And, the countdown has officially begun! I report to the Mexico
MTC in 87 days! That's fourteen weeks and two days. Or three months and two
days. The point is that I still have a while to wait... While I wait, I figured
that I would tell the entire world about what I'm getting myself into! If I
rant, never fear, it's completely normal, but I would ask you to bear with me
until I get off my soapbox.
A brief introduction:
I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. It is a motto in our church that "every member is a
missionary", but some of us take that phrase to the next level. We
willingly give up eighteen months to two years of our lives to preach our
knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the entire world! (Or, most of it
since some countries won't let our missionaries proselyte there, like China).
Our first prophet, Joseph Smith Jr. said about the purpose of missionary work, "After all that has been said, the greatest and most
important duty is to preach the Gospel".
We take his counsel very seriously, because we believe in Jesus the Christ, the Savior of the World. We also believe that we can live together forever in our Heavenly Father's presence, as long as we are prepared. Missionaries are called to serve and prepare those who are willing to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him. I look forward to the day when I will bring even one soul unto Christ because that will be one of the greatest joys that I will ever experience.
Ok. Rant over.
In other news, one of our apostles, Elder David Bednar, recently gave a lecture concerning the Gospel and media. He invited us all to "share goodness"--to be the good that people see in the world through the media. If you'd like to hear Elder Bednar's talk, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?cid=social_20140820_30105576&v=kXi8bYMjZok. His words are truly inspired, and I would encourage you all to share goodness in your Facebook or blog posts; Twitter updates; Instagram pictures, and any other media sites that you use. If you want to see what other people are sharing, just look for the hashtag #sharegoodness. I'm sharing goodness, how about you?
Hermana Kennedy, signing off.
We take his counsel very seriously, because we believe in Jesus the Christ, the Savior of the World. We also believe that we can live together forever in our Heavenly Father's presence, as long as we are prepared. Missionaries are called to serve and prepare those who are willing to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him. I look forward to the day when I will bring even one soul unto Christ because that will be one of the greatest joys that I will ever experience.
Ok. Rant over.
In other news, one of our apostles, Elder David Bednar, recently gave a lecture concerning the Gospel and media. He invited us all to "share goodness"--to be the good that people see in the world through the media. If you'd like to hear Elder Bednar's talk, please go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?cid=social_20140820_30105576&v=kXi8bYMjZok. His words are truly inspired, and I would encourage you all to share goodness in your Facebook or blog posts; Twitter updates; Instagram pictures, and any other media sites that you use. If you want to see what other people are sharing, just look for the hashtag #sharegoodness. I'm sharing goodness, how about you?
Hermana Kennedy, signing off.
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