Thank you family for all your opinions regarding the new missionary announcement. I love you all and know how each of you feel and will gladly take that all into consideration. However it's not something I can just decide over night. I'm absolutely considering it, but haven't decided yet if it is what I want to do for sure. Regarding missions I just have to share this story that Preston told me on Sunday... It totally gives me the chills and definitely makes me feel like I need to serve one too.
The following event took place in a ward in Salt Lake City in 1974. It occurred during a sacrament meeting and was told to me by a Regional Representative of the Twelve who was in the meeting. A young man, just before leaving on his mission stood in sacrament meeting and bore in essence the following testimony:
Brothers and Sisters, as you know, the past two weeks I've been waiting for my mission call. During the time I was waiting I had a dream. I knew it was not an ordinary dream. I dreamed I was in the pre-existence and awaiting my call to come to earth. I was filled with the same anticipation and excitement that I had before I received my mission call. In my dream I was talking to a friend, and I felt a special closeness to him, even though I've never met him in this life. As we talked a messenger came and gave me a letter. I knew it was my call to go to earth. In great excitement my friend and I opened the letter. I gave it to him and asked him to read it aloud. It said: "You've been called to earth in a special time and to a special land. You will be born to the true church and you will have the priesthood of God in your home. You will born into a land of plenty, in a land of freedom. You will go to earth in the United States of America."
My friend and I rejoiced as we read my call, and while we were rejoicing the messenger returned. This time he had a letter for my friend. We knew it was his call to earth. My friend gave me the letter to read aloud. His letter said: "You've been called to go to the earth in circumstances of poverty and strife. You will not be raised in the true church. Many hardships will attend your life. Your land will be fraught with political and social difficulties - which will hinder the work of the Lord. You will be born in Costa Rica."
We wept, my friend and I, as we read his call. And my friend looked at me with tears in his eyes, and said, "When we are down on earth, you in your choice land and me in Costa Rica, my friend, please come and find me."
The young missionary, with tears in his eyes, said, "Brothers and Sisters, I have received my mission call. I am going to Costa Rica."
There is a sequel to the story. About a year after the sacrament meeting, the bishop received a letter from the missionary in Costa Rica. The letter had one sheet of paper in it and on that sheet written in capital letters were four words:
3 comments:
Kal! You are so cute :) I just love ya. I think it would be so awesome if you went on a mission BUT I think that it is totally up to you and the Lord. Don't be discouraged if you don't get an answer over night or even over a few months! Love you.
Juli said it perfectly!!! We are all very excited for the possibility that you might serve a mission...but it is your decision to make through fasting and prayer. We love you no matter what!!! It is just exciting to think you could be part of such an exciting time in the church and we would be your #1 supporters in whatever you choose :)
I love this story. I have heard it before. I have always told you that you would be a great missionary. However, I would bawl and bawl because you are my baby girl!!! Love ya so much and hope you can get the answers you need. Your the best kidd-o ever!!
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