SEPTEMBER 23rd

At tennis yesterday we played 2 hours, then had a farewell luncheon for one of our team members, Ruth. My mormon friend Roz was sitting next to me: "What's the news on Steve's call?"
"Don't know."
"I think you should call. Maybe they need info, or you are supposed to reply to the first letter, etc."
I thought about it the remainder of the day. And put in yet another call to the missionary department.
"Are we just waiting for another letter, or do we respond to the 1st letter?"
"Let me see. Loren Herway? Oh, I sent out the packet yesterday"
"Oh, great!" and then it blurted out of my mouth, "Can I ask the departure date?" (She realized I meant the date he would report to the MTC)
"Sure!" click, click on the computer. "That would be Aug 12th."
"Aug 12?"
"yes"
"Are you sure?"
"yes"
"uh,oh,um, but his availability date wasn't until Aug 19th."
"Oh. I see that. OK, no problem. We'll just switch that to the next transfer date." click. click. "OK, that will be.....SEPTEMBER 23RD."
I couldn't breathe.
"September 23rd?"
"yes"
"100% sure? No changes?"
"Yes. I'm changing it right now." click, click. "You'll get this notice of date change a couple of days after the packet arrives. Good-bye."

That was it. I was beside myself with amazement and joy and almost unbelief! The date I have been begging the Lord for, and He blesses us ALL with that date.

So after THREE years of trying to get everyone together. It is going to happen! Not one single member will be missing. Natalie and family arriving from Texas, Jake and family arriving from North Carolina, Tom and I flying in from Brussels to SLC to put Steve in the MTC, Nicole just off her mission from Paris, and Steve just prior to his mission to....(to be determined when that letter that was mailed yesterday arrives!) Dan and family, and Seth and family live in SLC area but will get wisked away from their lives and jobs so we can all be together for nearly 48 hours.
I think I've died and gone to heaven!!!