So it was General Conference this weekend and that means it started at 6am Hawaii time -_-. I know you can watch conference whenever you want but let's face it, it's hard to set aside a time to watch it when you don't watch it at its original air time (then again maybe that's just me). I didn't start to appreciate conference until I
moved to Salt Lake City. Kyle took me to one of the sessions last April
and it was very spiritual. When I was younger, our whole family made
food and watched it together. I never paid attention because I was always doing homework or sleeping. Finally as I matured, I understood its importance and truth. I actually got excited for once that it was General Conference weekend.
So there is all this buzz about the new mission age! My roommate got a
text saying they changed the mission age but I totally thought it was a
joke. Then, our other roommates confirmed it was true. I was shocked and
actually kinda pissed. Most young girls dream of getting married, I've always dreamed of going on a mission. I don't even know why going on a mission would be questionable. It's a no-brainer. I have always wished that
girls would be pushed to go on missions just as much as the guys. It's
so honorable and a great life experience. I tell a lot of Mormon girls I've never thought about not going on a mission and they always look
surprised. Hell yeah I've always wanted to go to a foreign country and
learn another language and work my ass off. You can't get any more bad
ass than that (excuse my language). I always tell girls that I'm jealous they are serving missions then they always get back at me with "but you're getting married!" Um, there's more to life than getting married. It's
interesting that they changed it at this time. If I was 40 years old it wouldn't matter, but I am 20 and
about to get married. If they would've changed it earlier and I was
dating Kyle, I'd probably make him wait (I say that but who really knows, it would've been traumatizing nonetheless). I don't think
marriage should be prioritized over a mission. My mom waited for my dad then
he waited for her. They're not together now but still. The fact that they changed it now also makes it much more obvious that I wasn't meant to serve a
mission and I was supposed to marry Kyle. It's all very strange to me as
my whole life I thought I was going to serve a mission. Heavenly Father
sure is good at throwing you a curve ball and directing you on a
whole new path. My heart aches a little thinking I
won't be able to serve a mission soon but I have made it VERY clear to
Kyle that we will be serving a couples mission once we retire :)
Then after conference, my roommates went to the beach! Blog post soon to come...
