Katie Receives her Mission Call to the Nevada Las Vegas Mission

Words could never appropriately describe the joy, happiness, and love Liana and I feel for Katie. She has held a special place in our heart from the moment she was born. She has had her own struggles through her life and so when she decided to server a mission for The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints we were thrilled with her decision. However, we know her desire to serve a mission and bring our brothers and sisters in the Nevada Las Vegas area to a knowledge of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ will have eternal consequences for Katie

and all who work and interact with her. Even though we will miss Katie greatly, we can not forget what it says in Doctrine and Covenants 4: 3-4.  "3. Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work; 4. For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;". We know, and Katie has born testimony, of her desire to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are happy and excited for her and this next chapter of her life.

Katie opened her mission call on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. We had an opening party at our house. We had a good turn out of friends and family. This is when we found out she was going to serve in the Nevada Las Vegas Mission, Spanish Speaking. This is also when we found out that Katie would be participating in Home MTC, because of the Covid pandemic through Zoom. Her Home MTC experience was to begin on September 12, 2020.