It has been a year of work, laughter, tears, goood night's sleep, incredible people, frolicking, and essential LEARNING. These lessons have shaped my life, the first being:
Do not ask someone if they are a door model for a door approach. They WILL ask you on a date. Sometimes things just come out of my mouth.
I quote myself when I say these have been essential lessons, but it doesn't mean I have mastered them. HOWEVER, I quote myself again when I say they have shaped the current of my life.
-I have learned that love comes first. Love first, and love with your whole heart. That is most important. There is ALWAYS room to show love.
-Heavenly Father thinks I am beautiful! He thinks YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, He thinks everyone is beautiful. YOU ARE BEAAUUTIFULLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Success isn't counted in the number of Baptisms you have, it's counted in the consecration that's in your heart.
-Hope always has the final word. Alma 26:27? TRUE. Ether 12:6? TRUE. Hope on, JOURNEY ON. He is aware of us.
-The world needs good Mothers; I will be one.
-When people are mean, they are wounded on the insides. The Book of Mormon will heal their heart.
-Exact Obedience = richest blessings.
-Promptings will be small most of the time. Following them will bring miracles.
-Work will bring happiness, especially when you don't feel like working.
There are too many. I CANNOT WRITE THEM ALL! Go on a mission, God will teach you what you need to know.
I am sure we alll know that little Indian boy whose Father owned a zoo. His name is PI. I feel like my mission has been like Life of Pi, you know, the movie. This sadly isn't because my best friend is a Tiger. It's like I'm in the middle of an ocean on a boat and I'm all alone and all of a sudden Fishes are flying at my face and I'm all like "wow, this is seriously so crazy."
But really, I have felt almost alone (besides being with all of my seriously superrrr great companeras) facing challenges and absolute insanity. But, God has been my truest friend. He is near me. And, while it's been God and I, it hasn't been about me. It has been about His children. We, as missionaries, live so they can know His Son, Jesus Christ. It has been about serving Jesus Christ and giving Him my will and weaknesses. It's been about getting over myself, and finding myself but not because I've been looking.
It's been giving God every ounce of myself that I possibly could this past year. Jumping off of that cliff and FLYING, even if I felt like vomitting some times because it seems CRAZY. Guess what happens when you give God everything?! He gives you MIRACLES. You may be wondering "What is the biggest miracle of all?" Yourself.
"Now have we not reason to rejoice? Yea, I say unto you, there never were men that had so great reason to rejoice as we, since the world began; yea, and my joy is carried away, even unto boasting in my God; for he has all power, all wisdom, and all understanding; he comprehendeth all things, and he is a merciful Being, even unto salvation, to those who will repent and believe on his name.
Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo... I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us,wanderers in a strange land." ALMA26:35-36
Serving a mission has been THE richest, most rewarding, BEST experience of my life. I hope to be a better missionary today than I was yesterday. In 5 months (Because VC Sisters only serve 17 months mmmhm WEIRD), I still won't be the perfect missionary BUUT!
Here's to jumping off more cliffs.
HERE'S TO A YEAR!
I AM HAPPY!!!!!!!
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