Mormon Girl

[ MICHELLE , ME AND AFI ;) ] 

 

And then we made our own fun and Slept in the Bag shelf :) 

SUCH AN AWESOME WEEKEND! WOOOT 

A small thank you not for my Awesome Boyfriend(: .

So I’m not playing the piano this afternoon for sacrament… I’ve decided to conduct so my hands will be swinging away! I’m in such a great mood I could practically dance up there but I won’t lol Blessed Sabbath All :) x

Here is to a very, very impoartant question. I would LOVE nothing more than to hear your thoughts and feelings. If your Brother or Sister was serving and you were planning on getting Married would you wait for them or would you just get Married?

A little different to my other Missionary Mondays I know :)

I was once a youth, two years ago to be exact. I’m now 19 and I often think myself where did my youth years go? I attended the first TFY (Time for youth) when I was 14 years old. Through out my years of youth we were always told that we were the Chosen generation and that what we did now (back then) was significant for our future. In fact President Eyring who was Elder Eyring back then visited us and shared with us such a great message concerning our future and the choices we will one day make.

I’m sure you’re very familiar with the experince I am going to sure. All my teachers since I turned twelve emphasised the importance of us understanding the doctrine they were teaching and here it comes…”Because one day you will teach my children and I want nothing but the best for them” (something to that effect). I guess that was the best time to say “No pressure at all” but now that I think of it those years just blew with the wind. I have served as a Faith in God teacher and am now a secretary for Stake Primary presidency all of which are related to teaching children…

And as cliched as it sounds It’s so true. I end up teaching a few of my Teachers children. It’s amazing… I still don’t know how it came about but it truley shows the importance of keeping yourself worthy to fulfill the Lord’s work here on earth.

A time will come where we stand at the teachers spot and teach, and we will be resbonsible for Saving the Rising Generation… Just a thought I had in mind.

About a year ago two great friends and I made a logo for our jumpers. ”I can’t I’m prepin”. Our ultimatim for this jumper was to prove that we were focused on serving a Mission first and then getting married in the Temple. Now Sister Manning (Sariah) is serving and has been out for almost 10 months in Colarado. One out of the three absolutely done what was planned and desired.

Funny how things can change slowly. I suppose ‘our ways are not the Lords’ would be the right phrase to use right about now.

Slowly I have seen my heart-felt desire to serve my Mission fade away… And I’ve spoken with a few Family members how I can put off my Mission for the Blessing of the Temple. To be honest I still want to serve my Mission. Would it be selfish of me to ask him to wait? Sometimes I feel as though I am lying to my heart and the Lord.

As a young girl I ALWAYS knew in my heart that I wanted to serve a Mission. Second I knew I wanted to go so badly because I really didn’t have a preference as to where I wanted to serve. My answer was the same and still is the same when people ask ‘Where do you want to serve’

What comforts me the most is knowing that everything leads to the Temple. Every other goal that I have in mind is centred by the Savior Jesus Christ and the only way to fulfill that further is to enter the Temple perhaps not through Serving a Mission…

I’m not suggesting Marriage is a carnal thing. It’s not, infact it is a beautiful ordinance. The Covenants that I will make in the Temple one day will be so significant to the Family I will raise with my Eternal companian.

It takes a leap of Faith to settle down with someone you have fallen in love with. Regardless of thier past or yours. The Lord works in mysterious ways, he has a humor you and I both know about.

I’ve come to the conclusion that although My mind and heart was set on serving that Mission and making this Jumper was specifically for it, I suppose in a way I can change it’s meaning to “I can’t I’m prepin” to enter the Temple with my Eternal Companian.

 One day you will come to two very great decisions as Sisters in this great Gospel to serve a mission or enter the Temple - I thought I would never have to come to making a decision so significant like this However the Lord knows us best. Fervent Prayer and Scripture study surely will bring your answer and sometimes your heart knows the answer already you just have to take that leap of Faith and guard your self from any unworthy acts that will prohibit your entrance through the front door of the Lords home with an “I Can’t I’m prepin” attitude.

