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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I Won't Give Up

I kept listening the radio; and most times I listen to the radio, a song always come on that reminds me that it relates to us for waiting. The Song is called "I Won't Give Up by Jason Marz." It's the video shown below, you can watch it, I am sure that some point in our life, we have heard this song before. If not, I suggest you to listen the song. Here's the link below if you unable to see the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdN5GyTl8K0

I hope that you will like the song. I liked the song. 

If you can't see the Image; it says; "I Won't Give Up"

I know the wait goes through hardships, trails and tribulations. Most of the time, I know it can be easy done for us to give up the wait. Sometimes I know, when we complain to our Missionaries about the hardships, trails and tribulations going on at home, it may distract our Missionaries so much that it get him to come home early. We don't want them to come home early because it was our fault. We want to be supportive and encouraging them to keep up the good work for them during their missions. I know it can be hard sometimes to able to do it. 

I remembered one time that what my Missionary's Mum mentioned to me was personal. She trusted me to tell me about it because she knew that I care and support my Missionary's family. She even told me after what she mentioned was personal "He doesn't know anything at this point so if you write to him don't say anything about it." I fully respected that. I guessed she didn't want me to tell my Missionary about it. Either way, I was happy to wrote an encouraging and supportive letter to my Missionary at the time. 

Don't distract your Missionary, and don't give up.

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Being Supportive

I can't get over something that is simple and amazing! My Missionary's Mum and I have been talking to each other through messages all the time. We haven't got a chance to meet each other as yet because we live 40 hours away from each other which is 4 States apart. We both have been busy.We both have been giving each other Help, Support, Advice, Guidance and Assistance which has been great! We both stayed contacted ever since the day that my Missionary has left to go to the MTC.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Help, Support, Advice, Guidance, Assistance."  I know when we all can do that to one another, it makes the wait so much easier. I am not perfect at waiting and I still go through trails and tribulations during the wait.

My Missionary's Mum and I always have conservations about anything. We both trust each other a lot. She always keep me updated about my Missionary during his Mission. She has been like my second mother to me. My Missionary knows that she has been talking to me. I emailed my Missionary one time last year and it mentioned "Your Mum is really lovely and I am glad that you have her as a Mum. Whenever she talks to me, she seems happy and excited though (I can't really assume that every time)."

He even agreed with me and said "Yeah my mum is cool" I thought it was amazing.

I testify we all go through trails and tribulations. We all need that help, support, guidance and assistance in our daily lives to make us get through those hardship times. We can ask Heavenly Father through personal prayers for peace and comfort. We also could ask him to help us to get through the hardship times. I know by experience when I get upset, I found comfort straight away and started to realised that everything will be okay again. It will just take some time to go through the process to realise the change of how we felt. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Being Supportive does make a huge difference.

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So Much More

I love seeing the Images that I have saved under a folder that my Missionary has shared on Facebook before him and me first met each other. Trust me, it may seem crazy but those quotes and things that he has shared has been applying to us by waiting somehow. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "Life ISN'T FAIR and when it's not fair we complain but LIFE DOESN'T have to be fair because God is offering SO MUCH MORE. - Jenny Hess 

mormon.org/jenny" 

I love the Image and I reckon we all should able to apply to this to our daily lives. It should be easy to always remember it as well. I don't know what to say to how explain important it is for us.

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Focus on the Good

There is a quote that I liked and I reckon it relates to us in some point or some points in our lives so far.

If you can't see the Image, it says "There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and FOCUS ON THE GOOD. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be ANYTHING BUT HAPPY. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living. - Joss N. Harris" 

It is so true. In my own words; because I reckon we all need to focus more on the good and think about the positive things that has happened in our lives so far. When we think about the bad things, it sometimes brings us to breakdowns and being upset about it. It is like when our Missionaries could be not the first guy who we ever liked, I am sure that some of us liked someone else as a crush before meeting our Missionaries. I know for myself, I was really into a totally different guy who I thought he would be the one for me but things amazingly has changed when I met my Missionary.

