SHOULD I GO ON A MISSION?! Ashton had first considered going on a full-time service mission to Salt Lake City. This seemed like a great fit for Ashton... minus the fact that she was responsible to find her own housing and transportation.. and she didn't have a companion. Really that type of mission may be better suited for someone who already lives in the SLC area and wants to serve. Later, Ashton felt like she should pray to know what do to. She felt like going on a full-time proselyting was the will of the Lord for her, and she began her papers.
THE ENVELOPE: Ash submitted her papers and got her call like 24 hours later! ok that is an exaggeration, but they seriously put that thing on amazon prime or something! Mom and Dad were out of town when the call arrived and Ashton was home alone when the mail came. It was SO hard not to look at that envelope, it just kept staring her down! When Mallory got home she quickly hid the envelope from Ashton so it wouldn't be too much of a temptation.
OPENING THE CALL: Sunday evening a gaggle of YSA kids went to 'grandpa's house' or mom and dad's house on Marble Front Rd. I was watching via Skype. Ashton was nervous!!! She opened her call and said, "Dear Sis. Wise, you have hereby been called to serve a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. You have been called to labor in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin mission French speaking. You will report April 22, 2015." There were all sorts of giggles and I couldn't really hear... and I was starting to wonder if French speaking was a joke... but no one was paying attention to the Skype screen!! For the next 6 hours I tried contacting people to find out if she was really French speaking!!! Wisconsin is close to Canada, so that makes sense that she could be... but I could also see Ashton throwing in a nice little joke... sure enough. It was a joke. She isn't French speaking. She is WISCONSIN speaking! Don't Cha Nooo!
She was in tears as she finished reading the rest of the call and was especially touched to read that she was called to invite others to come unto Christ. It was so amazing to feel the Spirit in the room.
YSA hooligans *not even sure if this was the same day you opened the call... but hey, at least it is documented!
Milwaukee, WI... where's a map!
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