It's Official!

Chase received his official call to serve in the Nauvoo Brass Band, and is looking forward to it with great anticipation.
His service will begin May 7th and end August 16th.
At this point it looks like he will be set apart by his bishop there at college sometime when we go pick him up in April.
Many things are similar to a full-time mission, but there are some differences for this service mission. We'll be anxious to learn of them all.
He has learned that this is the only mission where parents can come visit without breaking any rules. YEAH! Now we just hope for good health so that it might be possible. Hopefully the results of this Rituxan treatment will take effect by then and the counts will all be good and the doctors will give permission. All this hoping might be a bit premature, but it is all so exciting!!!!
We are still working on his full-time mission papers. He hopes to have them completed and sent in so that he can receive that call while in Nauvoo. Maybe that is when we will try to make a trip to Nauvoo. It sounds great now, but we'll have to see when the time actually comes.

PS - this call came from Chase's stake president. His stake president is Steven B. McGary, and we think that is Chad McGary's uncle. Small world! I know I've said this or something like it before, but; We are grateful for good people everywhere.