Family mission

Wow it feels like forever since I have written.  Honestly this week has been awesome.  Lots of dancing, more Krav Maga, Zumba, Institute, hanging out with friends, tons of yard work, and being with the family.  Last night I had the marvelous opportunity to attend a symphony performance of Dvorak and Brahms.  I got to meet the conductor and the violin soloist.  I attended the event with my grandparents and it was wonderful to spend time with them.  I'm making more friends at country dancing which feels so wonderful and makes me more enthusiastic to go.  Some good news is that the antibiotics I was taking worked and my medical mission papers are going in.  Now all I have to do is wait for my passport and finish the online papers and then my papers will go in.

So I haven't written for a while because I just didn't know what to write about.  Every day I've thought about what happened that day and wondered if there was an experience that would be appropriate for this blog.  But I feel like this experience is perfect right now.

This week I had the marvelous opportunity to go to my grandparents house and help them fill out their mission papers.  After a marvelous light and healthy dinner, I sat with my grandma and grandpa at the computer and slowly filled out every page.  They struggle with computer tasks so they have asked me to help them.

What I didn't anticipate was how much this would be a blessing in my life and theirs.  As I've asked them questions, I've gotten to know them better and have developed a greater sense of gratitude for the marvelous lives they have lived and continue to live.  I've learned more about their pasts and what events have made them who they are today.

Helping them with their mission papers is also helping me stay enthusiastic and stay on track towards going on a mission.  I've learned more about how to fill out my own papers and what standards I need to maintain in my life.  What's so cool is that I will probably be out in the mission field at the same time as my grandparents.  Now it's very unlikely that I won't be in the same mission as them.  The church usually keeps family members and missionaries in relationships out of the same mission for a number of reasons.  Sometimes family members are called to the same mission but that is more rare.  But for me, knowing that I'll be in the mission field along with my grandparents fills my heart with happiness.

The Gospel blesses my daily life because it is bringing my family and I closer together and we are pushing towards the same goal.  I'm grateful for this blessing and opportunity in my life.