Cannon received his mission call on March 17, 2026-- St. Patty's Day. Spoiler alert: He is not going to Ireland.
He planned to open the email that evening at 9:30. Why so late? He had dance class and an upcoming performance, so no missing rehearsal:)
We had gotten this big white tent to use with Faith and Landen's wedding and set it up in the backyard as a trial run to make sure we knew how to set it up and take in down. We decided to leave it up for a few days so we could use it for Cannon's mission call opening. It worked out great!
Of course I want him to serve a mission. And at the same time, it kind of rips my heart out to have them leave for 2 years. I really, really enjoy Cannon and will miss him tremendously So, from the moment he said he had gotten the email (around 1:00 pm), my nerves were on edge. Where would he be spending the next two years? By the time of the opening, I had worked myself into quite a frenzy.
Fortunately Abe remained much calmer and was able to enjoy the anticipation of the evening. Also, Cannon had asked him to look at the email so he knew where Cannon was going, so that he could get a hold of a flag of the state or country to have right after he opened it. Abe did a great job of not giving away any information. Cannon said I couldn't be the one to know ahead of time because I was too emotional. He was not wrong.
It was fun for him to have so much support. It is definitely mission call season and tons of seniors-- girls and boys-- are getting their call each day. There are groups making the rounds each evening to be there when friends open calls. It's really quite inspiring.
Everyone made their guess-- one stateside guess and one foreign guess. It's hard to see in this picture, but a lot of the family went with Texas guesses. Spoiler alert: He's not going to Texas
A picture of the reaction...
Another one...
The FRANCE PARIS MISSION beginning September 17th and going to the MTC in England.
Central Utah Ballet friends
Cousins Takara and Brigham
Answers to possible questions:
1. Does he know any French? Not unless you count ballet words
2. Is he happy about where he is going? Absolutely thrilled! He wanted to go to Europe and as a younger kid he had said he wanted to go to France
3. Will BYU defer his ballet scholarship? Yes-- it is BYU, after all.
4. What will he do for the next 6 months? Finish the school year and then work during the summer.
5. How do you feel about him going to France? Fantastic! It's exactly what I hoped for.
6. Will you go to Paris to pick him up from his mission? Ooh, I hope so!
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