Now, years later, I wait. In 99 days, I enter the MTC to serve a mission in the Cochabamba Bolivia mission. How cool is that? I will get to go to a foreign country and serve the Lord for two years. Every day, for the next 99 days, I am going to be thinking of the people thousands of miles away needing the gospel.
Hanging above my desk I have the following:
"Dear Elder Eyre,
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Bolivia Cochabamba mission."
I've never realized how long two years is until now. My little siblings will have grown up so much, my little sister will be dating (I cannot believe I am going to miss this), and my older sister will (hopefully) have a child. Though it is a sacrifice, I know that this is what the Lord wants me to do. He needs me in Bolivia, he has issued the call, and I have accepted it.
I know that the gospel can change the lives of the individuals there, and that the Lord needs me to serve in Bolivia at this time. His children are there, waiting for me.
I have been Called to Serve.
I've already told you before, but I think you deserve it again. Congratulations!! Whenever I think of going on a mission, I can definitely relate. I don't have my mission call yet but I await the day that I'll be eligible to send in my papers. You have some good insight in this post that I haven't thought of yet. Now that you've mentioned how two years seems longer than it had before, I can see myself feeling the same way. I can't wait to receive my own mission call so I can relate even better to everything you've said. Keep up the good work, you'll be a great missionary!
ReplyDeleteI am really agreed with chad's comment. Congratulations!! and you will be a good missionary!!
ReplyDeleteYou know right now two years seems like so long, you think you will miss so much. I have now been home from my mission 21 months. The mission didn't seem long enough, I feel like I missed out on a few things but the love I have for my family grew so much in the realization that they care about me and support me in my mission to preach the gospel. Also you never truly realize what you have until it's gone. Your appreciation for your family will grow, and your life will be blessed so much more. Time flies, and before you know it you will be home thinking back to the two years that seem like just a dream. Congratulations on the mission call, never fear, the Lord is on your side.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you to be able to serve the Lord. You wil be a great missionary.
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