For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible: July 2012

Serving An 18 Month LDS Mission

In the LDS church, when a girl turns 21 she has the opportunity to choose to serve an 18 month, self-funded mission. I have wanted to go on a mission since I was a little girl. My parents both served a mission in Rome in the 1970's. In 2001-2002, my sister Letty served as a missionary in Hong Kong and my brother Algot in the Philippines. As soon as I turned 21 I submitted my papers. The Prophet and 12 Apostles determine through inspiration which of the more than 300 missions worldwide each missionary will be assigned. I was overjoyed when I opened my mission call and discovered that I was called to Rome, Italy! I feel immensely blessed and I feel that God has been preparing me to serve the Italian people. Each week, while I am on my mission, I will send my sister Letty an email and pictures to post on the blog. I won't see this blog till I come home, so I will be unable to directly respond to your comments until then. However, the sidebar will always have a current street address for me, and I promise I will respond to your letters! If you would rather write via email, just email your letter to my sister and she will print it out and send it me with her weekly snail mail!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Off to the MTC

This is my final post on my blog! Tomorrow, I will be set apart as a representative of Jesus Christ and His church. Then, my family and I will leave for Utah where I will enter the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on August 1st. I will be at the MTC for 9 weeks until I leave for Italy beginning of October. Once set apart as a missionary, my internet usage will be limited to emailing my family once a week. I will include a letter and pictures for this blog in my family email and my sister Letty will manage this blog for me. Letty will also have my current address for anyone who wants to write me via regular mail. I would love to hear from you and will respond as soon as possible. God bless you all until I see in a year and a half! :)