Between YOU and HIS FAMILY

Every Missionary Girlfriend is different and every relationship with their Missionary's family is different. We may ask ourselves, what could I do to build a relationship with his family while he is gone?

I wasn't able to meet his family because all of his siblings are older and have left home. Day 1, I thought we both didn't say goodbye.His brother answered the phone and we talked for about 5 to 10 minutes, he said ¨he is already gone, he left for his mission earlier this morning.¨ That was a heartbreaking moment for me, I cried after the phone call.

My Missionary's Mum was using his Facebook account to post the link to his blog that has is regular mission updates. I looked at the blog and noticed there was no post for his mission email, just his mission home address. When I was on the blog I clicked on the ¨About Me¨ section and got her email. So I emailed her asking what his email was. It took a while for her to reply. I introduced who I was, for the first email. I thought she didn't get my emails, so I kept constantly emailing her. I was impatient.

Eventually when she replied, I was filled with so much happiness! She kept me updated on what my missionary had been doing through emails, for about 3 months. I decided to take a bigger step and sent a friend request to her on Facebook. So I sent her a message saying, ¨Hello, I really hope you don't mind me adding you.¨ She accepted the friend request and replied, ¨No that's okay.¨

Since that evening, we have been best friends. We both message each other through Facebook almost everyday and night. Conversations between us would be anywhere between 5 minutes to 4 hours. We talk about everything and anything. Good news, bad news, I tell her all of it. As for the rest of his family, we don't talk as much but we do talk pretty regularly.

From sharing the background of our relationship, you have an idea of how it was. Some tips I have for staying close with your missionary's family are .. 

KEEP CONSTANT! Email, text, message their Mums and other family members. They will really appreciate it.

SUPPORT AND LOVE THEM, as much as you can! It shows that you appreciate them for being apart of your life.

Whenever you feel like you have no one to talk to, talk to his family. They care.

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Forget Me Not

This post is based on a talk called "Forget Me Not by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, General Relief Society Meeting, 2011." I love this Image below. It's so true and I hope you like the Image.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Forget not..., forget not to be patient with yourself. Forget not the difference between good and foolish sacrifices. Forget not to be happy now. Forget not the 'why' of the Gospel. Forget not that the Lord loves you. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf, General Relief Society Meeting, September 2011."

It is so true, we need to remember those things. He explains a lot through the talk that it's the worth of reading the talk..

"A while ago I was walking through a beautiful garden with my wife and daughter. I marveled at the glory and beauty of God’s creation. And then I noticed, among all the glorious blooms, the tiniest flower. I knew the name of this flower because since I was a child I have had a tender connection to it. The flower is called forget-me-not.

I’m not exactly sure why this tiny flower has meant so much to me over the years. It does not attract immediate attention; it is easy to overlook among larger and more vibrant flowers; yet it is just as beautiful, with its rich colour that mirrors that of the bluest skies perhaps this is one reason why I like it so much.

And there is the haunting plea of its name. There is a German legend that just as God had finished naming all the plants, one was left unnamed. A tiny voice spoke out, “Forget me not, O Lord!” And God replied that this would be its name."

Then he explains each of those Forget not's. I wouldn't be sharing it because it's so much. I hope you have enjoyed reading of what I have shared with you. In your own time, you can read the talk. Here's the link below.

lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/forget-me-not

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Good in Every Situation

I like the Image below and I hope this post relates to you. It's short and sweet because I don't have much to say for this post.

If you can't see the Image below, it says "Train your mind to see the good in every situation."

Sometimes we may seem to forget to set aside of some time to ourselves and think about the good in every situation that we do. When we do get to think about it, it helps us to have an positive attitude towards everything, It does make a difference.

I always see it making a difference and things does work out. It also helps when we trust in Heavenly Father with everything too because sometimes we may feel bad of making a different decision than we normally do.

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True Strength

This post is short and sweet. I didn't know what else to say when it comes to this post. I love this Image and if you can't see the Image below, it says "Giving up is the easiest thing you could ever do, but holding it all together when everyone expects you to crumble that, is true strength."

Sometimes you may forget about the true strength is when you are too busy focused on waiting for your Missionary. All of us need to have understanding of true strength is and when we do, it will become a reminder to you during the wait. Sometimes, you don't want to fall down and trying to get back up again.

It's a continuous up and down progress when waiting for your Missionary. I know it wasn't easy for me when I was waiting. Remember the true strength or try to remember what this Image says.

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He Gives ME Peace

This post may not relate to us but it's a good reminder. If you can't see the Image below, it says "He gives me peace. - John 14:27."

What does that mean to you? He gives me peace." Allow time to yourself to think about it. As for me, it means the Saviour gives me chances to feel peace through when there are arguments happening in the home, in the neighbourhood, in the school and gives me chances to feel peace when I am at the Temple. I know whenever I feel peace, it makes me happy to know it's okay to feel peace when I deserve to feel peace. When I don't feel peace, I feel unhappy and I don't like feeling sad.

Heavenly Father wants all of us to be happy, deserve to feel peace, deserve to feel loved and other things. He loves how we try to work things out and asking his assistance for insurance and keeping in tuned with the Holy Ghost. When we keep in tuned with the Holy Ghost, we are able to feel the promptings and able to feel to know what we are doing is right choices. He doesn't want us to feel unhappy and feel unloved. Always remember, you deserve to be happy and you deserve to be unhappy when things doesn't work out well.

Try to ask yourself, what would I do if the Saviour stood next to me? What things would I need to improve in to have a greater relationship with my immediate family members? What things would I need to improve in to able to make the right decisions? You could ask yourself other questions too in your own time. I hope you have enjoyed reading this post.

