Dale and|BethAnn Call
91266 US Hwy 89
P.O. Box 186
Grover, WY 83122
USA
Dear Dale and BethAnn Call,
Your son, Elder Benjamin Dee Call, will return home after having served faithfully in the Nevada Las Vegas West Mission. He will depart for home on 01 Aug 2018. You should have received His flight itinerary if the missionary is flying home, and a letter concerning tuberculosis testing. Upon his arrival home, he will need to be interviewed by his stake president who will officially release him as a full-time missionary, and present to him a release certificate.
He has been a faithful missionary, has accepted assignments cheerfully, and has worked hard to achieve the goals he has set. He has worked with priesthood leaders and members and has shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with many people.
His family and the Church have been represented well. You should be very pleased with his service and efforts. Significant changes have come to your son as he has served the Savior. He will have many experiences to share with you and your family.
We are grateful to have had your son serve with us. Your support has been a great blessing to him as he has served in this mission. May our Father in Heaven continue to bless you, and may you experience a joyful reunion with Elder Call .
Sincerely,
Martin N. Walker
President, Nevada Las Vegas West Mission
02 Jul 2018
Elder Call ,
Tuberculosis is a serious disease caused by bacteria that attacks and destroys the lungs and other organs in the body causing disability or death. It is spread through the air from person to person. You may have been exposed to tuberculosis while serving your mission and not even know it. If you were infected during your mission, the disease may progress to active tuberculosis with persistent cough, fever or night sweats, weight loss fatigue, and weakness. In most cases, however, the body's immune system contains the infection (this is referred to as latent tuberculosis). There is a 10 percent chance that the disease may reactivate later. It is important, therefore, that you are tested for tuberculosis on returning to your home.
Before beginning missionary service, you should have had a skin test for tuberculosis (PPD test or something similar) or a chest X-ray. After returning home you should go to your doctor's office or a public health facility to have another PPD skin test. This will determine if you have been infected with the tuberculosis bacteria. If the skin test is negative, you have not been infected with tuberculosis.
However, if you have been infected, the skin test will become positive, and there will be redness and swelling where the material was injected into the skin. A chest X-ray should be done if the skin test converts from negative to positive. If the skin test was positive before your mission and infection occurred during your mission, the redness and swelling will be greater. A chest X-ray should be done. An abnormal chest X-ray requires further testing to determine if there is active tuberculosis. When the skin test has changed but the chest X-ray is normal, this indicates latent tuberculosis. Current medical practices in the United States, Canada, and some other countries, is to offer treatment with Isoniazid (INH), one 300 mg tablet per day, for nine months to reduce the number of bacteria lying inactive in the body, thereby reducing the possibility of ever developing active disease.
It is your personal responsibility to be tested for tuberculosis. Testing for tuberculosis cannot be overemphasized and should be high on your list of things to do soon after you return home.
Sincerely,
Martin N. WalkerPresident, Nevada Las Vegas West Mission
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