let me start of by saying this, i was told via my patriarchal blessing that i was told that my i would not need worry about paying for my mission, and as the day comes near that i am going to put in my papers i am told that i truly don't need to worry, i feel so blessed in this manner, three people who i know have prayed and they have decided to help me by donating a hundred dollars a month, to my mission.
i feel incredibly blessed, and it i couldn't have come at a better time, you see i had previously chosen that on January 31 that i put in my papers for immediate service, and i recently have become worried about my family and how they are going to support themselves while i am away if they are paying for it. and it soothes my soul and lifts a weight off of my mind to know that i need not worry. that i am on the right path. i feel very strongly that i am able to put my faith in god, that he will calm my mind, and let me know that i am loved, what strikes me so much and not just by god, i had no idea that people cared for me as much as they do. that they want to see me succeed and do what is right, i just feel such joy and love from everyone i cant help but smile, i know that i can never repay them or god for the love they have shown me. and for all you peeps out there, i would like to quote a scripture, "trust in the lord with all thy heart and lean not into thy own understanding, in all thy way acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths" i testify that this is true with great conviction that if you trust him he will guide you, adieu.
