Missions and Stuff

This is going to be much like my ramblings post but this time it has more meaning.

Why? Because I am going on an LDS Mission! I am going to the New York, New York North Mission. I will be teaching and preaching the gospel in Spanish. I will be entering the Provo MTC on May 2.

I also want to shout out to my other friends who have there mission calls.

Ryan Tirell going to the Thailand, Bangkok mission. Speaking Thai and he leaves on May 30.
Andrew Woodruff going to the Coritiba, Brazil Mission. Speaking Portuguese and leaving on May 15
and Matt Woodruff going to San Paulo South, Brazil Mission. Also Speaking Portuguese and also leaving May 15.

Now as I think about my mission I can't help but feel overwhelmed with happiness. There are a couple things that come to mind. Besides the awesomeness of serving a mission there are also some added perks.

1) When I get back I have an entire season of Doctor Who to watch. No Waiting for episodes.

2) Movies I want to see will have already come out (ie. The Hobbit part 1 & 2, Avengers, Spider-Man, Superman, Yellow Submarine etc)

3) My early departure means that all of my friends farewells are staggered. On the downside I don't get to go to theirs. On the upside I get to go to their homecomings.

4) This was recently brought to my attention, but since I get home before a lot of people (even if it is by a couple weeks) I get a head start in the dating scene (that's a weird way of saying it)

Besides that, the place I'm going has some fantastic places. The Guggenheim, Ground Zero, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Woodstock, Central Park, The Bronx, Harlem, etc.

I'm really excited about going on a mission as you can probably guess. It will probably be my clieche best two years :)