Signed Ruthie (MormonGirl)

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Today “he” left to go Samoa. And he left with me a Book written by Dallin H Oaks titled ” The Lord’s Way”. I have challenged myself a week to finish this book. Has anyone heard or read this book? This title is very enticing! so begins my One week challenge :D Besides the fact that I miss “him” I think this book reading and week of intense study and physical exercise will assist in throwing away any feelings of lonliness. The bonus is that well I will learn something new :) So let the reading begin…

Sharing experiences that I have everyday… With the Hope that others may learn something. It’s amazing how much common experiences you have with other people. Like those “AHUH” moments that you thought only YOU had (: I know you know the exact feeling !! (:

As follows to help me keep up with keeping my tumblr updated (:

Missionary Mondays

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Wonderful Wednesdays

Temple Thursdays

Its a GOAL :)

( Elder and I - Christmas in 2008 Majoring in Laughing and more laughing it’s Miss and LOVE him heaps!) 

I don’t know where to begin. The phone call was much anticipated. I was so excited to talk to Elder. We only had sacrament meeting for Christmas and it was a beautiful service. My mind was very much focused on “the phone call”.

It’s a very special time when A Missionary calls home.For the Missionary themselves and the Family, patiently waiting and fervently praying for protection and guidance for their Son/Daughter. It’s a time where ( as Elder says) “Trunking” is acceptable and all unwritten rules regarding it, vanishes. 

Elder sounded different,a good different off course.  He spoke with such spirit. Even when explaining the most simple things. We had a good laugh about what we used to do and how things were. He said serving his Mission was the greatest choice he had ever made. 

He spoke much of his investigators who had been baptized. He also explained to me how he did not follow statistics. He said these were Heavenly Fathers Children &  not just numbers.  I loved that very much. 

It’s been almost 8 months since Elder has gone. It’s not the easiest thing to see your Older Brother leave home but the beauty of the Gospel helps me understand the importance of Young Men serving a Full time Mission. 

This has brought my Family so much closer together. We have been placing “service” as a very big aspect in our Family activities, Family home Evening and all things we do. That is a Blessing I see in my life as a result of Elder being out on the Field. 

We had our little inside jokes for a while on the phone. I miss that very much. He is the one person that would actually laugh at my not-so-amazing attempts to tell jokes.  He said ” Ruthie, your joke has stepped up in my rank of good Jokes”  He said whenever he is feeling down, tired or just simply frustrated at small things he always hears my jokes and then to him everything is fine- He would sit there and laugh at himself. 

It’s the sweetest thing knowing that a small gesture you make to someone goes a long way. Which brings me to my Missionary Monday Challenge.

Spend as much time as you can with your Siblings. Make great memories. Laugh, cry, roll around in the mud with each other. Listen to one another. Don’t ever put your friends before them & last but certainly not least LOVE them. I know for a fact that the memories you make with your Siblings will help them in their toughest times.  

<3 

Today is Christmas and I had the opportunity to speak with my Older Brother on the Mission. Elder Trunked pretty bad (: so tomorrow my Missionary Monday will be all about him (: 

Today I went to work with no expectation of receiving an email from my Brother who is currently serving his Mission in the Brisbane Australia Mission. I still emailed him though once I got to work. I told him of how I made new friends and my past Temple experiences. He shared his experience of the week. I loved it so, so much I thought it would only be fair to share a piece of it with you all :) 

When I explained to Elder that I have made new friends this was his response: 

Heard you have new mates mate!! thats awesome to hear!!! Keep it up and make the most of it.. because when I get back I will vacume every last one of them out of there hahaha! you know I cant be replaced.. Like the skin on the outside of a mango.. I protect you like that….. HURRRR!!! lol. 

I couldn’t stop laughing. I love my Brother dearly. He is my hero and always has been. I always look forward to my Missionary Monday. The Love within a Family is stronger then any force. Missionaries have humor as well, they Laugh, hurt and get hungry just like we do :) So when you see a Missionary take in consideration that they’re just humans but with super, super special callings (: 

Missionary Monday (: xo