Dear Sister Orr.... :)

 After a lot of waiting...I went to the mailbox in the morning, and the mailman had just gotten there! It was perfect. I may have slightly stalked him, but hey.. you gotta do whatcha gotta do. :)

Later that day.. I opened it! I had my family on Skype, and a lot of friends at my apartment.  Here's the video!

Dear Sister Orr:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Arizona Mesa Mission. In addition to your calling to share the gospel, you will be assigned to serve in the Mesa Arizona Temple Visitors' Center. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months. You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language.

I don't even know where to start!! I am so excited to be able to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For those of you that don't know how it works, I will leave on May 29, 2013 to the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, UT. After 6 weeks of learning Spanish, how to teach and be a missionary I will head straight to Mesa, Arizona. I can't wait to learn Spanish and teach everyone about the gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. I know that the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, in addition to the Bible, and that it has brought me more happiness than I could ever imagine. I love that I am going to Mesa, Arizona. I know it is the perfect place for me to serve, and I can't wait to bring the joy of the gospel to those I teach. 

I am so grateful for my family, and all the support they've given me with this decision as they have my entire life. I'm also grateful for all my friends. Even though they don't want me to go, they have all been so supportive. I can't wait to start this new adventure in my life. :) 

Okie Friends & 80's Night

Hello everyone. This first week and a half of school has been great. I've been staying really busy with the classes I'm taking, along with trying to work. It's been really good. I had an Okie night with Ryan, Rachel, the future Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Bean, and Dylan. We played Just Dance 4, some games, and appropriately watched the OKC Thunder beat the Lakers. 

As a family, we went sledding at Rock Canyon Park. It was FREEZING!! We had fun though :)

I went to Dylan's farewell talk on Sunday. He gave a fantastic talk! It was one of the best missionary farewells I've been to. It was cool to see how much he's grown in the last couple years. He will be an amazing missionary and is leaving for Spain the first week of February!!  

The highlight of the semester was definitely last night! Our ward rented out Classic Skating in Orem and we had an 80's night. It was so much fun! One of the best activities we've had. The activities committee must be really great... *wink* *wink* :)

Our Bishop and his wife definitely looked the best. They are so much fun.

Oh and I'm supposed to get my mission call tomorrow. I suppose that's big news ;) I can't wait to finally know where I'm going! It's only been about a 11 days since I put them in, but man... this waiting game is awful! Especially when you're trying to focus on school! But, hopefully I will be able to tell you all very soon where I'll be spending 18 months of my life :) 

Back to Provo

Well... I'm back in good ole' Provo. Leaving home this time was a little bit harder than it has been in the past... I've been trying to pinpoint as to why that was, but I think it's because of my mission. It's crazy to think the next time I'll be home, I'll be getting ready to leave again..

Speaking of mission, I officially submitted my paperwork on the 4th, so I should find out where I'm serving in a couple weeks!! I am so excited, but I'm going to be honest... I am also low-key freaking out. Haha.. I just want to know! I can't wait to get that letter in the mail, telling me where I'll spend 18 months of my life serving the Lord. But... I'm really going to miss my family. Sydney kept telling me all break that I couldn't go. She says that it's her choice and she says NO! And I think Mom is really nervous for where I'll be called, she's afraid I'll end up in Africa or something, and I, on the other hand, think that would be awesome haha.. Everyone else in the fam thinks I'm going to Salt Lake City like my Dad and Brandon, but.. we shall see.. :)

School starts tomorrow, it will hopefully distract me from thinking about my mission call (a little). It does feel good to be back in Provo, EXCEPT for the fact that it is 0 degrees here. 

I'm not exaggerating.. it is literally 0 degrees.
Which means, I'm going to bundle up in my blanket and take a nap.