Mickey's Farewell
"Today's the day!!!" was the phrase that woke me up bright and early Sunday morning as Mickey jumped into my bed to lay next to me. It was the day we had been preparing for for so long. There was plenty of excitement in the air as Mickey continued to repeat this phrase to everyone in our home. Haha.
"Today's the day" for what you may ask? Mickey's farewell and setting apart to become an "official" missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It's taken about a year to get to this day, but it has finally arrived!
*Note: In our church, when a missionary is called, they have a special going away celebration that is called a farewell. The soon to be missionary has the opportunity to address the congregation and then they return to their home and have a big feast with the ones that are closest to them and those that love them the most. ♡
Mickey did a fantastic job on her talk!! It was lighthearted and fun, but yet left us with a spiritual message and opportunity to feel the Spirit. She honestly sounded like a returned missionary! If you missed the talk, I'll see if I can upload the recording of it soon.
A few notes about the day: Mickey had SO many people there to support her. Many of whom traveled long distances to be there. Mickey commented on how loved she felt. In fact, she felt more loved at that moment then ever before in her life. For those that don't know her well - this was HUGE and quite a blessing in her life. The love she felt honestly radiated from her whole being. With that came many emotions - including some tears but she held it together and gave an inspiring talk that touched many hearts. One member from the congregation even commented that it was the best sacrament she had ever been to! Wow! :)
One thing I loved that Mickey did when she opened her talk was invite the Spirit to testify of the truth of the gospel to each person in the congregation. I love this, because as a missionary, one of her jobs is to help investigators feel the Spirit so it can testify the truthfulness of the gospel she will be teaching. Especially when invited, it will no doubt be there! It's one of the things I love most about our religion. Mickey nailed it!
Ok, moving on! The luncheon. We had a house full. We planned for about 60 and I would bet there was about that. We honestly had people coming until after 10pm! It was so fun to watch Mickey visit with everyone. As she said in her talk, people really do bring her joy and it was quite apparent. I think everytime I looked at her she had a smile on her face!! It made all the work and effort completely worth it.
Later that night, we had to sneak out for a few minutes to meet with President Gubler so he could set her apart as an OFFICIAL missionary. She was given a wonderful blessing with many promises for her faithful service. Her YSA Bishop, Jodi Rich told her to continue to love people while President Gubler talked about going on in the hard times. The Spirit was present and yes, there were tears too. Again there was a confirmation that Mickey was doing exactly what the Lord wants her to do. The special part: now Mickey is an official missionary!! Sister Wright. Sounds nice doesn't it?!
Mickey and YSA Bishop Jodi Rich
Uncle Brad, Mickey, Aunt Jess
Friend: Kristeena and Mickey
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