The Call

From the Journal of Caitlin Hargis:

3/10/15

Okay, so it's been a little over FOUR WEEKS since my papers went in. As in one month...as in two weeks less than the longest time frame to get a mission call. I was a little bummed that I didn't get my call before coming to California. Courtney was checking my mail and still nothing. Today I had two missed calls from a Kansas number, and a voice mail that didn't have anything on it. THEN I got a text from that number that said "Please call. Thanks! Pres. Priday" WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I was thinking "crap, something went wrong and they aren't going to let me go" or I needed more documentation, etc...i.e. STILL having to wait a while to get my mission call. I was at the post office with my nieces and nephew when I got the text. I went into the car (with kids there) and called him. He said he got a call from the mission department today. Generally, once someone has been home over a year, they go through the whole process again and can be sent anywhere. Let alone being home over five years!!!!! He then told me he had my mission call and asked me if I wanted him to tell me...what am I going to say? "No"? So I said absolutely. He then went to say "this never happens." But when the apostle reviewed my application, he felt strongly that I should go to my original mission...Seattle Spanish speaking! President Priday said "there must be someone, or a group of people there that really need you". This is so rare, you can rest assured that the Lord is behind this and Seattle is definitely where you need to be. You've been called there on two seperate occasions. When I asked about when I leave, he said 'there's a bit of flexibility'. They need you as soon as you can leave. Tomorrow is the first opening. Seeing as how I have three kids through the end of the week, that was out of the question. My availability date was in June...so this took me COMPLETELY off guard. I am in two online classes, need to sell my car and my lease isn't up until June. I still need to get some money together to pay off a couple bills. So he's going to give me a few options of dates and I'll see as soon as I can get everything together!!!! Prayers that I can get the money together quickly and get everything settled. It's kind of like mission calls in the early history: this is where you're going, now leave tomorrow! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I may or may not have been praying for this mission call. I've felt a connection with Seattle since the first time I was called there. In my prayers I said so, with the caveat of "thy will not mine". Now to tell my family.