My dreams has been coming true ever since I met my Missionary. I had a dream that I will meet a guy and when we first meet, we would take photos together using each other's phones. Little did you may not know, but that actually happened with my Missionary and me.

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Assume the Good

Before my Missionary left for his mission, I was looking at all of the old statuses, old photos and posts that my Missionary has shared before he met me. You may say that I was a stalker. Well I don't want to be called as a stalker because of it. I was actually just looking for if my Missionary was ever in a relationship before and if he was ever into another girl. He never was in a relationship and he never was into another girl.

As I was looking through, I saw one of the things that my Missionary has shared and it was really great! I thought to share with you of what it was.

If you can't see the Image, it says "THINK the BEST of EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY of THOSE YOU SAY YOU LOVE. ASSUME the GOOD And DOUBT the BAD. - JEFFREY R. HOLLAND-"

I know some girls may still doubt the bad by thinking that they wouldn't be with their Missionaries after 2 years and asking themselves "What If .." sorts of questions. I just want to say that you need to assume the good, and think positively that you will be with your Missionary after his Mission. Assume that everything will be okay and don't get too upset if everything doesn't work out the way that you wanted.

I testify that sometimes I know I do get upset that everything doesn't go the way that I wanted it to. I always feel comfort after thinking about the good things again and asking Heavenly Father to help me to feel comfort and peace again. It does take some time to realised what it is that got me upset. I know when we assume the good, we wouldn't thinking much about doubting the bad. I leave these things are true, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen, 

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Lift Up Someone Else

Sometimes, we could forget our own concerns and try put ourselves into someone else's shoes to try to know how it would be like for being that person. We may not able to feel the same way of what they are going through, we could always try to understand their problems and concerns before we think about ourselves.

I went with one of my guy friends to go to the City and we stayed together for 3 to 4 hours yesterday. He kept asking me questions. One of  the first questions that he asked me was "What's your story?" and I was thinking how Augustus asked Hazel that question in The Fault in Our Stars movie. Unfortunately we didn't get photos together but he did get in some photos with me and some friends on last Friday. 

One of the things that he has mentioned to me to remember was "Remember ... love others to find yourself." I thought it relates to us and that is why I shared it with you.

If you can't see the Image, it says "If you want to lift yourself up, life up someone else. - Booker T. Washington."

It is so true because we can try to forget ourselves when we are serving others. Sometimes, I stop to think about myself when my Missionary's Mum is talking to me. The only time that I could think about myself is when she ask me questions to check up on me such as "How are you?"  "How is your going?" "What are you subject are you working towards now?" "What have you been doing lately?" and more questions.

I testify that if we have a desire to serve the Lord, we would serve our Missions like our Missionaries is serving their missions. I love the quote that says "If you want to lift yourself up, life up someone else by Booker T. Washington." We can forget about ourselves when we think about others. Sometimes it isn't easy to do and it takes some time to able to get hang of us to forget ourselves. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

The photo below is a photo of me with 4 friends, including the guy friend who I spent 3 to 4 hours together yesterday.

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Another Chance to Change

I was looking through Google Images about Brand New Day and it came up a great saying on a Image that I liked. I thought to share that image with you.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Every new day is another chance to change your life." I kid you not, it is so true. Each day we get another chance to change our lives because if we didn't get another chance, it would feel like we didn't do anything about it. We may ask ourselves, what things has been stopping us to change our lives each day? I could tell you something right now; as for me each day, I try to make a difference by doing some service for my family members and doing something to cheer someone up who isn't in my family.

For an example; acknowledged the wrong things that we have done, ask forgiveness straight away and you will not feel guilty or bad about what happened. It is helping us to learn from our mistakes and try to remember to don't do the same mistake again. It's giving you another chance to change for ourselves. I know it can be hard to be forgiven straight away. It takes some process to acknowledge the difference from feeling guilty or bad about what happened to feeling peace and calm after forgiveness.

