I would be like: Welp, time to preach the Gospel in the Black Tongue of Mordor i guess, gotta convert those Orcs and diminish the influence of Sauron the Accursed in the arid plains of Gorgoroth and Barad-dûr.
Men are called for 2 years, women for 18 months. Whether you get foreign or state-side is pretty much based on the revelation given to church leaders about where you serve.
Saint Christopher I happened to serve where my dad served. When he served there were thousands of missionaries worldwide and only 10 elders in his mission. When I served there were nearly 50,000 missionaries worldwide and only about 100 elders in my mission. So doing the math, there was a 0.00025% chance, or 1 in 247,000 that we both get called to that specific area. I happen work with random number generators often, so I can say with some credibility that those numbers are next to impossible to randomly generate. Now here’s a question for you: what’re the chances that you reply about random number generators to a person who happens to be an expert in random number generators? ... also, I know people who’ve been involved in the process of choosing where missionaries go, so I can tell you it isn’t a computer that chooses. Buuuut I had more fun telling you that using statistics :)
Hi Lydia, I'm a reporter with the Idaho Statesman in Boise. I think a lot of our readers would get a kick out of this prank -- I was hoping I might have your permission to use the video on our newspaper's website. Any chance you could email me at nblanchard@idahostatesman.com and let me know what you think? Thanks for the laugh! -Nicole
She looks PISSED.
Pure comedic genius. LMAO 😂
I hope the family framed these side by side. ❤️
HA, GOTEEM, U JUST GOT, PRANKED BRO
Funny.....but harsh. What a mission reveal party. So funny......
That's awesome! That's where I served! Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Cheboygan, Caro, and Ludington.
Me too. I served in West Jackson, Grand Rapids, Portage (Kalamazoo), West Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, St. John's, West Jackson again, and Cheboygan.
Remember one does not simply walk into Mordor
Had me in tears. So funny! Congrats on your real call! But serving in middle earth would have been so cool.
BAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! I know where my sister's getting called now.
I would be like: Welp, time to preach the Gospel in the Black Tongue of Mordor i guess, gotta convert those Orcs and diminish the influence of Sauron the Accursed in the arid plains of Gorgoroth and Barad-dûr.
I love it!
That was my mission too! Even though this is an old video now, I still enjoyed watching it and I hope she enjoyed her mission.
Great video!
Why are some being sent to different states, but others are being sent to other countries for two years?
Men are called for 2 years, women for 18 months. Whether you get foreign or state-side is pretty much based on the revelation given to church leaders about where you serve.
Saint Christopher I happened to serve where my dad served. When he served there were thousands of missionaries worldwide and only 10 elders in his mission. When I served there were nearly 50,000 missionaries worldwide and only about 100 elders in my mission. So doing the math, there was a 0.00025% chance, or 1 in 247,000 that we both get called to that specific area.
I happen work with random number generators often, so I can say with some credibility that those numbers are next to impossible to randomly generate.
Now here’s a question for you: what’re the chances that you reply about random number generators to a person who happens to be an expert in random number generators?
... also, I know people who’ve been involved in the process of choosing where missionaries go, so I can tell you it isn’t a computer that chooses. Buuuut I had more fun telling you that using statistics :)
My brother reports that day but he's going to Boston! Congrats!
Excellent Boston rocksssss. College girls are hottest in Boston.
It would have really been something if your real call was to New Zealand, where the LOTR movies were filmed!
She reported on my birthday! :D
It’s really not funny it’s a major life milestone. No wonder she wants to get away for 18 months.
I love it!!!
Hi Lydia, I'm a reporter with the Idaho Statesman in Boise. I think a lot of our readers would get a kick out of this prank -- I was hoping I might have your permission to use the video on our newspaper's website. Any chance you could email me at nblanchard@idahostatesman.com and let me know what you think? Thanks for the laugh! -Nicole
Have a good one.🤤💌🤤