Due to the financial situation of the IMB they are changing some things in the application process. One of those changes is to the Candidate Conference. Before, it was an all expense paid week long conference in Virginia and was the step before appointment. Now, it is at different locations around the U.S. and is a three day Missions Expo. Grayden and I have been invited to the one in May (May 20th-22nd) in Fort Worth, Texas. We are really looking forward to it and covet your prayers as we go through interviews, meet other candidates, explore our call and see if we will be able to continue on to the next step.