I had never thought of serving a mission. I always thought I'd be married by the time I was 21 years old.
One day, more specifically during the 2012 October General Conference, Prophet Thomas S. Monson announced the change in age requirement to serve a mission. I didn't get a distinct prompting whether I should go or not. I got the impression to think about it, so I did for like a second and decided it wasn't for me. I pushed it away quiet forcefully.
Let me tell you, Heavenly Father knows you better than you think and he will guide us and bring people into our lives to inspire us to do His Will.
As I said, I pushed the prompting quite forcefully, but I continued to get the prompting to think about it...so I did just that, I thought about it. I prayed, fasted and pleaded with God to tell me if this was part of my plan.
I got an immense supply of comfort during that week, Heavenly Father brought certain situations and people into my life that week that made it evident that I was to really ponder this possibility of a mission. I took the comfort and peace I gained as I worked towards submitting my papers and trusted the Lord wholeheartedly. I haven't look back since...
Through the repeated jabs Satan has taken on me, I have never doubted and felt so at peace about a decision made so blindly. I know I am to serve a mission now and am so grateful for the blessing to have guidance from above. I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, who knows us better than we know ourselves. I am grateful of the knowledge I have and gained through this gospel of my Heavenly parents. I can't wait to serve the people of Dominican Republic and share with them the great love God has for each and every single one of us. To share the happiness this gospel brings into my life.
Thank you to those who were brought into my life as the Lord's Hands as I made this huge decision!
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