Ok we have all been there, no one loves the mailman more than someone waiting for a mission call! The excitement you feel when you open the mailbox and see that big white envelope only to see it is from someone trying to sell life insurance! (Using big white envelopes should be out lawed for anything but mission calls!)
My son’s call came on the Friday afternoon between Christmas and New Year’s. He was working so I was the one who noticed that the mailman had a big white envelope in his hand and as soon as he left I could get out there fast enough to see if it was the call or something else! There is something very amazing to see your son’s name with the title Elder in front of it for the first time! This made me realize this is for real! No turning back now, well he could, but most likely wasn’t going to.
Here comes another suggestion….. We, my son and I, had decided long before his call came that we would wait until we could have all of the family and friends who wanted to, get together and have him read his call then. For us this meant waiting until Sunday, two long days away! I know this may not be for everyone, but it was a wonderful thing for us to be able to share the joy with as many as we could! It is also a good thing for younger boys to be able to see the excitement of receiving a mission call!