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Strengthened in Charity

This post is based on a talk called "Strengthened in Charity by Elaine L. Jack from October General Conference 1996." Elaine has mentioned a lot that has stood out to me throughout the talk and I will share with you some highlights. If you can't see the Image below, it says "Strengthened in Charity - Elaine L. Jack."

"As I have served in this calling, I have prayed that the Lord would help me understand the hearts of women in His Church. The heart is the key to our influence, for it counts and measures each kindness, each effort, each time we lift, praise, teach, or cheer one another. I have come to know that the hearts of Relief Society women are full of love. I have seen examples in every branch, ward, and stake I have visited, and I have heard of the goodness of the women of this Church in letters that bear testimony that “Charity Never Faileth.” Charity is work of the heart.

The Saviour said that “the great commandment in the law” is “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew. 22:36–37). When we love the Lord with all our mind, soul, and heart, we love others. And charity abounds."

"In the scriptures, we find many examples of women whose daily efforts reflected charity. With their hearts filled with the pure love of Christ, they responded to needs quickly and effectively." She mentions the example of Rebekah.

Rebekah, who eventually became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau, was just such a woman. In the normal pattern of her daily tasks, she was kind to Abraham’s servant who was visiting her village on the dramatic mission to secure a wife for Isaac.

The Lord knew Rebekah’s heart; he knew how she would respond when she observed a need. He answered the servant’s prayer that the young woman who was to become Isaac’s wife would offer him water.

In Genesis we read, “Behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher upon her shoulder” and went down to the well (Genesis. 24:15). You know that story. The servant asked for a drink. Whole family trees hung in the balance of her answer. She said, “Drink, my lord,” and then added, “I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

“And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels” (Genesis. 24:18–20). Her brother Laban invited him to lodge, and not until the servant was introduced did she discover he was the servant of her uncle. Her charitable response to this stranger was automatic. She did not stop to think, I am giving service, nor did she consider the station of the one in need. She hastened to serve water—to camels.

Respectfully, she offered an act of service, a simple one, and from that act was born a family of great influence for whole dispensations. Rebekah loved with worthiness and willingness as a daughter of God. Remember the question, Who can gauge the reach of our goodness?

From her we learn that charity, though often quantified as the action, is actually the state of the heart that prompts us to love one another. She offered water. It was in the offering that charity was manifest."

In your own time, you can read this talk and the link of this talk is below. I hope you liked of what I have shared with you from this talk. www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/strengthened-in-charity

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Righteous Husband and Father

This post is based on a talk called "Being a Righteous Husband and Father by Howard W. Hunter from October General Conference 1994." This post will be benefit for our Missionaries, not necessary does it benefit them but it might be a benefit for us to know. I love what he mentions throughout this talk.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Being a Righteous Husband and Father - Howard W. Hunter."

"I wish to speak of the relationship that a man holding the priesthood should have with his wife and children. With a knowledge of the plan of salvation as a foundation, a man who holds the priesthood looks upon marriage as a sacred privilege and obligation. It is not good for man nor for woman to be alone. Man is not complete without woman. Neither can fill the measure of their creation without the other (see 1 Corinthians 11:11; Moses 3:18). 

Be faithful in your marriage covenants in thought, word, and deed. Pornography, flirtations, and unwholesome fantasies erode one’s character and strike at the foundation of a happy marriage. Unity and trust within a marriage are thereby destroyed. One who does not control his thoughts and thus commits adultery in his heart, if he does not repent, shall not have the Spirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear (see Doctrine & Covenants 42:23; Doctrine & Covenants 63:16).

I loved how he mentioned towards the end of the talk. He mentioned "A man who holds the priesthood leads his family in Church participation so they will know the gospel and be under the protection of the covenants and ordinances. If you are to enjoy the blessings of the Lord, you must set your own homes in order. Together with your wife, you determine the spiritual climate of your home. Your first obligation is to get your own spiritual life in order through regular scriptural study and daily prayer. Secure and honor your priesthood and temple covenants; encourage your family to do the same.

Take seriously your responsibility to teach the gospel to your family through regular family home evening, family prayer, devotional and scripture-reading time, and other teaching moments. Give special emphasis to preparation for missionary service and temple marriage. As patriarch in the home, exercise your priesthood through performing the appropriate ordinances for your family and by giving blessings to your wife and children. Next to your own salvation, brethren, there is nothing so important to you as the salvation of your wife and children."

In your own time, you can read the talk. Here's the link below and I hope you have enjoyed reading this post.

lds.org/general-conference/1994/10/being-a-righteous-husband-and-father

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Hasten the Work

This post is based on talk called "Wanted: Hands and Hearts to Hasten the Work by Linda K. Burton in April General Conference this year." If you didn't know who Linda is, she is the Relief Society General President.

If you can't see the Image, it says "We cannot do the difficult things we have been asked to do without help. - Linda K. Burton. DeseretNews.com"

She explains a lot through the talk that has stood out to me. I will be sharing with you of some highlight. "What does it mean to you to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? Help Wanted"

• Help wanted: parents to bring up their children in light and truth

• Help wanted: those who listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and act on impressions received

• Help wanted: rescuers to find those who have lost their way

• Help wanted: covenant keepers to stand firm for truth and right

There was other Help Wanted's, but I thought sharing some with you will be enough. I loved how Linda close this talk. She mentioned "As true disciples, may we offer our willing hearts and our helping hands to hasten His work. It does not matter if, like Brynn, we have only one hand. It does not matter if we are not yet perfect and complete. We are devoted disciples who reach out and help each other along the way. Our sisterhood reaches across the generations to those faithful sisters who have walked before. Together, as sisters and in unity with living prophets, seers, and revelators with restored priesthood keys, we can walk as one, as disciples, as servants with willing hearts and hands to hasten the work of salvation. As we do so, we will become like the Savior. I so testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

In your own time, you can read the talk. Here's the link below for the talk and I hoped you enjoyed what I have shared based on her talk.

lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/wanted-hands-and-hearts-to-hasten-the-work

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Make You Feel Better

This Image that I have found on Google Images was a interesting one. If you can't see the Image, it says "Sometimes, a hug is all you need to make you feel better."

