A letter from Thomas S Monson

I just wanted to start off my blog by sharing my experience of getting my call.  After a long 18 years, I have finally received it!!  If you did not catch it in the video, and yes my pronunciation of where I am going is terrible.

Dear Elder Bigelow,

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Philippines Baguio Mission. Serving for a period of 24 months. You will prepare to preach the Gospel in the Tagalog language.

These are the craziest and sweetest words for me.  To be honest I had no idea where the Philippines were or that it was a country. It came as a complete shock to me.  I can't wait to serve those people and I know Heavenly Father will only bless me for it!! I am sooo excited to serve the lord with all my heart might and mind!!