Short-term Mission Assignment

So here's a summary of how this came about:
With Jim's medical history (of Asperger's, taking meds) he waited 6 months for no mission call, signed up again for BYU then our wonderful Stake President, John Hunt, called the mission committee a few more times and they sent him on a "short-term mission assignment" for 3 months (he left 2 weeks ago). No written instructions or mission call, no temple and no MTC, but they told the Stake President it was sort of a trial mission then he will come home and maybe wait for a "mission call."  He was so glad to get to go! The Stake President set him apart as a missionary, and he reported on August 7, 2012 to the SLC West mission. Wade dropped him off at the mission home and visited with the very nice mission president. Elder DeMordaunt is happy and doing great so far, just puzzled that his companion doesn't know anything about Star Wars. He emails us once a week on Mondays and asks for letters and recipes.

Changing into Missionary Attire at Grandpa and Grandma's

Happily ready to serve!

Grandpa Price, Owen, Mae, Elder DeMordaunt, and Grandma Price

Last second organizing, mission president looking on

President and Sister Swain with Elder James DeMordaunt

Mission President biography from the Church News.
 

Kathy B. and Earl S. Swain

Earl Stanley Swain, 63, and Kathy Larayne Blackmun Swain, five children, Utah Salt Lake City West Mission; Valley Park 4th Ward, Taylorsville Utah Valley Park Stake. Brother Swain serves as a bishop in a young single adult ward and is a former mission president in the Korea Seoul West Mission, stake president, high councilor, Sunday School teacher and missionary in the Korean Mission. Area director, Seminaries and Institutes. Born in Mesa, Ariz., to Robert Stanley and Felice Kartchner Swain.

Sister Swain serves on a stake activities committee and served with her husband in theKorea Seoul West Mission. She is a former counselor in stake Relief Society and Young Women presidencies, Relief Society president, Sunday School, Relief Society and Primary teacher, family record extractor and Young Women adviser.

Bye, Elder!

Follow Jim's mission at jimsmissionblog.blogspot.com.