This is EXACTLY What I Signed Up For!
Dearest Family and Friends, October 20-23, we traveled to Ohio for a Mission Leadership Seminar held for the 19 couples who are mission leaders in the North American Northeast Area. We had some helpful training in Cleveland. On the first day, we sat next to President Reid and Sister Shelly Neilson of the Washington D.C. North Mission. She had a water bottle with a big sticker on it that said, "This is EXACTLY what I signed up for!" When I said how much I loved it, she told me her daughter had made them for all their missionaries, and she gave me one too. What a great lesson in a fun sticker! When life gets tough, especially as we reflect on all that we've lived through since March 2020, it can be easy to feel ripped off, disappointed, and discouraged. We hear this from some church members and even some missionaries, "This isn't what I signed up for!" The truth is a mortal experience is exactly what we all signed up for in heaven before we came to earth. E...