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