Posted by Jason Whetten on November 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The mission’s big 15 passenger transfer van, fondly nicknamed the Baptism Buggy by us missionaries, pulled into the parking lot beside me. I stepped out of our truck into the brisk April air and greeted the missionaries from the van. We hugged and they congratulated me for finishing my mission. “Are you excited to go … Continue reading →
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Posted by Jason Whetten on November 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Like what I write? Donate Here! The final day of my mission dawned to ominous rain clouds and distant rumbling thunder, and I knew this was the day I would finally see my family again. All of them (including my 6-months pregnant sister-in-law) had driven to Omaha to spend a couple of weeks going to a … Continue reading →
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