I testify that I know Heavenly Father wants to us to be happy and return to him one day. Sometimes things just doesn't go the way that we wanted to and we just need to be patient. It would be like after saying our personal prayers to Heavenly Father, and we don't receive an answer straight away. Sometimes, we do get upset or angry about it and we may ask Heavenly Father or think "Why didn't I get an answer when I need the reply now?" We need to know that Heavenly Father has other things in store for each one of us. He knows what he is doing to help us to acknowledge the answers for our personal prayers through our actions of making decisions wisely. As well that is where faith comes into it. We need to be more faithful for a lot of things and it will help us to believe more. Well that is the way that I see it.

I leave these things are true, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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I Still Believe

Recently, on the radio was playing a song called "I Still Believe by Mariah Carey." If you haven't heard that song, I suggest that you do. If you can't see the video below, click on the link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZG2duVte4

I really loved that song because it mentioned what the Image says below. If you can't see the Image, it says "I still believe, someday you and me will find ourselves in love again. I still believe - Mariah Carey." 

I know that it relates to us because I am positive that each girl who is waiting for their missionaries to come home that they will still believe that someday they will find themselves in love again with their Missionaries. It would be a wonderful feeling. It may take some time to realise that. I still believe that I will be with my Missionary again after his Mission but I know that Heavenly Father has things in stored for each other. We may go different directions and end up being together again, Who knows. Heavenly Father knows what is best for each of us. 

I testify that I know Heavenly Father knows us as individuals, he knows what we are capable of doing, he knows our needs, he is mindful of us, he knows our strengths and weaknesses and he knows many things that we may never have thought about it. I leave these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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You'll Get There When

Sometimes, I know that it is hard to get through the wait when there are people who wouldn't fully understand why you are waiting, why you wouldn't move and other things. I get through a lot when a few people say to me "Move on when you can find happiness now."All I could say that my Missionary's Mum and the support that I get from those understand of what I am getting through, has been helping me to seek happiness each day as well as helps to get through this wait so far. I have come a long way.

If you can't see the Image, it says "You will get there when you are meant to get there and not one moment sooner ... so relax, breather, and be patient. - mandy hale." 

I know it relates to us, because sometimes during the wait, either the girl has completely decided to moved on or their missionary has completely changed a lot during his mission (it could happen within a few months of his mission). My words of advice, if it is meant to be, it will happen for you and your missionary to be together after the wait. Eventually get engaged, married and then have a family. Although I have been waiting more longer than other girls and started my wait early, I still have a chance to know what it feels like of waiting for a missionary, I still know it is hard and I still know how to find happiness and support when I need it.

I hope you will enjoy this blog post. I testify the things that I have said for words of advice, will help a lot to those girls are seeking to know. I know some girls just doesn't get letters from their missionaries, I know some girls doesn't get emails from their missionaries, I know a few girls is having a hard time for not able to get close with their missionary's Mum. Girls, I know how you feel except for the last thing that I have mentioned. My Missionary's Mum and me always have been so close to each other ever since the day that my Missionary left for his Mission.

I leave these things are true. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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It Is Measured By

Lately, I have been going through my News Feed on Facebook and I saw a few posts from various friends with Images that would be useful for motivation. This Image for this post is one of my favourites. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you; it is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life. - Harold B. Lee" 

Sometimes, we may seem to forget about Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you. It is easily to be done. I know that it may seem hard to find happiness during the wait for our Missionaries because it is like a journey. It goes through up's and down's continuously. It will never stop, unless we do something about it. That is where we could plan to do things to make us happy. I have been going to the Temple often and attending Young Single Adults Activities. It has been making me happy and I still go through problems of life.

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Be Happy

While our Missionaries serving their missions, I suggest for you to be happy! There is no excuses to be sad when our Missionaries doesn't email us, there is no excuses to be sad when our Missionaries doesn't write us letters. He is serving a Mission, he is doing the Lord's Work and focused to be sharing the gospel with individuals or/and families that haven't heard the true Church and gospel before.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Keep trying, Keep believing, Be happy, Don't get discouraged. Things will WORK OUT ~ Gordon B. Hinckley ~"

It is so true and it applies to us while waiting for our Missionaries. Sometimes, we just need extra faith that we wouldn't get discouraged and keep thinking that things will work out. If it's not meant to be, that is okay. There would be someone else who would make you feel to seek happiness more.

