"And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." (D&C 84:88)

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Called To Serve

45 DAYS!  45 days and this soon-to-be sister will leave for 18 months to serve in the hands of the Lord.  I have been called to serve in the Philippines Quezon City mission.  I cannot even begin to express how blessed I feel to have this opportunity to share this wonderful gospel to the Filipino people!  I love them so much already and I don't even know them yet.

45 days...it's finally starting to hit me how incredibly soon this is coming.  Before I know it, I will be clear across the world, away from my family and friends, in a foreign place that speaks a foreign language, surrounded by typhoons and giant bugs and animals I'm not used to...for a year and a half.  I'll be honest....I am a nervous wreck inside.  It scares me!  I know that this is going to be really difficult for me.  But I also know without a doubt that this is where I need to be.  This is what my Father in Heaven has planned for me, and he will be with me every step of the way.

Since my call, my testimony has been strengthened so much, in ways that I am only beginning to realize.  Certain people have been placed in my life, certain trials have taken place, I have felt my Savior's love stronger than I ever have before and I have developed such a deep conviction for this gospel.  It brings me such a sweet joy, and I can't wait until I have the chance to spread this same joy to the people of the Philippines.

So. 45 days. Soon it will be 15....5....1.  But no matter how freaked out I am inside, I still cannot wait to go.  I cannot wait to forget myself, and focus on this amazing work--to lose myself in the service of these beautiful children of God.   

I will give my all.  I will serve with all my heart, might, mind and strength.  I know that I am nothing.  But with God, I can do anything.  And this is the comfort that I will take with me. 

"Therefore, continue on your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end."  (D&C 100:12)