I have no idea what possessed him to pose like this, but I’ll roll with it because it’s so Ryan.
As excited as I am for this, I still can’t believe it happened: Ryan received his mission call. We we were pretty much told that it would be coming today, so Ryan was on pins and needles when he left for school this morning. I was able to keep my mind off of it by cleaning, but since it was a nice day, I left the screen on the storm door down. Which means I heard when the mail truck drove away after dropping off the mail.
Funnily enough, it came earlier than usual, so I rushed out there to check. And it was there! 
However, I had to leave it in there, under strict orders by Ryan. But, I decided to be a mean mom and text him to let him know his envelope had arrived.
Naturally, he freaked out and wanted to come home, but was unable to because he was at school; we had a whole texting conversation about seeing if his teacher would let him go or not, but in the end, he decided to just tough it out for the remainder of class.
I don’t know how he managed that last hour and a half of school, but I’m positive he went running for the school parking lot the moment the last bell rang, ha!
He had a plan for this day (he’s such a self-motivating, planning kind of kid, this day has been planned out for months now!), which he followed to a “t”: he got home from school, grabbed his mission call and drove to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple to open it by himself. Then he came home and waited until 6 pm, when our family would be here to hear his announcement.
I should note that when he got back from the temple, it was just a little after 3 pm, which meant a whole lot of anticipation from me and Scott, and teasing from Ryan because he refused to tell us until everyone got here. He wouldn’t even drop any hints, the little stinker!
But, 6 pm finally rolled around, and with me, Scott, his siblings, my parents and siblings, and Scott’s parents (his dad came a bit later because he was working as an usher at the Jordan River Temple open house), Ryan made his big announcement:
He had a plan for this day (he’s such a self-motivating, planning kind of kid, this day has been planned out for months now!), which he followed to a “t”: he got home from school, grabbed his mission call and drove to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple to open it by himself. Then he came home and waited until 6 pm, when our family would be here to hear his announcement.
I should note that when he got back from the temple, it was just a little after 3 pm, which meant a whole lot of anticipation from me and Scott, and teasing from Ryan because he refused to tell us until everyone got here. He wouldn’t even drop any hints, the little stinker!
But, 6 pm finally rolled around, and with me, Scott, his siblings, my parents and siblings, and Scott’s parents (his dad came a bit later because he was working as an usher at the Jordan River Temple open house), Ryan made his big announcement:
Totally not what any of us expected; we were all expecting him to serve in an Asian mission, like the Philippines (like his dad) or similar. But, it’s where the Lord needs him to be, so we won’t argue.
And, just like that, I now have a missionary son.
Well, technically, not yet. He still needs to be ordained and set apart, but you get the gist of it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it and squash some anxiety that has popped up, but overall, I am really excited for my boy. And so proud! He made this decision on his own; Scott and I have always told him the choice was his and we would support him either way. So when he started the process on his own, I know he had put a lot of thought and prayer behind it.
He is going to do great things for his Heavenly Father in Mexico. :)
And, just like that, I now have a missionary son.
Well, technically, not yet. He still needs to be ordained and set apart, but you get the gist of it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it and squash some anxiety that has popped up, but overall, I am really excited for my boy. And so proud! He made this decision on his own; Scott and I have always told him the choice was his and we would support him either way. So when he started the process on his own, I know he had put a lot of thought and prayer behind it.
He is going to do great things for his Heavenly Father in Mexico. :)
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