"I've been given a special assignment. Rugby, ND is a new branch and the area has never seen missionaries before. I will literally be going in and starting from scratch. And I'll be with a new missionary! Rugby is...almost literally in the middle of nowhere...This is missionary work at its rawest and purest form. President Layton told me that he spent a lot of time fasting and praying about who he was to trust with the assignment of opening this area and getting the work started there. I am honored to be trusted with this assignment."
I looked for Rugby on our map . At first I could only find Minot (next closest area in his mission) but thanks to Google Maps, I was able to figure out which direction to look to find his new area. It's an almost 11 hour drive from Casper (his current area) to his new area and just over an hour's drive to Minot. He thinks he's closer to Canada than Minot but again using Google Maps it looks like Minot is about 2 hours drive closer than the Canadian border.
He included a few pictures with his quick note. This one had me laughing out loud because there seems to be an appropriateness to it!
Maybe that seemed so appropriate after seeing pictures like these from his most recent 4-some companionship:
Sid's view from inside the bathroom...
(Can you find all three Elder's faces?)
The view from outside the bathroom...
(They are either super fast or Sid was in there for a VERY long time..)
I'm so excited for our goofball to come home! Only 89 days from today until Sid is home!
3 comments:
JaNae, I am quite sure you don't remember me, but I was in the Princeton Ward for 13 years. I moved out right before you moved in. I met you at Maggie's Christmas RS party. Well, I have moved to Wyoming. On Saturday, I was in Casper doing shopping. We ran into 2 elders, one who was buying a suitcase because he was being transfered to Rugby, ND. I didn't look at his tag until later. As we were walking out of the mall we ran into them again. It was then I asked where he was from. When he said Pocatello, I just about died. I looked at his name and thought "I know someone named Horrocks in Pocatello." Then we played the who do you know game. I told him I was in the East Stake for years, and he said he was from Highland. I figured it wasn't the same Horrocks family. On the way home I called Symons. They said you have a son on a mission. I could have kicked myself for not saying something. Today I looked on your blog. He was your son. So, I saw you son yesterday. He seemed happy, healthy and in good spirits. I only saw him for a total of 5 minutes, but he was all smiles and confidence. It is a small world, and a sweet blessing for me to meet someone from Pocatello here in Wyoming.
Michelle Winder
Michelle, yes that was our son. What a blessing for us that you connected with him even briefly as you and I did before your move. I've even shared your comment with Elder Horrocks, his sister, and dad. Aren't tender mercies the greatest?!?!
Those pictures are hilarious! I want that sign for my 4 kids! Do you think he could smuggle it home in his new suitcase?
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