Kirk and I have planned on a mission pretty much ever since we got married. Neither of us went on a mission when we were young: girls didn't go much in my era, and Kirk joined the church at 19 and went right in the Army and to Viet Nam. But we always knew we would go together when we retired, and we knew we'd say "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go" even though seniors can request anywhere. We pictured Samoa, or Africa, or Fiji — somewhere exotic. Well, aren't we the luckiest couple ever —— we got called to the Utah St. George Mission!!! Its one of the most exotic, beautiful, places in the world. Tourists come here from all over the world. The mission goes from Manti, south to Mesquite, Nevada, even to Grand Canyon Village, then east over to Moab. It has national parks galore: Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches. It has national monuments and state parks, and mountains and deserts.
We are doing a "Live-at-Home" Full Time Mission. Since Scott was diagnosed with M.S. three years ago (in addition to his challenges with high functioning autism), we knew we wouldn't be able to leave the area for a mission. What a blessing it is for us that we can serve full-time here.
Here's a Map of the area our Mission covers:
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