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Be a Member Missionary

Recently, I have realised for awhile now that I have been doing Missionary Work at the same time as my Missionary. I found Missionary Work is so much fun and it is a wonderful feeling to being involved into Missionary Work while my Missionary is serving his Mission.

I haven't shared my missionary experiences with my Missionary for a long time, however I mentioned a lot of the experiences through a letter to my Missionary. I am positive that he will appreciate reading those experiences. He might even continue to encourage me to go and serve a Mission like he has been ever since before he left for his Mission.

He always loves and appreciates his emails from me. I remembered emailing him in some weeks of my missionary work experiences and I love his replies to make me to continue doing Missionary Work. A few replies of what he mentioned was "keep up the good missionary work!!!" "Good job on the Missionary work"

If you can't see the Image, it says "be a m&m member missionary." It shows a packet of m&m's.

This motivation, I suggest you to look out opportunities of doing Missionary Work while your Missionary is gone, because it is fun and you would know how it feels like to be a Missionary. You will able to share those experiences with your Missionary and if he is supportive about it, he would reply like what my Missionary said for the reply.

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Prove Them Wrong

I was looking through Google Images for a good image that I could use for a motivation. I saw heaps of Images. In fact, this image is one of my favourites. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "Prove them wrong." 

Sometimes, we may think that our Missionaries has doubts that we wouldn't wait for him during his whole mission or we may think that they don't care about us anymore or we may think they are making excuses for not emailing us or we may think they are making excuses for not writing us letters or other things. It is easy to think about those ways, because Satan is trying to get us stop waiting for our Missionaries or getting us to distract our Missionaries so they wouldn't be able to finish their Missions. 

You could prove your Missionary wrong, by emailing them or send him packages to show him that you do care for him. You could prove your Missionary that you miss him by telling him through emails or through letters. We could wait until the end of his Mission if it works out to prove them wrong that we did it. 

Not always, it is easy to prove them wrong. Sometimes, it actually takes some time to prove them wrong. We can take little steps at a time if needs be. 

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Come Unto Christ

I was thinking about how some girls may seem to forget about our Saviour Jesus Christ and what he has done for us during the wait so far. I suggest you to watch the video and listen to the words carefully.

The Video is called LDS Mutual Theme 2014 - #ComeUntoChrist

No matter what we are struggling with, there is always hope if we come unto Christ. Always remember what the Saviour has gone through for all mankind. He knows how all of us feels. How amazing is that?

If you can't see the Video, I suggest you look up in Youtube by the title or click on the title. I hope this helps and relates to us for motivation.

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Can you or Will you?

I actually agreed with what the Image says, it's so true and I reckon it applies to us a lot. It applies to Deference into Faith. 

If you can't see the Image, it says "Can you BELIEVE when all signs point to no? Can you hold on only to HOPE, even when it's hard to do so? Can you choose FAITH when it doesn't make sense? OR RATHER WILL YOU?"

I know that sometimes we need to Deference into Faith. It applied to me before by one of my non-member friends was trying to tell me that the religion that he used to attend to say it is all good and all that. I have strongly said to him about our religion as Latter Day Saints/Mormon. Further on through the conversation, he mentioned to me something that I really needed to know and he said "I will be your friend no matter what."

I was so happy for him  to say that. Sometimes, it is hard to Deference into Faith and say all the great things that our religion does impact into other people. 

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Keep Praying

The Video is called Keep Calm And PRAY On

Sometimes we may not think about what to pray for when we are praying. I thought this video would be great because there are great ideas for when you can pray and what to pray for. I always pray about our missionaries will find someone new to teach during the week, relief from pain, comfort and other things.

I hope this video will be useful for you. You may think that it's not related for waiting for our missionaries, well guess again, I reckon it is because I am sure that we do pray for our missionaries, it could be encouraging Heavenly Father to encourage them to email you or could be to pray for safety and protection.

What do you think?

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