Step TWO! The mission call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness! It came it came it came it came it came it came!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so super duper excited I really just cannot hide it! haha I wont be able to open it up until tomorrow because I have decided to go on a lake trip with my family, but tomorrow is the day that I will be opening my mission call! Oh my gosh I am so Excited!

Here's a little game called FAQ!!!

FAQ #1) Where do you want to serve on your mission

ANS #1) Well, I am kind of in the mindset of "I'll go where the Lord wants me to go." With that said, I want to go wherever the Lord needs me. I am sure the place that I am assigned to go has people there that will benefit from my knowledge of the gospel and that is all that I am really aiming for. I just want to serve the Lord by helping others come unto Christ. Also, the place that I am assigned to has been thought about and pondered by one of the apostles, so even if i went to Boise Idaho, or SLC temple square, I know that this is where the Lord really needs me. I know for surety that he wouldn't put me in a place where i don't belong. With that said, i guess I will have some fun and contribute to some guesses. If I were to guess where I would go it would be either Boston, or Norway. Just some places that first popped up in my brain :)

FAQ #2) What are some things you are doing now to prepare for your mission

ANS #2) I am doing a lot to prepare for my mission. To start, I am taking Mission Prep classes at 6:30 am in the morning. I know this is super early and I used to hate to go. In fact, I would complain that "Real missionaries only have to wake up at 6:30 am and that they didn't have to be dressed and ready to go at 630 am." But after some thought and prayer, I finally understand that in order to be prepared for a mission, I have got to be able to be flexible and sacrifice some of my precious sleeping time in order to become a better teacher, leader, and missionary. Another thing I am doing to help me prepare for my mission was suggested to me by my brother in law. He told me that reading through "Preach my gospel" will be beneficial for me. So, what I do, for every topic in preach my gospel, I just have an outline of a 10 minute talk ready to go so if I needed to do a last minute lesson or talk, I would be able to be prepared. "Preach my gospel" has a bunch of great scriptures in it so I am able to pick some and memorize them. Thank you Jon for the suggestion! It's been working! The last thing I am doing to get ready for a mission, believe it or not, is doing the every day things we are told to do. Study the scriptures, pray every night, go to church, fast, and serve others. I made a promise and goal that everyday I would at least take 30 minutes to pray and read my scriptures. I also prayed that the Lord would help me be able to remember that promise and so far it has worked like a charm. Before that goal, I often found myself skipping Scripture study. But now, before I even think of getting into my pajamas, I'm reminded that  "I made a promise to Read the Scriptures every day and that I am going to be a better person if I do"

FAQ #3) Do you have any cooking experience or know any recipes?

ANS #3) To be completely honest, I know how to make a lot of things, however, I am not the best at cooking nor is it my favorite thing to do. So, as I have been getting ready for a mission, I am learning how to budget for groceries, and cook so I will be able to cook stuff when I am gone. I feel it is important to know some basic meals, and I have been trying to like cooking more. I feel as though I am getting better at it, and cooking is not as bad as I thought. 

FAQ#4) Are you excited to go?

ANS #4) I am totally excited to go! However, there is always some nervousness that comes along with excitement. I am nervous of living away from home and away from friends and family. But the thought of serving the Lord and helping others receive the true gospel reminds me to be excited again! This is something that is important to me and I am glad that I have the opportunity to do so at such an early age :) 

FAQ #5) What made you want to serve a mission?

ANS #5) I don't think anything MADE me want to serve a mission. This thing that INSPIRED me to go on a mission, however, was my attitude toward going. 2 of my siblings went on missions and at first it was like "Oh cool, maybe I should go on one because they went." But then, I just got this feeling as though I was being forced to go because that is what other people wanted me to do. I came to a realization that this decision to go on a mission was not up to them. This decision was up to me and the Lord. So I prayed about it and I asked for the desire to serve a mission. My prayer was answered and I have been wanting to serve a mission ever since. My attitude changed from "I am being forced to serve" to "Okay. I want to serve," and that is how I felt I needed to go on a mission.

Those are my answers to those questions! I am so excited to see where I am going!!!!!!