At the beginning of January after waiting for 19+ years, I finally received my mission call to serve a two-year mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, speaking Indonesian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Honestly, it was an amazing opportunity and step forward in my life. I was a little surprised that I was not emotional, but I was, however, surprised at where I had been called to.
Going back and looking at all the places that
people had guessed as to where I would serve, it was interesting to see where
everyone thought that I was going. I also found it interesting that one person
actually guessed the place that I was going, my aunt. I guess you could say
that it was divine revelation.
Leading up to the event I was really wanting to
know where I was going to be called to, so I was looking at all the possible
places that I could possibly go. I also happened to peak at a few of the maps
of the boundaries of some missions. Looking back on this experience I realize
now that all of the maps that I happened to glance over were the missions that
surrounded the Indonesia, Jakarta mission. I do not know whether this was some
type of coincidence or not, but I thought that it was a pretty cool experience.
Overall, I am ecstatic to serve the people of Indonesia and have already
developed a love for them that cannot be explained in words. From what I have
heard, they seem like very humble and kind people that live in impoverished
circumstances. Every day that passes a new energy and excitement seems to
overtake me to a new level. It is crazy the consuming nature that surrounds a mission.
It is almost like an addiction but a good kind of one. I love my Savior, my
family, and the people waiting for me in Indonesia and cannot wait to make all
of them proud.
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| Will be serving just Northwest of Australia in the South Pacific. |
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