Sometimes when we feel sad and down, we probably would love to get hugs to make us feel better and feel as if we were getting comforted. Sometimes when we feel happy, we still appreciate of getting hugs. I know whenever I go to Young Single Adult Activities, such as Dances, Firesides and many more, I always appreciate of getting hugs from a few of my friends mostly girls and 2 guys gives me a hug. Some hugs are longer than the other times before that hug.

I don't think we will say no to our parents or siblings or other relatives or all of them when they ask us if we would like a hug from them. We could just allow them to give us a hug without asking. I always feel secure, protected, safe, loved and comforted whenever I get hugs. It's a reminder to me always that everything will be okay soon, don't stress.

I still remembered most times when I used to cry about reading emails from a few friends who are serving their missions, I always feel comfort and happiness after I change my thought about thinking something else. I always try to think about the Saviour and what he has done for performing miracles. Sometimes, don't be afraid to asking hugs from friends and families.

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Finding the Way Back

This post is based on a talk from Richard G. Scott on April 1990 General Conference and I hope you enjoy this post as much as I did. If you can't see the Image below it says "The way back is NOT AS HARD as it seems to you now. Satan wants you to think that it is IMPOSSIBLE. That is NOT TRUE. - Richard G. Scott."

I love what he mentions throughout the talk. My favourite part of the talk was when he asked questions. He mentions,"Do you find that when someone mentions the mistakes you’re making, you are prone to lie about them, to indicate that they are much less severe than they truly are? Do you admit only to what is publicly seen and try to hide from others how really bad conditions are? Worst of all, do you lie to yourself, pretending that things are all right when they are not? That attitude prevents you from getting the help you need. It provides an invitation to more serious problems.

When you are honest with yourself, you may feel afraid. To change will require you to take an unfamiliar path, and it is uphill and narrow. The other is so inviting, but it leads to heartache. None of your partners in error will help you onto the upward path. They think only of themselves. (See D&C 10:25.) You know the result of following their path—unhappiness, failure, disappointment, and greater fear. They don’t love you. They want to use you. Don’t listen to them.

Lucifer will do all in his power to keep you captive. You are familiar with his strategy. He whispers: “No one will ever know.” “Just one more time.” “You can’t change; you have tried before and failed.” “It’s too late; you have gone too far.” Don’t let him discourage you."

It relates to us, because we all need to be honest to ourselves even though we may feel afraid. We receive great blessings of doing the right decisions of telling the truth. Sometimes, we may feel discouraged and not tell the truth. I have noticed when I was younger that I had trouble of telling the truth. As I was growing up, I learnt more to tell the truth to everyone and I feel so much joy when people can trust me when I tell the truth.

In your own time, you could read the talk. Here's the link below;
lds.org/general-conference/1990/04/finding-the-way-back

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Eagerly Waiting

I love a quote from Jeffrey R. Holland. It may not seem it relates to you for waiting. His quote is powerful and I would love to share with you the quote.

If you can't see the Image, it says "God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as he always has. But he can't if you don't PRAY, and he can't if you don't DREAM. In short, he can't if you don't BELIEVE. - Jeffrey R. Holland."

I suggest you to believe always, always remember to dream and always pray to Heavenly Father. He is there and he is willing to listen to you. It could be a simple prayer by asking him questions. If you think there will be no one to tell how you feel, tell Heavenly Father through personal prayers. I promise you if you do that, he will be happy for you and when the times right, he will answer your prayers. Don't ever forget we are our Heavenly Father's children.

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Don't let Anyone or Anything

I love this Image and it's true.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Schedule a regular time to be in the temple. Don't let ANYONE or ANYTHING prevent you from being there."

I encourage you to try attending the Temple often, even if it would be just walk around the Temple outside. It's still a wonderful blessing. We can always try to make sacrifices to go to the Temple. I know some of my friends who lives far away from the nearest Temple, always makes time and set a day or evening to go to the Temple. I know for myself, I am lucky to have a Temple nearby however it is 1 hour and 30 minutes drive. I used to take public transport so bus, train and sometimes a boat too and it would always take me 2 to 3 hours to get to the Temple.  A friend's Mum mentioned has mentioned to me that I was very dedicated which meant so much for me to know from someone who I know.

Just remember your Missionary wouldn't able to go to the Temple much and it doesn't matter how close they live far from the Temple. One of my guy friends who has been emailing me almost every week, to let me know that Missionaries doesn't get much opportunities to go to the Temple. He encouraged me to go to the Temple a lot which made me set a goal to go to the Temple often and aim to go every month either if I have friends coming along with me, or just by myself or with family members. I encourage you to make an effort to go to the Temple often.

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Beyond Comparison

I love a quote from Sunday afternoon session of General Conference from the first speaker who was M Russell. Ballard. His talk was on "Stay in the Boat and Hold On!" This post is based on that talk and I hope you will gain a few things to some things throughout this blog post. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "If we keep our FOCUS ON THE LORD, we're promised a blessing beyond comparison. - M Russell. Ballard."

