Friday, March 27, 2015

The House of The Lord, my greatest blessing

"In the temple we are taught, we make covenants, and we are promised blessings. We receive ordinances that enable us to live in the presence of God."

"the way you feel in the temple is a pattern for how you want to feel in your life"

Elder Neil L. Andersen










Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Call to Serve


Dear Sister Jackson:
 You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the English language. Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president.

You have been recommended as one worthy to represent the Lord as a minister of the restored gospel. You will be an official representative of the Church. As such, you will be expected to maintain the highest standards of conduct and appearance by keeping the commandments, living mission rules, and following the counsel of your mission president. As you devote your time and attention to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs, the Lord will bless you with increased knowledge and testimony of the Restoration and of the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Your purpose will be to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. As you serve with all your heart, might, and strength, the Lord will lead you to those who are prepared to be baptized.

The Lord will reward you for the goodness of your life. Greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced await you as you humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in this labor of love among His children. We place our confidence in you and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary.

You will be set apart as a missionary by your stake president. Please go to missionary.lds.org promptly to acknowledge your acceptance of this call.

Sincerely,

Thomas S. Monson
President

Megan text me in the middle of her international social work class, it's here!!! She had been planning for a couple weeks to drive home to Logandale to open the call. She wanted to surprise our mom and dad and read the letter with family and friends surrounding her. She anxiously drove home safely with the envelop sitting next to her in the passenger seat and she did not peek! 


We both arrived home at the same time the only people missing... Mom and Dad! they were at Krissy's middle school review and mom took forever to come home because she had no idea we were all waiting for her. 

With me in Person
My family 
Nana 
Joni 
Wendy Mulcock 



With me via phone 
Dennis 
Grandpa 
Natalie, Amanda, Alexa
Brittan
Tifanie 
Hannah 
John