Waiting

Waiting. The definition of waiting is the act of remaining inactive or stationary. This is what my life has become and will be for the next 121 days, well actually for the next 694 days. How can I possibly remain inactive though. I guess I should explain why and what I am waiting for. There are so many reasons people wait. Waiting to find true love, waiting to grow up, waiting to find there own place in the world. However, I am not waiting for any of these things. I am waiting for the day I get to leave to serve a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. I am waiting on my best friend, boyfriend and my future eternal companion to return for serving his mission as well. I don't think the definition of waiting is sufficient for LDS members. We willingly send off our sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, friends and our better halves for 18 to 24 months to serve the Lord. To others outside the church this is a terrible sacrifice. How can and 18 or 19 kid know enough to go out on their own, in a completely new place for 2 years to teach about their faith, their love of the gospel, and their love of their Heavenly Father. However, leaving to serve the Lord is in no way a sacrifice, it is an immeasurable blessing to the family of the missionary, to the missionary, and to those special people that decide to investigate the church. For those two years our missionaries are gone do we put our lives on hold, are we inactive? NO!! We hasten to salvation in our own areas, we become missionaries as well. We are trying to obtain that same Spiritual high our loved ones are experiencing. Our missionaries do not need to be the only ones that benefit from the two years they are gone. We too can have miracles happen. We can become a Preach my Gospel missionary. If I just sat around waiting for the love of my life to come home, then I would not be the same person I was when he left. I want to grow and strive to be a better person just as he is doing right now. He might not know it but he isn't just converting those he is serving, but he is strengthening my testimony and helping me have a true conversion. I love him so much, and hope to to become a great missionary like he is right now.