The following event took place in a ward in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1974. It occurred during Sacrament Meeting and was told by a Regional Representative of the twelve who was in the meeting.

A young man, just before leaving on his mission, stood in Sacrament Meeting and bore, in essence, the following testimony.

Brothers and sisters, as you know during the past few weeks I have been waiting my mission call. During the time I was waiting I had a dream. I dreamed I was in the pre-existance and was waiting my call to come to earth.

As we talked, a messenger came and gave me a letter. I knew it was my call to go to earth. In great excitement my friend and I opened the letter. I gave it to him and asked him to read it aloud. The letter said: You have been called to earth in a special time, and to a special home you will be born into the church, and you will have the priesthood of God in your home. You will be raised with many advantages and many blessings. You will be born in a land of plenty, a land of freedom. You will go to earth in the United States of America.

My friend and I rejoiced as we read my call. And while we rejoiced the messenger returned. This time he had a letter for my friend. We knew it was the call to earth for him. My friend gave me the letter to read aloud. The letter said: You have been called to go to earth in circumstances of poverty and strife. Your land will be rought with political and social difficulties which wil hinder the work of the Lord. You will be born in Costa Rica.

We wept my friend and I as we read his call. And my friend looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, "When we are down on earth you in your choice land and me in Costa Rica, my friend come find me."

Then this young missionary, with tears in his own eyes, said, Brothers and Sisters, I have received my mission call. I am going to Costa Rica.

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There is a sequel to this story. About a year after this sacrament meeting the Bishop of this ward received a letter from the missionary in Costa Rica. The letter had one sheet of paper in it, and on that sheet, written in inch-high letters, were four words:

"I FOUND MY FRIEND."