I have always liked adventures, whether it is from a good book, or a movie, but most especially the adventures I have had in my own life. I remember as I was little making “forts” with blankets over the furniture inside the house, also the fun we had “exploring” on camping trips I went on with my family. I feel the enticement lay in the possibility of the unknown—a possibility that the extraordinary might happen. Here is a picture of some of the other missionaries who serve here having an adventure of their own. (Left to right, Elders LeeMaster, McMullin, Edmons, Albright and Baird) Sometimes I feel that the extraordinary we find in our own lives is often disguised as dull, or boring. I understand that most amazing feats come from countless hours of preparation, working through the mundane with a hope for accomplishment.
I feel I am able to find the same sense of excitement in my life today as I come across the unknown. When this happens I have found the time for preparation is gone, and we need to rely on the choices we have made through mundane experiences we have had in the past. Were we committed then, and is that commitment enough to get us through the challenge we now face? For me, I feel coming on a mission has been an adventure for me. As I started I did not know what it was I would be doing when I first arrived here. I was able to soon learn I would be teaching people over chat or the phone, and it was much more challenging then I originally anticipated. I find I still have a lot of room to grow and learn. Recently we are again branching out in what I feel is a “new frontier,” and that is with the “Mormon Mingles.”
