It may at first seem like a lot to ask to leave your loving family to go on a mission to a young man or woman, but you are blessed abundantly when you do it. Now, I haven't left on a mission, but I hope to someday. So yeah, that's what a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is like! On the next post I will show you some pictures of my brother Shane on his mission, so please check back soon. Have a great week!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Coming Up On One Year
On October 20, 2010 my brother, Shane, left off for the two-year mission of Bucharest, Romania for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In four days less than a month, his mission will be halfway over. After that, we will be counting down month by month until he comes home. For those of you who are not familiar with what a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is, then relax and let me (in a nutshell) tell you what it is and how it goes. A young man of at least nineteen and a young woman of at least twenty-one that belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is allowed to go on a mission, where they will preach and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and God to people who do not yet have it in their hearts. What they have to do though, before they leave for a mission, is fill out certain information papers and what not and send them to the president of the church, Who is currently a man named Thomas S. Monson. He then (with the help of his presidency) deciphers which places need the gospel the most. After that is done, another piece of mail is then sent back to the soon-to-be missionary saying when they are expected to report to the Missionary Training Center, the dress code for missionaries (varying due to gender) and what and what not to bring. After the missionary arrives at the Missionary training center, they are then assigned a companion, and are taught how to preach the gospel the way Christ Himself would, and if their mission is in a foreign-speaking country then they are taught the language of the country. Soon after this, they move on to the exciting part -- leaving for their actual mission.
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Great post Eli! I think one of the things that is so cool about having siblings who are on missions is that it opens up a lot of opportunities for us to share the gospel with people just by talking about our brother/sister who is on a mission. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! That is very true!! haha! good point. have a great evening ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Eli. Your explanation is so lively it makes me want to go on a mission myself! I also like how you entice your readers to come back by promising pictures in your next post. Good marketing.
ReplyDeleteHaha Thanks! So true. I think that I may have been trying to squeeze in a little marketing Secretly without myself really noticing that much I don't know but hey, now I know how to entice my readers a little bit. Thanks for bringing that up Mami Mami! MWAH! Love U
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