Conference

Is so crazy that every time I know exactly what I am going to do in the future with my life Heavenly Father ALWAYS shakes it up and makes me realize what really is important in life.
 
For months I have been praying about a mission. In early September I prayed really sincerely about it for the first time. The following night I went with my friend to Park City to spend the night. In downtown Park City there is a visitor center called the Family Tree or something along those lines. Where you learn about Genealogy and hopefully more about the church. There I met a Sister Missionary (before this time I had never met a Young Sister missionary) she talked to me about serving. Something she said really stuck out to me “the Lord needs Sisters". The next day was Sunday and my friend and I went to a local singles ward. It’s fast Sunday and a Sister stood up and bore her testimony about sister missionaries and shared some experiences about her mission to Greece. Something she said stood out to me “the Lord needs Sisters". Later that evening I went to this elderly missionary’s house to have dinner. We helped them teach the first lesson to this boy we told about the church about the previous night. On the  following Monday I was helping my friend move into her new apartment. The girl moving out of the room was telling us about her mission to temple square. Something she said stood out to me “the Lord needs Sisters" she also said “if you go you won't regret it but if you. If you don't go you will always regret it". The next day, Tuesday, came and two sister missionaries came into work and where telling me about their experiences. Mind you before that Saturday I had never met a sister missionary. I think my prayer was answered ;)

In the next letter I wrote to my Missionary I told him that I had prayed about going on a mission.  This was at the very beginning to September. He was understandably cautious. He said “concerning that mission-thing you told me about. Well, I guess it would be a priceless. It would benefit our relationship, if I don't go crazy first. Or have my heart melt. I don't know if I can let you go." He also said that my answers could be toward going on a mission when all my kids are out of the house. Naturally, this made me apprehensive about going. Chris and I have always talked about me going on a mission. The only big arguments we have had in almost 4 years of dating where about him going on a mission and me going on a mission. I hope he is excited about it now because he would be gone also!
 
When conference came around I asked Chris what his questions where. He said one of them was “If I should let you go on a mission or snatch you up and marry you". My question was the same.
 
So I am watching conference and I hear the announcement and I start bawling and freaking out. President Monson shouldn't expect me to be able to concentrate when the Lord answers my conference question within literally 10 minutes! Especially when it is a huge answer! You can say I am kinda excited for this next letter!

I know I received these answers and confirmations about going on a mission weeks before so when the announcement was made I could be ready and prepared. It’s so funny because a few weeks before conference my friend and I had decided that we would start studying Preach my Gospel.   Looking back I have no idea why I would get a prompting about praying whether I should serve a mission. I am 19 and you go when you are 21. It’s actually crazy. Now I know the Lord was just preparing me for the news that would be announced.

 
 I have no idea how I am going to do a mission. Or how I am going to tell my parents. All I know is that when the Lord answers my prayers I will listen. I think I need to buy some more suitcases!

 

 

 

This is a quote the Wolf’s have on their fridge, I have in my room  and Elder Wolf  has it on is wall in the MTC!