It was 6 weeks ago yesterday that I called my bishop and told him I wanted to start my papers. I didn't tell anyone until Mother's Day that I had made that decision. It was really hard to keep it a secret. I wanted to tell everyone, but I was worried that I wasn't really going to go and I was kind of worried about what people might say or how they would react. You may wonder who wouldn't be excited to hear someone is going on a mission, but you'd be surprised.
It was really an interesting turn of events that took course over the past month and a half. Returning to BYU-I to study abroad in Mexico, then having that trip get completely cancelled, and deciding what to do with my life until EFY (work on my mission papers, along with other things). And now I've submitted my papers and I'm starting EFY. All I know is that Heavenly Father is very aware of us, and everything happens for a reason.
I had my EFY training meeting today, and I met this really nice girl. Her name is Maddie, she goes to BYU Provo, she's an english ed major (like me!), she's engaged, she just turned 21 (so she's my age), she's an avid journal writer (like me as well!), and she's from North Carolina although her family currently resides in Washington. I pretty much love her, and I just barely met her. But we are even more alike than I know. She too, decided to go on a mission, but right at that time she met her fiance and at first she was kind of mad about it. She really wanted to go on a mission. The funny part of the story was that she met her fiance at EFY. They were co-counselors. I told her, I hope that doesn't happen to me. Well, if it does, great! But I would really love to go on a mission!
Anyway, I'm so excited for life. I feel like I have direction, and it's kind of nice actually-to be busy and know what the next step is.
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