Alright, so this Blogging stuff is kinda fun. So just to get up to speed after that little flash back, after I received my call the real wait began! Preston was the first of the Thunderous Three ( thats what Preston, Andrew, and I named ourselves ) to leave. before he left we had a lot of fun watching 3 seasons of the Office, going to Boomers ( a Fun Zone kinda place with Go Karts, Mini Golf, arcade games the whole shibang ), going to Laser Quest, going out to the Range, shooting off rockets, and all the other fun stuff you can do in Fresno........ok there is fun stuff to do here and if we could think of it we did it. It was a good time.

I was able to participate in Preston's setting apart, which was an awesome experience, and then we said our good-byes and he was off to the MTC ( He's actually still there and I'll most likely be able to say Hi when I get there).

Me and Preston posing with our ULTIMATE ROCKET!! 

It was about 3 feet tall and was supposed to 

shoot to about 3500 feet. But it malfunctioned 

during its 2nd launch and didn't make it.......

So after Preston left Andrew was next in line. He actually only left like 2 weeks ago. Anyways Preston and I had fun...but me and Andrew had a blast! ( sorry preston you were prolly having more fun in the MTC anyways.) We did all kinds of awesome stuff including going Sky Diving! Which was a crazy awesome experience. Andrew and Anna had already done it a nd they were like, " Common Logan you gotta try it." And I was like, " Your right I'm gonna do it."

And I did. And it was Awesome. I have a video of it but I can't figure out how to get it onto here so I can't show it to you guys.

After Sky Diving we decided to have a nice morning round of golf and then head out to Oxnard to go Sailing in the afternoon ( it was a good day for Sailing too )

Andrew having some fun riding the waves...I think.

Sam  (my Gf for those that don't know ) 

and I

And Captain Logan Ocean Explorer ( Or so I thought )

Beautiful view off the Bow of the boat

After our awesome weekend, Andrew's Family and my Family went to Utah for conference and some other things. Because we were in Utah at the time my family was able to attend Andrew's setting apart and I was able to participate in it as well. It was a very sad but cool experience to have the last of my I'll call them ( Preston and Andrew ) brother's cause they are, set apart as a missionary and enter the MTC.

So that brings us to the present day. Yesterday ( April 18th ) my dad and I had a day to just hang out and have some fun. We went to the Range and shot for a couple hours, then went to a sporting goods store and had some fun looking around and getting a couple things. It was a really fun time. So ya, I leave in 17 days and hopefully they can be as fun as the last month or so has been.

The Call

Well it has been about a Month and a half since I received my call, but i can still remember it very vividly. It came on Friday, Feb. 20th, and I decided I would wait a day after receiving it so that I could have some friends and family around when I opened. So on Saturday February 21st I opened my call. Now just as an FYI I was insanely nervous. I had absolutely no clue where i was going or what language I may have to learn. Everyone had made a guess as to where they thought I was going and the guesses ranged from New York, New York to Hungry or German, all the way over to Japan or the Pacific Islands ( of course I'll admit i was secretly hoping for Japan ) but I knew that where ever I was called was where the Lord wanted me to go. 

So I slowly cut the top off the letter and eased it out. And then quickly covered it so that I could read it line by line ( to prevent myself from cheating and reading it in my head before I read it out loud ) and *drum roll please* it read, " You have been called to labor in the Japan Kobe Mission." (just watch the video)

HOW COOL IS THAT!!! Man I almost passed out! The craziest thing was the overwhelming feeling that the Kobe Mission is where the Lord wants and needs me to be and this point in my life. Having my friends and family around was just an added bonus on an enormously spiritual experience. It was awesome to have my 2 best friends there as well.

 

Heres a picture of us with our calls.

We decided it would be cool if we all posed with the Book of Mormon in our respective languages 

( Left to Right: Andrew Sorensen, Georgia Atlanta North Mission (English) : Preston Trebas, Philippines San Pablo Mission (Tagalog): ME! Japan Kobe Mission ( Japanese)

Receiving my call was truly an amazing experience and I know there are many more to come in the next couple years.

Starting my Missionary Blog

Well I have about 2 weeks before I officially become a Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have been called to serve the Lord in the Japan Kobe Mission and couldn't be more excited. I have wanted to serve in Japan since I was 10 years old and almost passed out when I read my call. I report to the MTC ( Missionary Training Center ) May 6th, 2009 and should leave for Japan around July 22nd according to my Visa papers. My mission, for those of you that are not LDS, will be 2 years long and is centered around bringing others to the Knowledge of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It will also consist of much service and of course a little bit of fun.

So before I leave on my great adventure I decided I would start this Blog ( which my mom will continue after I leave ) so that I can share my experience with you my close friends and anyone else that would like to take a peak at what an LDS Mission is and what LDS Missionaries do with their best 2 years.