Back story, When I started my mission papers I had to go get a
physical, (not bad right?) in that physical I got a TB test, they told
me to not rub it or anything like that. So I didn't, and the bump never
left, so when I walked in to get it checked they told me they have never
really seen it like it was before, so the lady helping me got another
nurse to look at it and they had to measure it.... It was way to big to
be okay...
so they took a picture of it to give to my doctor. He
then called me to tell me I needed to get a chest X-ray, which was
awkward. But I ended up not having TB, and sometimes people have a
reaction to the shot.
A couple months after, I turned
in my papers!!!! YAY!!! not..... (kind of) The Friday after I turned
them in I got a call from a unknown number, I ignored it because I was
at work, but than I got another call right after by the same number, so I
thought it might be important because who would call twice in less than
a minute? I answered and it was a guy from the Church Headquarters! He
told me Congratulations on my papers, then proceeded to tell me that I
needed to go get a blood work done to really make sure I didn't have TB!
I asked if it would put my papers on hold until I got the blood work,
but luckily he said no. The next week I got the Blood test done, (also I
have never drawn blood before so that was weird!) A couple days later I
got the blood test results, It came back negative!!! Thank goodness! I
called the same guy who called me and left a voice mail saying that I
didn't have TB!
The next week I got my call!
Okay...
another back story. You all know I took three years of Japanese and
grew to love the Japanese and their culture! I grew to love the language
and pretty much everything about them! So I prayed that I could get
sent anywhere in Japan. (and when I mean I prayed... I mean I prayed
HARD!) I said "Heavenly Father you know that I want to go to Japan, you
know I already love the people there, if it is thy will to send me to
Japan I will work hard! But if I get called somewhere else, know that I
will love wherever I go, I will be happy knowing that I am called to
serve the people wherever I might go!" (on the lines of that) I am just
really excited to spread the gospel wherever the Lord had to send me!!
Thursday June 4th, 2015,
Dear Sister Stay:
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 Japan Nagoya 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 22, 2015. You
will prepare to preach the gospel in the Japanese language. Your
assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission
president.
You guys!!! Heavenly Father really does
answers prayers! He knows our desires, he knows the people we will meet
wherever we go! He knows each one of us on a personal level!I am so
blessed to be able to serve the people in Nagoya! This call is from the
Lord! I will meet people on my mission who will need only me, or only my
companion! I will meet so many beautiful men and women, I will have
companions that will either push all my buttons, or some that will be
like we've been friends for years, and I will grow to love all my
companions (hopefully!) and I will grow to love the people in my
mission!!! I can't explain how much this gospel means to me!! I love it
so much!! And I love you guys too!!
