The Phone Call

We got to talk to Jared on the phone yesterday! My mom and dad took the day off of work in case he called, so my parents, Whit, and I all got to talk to him. We've been keeping his missionary blog updated, but in case you haven't heard, his VISA did not come in. So they are temporarily reassigning him to Kennewick, Washington. He was pretty bummed at first, but he didn't stay down for long. He is just excited to get out in the field and start teaching. So he left yesterday for WA and got to call us from the Salt Lake Airport. We got to talk to him for a good hour. It was so good to hear his voice! He sounds like the same old Fatty. He's doing so well. One of the funniest stories he told us is how many of the missionaries at the MTC start singing hymns on their way to and from class. He and his district made a pact that they would never do that. He said by the end, some guys in his district started singing, and they had to be like, "Dude, what are you doing?" to bring them back to non-nerdy reality. He is so funny. I mostly just loved listening to him tell us what is going on. Makee and Belly even got to talk to their Uncle YoYo. It was hard to say good-bye again, but everyone got to talk to him, so we all felt good. We haven't heard yet if he made it, but we're assuming no news is good news. Can't wait to hear from him!