Building My Rolls-Royce
I've come to the conclusion that a lot can happen in 6 months. You can finish a semester of school, you can create 2/3 of a baby, & since research shows it takes 21 days to form a habit, you can easily form 9 good habits in 6 months.
In 6 months time it's also time for another General Conference, time to make another dentist appointment (& change your toothbrush), & it might be time to move your clocks forward or backward.
6 months is such a long period of time yet this morning when I woke up & realized I had hit my 6 month mark on my mission I was shocked! How could 6 months pass me by so quickly that I didn't even realize it?! I didn't even have a chance to blink!
Before my mission I was lost, completely & utterly lost. My life has been planned out 100% since the time I knew how to plan. From school, to church, to even the age I want to get married (my guess is still 24). But once I got my Associates Degree (in something I hadn't planned), & had a missionary leave (unplanned), & had no intention on getting a Bachelor's Degree right then & there (unplanned)... What was I supposed to do?!
I'm SO grateful for inspired parents who launched the idea of a Young Church Service Mission my way & didn't stop talking about it (because they know I'm stubborn) until I did something about it.
Everyone talks about their mission & how much it changes their lives & if you're anything like me, you shake your head. "Okay... I've heard that before..." But I promise you, my mission has truly changed my life.
I used to think it was silly for missionaries to cry when leaving their missions, because they were returning home!! Why were they so upset?! But as I was talking with a friend earlier this week I finally understood. While I can always serve; at Interfaith, in Old Town, at the Temple, the thought of my mission ending breaks my heart. I've had the time of my life serving others the last 6 months. I'm so grateful I've only just hit my 6 months because if it were any further I might get more emotional.
I came into my mission expecting to love more, to want to serve more & to gain a greater understanding of the gospel of Christ. Now I definitely have thus far, but I want to tell you this mission is so much more. It's so much more than love & service. It's a joy you want to share. It's a knowledge of not only who you are, but who others are as well.
Now if I could go back in time & talk to myself 8 months ago or even just 6 months ago I'd probably tell myself to "calm down." All your life you've been planing & stressing. If you only knew what God has planned for you. He wants to speak to you & answer ALL your questions but you first have to be ready to listen. And don't worry about being "ready" yet. YOU"RE ONLY 22!! You don't need to have your life together! Be patient with yourself!
Just. Move. Forward.
It doesn't matter how fast, as long as it's in the right direction.
There is a saying that goes "it takes 13 hours to build a Toyota & 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce." It may be 6 months later (& I'm not saying my Rolls-Royce is finished) but I'm definitely closer than where I was before. I owe all of that to my mission.
I'm so grateful for this mission. I'm grateful for my mission leaders & all they do to serve me. I'm grateful for all that serve beside me in this mission. I do love them all so dearly. I definitely need this mission, & I'm glad the Lord put it in my path.
In 6 months time it's also time for another General Conference, time to make another dentist appointment (& change your toothbrush), & it might be time to move your clocks forward or backward.
6 months is such a long period of time yet this morning when I woke up & realized I had hit my 6 month mark on my mission I was shocked! How could 6 months pass me by so quickly that I didn't even realize it?! I didn't even have a chance to blink!
Before my mission I was lost, completely & utterly lost. My life has been planned out 100% since the time I knew how to plan. From school, to church, to even the age I want to get married (my guess is still 24). But once I got my Associates Degree (in something I hadn't planned), & had a missionary leave (unplanned), & had no intention on getting a Bachelor's Degree right then & there (unplanned)... What was I supposed to do?!
I'm SO grateful for inspired parents who launched the idea of a Young Church Service Mission my way & didn't stop talking about it (because they know I'm stubborn) until I did something about it.
Everyone talks about their mission & how much it changes their lives & if you're anything like me, you shake your head. "Okay... I've heard that before..." But I promise you, my mission has truly changed my life.
I used to think it was silly for missionaries to cry when leaving their missions, because they were returning home!! Why were they so upset?! But as I was talking with a friend earlier this week I finally understood. While I can always serve; at Interfaith, in Old Town, at the Temple, the thought of my mission ending breaks my heart. I've had the time of my life serving others the last 6 months. I'm so grateful I've only just hit my 6 months because if it were any further I might get more emotional.
I came into my mission expecting to love more, to want to serve more & to gain a greater understanding of the gospel of Christ. Now I definitely have thus far, but I want to tell you this mission is so much more. It's so much more than love & service. It's a joy you want to share. It's a knowledge of not only who you are, but who others are as well.
Now if I could go back in time & talk to myself 8 months ago or even just 6 months ago I'd probably tell myself to "calm down." All your life you've been planing & stressing. If you only knew what God has planned for you. He wants to speak to you & answer ALL your questions but you first have to be ready to listen. And don't worry about being "ready" yet. YOU"RE ONLY 22!! You don't need to have your life together! Be patient with yourself!
Just. Move. Forward.
It doesn't matter how fast, as long as it's in the right direction.
There is a saying that goes "it takes 13 hours to build a Toyota & 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce." It may be 6 months later (& I'm not saying my Rolls-Royce is finished) but I'm definitely closer than where I was before. I owe all of that to my mission.
I'm so grateful for this mission. I'm grateful for my mission leaders & all they do to serve me. I'm grateful for all that serve beside me in this mission. I do love them all so dearly. I definitely need this mission, & I'm glad the Lord put it in my path.
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