There's so much to do!

I am down to only 39 days until I enter the MTC in Mexico City.. We went on vacation this past week (we actually went to mexico ironically haha) and now that I am back I am all of the sudden feeling the pressure of needing to make sure I have everything together because I am about to set out on this journey for the next year and a half of my life! There's some shopping to be done, shots to get, doctors to see, and lots to pack up!
I know that there are a lot of people out there that think I am crazy to just leave everything I have right now behind and go to North Carolina for a year and a half. I mean I have a full ride scholarship at the University of Arizona, a job that I am loving right now, my family and wonderful friends.. But as important as those things are to me.. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the happiness that is found in knowing the true gospel far exceeds those things. Because I have been given much, I too must give. I was blessed to have been born into this church and I grew up learning and gaining my own testimony of this church- so now I have the opportunity to try and share it with people who don't have it in their lives.
To know that you are a daughter or son of a loving Heavenly Father, that you have a personal Savior who is full of forgiveness and grace, and to know that you can return to be with them one day with your loved ones is the greatest piece of knowledge to have in my opinion.. and because of this I want everyone to know it!
I have to continue to keep this in my head as I wait to leave on my mission because sometimes I do have those thoughts of- "am I really leaving for a year and a half?", "I could be almost done with school in a year and a half".. But I know that this is what I am supposed to do at this time in my life. I can not wait to be a servant in the Lords hands and help others come to Christ.

90 Days

Well today is the first day I am documenting anything about my mission onto my blog for anyone who wants to read it! It is 90 days until I am reporting to the Mexico MTC. Thats just crazy to think! Which.. I am a bit nervous about the whole Mexico thing.. not even because of safety or anything or even scared about learning the language as much as I am scared for the food! I haven't been hearing the best things about it down there. Bean burros, here we go. 
If you haven't seen my youtube video of me opening up my mission call to Raleigh North Carolina go ahead and check it out. I was so overwhelmed with emotion and excitement and the spirit was strong that it all came out at once in tears! I know that this is the place where I am truly supposed to be for the next 18 months. I know that my Heavenly Father wanted me to leave as soon as I could because that was my desire. Leaving just a few days after my birthday is such a blessing. It is going to be hard to not be home for thanksgiving or christmas but I am so excited. It is all going to be worth it! 
Well stay tuned and I will try and update this before I leave. Once I have left, my mom will post my weekly letters for y'all (starting to get my southern accent already) to read.