This summer serving a mission never ever crossed my mission. I just never planned on serving a mission and that was totally fine. But I was trying to decide if I wanted to go to public high school or not. Honestly I didnt want to go because I'm not really a people person and I was perfectly content to be in my tiny high school of less than 100 students, but I prayed and fasted about it and I just kept getting the answer that yes, I need to go to public school and meet people. I was just not sure I was getting the right answer and just kept pondering and thinking why it could possibly be important that I go to high school. I just could not think of any good reason. Then in August I went with Shelby to EFY and they told us to have a question in mind and everyday during personal scripture study to pray and read and try to find an answer. Because I still couldnt figure out why I had to go to public high school instead of my mormon private school. I mean why would the Lord ask me to go to a school where I can't learn about Him? but even after a week straight of asking at EFY I still just got the answer that I need to go to high school. I told my mom I need to go, but that I had no idea why and just kind put it in the back of my head and just knew I was going to high school for no apparent reason.
When October general conference rolled around we were at my farm. We figured that the first part of general conference is usually just them sustaining people and stuff like that, so me and my parents drove down to the gas station and I was driving. We filled up the car with gas and got drinks and the normal stuff, but as I was pulling away from the gas station I got the distinct impression to turn on the radio. The radio was already on the right station and it was literally right when Thomas S. Monson annouced the age change for girls. I was shocked! As soon as I was sure it really happened the whole high school dilema came back and I heard the words "You're going to high school to learn to talk to a lot of people you dont already know. This is for your own good. It's to prepare for the mission you will serve."
I was still shocked, but I made the dicision then and there that since the Lord took the time to prepare me just to choose I'm going on a mission.
This weekend for ward youth conference we had a "missionary experience." On Friday night all the youth and about 14 couples AKA mission presidents met at the church. We got assignments for companions, missions, and mission presidents. My companion was Sharon Crosby. We went to "Paris, France" or the Lytle's house.
It was meant to be as close to a real mission as possible. we had to follow all the missionary rules and ate food from the place where we were called. We stayed the night at the mission home and ate all our meals there. We even went out as companionships and went tracting. Sharon and I were very sucessfull and learned a lot about and from each other.
It got me just that much more exited to serve somewhere for 18 months. I'm so exited to bring people to Christ and learn to love the people of where ever I serve! I'm so exited and so grateful that I was prepared early to serve when I turn 19.. We recently sent out my nephew Elder Martineau and his cute girl friend Sister Marble! I'm so grateful for their example and I know they'll be fantastic missionaries
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