Monday, January 6, 2014

I have Problems.. you have problems ..we all have problems

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 Now please keep reading before you get any ideas about how my personality is.  You are all thinking, she's one of "those" people who see the good in people.  She's one of "those" people who try to be positive all the time.  My response, I use to be like that, and I am trying to become like that again.
  Being on a mission, I've come to realize, that each missionary as their own unique opportunity to grow, and to be pulled and stretched.  Each missionary goes through different phases on a mission. For me, I have gone through these different phases.

MTC Life: this is the moment when a missionary realizes what he or she signed up for.  This is the moment when missionaries either dive head on or are very slow to act in the work. This is the moment when they must learn how to study.  They must learn how be with someone for literally 24 hours of the day.  They must learn how to develop christlike attributes daily.

Training: This is when a missionary  absolutely loves the person they are with for approximatly 12 weeks. Their trainer shows them the ropes of missionary life. They show them through example, dedication, and work ethic. Most missionaries love their trainers.

Greenie busting: This is when a missionary must learn to work with someone different then their trainer.  This can sometimes be very difficult, and hard for most missionaries because both missionaries are very different people.

Learning how to let go: This is the stage I am at right now.  This is when a missionary must give everything they have to the lord, and to the work. They must give up their will(in a sense) to trust in the lord completely.  This has been something very difficult for me.  It has been very hard to put trust in the lord with all the trials he has sent me while on my mission. I have however found that  I don't have to understand why everything happens.. or when it happens. I just have to have faith in my Heavenly Father that he knows what he's doing.  Easier said then done most of the time. I do have faith that it works though:)  I do have faith that he is helping me to see the good among st the bad, the joy among the heartache, the happiness among the saddness.  I have that faith.


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