Tomorrow!

         Here I sit at my parent's computer, counting down the minutes until I will be set apart as a full-time missionary. It's amazing how fast this all has come! Yet I feel completely ready for this new adventure in life. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to dedicate 100% of my life to my God for the next 18 months. I look forward to meeting the people of the Pennnsylvania Philadelphia Mission. I'm so grateful for the people that I have had come into my life over the last 23 years. I know that I am at this point in my life because of the people know and the experiences I have had. If I know you, thank you! Thank you for being you and for influencing my life for the better. I've felt more love and support than I deserve and I hope to share that love with the people who I will meet over the next 18 months.
         In these last few minutes I want to tell you why I'm leaving the comfort of my home, my family and my friends for a year and a half. I was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. the Mormon Church). I was raised by wonderful parents who have simply tried to do the best that they can. They have taught me how to love deeply and to ask questions. It is because of the way that I was raised that I got to the point in my life that I needed to ask some big questions: Is God really there? Does He really listen to me? How can Jesus Christ actually help my life? As I knelt in prayer and asked these questions, my answers came. And as those answers came, I came to know for myself that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contains the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This Church is for me- and for everyone- because it answers the questions of the soul and brings me closer to my God and to my Savior. I know that Jesus Christ is the one true source of peace in this life, and I can't imagine my life without Him in it. I love God- so I will dedicate a portion of my life to Him so that the people of the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Mission will come to love Him as well.