Still waiting...

It's hard to plan when you don't know what you're planning for!  I want to clean out my closet, don't know whether to get rid of the warm weather clothes or the cool weather ones.  Will we be in a city where we can buy supplies as we need them, or more remote so we take everything we're going to need.  Arrrgg

Another phone call...

😳 Now the Mission Department wants to know if I am willing to be a Mission Nurse.  Ron predicted that this would happen!  We hadn't put that down as a preference, but they noticed I was a nurse from the background information.  The man said it could be anywhere in the world, and that it is an advisory role, I wouldn't really be doing any real nursing.  (I actually rather do "real" nursing than "advise.")  He said I would work closely with the mission president and his wife in consulting about individual missionary's health and making recommendations about possible treatment.

If I were to be called as a Nurse Specialist, we would go to the MTC for the standard week to learn about Preach My Gospel, then I would go to Salt Lake for 2 more days of training and Ron would do 2 additional days at the MTC learning about office procedures, etc.  Ron would pretty much be doing whatever the Mission President needs, including office work, and helping me.

We looked to see if there are any "critical needs" for Mission Nurse Specialists -- yeah, there are 6 with 12 more "low" priority needs listed.  The critical ones are all where we had looked at anyway, with the exception of 3 in the Philippines. 

He said the process now is that he will make a recommendation based on our phone call, that will go to some Elder Clayton in the Seventy who will also make a recommendation that will go to the Apostle who will be issuing the call.  Sounds like we have a few more weeks to wait!

So Proud!

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Ammon was ordained to the Melchizedek Priesthood by his father.  Sean and Bill were able to be in the circle.  Pres. Matt Montague (1st Counselor in our Stake Presidency) presided.  We wish all of you could have been there!  It was a touching spiritual experience and one that I will treasure.

Ammon made a comment that really stuck with me.  He exclaimed, "I'm the 5th "Elder Nerdin."  I asked Ron about it later.  Yes, Ron was the first missionary in his Nerdin line, making Ammon the 5th.   Of course I hastened to point out that there have been 2 "Sister Nerdins" that should be recognized in that line up:P  How cool is that?!

I'm so proud of each of my kids!  And this is one more Marvelous Moment among many.

The wait begins...

So Ammon, Ron and I met with our Stake President and our mission papers are in to Salt Lake!  He said it usually takes 5-6 weeks for Senior Couples and less for single Elders.  He offered to wait for a week to push Ammon's button. 

Now the wait begins.  I told Brittany that it's like the last month of pregnancy...you're excited and apprehensive and a little scared, but mostly just can't wait for the event.  You know it's coming, but not exactly when...  We're finding it hard to plan for the next few months, there's just so much unknown right now. 

At least we know Salt Lake has received our information.  They called Thursday to ask some follow up questions to Ron.  Afterward, the very kind lady said, "You guys are really healthy, you're going to be called to Timbuktu!  I'm not kidding, they'll send you some place where there aren't any doctors."  We're not sure what to think about that. 

Anyways, we've got out map out with everyone's predictions.  If you haven't contributed, let us know where you think Ammon will go, and Ron and I.  I'll write it on the map -- winner gets EXTRA prayers;)

On a related note:  our house is a disaster due to some unforseen circumstances; Aubry and Sean and Naomi all moved in with us this last week.  It is quite something to meld 3 households while trying to clear out our own junk.  If any of you know of a good apartment for Aubry, please let us know!

Ummm cool we have a blog now. For a reason, I assume.

Thanks to Jenna for setting up this blog for us!

I just have to add to her little tale... 
Just before the first Nerdin kid (Matt) left for his mission to Peru--Lima East, we found out that Nerdin kid #8 was on the way.  That meant that all our plans and goals had to be extended for 19 years!  I told everyone, "When this kid enters the MTC, we're going to go with him."  I've joked about as a future event for all of those 19 years.  Well, guess what that time is no longer in the future; it now!

Ron and I looked at our jobs, our finances, our home, and family.  We've been tremendously blessed and decided we could actually make that dream/promise come true.

So.... tomorrow, Ammon will meet with the Stake President at 7:30 PM and we meet with the Stake President at 8:00.  He should push the button soon after that and our "papers" will be in Salt Lake.  Then the wait begins.

Please send in your guesses of where we'll be going.  We'll put your submissions on our world map.

In the begining . . .

In the begining there was 1 Nerdin, Papa Ron. He fell in love with a then Callahan, Mookie Lee, so he decided to ask her to marry him. After some tears, prayers and long talks she happily agreed with one condition: that one day he would take her on a mission. Papa Ron agreed and 1 Nerdin became 2. Years passed and those 2 Nerdins grew to a family of 10. As kids got older they married and left the house and the number of Nerdins was always in flux but Papa Ron Ron never forgot his promise to his lovely wife.... So as the youngest prepared to leave the house for his mission Papa Ron and Mooke Lee decided tooooo race him  for the door to strange new lands. 3 Nerdins on missions all at the same time, now heres the blog to follow thier stories!