Yep this is the real deal! On December 10th I received my mission call and later that evening I opened it. It won't be the same watching it cause you already know where I'm going but just act surprised anyways haha So click on the link below to watch it--sorry it's kind of hard to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-rKYkYXKjI

You can probably read my reaction pretty well just by watching the clip. Nothing could have prepared me for that moment..I think a small part of me never expected it to be in a place so close to home..TACOMA WASHINGTON!! (: