While down in Arizona I get to go the the Mesa Temple again! This temple is so gorgeous. I am excited to go through the temple one day. I love the feeling I get inside just doing baptisms, I'm sure it is ten times more amazing to take out your endowments.
The past weeks have been completely vital in my life. I have made some huge decisions that really will affect the rest of my life. These decisions terrified me, but as I prayed and fasted and was given an amazing blessing, I have decided whether or not to serve a mission. I have come to a knowledge that I am not to serve a full time mission. I feel at peace with this decision. I know I have way too many people here in Utah that need my example and help in the next few years. I have been recently called as the Activity Days leader in my ward, and those cute girls need me. I can see that clearly now. I am getting all signed up for starting classes in the fall at SLCC, where I'll finish my Associates Degree. After a year there, I'll apply to BYU, U of U, and USU. I hope I'll get in one of these amazing schools. I am really excited to continue my education because it is so so important to me. Also, I am trying to focus on preparing myself for becoming a wife and a mother. Going on a mission could have prepared me for these things, but I know I can do it in school as well. Just because I am choosing not to serve this way does not mean that I won't be looking for opportunities to serve in every other way. I am going to focus on helping every single person I meet.
I love this church. I know it is true. I am so grateful to be a member of this divine religion. I know that Heavenly Father created this plan, a plan of happiness. By it we are able to know where we came from, where we are, and where we go after this life. I love having a knowledge of eternal families. I can't wait to have one myself. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior. He guides me, comforts me, and loves me unconditionally. He is the only person who knows exactly what I feel. He shares my sorrows, my joys. I love Him. I know He lives. I know Joseph Smith restored this gospel through priesthood power given to Him from God. He is my hero. His courage is greater than any man I know. Today, we are blessed to have a living hero, President Monson. As we listen to his words, we are hearing the Word of God. I love him and sustain him with all of my heart. I have a testimony of these things. They are true. And I say them in the name of our Beloved Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
6 comments:
Jeannette you are right in the fact that there are people right here right now that need you. I'm sure it was a hard decision but only you can make it.
I am jealous you are going somewhere warmer- it should be nice to get away.
Jeff and I are going to Vegas next week to see Blue Man Group, so I guess I don't have to wait to much longer to be a little warmer :)
Treb! you are awesome! that is all.
you're just barely reading Twilight?!?!?! I'm obessed!
This is a hard time in your life know what to do next. Especially when you put in the factor of going on a mission. If you were suppose to be on a mission, you definatly would know just as you know now that you shouldn't. Each persons needs to learn the lessons in their life in their own way. I definatly needed to learn things a mission could teach. Good luck with school and I bet you make a great Activity Day's leader.
The activity day girls are lucky. That is such a tender age in a girls life--they are trying to figure out who they are. If they can start with the right knowledge at this age it will definitely help them as teenagers. I too would have loved to serve a mission but knew it wasn't in the cards. Isn't it great knowing their is a plan for each of us, we just have to learn how to read the road map!
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