He mentioned 2 occasions and mentioned President Young reminded us. One of the occasions that he mentioned was "On another occasion, President Young said that he also worried about people losing their way when they were being blessed—when life was good: “It is in calm weather, when the old ship of Zion is sailing with a gentle breeze, [and] when all is quiet on deck, that some of the brethren want to go out in the whaling boats to have a swim, and some get drowned, others drifted away, and others again get back to the ship. Let us stick to the old ship and she will carry us [safely] into the harbor; you need not be concerned."

He asked us "Given the challenges we all face today, how do we stay on the Old Ship Zion?" He explained of how we can.

This is what he mentioned "Here is how. We need to experience a continuing conversion by increasing our faith in Jesus Christ and our faithfulness to His gospel throughout our lives—not just once but regularly. Alma asked, “And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren [and sisters], if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?"

In your own time, you can continue reading the talk or watch the video, here's the link below for the talk.
lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/stay-in-the-boat-and-hold-on?lang=eng

Someone may ask me how does it applies to us; Well it applies to us by remaining to stay strong in the Church, read scriptures, daily personal prayers, attending the Temple often, attending Church activities, fulfilling Church callings  and gaining and building a stronger testimony. It helps you to build your faith more into Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. Just remember of the quote that I have shared with you.

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Accomplish our Goals

I kept thinking about what will be a great quote to share with you today. Well I love the quote from Thomas S. Monson that talks about goals.

If you can't see the Image, it says "It's in the doing not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals. - Thomas S. Monson"

It applies to us a lot, because we need to act and do something about our goals. If we want to accomplish our goals, we need to do things in action that will lead up to accomplishing our goals.

One of your goals could be going to the Temple often. By achieving that goal, you could get a yearly Temple Recommend, get some time of work and making sacrifices to go to the Temple. Work out about how are you getting to the Temple, it could be with some friends or it could be taking public transport or it could be just by yourself. I always find that I am having a great time when I go to the Temple with my Mum and other times I also find that I enjoy having company with some friends who is worthy to go to the Temple with me.

One of your goals could be making new friends. Sometimes, it can be hard of making new friends and that we don't want to get out of our comfort zones to say the first word. We could make new friends at Church Firesides or at Institute or studying a course. I always find it fun to make new friends when some of my friends introduce to me who they are. It is really great to get to know one another too. I always out almost every weekend away from home and I always making new friends each time I am away from home.

Always remember, what Thomas S. Monson said for the quote "It's in the doing, not just thinking, that we accomplish our goals." Sometimes, things doesn't work out but it can lead up to a better way to get to reach our goals.

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Consider the Blessings

This post is based on a talk called "Consider the Blessings" by Thomas S. Monson. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "Take an inventory of your life and look specifically for the blessings, large and small, you have received." - President Thomas S. Monson. October 7, 2012.

It's so true of what he said, because I will challenge you all to have a look for the blessings, large and small that you have received. Those little things counts. He mentions a lot that is really useful and I will choose those highlights to share with you. One of the things that he learnt was "never to postpone a prompting." 

I loved how he was sharing stories about Blessings and it was amazed for me to read the talk. I would like to share with you one of the stories with you.

"as Sister Monson and I were driving home after visiting friends, I felt impressed that we should go into town—a drive of many miles—to pay a visit to an elderly widow who had once lived in our ward. Her name was Zella Thomas. At the time, she was a resident in a care center. That early afternoon we found her to be extremely frail but lying peacefully on her bed.

Zella had long been blind, but she recognized our voices immediately. She asked if I might give her a blessing, adding that she was prepared to die if the Lord wanted her to return home. There was a sweet, peaceful spirit in the room, and all of us knew that her remaining time in mortality would be brief. Zella took me by the hand and said that she had prayed fervently that I would come to see her and provide her a blessing. I told her that we had come because of direct inspiration from our Heavenly Father. I kissed her on the forehead, knowing that I perhaps would not again see her in mortality. Such proved to be the case, for she passed away the following day. To have been able to provide some comfort and peace to our sweet Zella was a blessing to her and to me."

Towards of the end of his talk, he mentioned what has stood out to me and I thought it would be nice if I shared it with you. He mentioned "I never cease to be amazed by how the Lord can motivate and direct the length and breadth of His kingdom and yet have time to provide inspiration concerning one individual—or one cultural celebration or one Jumbotron. The fact that He can, that He does, is a testimony to me.

My brothers and sisters, the Lord is in all of our lives. He loves us. He wants to bless us. He wants us to seek His help. As He guides us and directs us and as He hears and answers our prayers, we will find the happiness here and now that He desires for us. May we be aware of His blessings in our lives, I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, Amen." 

It's so true about what he mentions throughout the talk, if you would like to read the whole talk for yourself or for your friends or for your family; here's the link below and I hope you will enjoy it.

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/consider-the-blessings?lang=eng

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Patience is a Virtue

Patience is a Virtue, what does that phrase mean? It means to the ability to wait for something or someone without being angry or upset is a good and valuable quality. I remembered at some point that a Missionary Girlfriend asked "What if the missions were 5 years?" Some girls answered "No." Some girls answered "2 Years is long enough." My comment was "Just always remember Patience is a Virtue."

If you can't see the Image, it says "Patience is a Virtue"

I always think about to Trust in the Lord. He has our Missionaries as his servants to go and serve their Missions. Heavenly Father knows our needs, he knows what is best for us, he is mindful of us and he knows many more things. Just remember that our Missionaries is taking 2 years of their life to serve the Lord. Sometimes it is great have an understanding of Patience. I will be sharing one example of Patience and what I have noticed that what is Patience today.

One Example of Patience:
The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect example of patience. Though absolutely unyielding in adherence to the truth, he exemplified patience repeatedly during his mortal ministry. He was patient with his disciples, including the Twelve, despite their lack of faith and their slowness to recognize and understand his divine mission. He was patient with the multitudes as they pressed about him, with the woman taken in sin, with those who sought his healing power, and with little children. Finally, he remained patient through the sufferings of his mock trials and his crucifixion.

