10 days to go.

I'm happy to say that my mission papers are all in. :) Wow. I can't even explain to you how happy I am. The moment I walked out of my meeting I had to stress or worry. I was just pleased, and very tired I'd been stressing for weeks about my papers and getting them done. 

Bryson said I know to much about the process my papers but I'm very happy I know...

Thursday, February 21, 2013 my papers will be looked at and I will be assigned my mission. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 they will be mailed. Most likely have it on Thursday the 28th. In less the First Presidency thinks I need to get my knee looked at more than we will have a delay in my call. But I won't know if they want me to go get it looked at till this Thursday or Friday and than I'd have to go make an appointment and wait my time. 

Even with that information I'm still very calm about what will happen. At this point there is nothing I can do. :) Sigh well let's all hope that this next 10 days do go a little fast because well lets be honest I'm pretty excited about it. 

Just a reminder that everyone NOW can place their guess. You get one state side and one foreign guess.  You can post on here or on FB if we are friends. :) 

Return with Honor

Well folks, the appointment has been set. I will be having my Stake President interview on Sunday. The day has finally come and I couldn't be more excited. In 6 days I will be completely done and all I have to do is stay up beat and wait with as much patiences for the call to come to me. I'm not a 100% sure what day my call will come there is a chance it arrives on Feb. 27 and there is a chance it will come March 6. So another wait beings. After Sunday you are allowed to make your guess on where I'll be going. :) You have two choices. One state side guess and one foreign guess. Starting thinking and in 6 days you may guess.
I think this week might be one of the longest. Haha okay maybe not as long as the weeks that will follow the interview. Yesterday in my home ward this awesome guy gave his farewell talk. Brett (AKA Beans) gave such an amazing talk and I loved his joke! ;) I couldn't be more proud of this kid and his willingness to go to Russia to serve the Lord. Soon-to-be Elder Jaynes is a wonderful example to many. Hopefully he won't freeze because he is so dang skinny. But I have no doubt that you will be one of the best missionaries. Love you Beans. I will see you in 2 years.

So one of my favorite scriptures right now is Moses 4:1-2 this is a conversation between Satan and the Lord. Even from the beginning Satan wanted all the Glory, but the Plan of Happiness isn't about Satan it's about needing to come to this Earth receive our Earthly bodies and use the Atonement in order to Return to our Heavenly Father. We are faced with many trials in order to show our Heavenly Father we can handle it. And that we will do anything to return to Him.

"Where do you want to go?"

I can honestly say that "Where do you want to go" is the worse question you could ask me. So please stop asking me for heavens sake. It is stressing me out. Because yes I don't have a place I want to go. I just want to go on a mission and serve the Lord. Now some of you might say "well what about Italy" Well folks Italy is a place I want to travel to and be a nerd spend all my time eating food. Now don't miss understand me if I get called there I would do my work. But if I don't... It's not going to be the end of the world. Because I just want to serve the Lord.

I'll go where you want me to go dear Lord. 

I have taken this to heart. Seriously friends I don't mind where I'll be called because I know that I am called by my Heavenly Father and he will be sending me there for a specific reason and that's all I need to know. 

Next item of business. All I'm waiting for is an interview with my Stake President I'm hoping for it to be this week. But who knows... :) All I know is it's not in my hands. It's up to the Lord now. And the speed He wants my papers to process. 

Well on Sunday my amazing Bishop decided to give me the 'little white book' and asked me to try and live by it. So I'm trying really hard. Which I'm even going to try and follow the sleeping patterns. It's 10:15 which means I have 15 to get to bed. Well folks hope your week will be amazing and remember the Lord loves you and is here for you as long as you turn to Him. 

P.S. I have one of the best mission prep teachers. :)

Another bump in the road

I could find a thousand quotes about patiences. But only thing that makes it better is when you make it to the finish line and everything was worth it.
But don't worry I'm gonna give you a couple quotes for the fun of it all.

• Some things take time
• Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you're waiting
• If something is not happening for you it doesn't mean it's never going to happen it means you're not ready for it
• The hardest tests in life is the patience to wait for the right moment
• Faith in God includes faith in His timing- Neal A. Maxwell

Do ya'll get the idea? I get the idea but we all know things take time to work out in the right way. And yes, I'm so dang impatience. Filling out mission papers you have to have a lot of patiences. That's for sure.
Before I started my papers earlier this month I went and got shots. Well comes to find out at my doctors appointment today I found out I didn't get the most important shot! This shot isn't some normal shot (I can't remember the name) but you have to after 48 hours go get looked at after you get this shot. Well it's Thursday and no place is open on Saturday which means I can't have my papers finished by this weekend. Which is what I was really hoping for. Most of you are probably thinking I'm crazy because this isn't a live or die situation. But here's the thing... Every moment of the day I'm always thinking of my mission. Where am I going? I can't even count how many dreams, daydreams I have and I go to a different place each time. Or my big fear that I won't be able to say where I'm going. (ha). Will I learn a language? When will I leave? Will I just love the people so much? What kind of place it is? When can I wear dresses and skirts all the time? When can I get my nametag?
When you want something sooo bad anything that gets in the way is just a horrible thing. Seriously though.

