"Give me a young woman who has kept herself morally clean and has faithfully attended her Church meetings. Give me a young woman who has magnified her callings and has earned her Personal Progress award and stayed true to the For the Strength of Youth. Give me a young woman who is a seminary graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give me such a young woman and I will give you a young woman who can perform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout her life."
>> Ezra Taft Benson <<
I grew up in between two brothers and didn't have any sisters.
During high school and in college I tended to have more friends that were boys than girls. This was a scary thought for me when I started my mission papers! I wasn't used to being around a bunch of other girls, I really wanted to serve my Heavenly Father, but I knew that would mean having a companion that I may or may not get along with.
When I received my mission call to serve at the Mesa Temple Visitors' Center I was a little surprised and very nervous! Not only would I have a companion, but I would be surrounded with many other sister missionaries for 18 months.
What if I had to start wearing more make-up?
What if I felt judged?
What if they were all prettier than me?
What if I had to start liking pink?
What if we don't get a long?
As silly as those questions may sound, these and many other questions were running through my mind during the months before my mission. Boy, was I scared!
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It didn't take me too long to figure out that this is the exact place where I needed to be for the next 18 months.
When I stepped into the Mesa Temple Visitors' Center, I instantly became a part of a family. I was welcomed and had someone to talk to at every turn. I am so grateful to be a part of a wonderful group of 'stripling warrior' women. These sisters have become my everything, they are my family and my best friends, being with these sisters is like being home. I hardly go a day without thanking my Heavenly Father for being called to serve in the Arizona Mesa Mission, and the Visitors' Center.
>> Ezra Taft Benson <<
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| Mesa Temple Visitors' Center Missionaries |
I grew up in between two brothers and didn't have any sisters.
During high school and in college I tended to have more friends that were boys than girls. This was a scary thought for me when I started my mission papers! I wasn't used to being around a bunch of other girls, I really wanted to serve my Heavenly Father, but I knew that would mean having a companion that I may or may not get along with.
When I received my mission call to serve at the Mesa Temple Visitors' Center I was a little surprised and very nervous! Not only would I have a companion, but I would be surrounded with many other sister missionaries for 18 months.
What if I felt judged?
What if they were all prettier than me?
What if I had to start liking pink?
What if we don't get a long?
As silly as those questions may sound, these and many other questions were running through my mind during the months before my mission. Boy, was I scared!
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| Hermanas Anderson and Lund - Sisters Kohler and Beach |
It didn't take me too long to figure out that this is the exact place where I needed to be for the next 18 months.
When I stepped into the Mesa Temple Visitors' Center, I instantly became a part of a family. I was welcomed and had someone to talk to at every turn. I am so grateful to be a part of a wonderful group of 'stripling warrior' women. These sisters have become my everything, they are my family and my best friends, being with these sisters is like being home. I hardly go a day without thanking my Heavenly Father for being called to serve in the Arizona Mesa Mission, and the Visitors' Center.
"I love the WOMEN of the Church. I have seen their STRENGTH. I have seen their FAITH. They have something to give, and they're willing to give it."
>> Linda K. Burton <<
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| Goodbye hug / Sister Tamarauwa -- from Kiribati |
~ Sister Kohler ~
