We only had sacrament meeting for Christmas and it was a beautiful service. My mind was very much focused on “the phone call”.

It’s a very special time when A Missionary calls home.For the Missionary themselves and the Family, patiently waiting and fervently praying for protection and guidance for their Son/Daughter. It’s a time where ( as Elder says) “Trunking” is acceptable and all unwritten rules regarding it, vanishes. 

Elder sounded different,a good different off course.  He spoke with such spirit. Even when explaining the most simple things. We had a good laugh about what we used to do and how things were. He said serving his Mission was the greatest choice he had ever made. 

He spoke much of his investigators who had been baptized. He also explained to me how he did not follow statistics. He said these were Heavenly Fathers Children &  not just numbers.  I loved that very much. 

It’s been almost 8 months since Elder has gone. It’s not the easiest thing to see your Older Brother leave home but the beauty of the Gospel helps me understand the importance of Young Men serving a Full time Mission. 

This has brought my Family so much closer together. We have been placing “service” as a very big aspect in our Family activities, Family home Evening and all things we do. That is a Blessing I see in my life as a result of Elder being out on the Field. 

We had our little inside jokes for a while on the phone. I miss that very much. He is the one person that would actually laugh at my not-so-amazing attempts to tell jokes.  He said ” Ruthie, your joke has stepped up in my rank of good Jokes”  He said whenever he is feeling down, tired or just simply frustrated at small things he always hears my jokes and then to him everything is fine- He would sit there and laugh at himself. 

It’s the sweetest thing knowing that a small gesture you make to someone goes a long way. Which brings me to my Missionary Monday Challenge.

Spend as much time as you can with your Siblings. Make great memories. Laugh, cry, roll around in the mud with each other. Listen to one another. Don’t ever put your friends before them & last but certainly not least LOVE them. I know for a fact that the memories you make with your Siblings will help them in their toughest times.  

<3 



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