Hjem

Hello

18 months.

*watching the cursor blink*

ahhhh....

I can't think of sufficient enough words to describe my feelings towards going home.

I just need the world to know that I know:

God and Jesus Christ exist.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is their church. I have found a sure and solid way to happiness and it is through this church. And it comes down to the three basic things. Church, prayer, scripture study. Those are the answers.

Charity-pure, Christ-like love, is a gift that we need to contantly strive to have. It is a neccesity in all aspects and relationships of our life.

God wants us to succeed. When life is hard, we have an unwavering way to make it through. Everything is in His hands. But, God can't really hand us a bunch of huge blessings on a silver plater without us doing a little work for them first. Trials make us stronger and are necessary for our progression in this life.

I know that God loves His children (individually) because I was sent to Norway. There are countries around the world that baptize hundreds every year. In Norway we baptize a few. Those few are SO loved. So loved that God sends His missionaries here to preach to them. He loves us all. One by one, He knows us and He loves us.

Life is full of 2nd chances, and that is ONLY possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

There are a lot of "whys" in a mission. Most of my whys have been people that I have met. People that I plan on taking with me through the eternities. This gospel and God's purpose is about PEOPLE. The people that come into our lives are all there with purpose.

The world and the things inside it can be amazing and life changing. But the things of the world are NOT why I am the person I am now. My mission-spiritual things-are the reason I am who I am now. It is through spiritual enlightenment and experiences that cause us to change, grow, and become better human beings.

You can change or even save someone's life by simply thinking outside of your own reality and stepping into their's for a bit.

There is literal power in our words.

It's ok to ask questions about the church, it's ok to question what is truth and what isn't. It is through these questions that we find out with a surety what really is truth. I know what the doctine is now, I know the history, and I know that the church is true.

I know that families are eternal. Family and the idea of being with mine for eternity are one of the reasons I came on a mission. That basic truth has grown and developed so much since being on my mission. I can go on all day about families. I have so much faith in, and so much hope from the thought of my future family.

Missions are divine.

They are thee greatest thing a kid can do FOR their life. I wouldn't trade mine for the whole world. My mission is the greatest thing that has happened to me thusfar and is beyond precious to me.