I am a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have been called to serve in the Sacramento California Mission! This is my blog where you can follow my adventures for the next 18 months (January, 2013-June, 2014)
Did you know that Sacramento was the original place of the California Gold Rush? I'm so excited! See ya'll in 18 months, I'm going for spiritual Gold!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A Burchett's Tale, Day 1

(Sarah at MTC, Provo Utah)

(Sarah and Lisa Isaacson,
Roommate for the last 2 yrs)
(Sarah and Kent Isaacson,
affectionately termed Kentipoopi)
     Today, January 2nd, Sarah reported to the MTC (Missionary Training Center). She was accompanied by the Isaacson Family and is so excited to officially start her mission!
     Just to clear up a few things real quick.
(Left to Right~
Julie, Sarah, Lisa, Kent)
     While on a mission it's true that communication is limited. However, once a week all missionaries have a preparation day (P-day) which is where they...get a few hours off, so to speak. This is when they also have to email the Mission leaders with their report of the week. During this time the missionary is encouraged to send an email home to their family. Missionaries can also write and receive letters at any time during the mission. Unfortunately, they are usually too busy to respond to each individual letter personally, but they LOVE to receive mail anyways. Lastly, they are permitted on Mother's Day and Christmas to call home, or Skype if they are close enough to a computer that is set up with that technology.
     We should be hearing from Sarah once a week through email and we already have a countdown to Mother's Day when we will get to hear her beautiful voice again!



(The Journey Begins!)

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