Next Stop: MTC

I will be arriving at the Missionary Training Center at 1:10 pm, Wednesday, September 14, 2011. My family will be taking me down and we'll have lunch before and take some pictures. My setting apart will take place 8:30 pm the preceding Tuesday. This will probably be the last post I make for a while. If Keith and Nicole's teaching goes well, they'll be making all posts following, though I may be able to email a post every now and then. Until later, I love you all. God be with you until we meet again.

'The Last Super' Weekend!

Saturday, September 10:

Missionary Open House

I'm holding a open house for people to come visit, socialize, and eat desserts with me before I leave. I've tried to invite everyone so I can see them all, seeing how as there won't be much time to do that during my mission address in Sacrament Meeting. There will be LOTS of pictures.

Sunday, September 11:

Missionary Address

I haven't been given an assigned topic from my bishopric, so I'm working on putting my message together right now. Overall topic to be determined.

Family Luncheon

After Sacrament Meeting, we're having a family luncheon over at my house. We're having sandwiches, chips, fruit, veggies, salad, baked beans, and probably more of all the left over dessert (my grandma and I are making tons and tons of cookies and brownies for Saturday night!). More time for pictures!! Yeah!

Temple Day!

In order to be more prepared, I've been going to the temple as much as possible ever since I was endowed (as opposed to only once a week) -- And I've been doing all kinds of ordinances. I even did all of the ordinances consecutively in one day!

Last Minute Preparations

Jeez! It literally feels like last minute preparations cause time is growing rapidly sparse. I am currently doing as much as possible to prepare. These past few weeks I've been going to Brother Warren Miller's Missionary Preparation class at the SLCC Institute Monday through Thursday from 12-12:50pm. I've been going to the temple as often as I can. We even went as a mission prep class group to the Manti Temple a few weeks ago. That's where I met Matt Baxter - a possible future companion.

He's going to the same mission as me and he's even leaving the exact same date for the MTC! We've gotten to know each other a little more as we've gone to through a few sessions together and we both hope that we are in the same district in the MTC. Aside from that, I've made it a goal to finish studying and reading through Preach My Gospel by the time I leave for the MTC. So far I haven't gotten too far, but I think I can do it.

Overall I'm getting more and more nervous as the days fly by. Although I have everything acquired and pretty much packed the pressure's building exponentially. I can't help but feeling stressed that I'm going to forget to pack something or forget to do something before I leave. The anxiety is also weighing on my friends and family who all want to get enough time to spend with me. I'm praying daily for strength and courage to leave the ones I love here, in order to go serve the ones I will grow to love in Oregon.