Cache called us last night from the LA airport saying that he would be making the 13-hours flight to New Zealand, so he is probably just arriving there, having crossed the International Date Line and skipped right through Tuesday. I told him that that sounded like the recent Star Trek movie, and I hoped that he made it out on the other side...
Cache's patriarchal blessing says that "you need to remember that the Lord issued your call to missionary service". That's quite interesting in light of how it came. He reported this neat little story to us a day or two ago:
"So, you know how missionaries are called by an apostle? Elder Reese's [Cache's MTC companion] grandpa is a general authority. So, he plays tennis with Elder Holland. He talked to Elder Holland about Elder Reese getting called to New Zealand.
Elder Holland remembered making the calls to New Zealand. The church has not sent missionaries to New Zealand in 8 months. It hasn't been allowed. So, Elder Holland could not legally make the call assignment.
He tried to think of other places for Elder Reese, but he kept coming back to New Zealand. So, he made like 7 missionary calls to New Zealand.
20 minutes later, the LDS travel office called Elder Holland and said, "We have clearance to New Zealand, start calling missionaries!"
Elder Holland said, "I already have."
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