Patience Today:
We should learn to be patient with ourselves. Recognising our strengths and our weaknesses, we should strive to use good judgement in all of our choices and decisions, make good use of every opportunity, and do our best in every task we undertake. We should not be unduly discouraged nor in despair at any time when we are doing the best we can. Rather, we should be satisfied with our progress even though it may come slowly at times.

We should be patient in developing and strengthening our testimonies. Rather than expecting immediate or spectacular manifestations, though they will come when needed, we should pray for a testimony, study the scriptures, follow the counsel of our prophet and other Church leaders, and live the principles of the gospel. Our testimonies then will grow and mature naturally, perhaps imperceptibly at times, until they become driving forces in our lives.

Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes. However, we often seem more willing to be courteous and polite with strangers than with those in our own family circles. For some reason, criticism, sharp language, and quarrelling too often seem to be acceptable at home but not away from home.

In closing, I covered what is example of patience, what is patience today, and I shall leave with a short testimony of Patience and I would like to share it with you.

I would like to bare my testimony on Patience. Everyday, I go through patience. It is either to be patient for waiting to receive an answer from a prayer or whatever it is, it is certainly testing my patience and faith. I always try to patient with family members, I know it can be one of the hard things to go through. I shall leave this things are true, in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

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Obedience brings Blessings

Thank you to a Missionary Girlfriend for suggesting me two topics. Those two topics was Obedience or Patience. I have chosen to do Obedience. As I was looking through Google Images for a good quote that relates to Obedience, I saw a great one that I would like to share with you.

If you can't see the Image, it says "OBEDIENCE brings BLESSINGS - Pres. Monson. April 2013."

Sometimes, we may not see obedience brings blessings everyday and every night because we get so much caught up on worldly things and think about so much far ahead of us. Obedience can save our lives, depending on which we choose to be obedient to. Everyone is watching us of our actions throughout our daily lives and we may not know when we have our backs turned to them.

I love trying my best to be obedient, because it helps me to avoid the bad decisions of consequences if I choose not to be obedient. It helps me to become a better person when I am obedient because it shows an example to my younger siblings to follow my right decisions and actions. I don't want to lead them the wrong way by not being obedient to my parents.

I will share with you of a part of what Thomas S. Monson mentioned through the talk, "We learn obedience throughout our lives. Beginning when we are very young, those responsible for our care set forth guidelines and rules to ensure our safety. Life would be simpler for all of us if we would obey such rules completely. Many of us, however, learn through experience the wisdom of being obedient."

I encourage you to become more obedient to everyone around us, everyone is watching and they will either follow our righteous actions or not. Be careful of what you do, when you do and why you do make those righteous decisions. It can change our lives for the better.

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Strengthen Your Faith

I was looking at Quotes from General Conferences. I love a quote that relates to us because we all face challenges.

If you can't see the Image, it says "CHALLENGES will come to you but as you trust in GOD, they will strengthen YOUR FAITH. - Neil A. Andersen."

It's so true, because I know whenever I face challenges, I always put trust in Heavenly Father first and instantly feel that those challenges has been strengthening my faith more. It helps me to become stronger person and have an understanding of why I face those type of challenges at a time. We came to this world, to be tested. We will all make mistakes, and it's okay to make mistakes but we need to have an understanding and learn from our mistakes to not do those same mistakes again.

We all need to learn forgiveness and need to ask Heavenly Father for forgiveness after we did some mistakes. Those little mistakes counts too. It also heaps us to become feel so much better after we ask forgiveness. If it takes us awhile and don't forgive straight away, sometimes it can make us feel guilty or bad. Well as for me, I used to feel bad about not asking forgiveness straight away but I learnt to forgive straight away.

Remember always put trust in Heavenly Father and he knows what is best for us as an individuals.

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Keep Trying

What do you think "Keep Trying" means to you? What does it mean for someone who is near you?

If you can't see the Image, it says "The most important thing is to KEEP TRYING. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf."

Keep Trying means to me, is keep trying my best to do everything as best as I could until I am able to accomplish something that will be worthwhile.

Keep Trying applies to us while waiting and we may not even realised it as yet. It's different for each individual of how keep trying applies to us. For some examples of keep trying that applies to us by, keep making an effort to constantly emailing to our Missionaries, making an effort to constantly writing letters to them, we keep trying to do what is best for us and many more.

If you have a few minutes or 10 minutes spare, you could think about what is it that you have been keep trying for. It could be anything and you could write it down in a journal.

I would share with you a few of what I wrote down. I keep trying to be the best that I can be, I keep trying to be a better Member Sister Missionary, I keep trying to be more spiritual uplifted.

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Become More Important

I was reading great quotes with Images that relates to it. I think this post will help others. I don't have much to say about this post because it is common sense.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. - Thomas S. Monson. LDSLiving"

It's so true, never let our problems to be solved become more important than people to be loved. We need to accept that we all go through trails and tribulations. Allow someone to be loved more than a problem. It helps that someone to become happy and cheered up when we care about them before our problems get solved.

It can be hard to able to do this to some people to make it hard to show that we do care about them. Always remember, never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.

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Finding Joy

I love reading quotes from Thomas S. Monson. I love seeing Images that goes with the quotes, thanks to Google Images. I think we all should apply this quote to our daily lives while waiting or not.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Find Joy in the Journey ... - Thomas S. Monson." What does this means to you?

As for me, it means that everyday living, I will find Joy in the Journey even through the rough roads that I would go through. Try to finding Joy into everything that I do.

Thomas S. Monson had one of his talks based on Finding Joy in the Journey. One of things that I loved of what he mentioned was "Stresses in our lives come regardless of our circumstances. We must deal with them the best we can. But we should not let them get in the way of what is most important—and what is most important almost always involves the people around us.

Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, “They do not love that do not show their love.” We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us."

It's so true. The Video below is called: Finding a Leaf: Joy in the Journey and the audio is from Thomas S. Monson talk on Finding Joy in the Journey.

I hope you will like the video and this blog post. 

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Be Mended

I love this Image that has a quote from Jeffrey R. Holland. It is a great quote to be used as a motivation. So many times, I kept looking for this quote and I finally found it that was shared on Facebook.

If you can't see the Image, it says "If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened. If you feel you are broken, please know you can be M E N D E D. - Jeffrey R. Holland."

It is great to have this quote as a constant reminder. I can use it as my constant reminder in my everyday life. I suggest you to always try to remember this quote. If you have a journal, you can write this quote down. If you have a spare moment, think about what this quote means to you.

As for me, it means to me that I will always to know that I can find ways to get myself feel comfort, hope, strengthened and mended by doing things through decisions of my decisions of what to do everyday and every night. I hope this quote will help you along the way by waiting for your Missionary or waiting for a Missionary.

I know Heavenly Father will be there to help us to feel all of what has mentioned in the quote because he has helped me so many times. Don't be afraid to ask Heavenly Father for some help. He is willing to do things to keep all of us happy and that we will able to return with him again.

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Opportunity For Change

I loved this Image and it relates to us somehow. Sometimes we may not able to think about there is opportunities to change. Sometimes we may not think about the questions that is on this Image. I know when I was at High School in my senior year, I was asked by someone of those questions. It has helped me to have a deep thought about it. During High School, I knew what I wanted to do as a career and as a back up career.

If you can't see the Image, it says "As opportunity for CHANGE reaches into our lives, as it always will, we must ask. Where do I need development? What do I want out of life? Where do I want to go? How can I get there? - Marvin J. Ashton."

When we think about the questions, what do you think about? Sometimes, when I think about these questions, it made me think about like asking simplified questions for waiting such as Would I able to finish waiting for my Missionary? What steps do I need to take during waiting to keep me busy? What do I want to get out of this whole wait?

Take a few minutes or 30 minutes our of your busy days, to think about where you are at in life. Are you in High School? Are you in College? Are you working towards your career? Are you still deciding what to do as a career? Just remember, everyday is a new opportunity to change, we can start now to change. I know when we can ask Heavenly Father for help and seek guidance, he will help us because he is there to help us every step of the way.

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One Day At The Time

While I was driving home from a Stake YSA Cottage Meeting, I was listening to a song called "One Day At The Time by Maddie Wilson." If you haven't heard the song, I suggest that you do. Here's the song after the link. If you can't see the video; here's the link below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPAJlZezYg0

I hope you love the song as much as I do. I would like to share with you the part of the lyrics that I liked out of the song. I even created this Image to share with you. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "There is so much that you gonna do, so many things in front of you and you know you'll keep living right even though you want it all right now. ONE DAY AT THE TIME - Maddie Wilson."

It's so true and it relates to us. Well, there is so much that we are going to do, so many things in front of us while we are waiting for our Missionaries. Even though we want everything right now, like having our Missionaries to be with us too, and we need to realised our Missionaries is doing the Lord's Work. Always remember to focus one day at the time. During one day at the time, we can get things done and achieved each day if we focus one day at the time.

If we get too busy on focusing on other things that are days ahead, sometimes things doesn't work out the way it was planned. Other things could have happened differently the way we expected things. We would like things to happen the way it was planned. If not, always have back up plans.

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Bring about Great Things

I was looking at a website and it was about LDS Kids learning scriptures. It was a great website to have a look around. The link is below;
someoneinmind.blogspot.com/p/lds-kids-read-scriptures.html

If you can't see the Image, it says "... by small means the Lord can bring about great things. - 1 Nephi 16:29. #LDSKIDSLEARNSCRIPTURES" 

What does the scripture means to you? As for me, it means that by small things to Heavenly Father, will turn those small things into great things. Sometimes, those small things turn into big things. For an example, when we were younger talking to our parents about little things at a time, as we got older, we got to know more words and bigger words. We talk to our parents about big things.

Heavenly Father knows those little things like stepping stones at a time that will make a huge difference one day. Another example will be when we first started our testimonies, it's always used to be short. As we got older, we were able to experience heaps of new things, we were able to build and strengthen our testimonies and bigger and better. We all start somewhere in our life with a starting point, throughout time with progressing, we get better at doing things, we able to learn more things to understand of what they mean. Always remember great things happened when those little things start.

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1 Year, What's Next?

If your Missionary hasn't reached 1 year mark, that's okay. What do you think of when I say 1 Year, What's Next? What things would help you to achieve your Missionary's 1 year mark?

I have been noticing some girls's Missionaries has been reaching their 1 year mark and the girls wasn't sure of what to do next. This post would help you either ahead of time or would help you now. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "1 Year = 12 Months, 52 Weeks, 365 Days 8750 Hours, 525,600 Minutes and 31,536,000 Seconds."

My words of advice is to continue to keep yourself busy and distract by doing things that will distract you of not thinking about the wait. There are many ways to keep yourself busy, I will be listing some of those ideas below and after that, I will be sharing with you 3 of my experiences of how it has helped me to become to realise time is going fast and what did it taught me.

