75 days ago, the most exciting thing happened. Two o'clock hit and I was meeting with the Stake President. Never in a million years would I have thought that I was going to be going on a mission. NEVER! But that day as I was sitting in that room talking to my Stake President and getting ready to submit my papers was I the most nervous girl in the world. The interview went on and it came to the end where he was getting ready to press submit when he handed me his iPad and said, "Go ahead you press submit!" Never in a million years would I ever be that nervous.. What felt like 7 years, but actually 3 weeks, I would run down to the mail box and check. Disappointment came every time, and made me think that I wasn't ready for these next 18 months. Everyone kept telling me that it would be here, "Patience is Virtue." I started not caring, I started thinking that I wasn't suppose to go on a mission. But it wasn't until the Monday night after my 3rd week mark, that I went and checked the mail. I wasn't going to be disappointed if it wasn't there, but I was going to be FURIOUS! So I checked the mail, with my sister and Kaylee behind. As I checked the mail, I looked throughout the junk, and there it was this BIG, WHITE ENVELOPE! It was made out to me! It was from SALT LAKE CITY! It had my address, my name, and it was there! IN MY HAND! After I grabbed all the rest of the junk (mail), and locked the mailbox, I sprinted up the street back up to my house! (That was the fastest I think I have ever ran!) I was so excited that it was finally here, that I had my mission call! But now was the hardest decision of my life.. Was i going to open it with all of my loved ones right then and there or was I going to wait till tomorrow (Tuesday) to open it? I knew what I was going to do, but it was still the hardest to choose! I chose to wait for that Tuesday. That night was filled with so much excitement, and Harry Potter and not opening my call. (I hid it from myself.) As Tuesday morning rolled around, I did the normal things. I went swimming, and got the house clean for the fun filled excitement that was about to happen that night at 7:30... As 7:30 rolled around there were so many people at my house, people were in the front room and in the kitchen, and well let's say there was a ton of people.
It was that time, everyone was here... It was finally time to open that BIG WHITE ENVELOPE! People were recording and taking pictures, and when I finally opened it, I was the most nervous person in the world. I had no idea where I was going to be living for the next 18 months of my life. Whether it was out of the United States or here. It was so quiet, that you could hear a mouse squeak. The moment I started reading it I broke out into an ugly cry. I could already feel the Spirit there. As I started to read where I was going (Virginia Richmond Mission), I knew that was where I was suppose to go. I knew I was suppose to stay in the United States and go there.
I submitted my papers on May 24th, 2015. My call was assigned on June 9th, 2015, and I received my call on June 16th, 2015 and my time to go and be a servant for the Lord is September 9th, 2015. That was 85 days away. Time flew! I hit my 60 day mark, then I hit my 50 day mark, and now I am hitting my 30 day mark! I am glad that it has flown by because I am so ready to serve the Lord.
I love you all and I am so excited for this journey to serve the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I know that this church is true and I wouldn't be going and living 2,000 miles away if I didn't. I know that Joseph Smith was called of God to bring forth this gospel. I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to share this gospel to all who are prepared and who are ready for when Jesus Christ comes again!
