All of my life I have seen and heard about these people who
get a mission call to serve in all sorts of far off places. Some would go anywhere
from a state away or clear to the other side of the world! I would be there
when they gave a final talk in church before they ventured off to wherever they
had been called to serve. Two years later they would show up again and tell
some of the experiences they had. Other than these moments and some movies I
had seen I didn't really know what life was like for these people who left to
serve missions.
The time eventually comes for every young man and woman that is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to
decide if a mission is the direction they want to take in life. That time came
for me and I decided that I was going to go. I had no expectations or ideas of
what was going to happen on this adventure that I was going to embark on. If
you've never served a mission it's likely that you don't know what it is like
either. If you have served then you can relate in some ways and some things
will be completely different as each mission has their own things they do.
I thought I'd let you have a glimpse at what life has been
like for me the past two years...
FINALLY! |
The day finally comes when you open up the mailbox and see
that envelope sitting there. It is like every Christmas morning you've ever had
combined into one moment. You don't know if you should rip it open right away or
take your time and invite everybody over. I decided to invite people over to
build the anticipation that much more!
As people file their way into your living room and slowly
surround you... you feel the drum of your heart pounding away as the song Called
To Serve plays on loudspeakers in your mind. You slowly tear the envelope open as if
you're practicing to be a heart surgeon. You inch the papers out and
begin. You read your name that now
carries a new title... Elder Ethan Oberhansly... You are hereby called to serve
in the... WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION!?!? (You pause as the excitement floods
the room with echoes of gasps, oooohs, aaahhhs, smiles, and jaw drops) It is
estimated that you will serve for the period of two years. You will be serving
in the English language. Your pounding heart suddenly switches to a dead stop
as a wave of emotion crash lands into you!
Set apart from the world. |
What are we willing to give up for our Savior? |
I leave my family for two years so that other families can be together for eternity. |
HOW HAVE YOUR PRAYERS BEEN ANSWERED? WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE YOU MADE TO BLESS SOMEONE'S LIFE? WHAT GOOD HAVE YOU DONE IN THE WORLD TODAY?
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