my choice to serve

President Monson announced the change of age in missionaries in the october session of general conference. my sister, my roommate, and i were watching it in my apartment, lounging around in our pajamas. first, he announced the age change in boys, and the spirit was so strong! i was so excited and had actually heard from a british boy in my french class (a few days or a week before) that 18 year old boys in england could serve. he then started talking about the sisters. i was on the edge of the couch about to squeal with excitement. he announced that sisters could now serve at 19 instead of 21 if they have the desire to do so. the spirit overwhelmed me and i was on cloud nine. holy cow...it was absolutely amazing and i will never forget that experience. as soon as he made the announcement i got a call from my mom, and then my older sister...all of us freaking out with this amazing announcement! i prayed about it and talked to my mom, but was not sure if i was going to serve or not. i have always said if i was single when i was 21 i would serve...but this came WAY sooner than expected! on sunday, between sessions, i called my mom and was talking to her, crying, not knowing what my decision would be. she told me to pray about it. i got off the phone and began praying, but realized that i had received my answer already. i had felt the prompting that i was supposed to go on a mission, after the announcement was made and i guess continually until i called my mom. i called her back a few minutes later and told her that i had already had my answer before. "i'm going to serve a mission." she had told me that she thought i had my answer because i was way happier/excited/full of the spirt than some might be after the announcement was made. i immediately texted my executive secretary in my ward and he made an appointment for me to meet with my bishop, who i absolutely love, on that tuesday. and that tuesday i began my mission papers...the preface of the next year and a half of my life!

just a little bit about me

well hello! i'm extremely excited to start this new blog. in november of last year i received my mission call, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. i was called to serve in the norway, oslo mission! i will be be speaking norwegian and enter the provo missionary training center on april 17th, 2013! 62 days from today!!! i can hardly wait. on my blog i will be writing thoughts on how i am preparing, what i do with my time, how EXCITED i am, and other things! while i am actually out in the field, i will be sending home thoughts and experiences i have to my mom and she will post them on here! i'm so excited to have a blog for my mission and to be able to share it with you!

anyways, i'll just use this first blogpost to share a little about myself. i'm 18 years old and turn 19, the age girls can serve missions, next month! i finished one semester at byu-idaho and absolutely loved it! i write songs and actually have one c.d. out with my original songs on it! i love to play instruments and sing. i love art, chocolate, and my family...and i absolutely despise running! it makes me sick thinking about it... anywho, that's just a little bit about me!