Abbie in Indiana

Friday night Abbie opened her mission call surrounded by many friends and family. With anxiety and excitement she read that she had been "assigned to labor in the Indiana Indianapolis mission."

There was an audible gasp immediately followed by a collective laugh as everyone looked from Abbie to Dad, who served his mission there 30 something years ago.

I'll never forget the look on his face. He was surprised, but also so happy.

We had spent hours guessing where in the world Abbie would go preach the gospel. Never did any of us think she would be in Indiana. That night though, after everyone had left and the house was quiet we all sat in the living room. I listened and watched as Dad and Abbie talked about Indiana, the temple that is being built there, and the place that would be "home" to both of them at the age of 19. And in that moment, it felt so right.

Abbie in Indiana.