September 15, 2017

Elder Staley's journey began long before September 15, 2017 but this will be where this history begins. After months of interviews, working with Bishop Webb and then Bishop Palmer, President Jensen and President Ireland, Elder Staley's mission papers were submitted to Salt Lake City to be assigned a call to go on a mission. While anxiously waiting Skye took a poll on social media about where he would go. Skye honestly did not care where he was called to serve, as long as he could go and serve the Lord. This is a lot of faith and a great testimony that the Lord would put him where he needed to be. What a great example of obedience and willingness to do whatever the Lord commands.
1 Nephi 3:7 "And it came to pass that I Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."

Skye wondering where in the world he will go.

There were lots of guesses; Florida, Uruguay, Mexico, Colorado, Georgia, Australia, Maine, Africa, Texas, Idaho, England, Pennsylvania, California, Missouri, Peru, Arkansas, Germany, Denmark, Louisiana, Japan, Peru, Iceland just to name a few. A very anxious, nervous young man, family, and ward family anxiously waited the big white letter to show up in the mailbox................

September 28, 2017

Poof like magic the big white envelope arrived in the mailbox.

Skye wanted to wait till his whole family could be home so we patiently (yeah right) waited for his sister to get home from work at 9:30 pm. Skye wanted to open the call by himself and pray about the calling so he went to his room while once again his family waited ever so patiently (not even). Finally he emerged and it was the big reveal.

Skye reading his mission call. 

The Verdict:

NOBODY guessed Arizona, not a single person.