Getting The Call

On 5 phones at once to get the news out to the fam!

The letter - leaving Sept 3 to the MTC

Reading the Call - Singapore? Where the heck is that?!

Singapore!

Matt got his mission call today - he is headed to the Singapore Mission on September 3, 2008. He is speaking English, which got me curious. What do they speak in Singapore? A visit to Wikipedia later, here is what we know:

Singapore is in Malasia, which is located South of Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia.

Singapore is a multi-religious country. According to statistics, around 51 percent of resident Singaporeans (excluding significant numbers of visitors and migrant workers) practice Buddhism and Taoism. About 15 percent, mostly Chinese , Eurasians, and Indians, practice Christianity - a broad classification including Catholicism, Protestantism and other denominations. Muslims constitute 14 percent, of whom Malays account for the majority with a substantial number of Indian Muslims and Chinese Muslims. Smaller minorities practice Sikhism, Hinduism, the Bahá'í Faith and others, according to the 2000 census.[66]
Some religious materials and practices are banned in Singapore. The Jehovah Witnesses, for example, are prohibited from distributing religious materials[67] and are sometimes jailed for their pacifist refusals to serve in the Singaporean military.[68]
About 15 percent of the population declared no religious affiliation.

English is the first language learned by half the children by the time they reach preschool age and is the primary medium of instruction in primary school; however mother tongues are taught in the respective languages.

I hope they call me on a mission!

Matt Johnson is waiting for his mission call! He sent his papers in and now it's just a matter of time. We expect he will get his mission papers on Friday - this Friday, June 20, 2008.

So, this gives us time to do a little family contest. Where will Matt be called? Send in your guesses by commenting on this post - we will see who was the closest, and if anyone guesses his exact mission call, we will send you a package of goodies for winning!

My guess is he will go to a Scandinavian country and put those Swedish good looks to use! I am going to guess Norway though, not the motherland.

Ok - send me your guesses! And I will use this blog to keep everyone updated on Matty's mission and post his letters, pics, etc. Stay tuned!