Faith in His Timing

You may or may not know this, but just last Sunday, I started the process of completing my mission papers!  And I've had a lot of people ask me why, and why so sudden and all that stuff.  So I'm just going to explain why I've decided to serve a full time LDS mission.

For quite some time, I've been planning on going to China to teach English for this coming Fall semester.  I actually had most of my application done, and was ready to submit my paperwork.  I even already got my passport.  I'd been praying about this trip for a long time.  I also had the option to not go to China, and finish up my associates degree here at Snow College and be here when my sweet missionary gets home.  Neither of these choices made me feel bad in any way, but neither of them felt awesome.  Don't get me wrong, I was super excited to go to China.  I was so ready to get out and go!  The idea of going on a mission came to my head quite a few times, but I just kept pushing it aside.  I didn't really want to put my life on hold here to serve a mission for a year and a half.

A couple weeks ago, one of my best friends, Rachel, had her mission farewell!  That weekend, I went home to Spanish Fork, and my three best friends and I were able to spend time together and were lucky enough to sing together at Rachel's farewell.  Her farewell was amazing, and still, a mission for me kept coming into my head.  It started to freak me out a little bit, seeing as I could be leaving so soon!  There was so much going on that it stressed me out.  I also didn't really want to go because my boyfriend who is serving a mission has almost been out a whole year!  I've waited a whole year and now I'm just going to make this wait even longer??  Well.  Yes.  But I didn't come to this conclusion quite yet.

(aren't they the cutest??^^^)

All day the thought of a mission was on my mind.  That night, my best friend Kayci opened her mission call.  The spirit was felt so strongly, and I still felt that's what I needed to do. 

 For those of you who don't know, I turned 19 in September.  I actually almost went on a mission instead of college this past year, but when I prayed about it, it didn't feel right.  I was actually pretty bugged about it.  If I wanted to serve, why couldn't I??  The Lord was persistent in his answer to me that I needed to be at college this year.  Having faith in the Lord also consists with having faith in His timing.  And now the time is right.  It's my time to serve the Lord wherever I am called, and I couldn't be any happier.  I'm hoping to have my papers in within the next couple of weeks. 

This Gospel is true my friends.  The fact that I am so blessed to have been born into this church amazes me.  If I am blessed enough to have a testimony of our Savior and Lord, it's my duty to share it with those who don't have the knowledge that I do.  I'm so excited to share this wonderful faith by being called to serve as a missionary in the Lord's field.   

"Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come." --D&C68:6

If you're having a hard time finding answers to prayers, this is a phenomenal video to watch!  It has helped me so much in this decision to serve. 

xoxo

brookelle