You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
You are assigned to labor in the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.
You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. You will prepare to teach the gospel in the English language.
WELL HAWAII WASN'T EVEN ON MY RADAR BUT HEY I'LL TAKE IT.
Oh my goodness, waiting for this mission call was absolute torture. People will tell you that it isn't that bad. Yeah, those people who tell you it wasn't that bad probably didn't wait 5 weeks to receive their calls, so don't listen to them :P
I was terrified to open this envelope. And why wouldn't I be?! This letter contained where I would be serving for a year and a half. It had the day I was leaving home. It had what LANGUAGE I'd be speaking! I feel like I was allowed to have some anxiety about the whole situation, really.
I remember reading my mission call Saturday night. The moment that I read "Hawaii Honolulu Mission", I was shocked for a good few minutes, before this wave of comfort and assurance came over me. Heavenly Father called me to the Hawaiian islands for a purpose. The Spirit has confirmed to me these past few days that Hawaii is my mission!
I am so blessed. I had SO MANY PEOPLE show up to my mission call opening, members and non-members. I have the most supportive parents, friends and church family. I look at my life a year ago, and honestly can't believe how far I've come in such a short amount of time. It makes me feel so happy to think about how much the gospel of Christ has truly saved me, and brought so much joy. Joy that I was convinced I could never feel.
I leave home and report to the Provo MTC in... 107 days! AH.
I was so stressed that I'd be leaving September 10th. For those of you who don't know, in order to go through the Temple and receive my endowments to go on a mission, I must be a member for 1 year.
I was baptized September 7, 2013.
If I had been called September 10th, I'd literally have 2 DAYS to go to the Temple. Yeah that would've freaked me out.
BUUUUUT Heavenly Father knew. He knew my needs, and this is all on His timeline. I have been taught through this experience that I truly cannot plan out everything. I need to let go of control, and realize that if I continue to live the gospel, I have no need to fear. Heavenly Father loves us all, and He WILL provide. He only wants us to succeed, and He WILL bless us as we continue to follow the commandments.
Okay, so I'm about to make all of you jealous... so I will be in Honolulu. Want to know what's in Honolulu?
LOOK AT THIS GLORIOUS, BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE.
The Laie Temple was dedicated in 1919, and it is just. Wow. I cannot believe I get to serve in such a beautiful place!
I will **hopefully** be posting more often, as I begin the process of SERIOUSLY preparing to leave and serve the Lord. If you know anyone that has served in this mission, or if there are other sisters reading this that will be serving in the same mission, PLEASE CONTACT ME. (:
I love this gospel! I know that it's true, and I know that my family, myself and (hopefully) the people of Hawaii will be blessed because of my decision to serve.
Mahalo, friends and family! Come back soon! (:
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