August 8, 2012

TODAY IS THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET! I HAVE SUBMITTED MY MISSION PAPERS TO MY BRANCH PRESIDENT! I AM ONE STEP CLOSER TO RECEIVING MY CALL TO SERVE THE LORD! MY MISSION CALL IS TWO INTERVIEWS AWAY FROM BEING DISCUSSED AMONG THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES!
My recommend is complete :)
Along with that, it's raining in Dallas :) I have missed the rain so much since I left Washington; I feel like I can breathe a little easier because of the moisture today :) For a little while, I feel closer to my Washington friends and memories.
My heart is filled to the brim with gratitude and humility. I am amazed at how much care Heavenly Father took to prepare me for this. The past two years specifically have been just what I have needed to change and prepare me. My dream is coming true. This is really happening. I feel so blessed to have this opportunity of a lifetime just a few steps ahead of me. The Lord is so so good. I couldn't stop myself from crying when I read these words...
"At Church headquarters, your recommendation form will be reviewed by the Quorum of the Twelve, who will assign you to a mission. Thereafter a call letter from the President of the Church, accompanied by a call packet with information about what you will need to do to prepare to begin your mission, will be sent to [your address]."

:)

A Quote for the Day

My dear friend, Melissalyn came over today so I could practice doing her hair for her wedding which is on August 18th! yay! The same day I can turn in my mission papers! :)

Melissalyn served a mission in California, so we were talking a lot about missions and how wonderful they are, and we each shared our stories about how we decided to serve a mission. After some time had passed, she shared with me a quote by President Gordon B. Hinckley. We both got goosebumps as she recited it perfectly from memory. We were each touched by the truthfulness of the message. "What's so interesting" she said, "is that everything in that quote is similar to what you've shared with me today." And it's true. On separate accounts, I've had similar impressions and ideas come to my mind from Heavenly Father. It was powerful and completely amazing for me to get a second witness of these things from a prophet of God.  

“Today many sisters are being called to serve. Many more are preparing to serve. Not because they aren't married or don't have anything else to do, but they have the desire to serve. One reason that the Lord wants more sisters to serve is because within the next generation He will send His priesthood army to the earth. He wants to send choice spirit children to mothers who have been prepared, properly trained, and taught in the gospel. What better schooling can a mother have than the experience and growth she gains through serving a mission.”

--President Gordon B. Hinckley