October!

I cannot believe it is already October! My oh my time has flown! I've got quite the month ahead of me! Birthdays, General Conference, Family time, and possibly the best thing that will happen is receiving my mission call! I am done with my papers and I only have one more step which is my Stake interview. I had my Bishops interview on Sunday and he just submitted it to the stake yesterday, so I am really really hoping I get a call this week to go in! If not, I guess I'll go in next week- but I'm going to feel a little bummed. I was really planning on having everything submitted to the stake before I left on my vacation to DC, but it didn't work out that way, so I'm just realizing that sometimes my plan is different then Heavenly Fathers plan, so I just have to be patient I guess! I'm getting very anxious to serve, I have a few friends who have received their calls, plus I have a lot of friends on missions and I love hearing about their experiences! It's making me really anxious of where I will get called, I just want to know! But i'm almost there and I'm very excited!

I've really had to time to realize why I want to go on a mission these past few months. I think at first I thought it would be FUN, or I thought I should go because my sisters went and I've always wanted to be like them. But then I remembered, I wouldn't be here for a lot of events, opportunities, marriages of friends and it made me feel sad and for awhile there I didn't want to go. But as I kept preparing and kept asking to know if it was the right choice for me, I received the answer that it is, and I just have to have faith, and trust!
I realize it's a privilege to serve- that it's not something I HAVE to do, but something that I actually WANT to do. I want others to know why I am so happy because of this gospel. I want others to feel of that happiness and grow closer to the Savior. This life is not easy. How much harder would it be without the gospel in my life? I don't know if I could do it. I want others to know that there is a purpose to this life, that we aren't here by chance, or for nothing. I want others to know that each of us has a purpose and if we ask, He will show us where He wants us to be, which profession He wants us to pursue, which person to help that day. I know He answers prayers. I love the scriptures. Inside the Book of Mormon are so many treasures! I want others to feel of it's power and get the help they need from it, like I have countless times! I want others to know there is a God, and His son Jesus Christ. That He performed the atonement so we can return to live with Him someday, because He loves us. We are all children of God and I can't wait to go out and teach others about this wonderful gospel!