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On Gratitude and Missions

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Well, hello there. It's only been a long time since I've posted. Probably because life has been really crazy. First of all, I started my mission papers. Second, I turned them in. Third, you guessed it, I received my call! It's crazy how things happen in our lives. Here is the story. The promptings came a little at a time. I felt like I should do little things (prepare for the temple, study certain scriptures/books, etc) and one day I was like wait, I think these are things that prepare me for a mission. I was at home, and I started talking about it with my family. And then it felt right. So I got back to school and immediately started my papers. Definitely faced some adversity. But on Wednesday, November 19, my call arrived. I thought I would wait until today, November 26, but luckily my family got as impatient as me, and we met in Heber and opened my call. I brought my old roommates/best friends Emily and Angela, and then my best friend/not roommate Michael. On the way