Cavins Endowment and Mission Call

Cavin decided he wanted to go through the temple before youth conference right after school was out for the summer. On June 6th he received his endowment in the Houston Texas Temple. It was a special day. My brother Chris ended up being in town and was able to join as well as my parents and sister Natalie. We also had some friends join. I am so grateful he wanted to move forward with making those covenants even if he didn't know what his mission future looked like at this point.

On June 15th, exactly 4 months after he submitted his mission papers the first time, he received his mission call. He had to delay for 4 months until he could stabilize a medical condition of his. It was a very difficult 4 months as he watched 13 of his friends in our ward open mission calls not knowing if he would be able to serve and what a mission might look like. Ragnar unfortunately was out of town in California and Ella we called on FaceTime. My parents were going to come over, but my dad had finished his last radiation and was not feeling well. So, we opened the call with just our immediate family first. He was so nervous to open the email, and then so relieved when he opened his call and discovered he could serve a proselyting mission for 2 years to Berlin, Germany. One of the places he really wanted to go!! He was in tears and so relieved. He said he felt seen by Heavenly Father and I am so grateful. He had to wait 4 months and has to wait 4.5 more months to actually go. He will be set apart October 28, 2026. The timing isn't ideal, but we are trusting the Lord knows better than us and it is what His plan for him is.

Our Bishop Brown was there to help him through the process.

He wanted to open it with family and friends 2 days later when Ragnar got home and our house was filled with over 100 people to love and support him as he found out where he would serve. It was wonderful!

Here was a picture of the kids. Cavin is a great kid and people love him! I'm so grateful he gets to serve the people of his heritage and learn German.