The Call
Teancum had requested that when his mission call came, we drive up to Hinckley Scout Ranch with the call so he could open it amongst his many camp friends with whom he had worked for the past four years. He had expected to receive the call on 26 July 2017, but according to rumor, the Quorum of the Twelve was on vacation for Pioneer Day 24 July 2017, so nothing came on the 26th. He called home late on the 26th to see if the call had come and maybe we just weren't doing anything about it (forgetting entirely to wish his Dad happy birthday). When the mailbox was devoid of large white envelopes on the 26th, he didn't expect anything until 02 August 2017.
However, on Friday, 28 July 2017, we were surprised by the large white envelope taking up a goodly portion of mailbox realestate. Mom immediately mobilized the troops: Sister Cat was texted, and she changed their family's dinner plans to head up to camp. Dad was called, and Mom and sister Bethe headed through afternoon rush hour traffic to pick him up, then turned towards the East Fork of the Bear River. Sister RoseE in Minnesota was kept appraised of the situation, but she stayed put and waited for the results.All mobile family members met up in Evanston, WY. Hungry people were fed, then they all continued on as a caravan, arriving at HSR just in time for the Friday evening campfire. Teancum was leading an activity in front of the whole camp in the semi-darkness. When he saw his father appear out of the shadows with a large white envelope, he knew immediately what it was, and totally lost his place in the activity for 30 seconds. . .
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| Teancum Now and Then (note prophetic maple bar in hand of younger Teancum!) |
Once he had figured out (or been coached by sister Cat) that he needed to look first for the letter, he read it out to all.
Watch Teancum opening his Call here
What a shocker that he was going to a country whose native language is French (which he already knows), but he will be teaching in Mandarin Chinese!
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