It is Finally Here!

So after a very long week and years of waiting, Cortnie finally got her mission call.  She was told last Sunday by our stake president that he had confirmation that it had been extended so should come this last week.  We calculated the days for mail to come from Utah, and figured it would be here Wednesday or Thursday.  When the mailbox was still empty on Thursday, disappointment was visable on Cortnie's face. She said it was not big deal, but you could tell it really was. 

I prayed really hard that it would come on Friday and headed off to work.  About 12:30, Cortnie called to say hello, She then screamed in my ear that it was here and in her hand.  She was heading out the door when the mailman came and did not leave until she checked the box.  Unfortunately for her, Brittnie and I were at work and she was kind enough to wait for us to get home.  We hurried home, set up computers and cameras, and finally it was time.  Grandparents were on the phone and on the computer (through skype) and others were on phones too.  She nervously opened the envelope and began to read.

Sister Beatty....you are hearby called to serve as a missionary in the Omaha, Nebraska mission.  The room was kind of silent and I thought, okay - now where I expected but that is okay.  She continued to read " and will be trained to serve as a tour guide in Winters Quarters".  Wow! Awesome!  We all shouted for joy and I remember looking at Rob who had his hand extended in a yahoo shout.  Now we were all excited!  I felt such peace knowing that this was the right mission for her.  She will be perfect as a tour guide and a missionary.  She did not realize that it would be freezing cold there though and is not too excited about that one.  It will definitely be worse that BYU was. 

She enters the MTC on December 5th and her stay there will include training as a tour guide.  I am surprised that she does not leave until then - it is like 19 weeks. Such a long time to wait to go.  However, it will give us lots of time to get her prepared to go.  We are looking at a farewell over Thanksgiving weekend so might have lots of people here for Thanksgiving this year.  I want her to go to the temple right now, but our bishop does not want her to go before a month out.  I dont' understand that and neither does my father so maybe we can change his mind.  In my heart, I wish Brittnie would go with us too. 

All in all, it was  a wonderful week and I am a very proud mother.  It will be hard when the times comes, but I get to be a missionary mother !!