We're finally off and running!

After receiving our mission calls on April 14, 2020, we were set apart on September 6 by our stake president, Jim Nelson. We will be serving in the Taiwan Taichung Mission.
Brand-Spanking New Missionaries

Some of our family members joined us for the setting apart. President Nelson is on the left.

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