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Called to Serve

Hello! Hermana Edgel reporting for duty!... Okay not until July 5th, but I wanted to make a quick introduction and get the ball rolling before it's off to the MTC. SO... let's go back in time to April 13, 2017 when my mom sent me this picture:

I honestly was SO excited and SO nervous part of me wanted to rip it open ASAP and another part of me was absolutely terrified and pretty convinced I would never be ready for this next step in my life. I had 3 wishes for my call: I wanted to go stateside, I wanted to speak Spanish, and I wanted to be assigned somewhere warm. The next few hours passed in a blur and then 8:30 rolled around. My friends Jacob and Maddie drove with me to meet my parents at the Manti temple. I took the envelope and walked by myself to the front side of the temple and sat down. I said a quick prayer asking for confirmation that this was the right place and then I opened the envelope and read the letter which read:

"Dear Sister Edgel, 
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 California, Ventura Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months. 
You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language..."

I. Got. My. Wish. 

Seriously. The assignment could not be more perfect for me. My Father in Heaven was more than generous with me in granting my wishes in regard to my call, when I read that letter it just felt right. 



In the weeks that have followed time has been moving SO quickly and a lot has changed for me. I would be lying if I said this time has been easy. My faith and willpower are being tested as the adversary tries to discourage me from the Lord's path, but I am so excited to serve as a missionary for this church and I can't wait to help bring souls unto Christ our Savior. 

I testify that this work is a glorious one, and the message of the restored gospel is the the single most important message that can be shared in this lifetime. 

Here goes nothing...

With love,
Hermana Edgel

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