"Brazil, here I come!"

This was a great day for Seth and the Snyder family. Seth's mission call came in the mail and we couldn't have been more excited! Seth had been threatening to open it without us there. I think he was pulling my leg, but I wasn't quite sure, so Steve confiscated the letter from the mail and hid it and we didn't tell him it was here until around the time everyone was scheduled to assemble. He laughed and said he knew it, he could tell by the looks on our faces.

So at 5:30, when the girls got home from basketball practice, Grandma Snyder came over and we had Grandpa Phil, Grandma Adele, and Grandma Rebich on the video phone and Seth opened his letter. Seth has been called to the Brazil Rio de Janiero North Mission and he reports to the MTC in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 27th. It seems like a long time, but there also seems like we have a lot to do until then. Seth also has a great job right now and should be able to earn the money for at least half of his mission. (He is making snow for a ski resort from 9p.m. to 9a.m. with overtime).

Rio de Janiero sounds like a pretty dangerous city, so hopefully he won't be right there too much. It's at the very southern tip of his mission. Anyway, there's a lot to prepare for and look forward to and we are all very happy for him. This is something he has looked forward to for a long time and it's amazing how quickly this day has to arrived after I look back on these past years. Seth will be a great missionary!