Dear Sister Coen:
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 New York New York North Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.
You should report the Mexico Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. You will prepare to preach the gospel and the Spanish language. Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president.
You have been recommended as one worthy to represent the Lord as a minister of the restored gospel. You will be an official representative of the Church. As such, you will be expected to maintain the highest standards of conduct and appearance by keeping the commandments, living mission rules, and following the council of your mission president. As you devote your time and attention to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs, the Lord will bless you with increased knowledge and testimony of the Restoration and of the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Your purpose will be to invite others to come in to Christ by helping them recieve the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. As you serve with all your heart, might, and strength, the Lord will lead you to those who are prepared to be baptized.
The Lord will reward you for the goodness of your life. Greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced await you as you humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in this labor of love among His children. We place our confidence in you and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary.
You will be set apart as a missionary by your stake president. Please go to the missionary.lds.org promptly to acknowledge your acceptance of this call.
Sincerely,
Thomas S. Monson
President
It is the greatest blessing to be able to serve the Lord and the people of New York in the upcoming months. Words cannot describe how I feel!!
The Church is true, the book is blue ;)
I took out my endowments!! BEST day ever. I went through the Albuquerque, NM temple and it was absolutely amazing, not to mention I had the greatest escort ever! I just love my aunt Teresa! I could really feel God's love for me the entire day. So many friends from the ward and family members came to support me, it was lovely. I really am blessed, Heavenly Father has given me so much <3 I am already planning my next trip!
