Called to Serve!

After waiting all his life, and nearly 2 months after submitting the official application, Parker finally received his mission call!

He has been called to serve in the Italy Catania Mission where he will share the gospel in the Italian language! He will enter the Provo MTC on April 22, 2009!!

This blog will (hopefully) be your up to date source for all the latest info, letters and photos as we follow this mission journey!!

We're already learning a lot about Italy and more specifically Catania (pronounced kah-TAH-nyah, with emphasis on the middle syllable and which rhymes with the girl's name Tanya). Check out the links in the side bar to find out more about " il bel paese " (the beautiful country) of Italy!

If you go to the translation web site first and get the Italian translation for an English word, you can then enter that Italian word in the pronunciation site to hear what it sounds like in Italian! My favorite so far is the phrase you'll see when you first click the pronunciation link:

" Ciao bella gioia " which means "Hello beautiful Joy!" ;o)

Parker's cousins Shaun served in the Italy Milan mission, and his brother Shane served in the Greece Athens mission; Shane pointed out that Parker's mission is between Shaun's Milan and Shane's Athens so they can all share their "Mediterranean experiences"! Cool!!

Please let us know what you'd like to see on this blog as we share Parker's mission with you!

~Missionary Mom