MISSIONARY #2

EVERY DAY I FIND I AM ADDING A FIRST TO MY LIST OF LIVING.  WELL, YESTERDAY MY THIRD GRANDSON, RICHARD BENJAMINE COOK RECEIVED "THAT LETTER" IN THE MAIL THAT WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR.........THE LETTER THAT TELLS A MISSIONARY WHERE AND WHEN HE WILL SERVE HIS 24 MONTH LDS MISSION.
MY FIRST AND ONLY OTHER MISSIONARY LIVES IN VERNAL SO I WAS NOT THERE WHEN HE OPENED HIS LETTER, JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM HIM.
WELL, I GUESS I WENT TO A CUSTOMARY CELEBRATION OF FAMILIES THAT SEND A MISSIONARY OFF.  THE FAMILY INVITES A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER, GET A BIG MAP AND HAVE EVERYONE PUT THEIR NAME ON A LITTLE FLAG AND STICK IT IN THE MAP WHERE YOU THINK RICHIE MIGHT BE OFF TO.  I WOULD SAY THERE WERE AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THERE LAST NIGHT AND THE MAP WAS PRETTY WELL COVERED WITH LITTLE FLAGS. I PUT DOWN ARGENTINA, RICH WAS HOPING FOR THE PHILLIPINES. LOTS OF GOOD FOOD AND DRINKS AND THEN THE BIG MOMENT ARRIVES.......RICH TEARS OPEN THE BIG WHITE ENVELOPE AND HE, FAMILY AND GUESTS GET THE NEWS ALL AT ONCE!  THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WHEN HE READ MEXICO AND WOULD LEAVE JANUARY 30TH WAS PRICELESS......OF COURSE I WAS THRILLED BECAUSE MEXICO IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES.  I EVEN HAVE WITH DRAWLS WHEN I DON'T GET DOWN THERE NOW AND THEN AND IT DOESN'T SEEM AS FAR AWAY AS MY OTHER MISSIONARY IN BRAZIL.  I AM THRILLED HE WILL LEARN SPANISH.   WITH SIX GRANDSONS, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE MISSIONARY CELEBRATIONS.......TE AMO RICH.  VAYA CON DIOS.