Did you know...

How are calls extended to missionaries?

Well if you didn't know, I will tell you.

All missionaries are assigned to specific missions by members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who have been authorized by the President of the Church. Each week, depending on the number of calls to be assigned, two to four members of the Quorum of the Twelve go to separate rooms at Church headquarters. After asking a prayer for divine guidance, they will sit down at a computer screen and one at a time, view prospective missionaries' pictures and information. Each missionary is then personally assigned to a specific mission and given a date on which to enter the MTC.

The way Elder Eyring described it: "We go into a room, and it will be a two or three hour session and sometimes longer. Because of technology, it is possible for us to have your picture and the information about you displayed. And then quickly, on that same screen, all the missions of the Church with all of their needs are displayed. Within minutes, and sometimes less than a minute, the impression comes so powerfully that it would be, if it were a single instance, something that you would never forget. Can you imagine sitting there for hours at a time, having that happen time after time without interruption? I testify to you that it is real...

...In a world so large, the Creator... somehow not only knows you but loves you enough to ensure that your call is where He needs you to go to teach the children of our Heavenly Father."

Um... wow.