Lucky for me I know this so much. And of course just need to remember it at all moments... I'm praying to have my call by next month.

Starting the process

Well as of Sunday I have started my mission papers. After talking with my Bishop, him and everyone else has said to be aware that Satan will try and make it so that I won't be able to serve a mission. He is very smart at what he does, and from just a couple days into the week and I can say that Satan doesn't waste his time at attacking your weaknesses. But guess what Satan? Aside from the fact I decided on Monday you are a douche and I don't like you at all when you are trying to make me feel bad. It's not going to happen. Because I know in my HEART & MIND that I want to serve a mission.

Like I said in a previous post that Tuesday is one of my longest days at  school. I was there from 8:30am-9pm. I took a nap in the LDS Institute building. When I finally woke up an Institute teacher came up to me... It was seriously just what I needed. We had a nice short chat but in that chat I was able to tell him some key moments of my life. This amazing man was sent to me to tell me what  I really needed to hear yesterday. As simple as the phrase is, "You are here this semester for a reason" it really did get to me. Because as I've been preparing I've been so frustrated with myself for not already having my call and serving the Lord. 

I really want to be wearing that name tag that says I am here to represent the Savior Jesus Christ and to tell you what I believe. I want people all around this world to know of this beautiful gospel that I love so much and to be able to join it if they choose to. 

I can honestly say to you at this current moment that I am so blessed the Lord does bless those of you who are trying. I can't wait for everything to fall into place. Yet I know I'm still going to be challenged but I know that if I keep focus on my goal that I will be able to get there. 

"You cannot run away from a weakness. You must sometimes fight it out or perish, and if that be so, why not now and where you stand." - Robert Louis Stevenson

Yes we are coming. And it is a wonderful thing to happen. 

School 4 days a week.

Well folks, the new semester has begun. I can't even believe that I am in my 4th semester of college. It feels like just yesterday I was in high school going to football games, skipping classes, getting in trouble. Now I'm trying to make sure that I eat, sleep, and making it to work on time. I'm growing up each day.
My classes this semester make it so that most my days are never the same. Monday & Wednesday I only have one class at 1pm. After that I gotta get to work. Tuesday and Thursdays are my crazy days.
I'm taking Book of Mormon at 9 in the morning. And on Tuesday nights I'm in mission prep. That's right, I'm still getting ready for it and trying to figure out when I should go. I have 4 official college classes. ASL 202G, ASL numbers, Language 3000, Math. 3/4 have ASL influence. Which will make for a really nice semester for me.
Well tons has happened in the last 3 weeks. But I keep telling myself that it is a New Year. Which is a reminder not to get down because anything can happen.
So here's to a New Year, a new me.

Au Revior 2012

This year I put together a cute little jar where I put moments that I found as a blessing this past year. 

Right before I came out to Arizona I read them. I was reminded of the amazing things that have happened. I have the most amazing life anyone could ask for. 

I'm gonna do a quick recap of the year. 

• Finished my hardest semester of college yet. 
• Worked at Sonic Drive-In
• Moved into a duplex with some amazing girls <3
• DahLynn, Lynsey, Sydney
• Went on my first airplane ride to WA <3 such an amazing week 
• Worked with Edna. She's had some amazing advice for me
• Finished the Book of Mormon for the very first time ever!!! :)
• Gave up Italy to go on a mission (which I will still be doing).
• Went to my friends mission farewalls
• Meet Parachute!!!!!!! 
• Became a Jazz fan
• Went to S.D. for Bryson & Sam's wedding
• Arizona for Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's
• Got a job at Super Sonic CarWash
• Completed the challenge my Bishop gave the ward
• Have a missionary moment
• Take family names to the temple
• Finish the BOM before the end of the year

Now to figure out my New Years Resolutions. 

 First and for most...

1. I want to read the Book of Mormon again
2. I'm currently reading the N.T. 
3. Study Preach My Gospel 
4. Apply for my mission

I think that four is a really good amount of things I should be able to work towards. Because they aren't things that I can just do over a couple of days. 

Happy New Year!!! Here we go 2013. I'm looking forward to you very much.