The Sunny Side of Life

Tomorrow I report to the MTC and I don't know where the past few weeks have gone. I'm a mess of emotions; full of nervousness and excitement. Yet no matter what I feel, I know that I am doing God's will. I knew this the instant the Stake President put his hands on my head and I felt at peace.

I've been told that this will be the hardest year and a half of my life but also the most rewarding. So as I sit on this precipice of change and trials and blessings I can't help but reflect on the events that have brought me to this point in my life. I was born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but it wasn't until I found myself at one of my lowest point that I truly gained a testimony of it. For in that dark moment I was left with fundamental truths. I knew that I had a loving Heavenly Father and a loving Savior. I knew that the fruits of this gospel were good and true. I knew that I had felt the Spirit testify that it was the truth. And I knew that families were forever. It was from those truths I built and strengthened my testimony.

I am no longer in that dark place but am instead filled with light. The gospel brings the greatest joy and the greatest growth. I am so excited to share this joy with the people of Arizona and show them that even when we feel alone and lost, that our Savior is just waiting for us to reach out to Him! I know that this is the true church. I know that this gospel will shed light in the darkness that Satan would have us live in. And that with the gospel, we will truly find The Sunny Side of Life.