In.Credible.

At approximately 12:45pm mountain daylight time, the phone rang. As a girl walks from the lobby into the kitchen area, she is informed that this particular phone call is for her. The receiver is in hand. Undecipherable screaming is coming from the other line, and is exchanged in the like manner, no translation needed. Tears stream. Breathing becomes difficult. Heart races. It finally came.

"Are you okay? You look like you just won the Miss America pageant!"

"I pretty much did," she said, "my mission call came!"

True story. And I would like to thank everyone. All the support, pep talks, patience, and great advice... it all is greatly appreciated. I opened my mission call at 4:00pm this afternoon with family gathered in the front room and other family on speaker phone. I will be reporting to the Tennessee Nashville Mission on May 25, 2011 to the Provo MTC.

FAQ:

So what did you think when you found out it was Nashville?

---Wow. NO ONE called that. Totally unexpected.

Do you like country music?

---Not really. I will listen to some, but it is not my first personal preference. At all.

What language?

---English speaking. Well, the call said English. However, I am told that southern is kind of foreign. K.C. says that all I need to know how to say is, "I tehll yeeeww whut!"

What are your thoughts and feelings?

---I think I'm experiencing a little bit of emotional overload. Suuuppppper happy, excited, anxious, excited, grateful, excited, humbled, excited, relieved, and excited!

What do your parents think?

--- I can't tell who is more excited: me or them. Pretty sure it's me though.

"Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God." D&C 18:10

All I Need

CAUTION: Contains super cheesiness. But I believe that just because something is cheesy doesn't make it untrue.

I am so wonderfully happy that I have many moments when I want to cry, sing, or dance in the streets (and there are many times that I do- just ask my coworkers). I am going on a mission to find my brothers and sisters and bring them to the gospel. They know it! They know it so much; it's merely been forgotten as part of the Plan of Happiness. I get to help them remember and build upon one of the most important, if not THE most important thing one can have in this life and the next: a relationship with Heavenly Father.

As a human being, I am beautifully imperfect. I have wants and wishes, and although I am anxiously awaiting my mission call, I still think of my life and what it is that I am making of it and what I want to make it. One of my greatest wishes is to fall in love. Everyone has a theory of what love is and what love means. My view is... well, a long explanation. Suffice it to say that you can't be truly in love without the Spirit of the Lord. But right now, especially in light of tomorrow's holiday, I couldn't be happier to know that I am loved by my family, friends, and of course my Savior and Heavenly Father.

I hope you know how much you are loved, for you truly are.

Happy Valentine's Day

I solemnly swear that I am up to... something great ;)

2010. I have probably received more strange looks in this past year than any other, and that is saying something. It has been so wonderful in so many ways and also one of the most difficult for me as well. I haven't been at school. I decided to take a little hiatus and get my life together financially, emotionally, and for health reasons. I am now working a total of nearly 60 hours a week. Being home again and for so long was completely unexpected by me, my parents, and my close friends and family. And if only I had a nickel for every time someone asked or thought I was going to BYUI.... (Not to discredit BYUI in any respect at all; it is a fabulous school, but it is not where I personally felt I needed to go. That's another story.) Now, for quite some time, I have been so looking forward to going back and attending classes in Provo Utah.

But I'm not going.

Part of me is really quite sad about it. I'm going to miss my friends, and I had some classes I was really looking forward to taking. However, not quite a month ago, I had a very unique experience. Definitely a life-changing experience. To give you all the plain and simple, sweet and beautiful truth:

I AM GOING ON A MISSION!!! I have turned in all of my papers, the only thing I have left is an interview with my stake president and then it's all off to Salt Lake and I am hoping to have my call within the next three weeks!

Just thought you should know :)