- Continue attending either Young Women's Activities or Young Single Adults Activities

- Continue doing Education Studies, either it will be School, or College or University

- Spiritual Uplifting: Mission Prep, or Temple Work or Missionary Work or Institute or Seminary

- Try learning a new Culture, learn the Language (if it is a new language)

- Make new Goals, and make sure it's achievable goals

My Experiences:

Getting Close to his Family: I introduced myself of who I was and how I knew a guy friend to his Mum through the first email to her on the same day that my Missionary has left. She has accepted me into the Family since that day. I didn't have his Mission Email and she wasn't sure if she should give me the Mission Email or the Mission Home Address or both. So it took awhile until she got back to me with his Mission Email, but in the meantime she was emailing me with updates of what my Missionary mentioned to her through email. I always was filled with joy.

I took the next step and adding her on Facebook. She accepted and we both have been talking to each other through emails and messaging ever since the day that guy friend left. Within the next 5 Months, that friend's sisters and a few of his friends has added me on Facebook and I was surprised. 

Spiritual Uplifting: I have been going to the Temple twice a month, I have been going to Mission Preparation and I have been trying to go with the Ward Missionaries for teaching Investigators, Less Actives and Inactive. I have been aiming to go to Institute more. It is great to focus on the Lord's work because it helps me to gain my confidence to feel the promptings of the Holy Ghost more and it helps for me to receive Personal Revelation. 

Young Single Adult Activities: I was able to make heaps of new friends each time I go to Young Single Adult Activities and Activities can be such as Service Projects, Dances, etc! I always love making new friends and it's so much fun of getting to know other people. It's so wonderful!

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You'll Be Blessed

This evening was amazing! I went to the Temple with a friend to join with me to do a Baptistery Session for the youth from my Ward and it's my Missionary's 20th Birthday. We went to the same Temple where my Missionary and I first met when he was 18 and I was 16. It was great to do Temple Work on my Missionary's Birthday. I was so excited and happy to tell him through his next email about it.

If you can't see the Image, it says "I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you. - Gordon B. Hinckley." 

I know sometimes we don't make an effort to go to the Temple often because of our busy schedules throughout the week. My Mum and I have been making an effort to go to the Temple together twice a month. Sometimes, I go more than twice a month and take the opportunity to go to the Temple often. I live 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Temple depending on traffic. Some of you are so lucky to live right near the Temple and it's sad that you may not go to the Temple a lot.

I think my Missionary got jealous when I told him how many times that I was going with the youth when I was in Young Women's which was going once of every three months and I always had to wait every three months to get a one time off Temple Recommend. He says "Really? That's a bummer to wait especially when you live so close to it." Then I explained to him how close I live from the Temple, he told me about how far is he from the nearest Temple and he even told me "I wish I lived that close to the Temple." We both kept talking until his phone was about to die.

My Missionary's current area is close to the Temple, but unfortunate thing is that Missionaries don't go to the Temple a lot. My words of advice is to take the advantage to go to the Temple while you are living close to the Temple.

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Pray Always

Recently, I have been thinking about great scriptures that I always have liked best. I saw one of the scriptures that I liked on Google Images and it was a perfect Image to share with you.

If you can't see the Image, it says "ASAP Always Stop And Pray. Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work. - Doctrine and Covenants 10:5"

I thought to share with you that scripture, because I know sometimes we do get caught up with distractions in our everyday lives and it can be easily to be forgotten of not saying our Personal Prayers to start off the day. Sometimes, we get too tired and don't say our personal prayers. It makes a difference when we say our personal prayers. Well I do see a difference when I say my personal prayers regularly. 

Think for a moment when it was the last time that you have said your Personal Prayer, was it this morning or was it last night? I encourage you to try to say a quiet prayer in the Mornings and say a vocal prayer in the Evenings or just continue the way that you pray. 

Don't always pray for the same things all the time, try praying about other things each day. Well if we always pray for the same things everyday, we wouldn't get our answers straight away and that is why sometimes patience come in. We could also think about how effectively we could say our personal prayers each day by saying other things. Always Stop and Pray! 

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Depends On

I was looking on Google Images for great quotes, either from General Conference or Scripture Verses. I thought to share one of the great Images that I have found.

If you can't see the Image, it says "So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to others makes all the difference." - Thomas S. Monson. "Living the Abundant Life" Liahona and Ensign. January 2012."

It is so true, we always have an attitude for something. We always choose to see things and respond differently to everyone else around us. For an example, someone could be tired and don't want to work. The other person could be tired but still get the work done. I think we all need too realise so much in life depends on our attitude,

It makes all the difference of knowing to have the right attitude towards everything, Sometimes, we can be unsure of what the attitude is appropriate to have towards certain things. Sometimes our attitudes can lose the Holy Ghost to be with us. That is why we ask for forgiveness and ask Heavenly Father to have the Holy Ghost to be with us again. If you were baptised, you are accountable for making the decisions either it will be with the Holy Ghost directing you to the right paths or getting tempted into temptations by Satan.

I testify that we all need to make a difference and think for a moment about what is our current attitudes towards things that we are currently doing. Is there any attitudes that we need to change?
If so, how would we can make it change for the better? Please seek for guidance and help towards it through personal prayers to Heavenly Father. He is there to help you and direct you. Sometimes, it will just take little steps at a time. I leave these things are true. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Happiness is Felt By

I was feeling so happy when I saw a Image. It is great to have as a motivation and it can be a great reminder.

If you can't see the Image, it says "HAPPINESS is felt by making other people happy."

It is so true, I know when I make other people happy, I feel happiness too! It is a wonderful feeling to have. Sadly, it doesn't last everyday of our lives because there are always something or some things to stop us from being happy everyday. We can make the effort of feeling happy each day.

