Sometimes when I have nothing to think about for a short second,
I stop and freak out a little.
I stop and freak out a little.
Whaaaaaaaaat. I'm actually serving a mission?!
I already have my call?!
How did this even happen.
I already have my call?!
How did this even happen.
I'm flabbergasted every time I think about it
because it all happened so suddenly.
because it all happened so suddenly.
I never planned on serving a mission.
In fact, I don't think it ever once crossed my mind
in the whole 19 years I've been alive.
Ever since the mission age change I was constantly being asked:
"Are you going to serve a mission?"
The plain answer was "No". To be honest, I hadn't even thought about it!
Thinking about serving a mission was uncharted territory
and it had never crossed my mind.
It was near the end of January when I told my parents.
But no one else knew.
But no one else knew.
I decided to keep it a secret because I wasn't 100% sure and I didn't want anyone to influence my decision. I wanted to be serving a mission for the right reason, and that reason was between me and my Heavenly Father. I escaped home for the weekend in mid-February so I could secretly start my papers with my home bishop. Only my parents and roommate knew.
Everything went so fast from that point. I submitted my papers on March 3, 2014, and my call came the next week on March 12th. Since I wasn't able to go home to open it 'til the 14th, the next day was filled with surprise and anticipation as I called all 7 of my siblings and many of my friends.
I will never forget the moment of opening that big white envelope. My whole body was shaking with so many different emotions, and I was trying hard not to read ahead.
Dear Sister Bush,
You are hereby called to serve
as a missionary of
The Church of Jesus Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
You are assigned to labor
in the Belgium Netherlands Mission....
in the Belgium Netherlands Mission....
At that point, like many other future missionaries, I felt a sense of peace and I knew this is the place that my Heavenly Father wants me to be.
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