Frigid

I was thinking today and yesterday about the cold. It's been really cold here this winter, but I'm used to it because of the time I spent in Rexburg. I've just always had a much easier time with excessive cold than I have with excessive heat. So maybe God will send me somewhere cold, because I have a talent for handling it. Then again, He might send me somewhere really hot so I can learn patience and how not to complain, and how to really rely on Him in order to survive. We'll see. I don't know when my call will come in the mail...but I'll let you know. Could be as early as next week! Anyway...I know wherever the Lord sends me will be the right place for me, with people that I'm meant to teach, and other missionaries that I'm meant to serve with, and a mission president I'm meant to follow. =)

Papers

My papers have been submitted to the church headquarters in Salt Lake! It's getting close...I could know where I'm going as early as next week! Wherever I get called to know, I know it's where I'm supposed to go.

A Tribute to President Hinckley

I wanted to share this one I found because it was directed to anyone and everyone, and it was touching to me.

The Testimony of the Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley

He passed away yesterday, and we're all going to miss him.
I testify that he was a prophet of God.

Here are links to two more videos
http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/media/mediaplayer.swf?media=http://broadcast.lds.org/newsroom/video/flv/GBH/GBH.flv&type=FLV
http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/media/mediaplayer.swf?media=http://broadcast.lds.org/newsroom/video/flv/GBH/GBH_Bio_Cuts_300K_2.flv&type=FLV

I Know

I'm going to serve a mission, because I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is truly Jesus Christ's church restored to the earth, through the Prophet Joseph Smith. And I know that Christ's gospel brings happiness and joy, in this life and in eternity. I know that I will see my brother again. And I know that going on a mission and sharing this with others is what my Heavenly Father wants me to do.

"Someone like me"

A few days ago I ate dinner at an older couple's house. After I had told them I was going to go on a mission, the woman said "You're going to find someone like me. I was ready for the truth even though no one else in my family was. My life has been so blessed because the missionaries found me. I'll always remember the ones who found me and brought me to the gospel and baptized me." She gave me a big hug to thank me. I almost started to cry. It made the whole thing a lot more personal. She is a very blessed woman. And to realize that I can help others to rise above their own current situations and find joy was a really touching realization once I had a face, a real life example, to put to it.

Why I Am Going

The main reason I am going on a mission is that I am grateful for all that I have been blessed with. God has given me so many blessings. Not only do I have all the necessities as well as many luxuries of life, but I have been given the truth. I was born into a family that is part of the church of Christ, restored so that it is the way it was intended to be when Christ started it during His mortal ministry. I have been given the truth about baptism, repentance, revelation, and more. I have been given the truth about the purpose of life, and I know where I came from, and where I'm going. I've been given the truth about modern-day prophets and apostles. I've been given the truth about the eternal nature of families. I have been given the true and untainted doctrine of Christ.

Not everyone has been born with these blessings. So it is my privilege to share the truth with the world (in whatever area I get called to go to).