...And So The Countdown Begins...

26 days until I report to the MTC, yep 26. After having gotten over the shock/excitement of this realization I decided there were a few things that needed to be done. Of course I thought of the usual things: finish reading The Book of Mormon, finish my pre-MTC training, etc...and then I thought of the fun, cute things that *needed* to be done. More cute clothes still needed to be found, pictures needed to be taken, and a blog needed  to be created. I figured that since most missionaries (and their Moms) create a blog before they leave, I should probably make one of my own. And so here it is, my missionary blog. This blog will detail some of the adventures and experiences that I will have on my mission to Jacksonville, Florida :) My Mom will update it with stories and pictures while I am out in the mission field.
Looking back, its been almost three months since I got my call and I still can't believe this is all happening. There are things I think about daily that completely freak me out: what-if I don't teach well, what-if I can't let go of my initial shyness and talk to people, what-if I fail at riding a bike in a skirt and so on...but then I remember my testimony, and those what-ifs seem to just fade away.
I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the one true church. I know that my Heavenly Father and his son, my savior, Jesus Christ are watching over me. With their help, and with the guidance offered by the Holy Spirit, all things are made possible. Through his atonement my faults and weaknesses can be forgiven and can become strengths to me as I preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Florida and Georgia.

 

 "And out of weakness he be made strong, in that day

when my work shall commence among ALL  my people, unto the

restoring thee, O house of Israel, saith the Lord."

2 Nephi 3: 13

 

In the name of  my Savior, even Jesus Christ Amen.