Once upon a time, I had a tiny fear of being called to serve my mission "stateside".
And then I was called stateside!
And it was actually okay. The more I learned about my mission, the more excited I became.
Most people are wonderful and SO EXCITED for me!
But sometimes people say dumb things like
"Well that's disappointing.."
"I would've thought you'd go somewhere like blank or blank."
[insert generic 'it'll be okay'/giving-condolences type statement]
Once one of my friends told me she theorized only weird sisters serve stateside. (Ouch, right!) (And very wrong, to be clear.)
Sometimes I get pouty and feel sad I am going to the at-one-time-dreaded stateside mission.
And then I feel guilty and wonder if I'm a bad person because I feel that way.
I kind of feel exactly like this...
It's okay to feel disappointed.
It's okay to cry.
It's okay to pray to Heavenly Father and tell Him exactly how you feel.
Just remember, though, that there's a much bigger picture to your mission than the state and city you read in your letter. Also remember that someday you will feel foolish for crying over it.
But we all need a good pity party sometimes.
Jacob 4:8 Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.
Helaman 5:47 Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in My Beloved, who was from the foundation of the world.
1. It may not be on the mountain height
Or over the stormy sea,
It may not be at the battle's front
My Lord will have need of me.
But if, by a still, small voice he calls
To paths that I do not know,
I'll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine:
I'll go where you want me to go.
(Chorus)
I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord,
Over mountain or plain or sea;
I'll say what you want me to say, dear Lord;
I'll be what you want me to be.