It can be hard of finding Happiness everyday. We can take a minute or 5 minutes or 10 minutes of how we can help each other to seek Happiness everyday. It could be simple as message someone that you don't know well and ask how they are. If you aren't close to your immediate family members, you can try and help around the house to show that you do care about them.

We also think about our Missionaries's family, if his Mum told you of what has been happening that is sad, you could try your best to help them out. Try do something to help someone to feel happy.

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I am and You are

I created my own Image and it is a line of the song lyrics from Power of Love by Celine Dion. It is a great song to listen to. I kept hearing the song on the radio and also when my music playlist is on shuffle. If you haven't heard the song before, I suggest that you do in your own time. I love the song and I hope you will love the song too!

If you can't see the video, here's the link below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo.

~ I have a favourite line that has been played during the song and I put it in a Image of what the line says. ~

If you can't see the Image, it says "I am your Lady, and you are my Man. Power of Love - Celine Dion." I reckon it relates to us mainly because we are our Missionaries's ladies and our Missionaries is our Man if that makes sense. There is nothing I could to modify of what it means. I hope you will always remember that you are your Missionary's Lady and your Missionary is your Man. I hope you like this post.

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Never Listen

While I was looking on Google Images for good quotes by Mariah Carey, I saw a great Image that I think it would be great one to share with you and I hope it relates to us somehow.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Never listen to anybody that try to discourage you. - Mariah Carey." It is so true. I know it can be hard to avoid people such as either his friends or his relatives who tries so hard to discourage us to stop waiting for our Missionaries. Sometimes, it can actually hurt us and that is where we need to stay strong. Sometimes, it can help us to become stronger.

When someone discourages us, we can tell them straight away of how we felt of what they said to us. Sometimes, it can take some time to tell them and sometimes, it can hurt so much that we tell our Missionaries. My suggestion is don't tell our Missionaries, because it could distract them or it brings them down and worry so much that they can come home early.

We can ask Heavenly Father through personal prayers to help us to overcome of what they have said, we can ask for comfort and we can ask to help us to forgive them of what they have said because sometimes, they may not even meant it.

Remember to stay strong!

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You'll Never Know

I was looking on Google Images of any good Images that relates Taking Chances. I love this Image that is shown below. I know it relates to us.

If you can't see the Image, it says "If you never try, you'll never know." For an example, if we were to never to try waiting for our Missionaries, we would have no clue what the wait would be like. We wouldn't have known it would be hard, instead of easy. We wouldn't have known how time goes so fast when we are keeping ourselves busy.

If some of the girls who waited longer than others, didn't give words of advice to the girls who just started waiting or struggling a few months in waiting. What would be different if it wasn't happening? Would we be still struggling or finding lost and confused most of the times? Would we be struggling to seek happiness each day while our Missionaries is gone?

I truly know, we are very lucky to have the Missionary Girlfriend Support Groups to do our best to support one another who is going through the same things together. I know some girls are really luck that they are able to meet some girls in person. Sometimes, we can see each other and talk to each other through Sunday Evenings with the Call that Bailey Peterson is in charge of that and running it. I also know we could always try our best to get out of our comfort zones to get to know each other (each other's stories), and checking up on each other.

I am grateful to be apart of the Groups to help the girls through this Motivation Blog to help and support the girls. Also the Groups is really great to ask each other for ideas such as Packages, Letters, Emails, etc! It is really great to have someone to able to understand what you are going through, and work things out together.

Some girls could celebrate together when 2 girls or more has their Missionary has been out the same amount of time as the other, or their Missionaries's Birthday is on the same week. It's purely has been amazing.

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We Are Human

I know this may be silly post, but we need to always remember that we are human. I love the song called "Human by Natalie Grant" and I love how she mentions "I am Human, you are Human. We are, We are Human." 

If you can't see the Image, it says "We are human. We are not perfect. We are alive. We try things. We make mistakes. we stumble. We fall. We get hurt. We rise again. We try again. We keep learning. We keep growing. and we are thankful for this priceless opportunity called life." 

I reckon it relates to us each word that mentions on the Image, because whether we are waiting for our Missionaries or not; we still are Human beings. There is nothing that I could modify of my understanding for how it relates to us, because it is 100% so true. During the wait for me, has taught me many things and some things that my Missionary has taught me for life lessons.

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I'll Be There

I kept hearing a song on a radio amongst with other songs. A song that I really liked is called "I'll Be There by Mariah Carey." If you haven't heard that song before, I suggest that you do. I reckon it relates to us somehow either when we are waiting or not.

If you can't see the video, here's the link; www.youtube.com/watch?v=W43B-jqz6mk

I loved the song very much. I hope that you have enjoyed listening to the song. I love the lyrics that mentions what the Image says below.

If you can't see the Image, it says "I'll be there with a love so strong. I'll be your strength. You know I'll keep holding on." It applies to us on how we can be our Missionaries's strength by giving them encouragement and uplifting words and quotes to them through either emails or letters or both. As well as our Missionaries knows that we will keep holding on during the wait. We will try to be strong and be brave to continue to face the trails and tribulations during the time for waiting for them to return home. We still go through everyday life like everyone else. 

Continuing with the lyrics, I also love how it mentions "Let me fill your heart with joy and laughter" It applies to us when we can get our Missionaries to allow us to make them happy and laughter through emails and/or letters through experiences that we share with them or it could be something else. It is amazing when we allow the time to think about how we can make them happy and laugh while they are gone.

Sometimes when I think about when the lyrics says "I'll be there," I think about those girls who are waiting for their Missionaries. I know they will do everything and anything for their Missionaries during his Mission. They will try their best to keep themselves busy. They also could try their best by helping and supporting his family especially to his parents during their Mission.  

What does I'll Be There" means to you? 

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