A year ago

Is it really two more days til I turn 20?. Wow....
If any of you would of asked what were my plans when I turned 19. I would of said finishing losing the weight, send  mission papers in August and then leave.

And now a year ahead, here I am.. not on my mission yet and although at first I was disappointed  about that.  I got discourage in 2012, I wasn't working out everyday in the week, which then lead to not working out for weeks at a time.
I tired to get back into working out couple of times, and each time it lead to the same thing.
when 2013 rolled around, my plan was to send my papers in April... that didn't worked out either.

But here are the good things that happened.
I made some amazing friends from the YSA branch
I kept the weight off which I have already lost
 A friend of mine  from the branch told me , he left late for his mission
if he were to leave when he turned 19, he would of been done with his "mission" before even leaving for his real mission, in his real mission he said there were people there that needed to hear the Gospel by him.
April of this year when I got discourage and was mad with myself for not leaving already
I had a feeling to read my Patriarchal blessing...
and in it said I would be able to serve a fulltime mission at the appropriate time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By reading that I got so much peace.
I know I'll be able to go on my mission, it's not  at the time I had in mind, but rather it will be in Heavenly Father's time
Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the Heavens are higher then the earth, so are my ways higher then your ways, and my thoughts then your thoughts"

I won't know until I go on my mission, but just some things I have thought about.
The mission age requirements have changed for the guys from 19 to 18. (note not recommended for everyone to go then, just getting that out there)
But maybe one of my companion(s) I'll have on my mission is one of the 18 year's old, or there's someone out there that needs to hear the Gospel from me and their not ready to hear it yet
or that there is just no room in the mission I'm suppose to be in.

My plan is to get my call in September, I have been working out and I have been losing weight, I have a good feeling that this is it :)
A friend of mine from the branch have worked out with me couple of times per week, not lately just because he has been busy a little.

Although I'm not 100% done with this trial, (I haven't left yet) I have seen blessings come of it, mostly the amazing friends I have gotten to know from the branch. if you're new to the blog and haven't read much of anything yet, I have Asperger's Syndrome and it's hard to be social, so being able to make and keep the friends I have here is amazing.

I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for everyone, he has a plan for  me and I'm going threw that plan, even at times when I  didn't know I was.
If things don't go you're way, keep going.. you wouldn't know at the time but God is leading you in life, he has a plan for you

Endure to the end, stay strong in the Gospel and you won't regret it :)

Invitation to speak with God

Readers,

In Priest quorum last year then one of my youth leader was teaching us a lesson, he grab from his bag, envelopes  for everyone we open them up.
There was a small letter saying  Invitation to speak with God  inside listed Who, Why, Where, When, Promise I have written out some of the scriptures, and so on, so enjoy.

Who- Moroni 7:48  " Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen"

Here are the whys: 2nd Nephi 32:9, 1st Thessalonians 5:18, James 1:5, Matthew 7:7-8, 3rd Nephi 18:15

1st Thessalonians 5:18: In every thing gives thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you"
Matthew 7:7-8: Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seekth findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened"
You need a desire to seek on you're own, I know that once you seek for yourself you will find you're answers, once you knock... it shall be opened.

Here are the Wheres: Matthew 6:6, D&C 19:28
D&C 19:28 "And again, I command thee, that thou shalt pray vocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private" Don't be afraid to vocally say you're prayers when you're alone, they do help and  you get more out of them.

When:  Alma 34:21 and 1st Thessalonians 5:17
1st Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing" Alma 34:21 "Cry unto him in you're houses yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening"
We need to pray always, so we may have the spirit to be with us always.

Promise: Alma 37:37 and 3rd Nephi 18:20
3rd Nephi 18:20 "And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you" Our promise is that when we pray, our Heavenly Father will hear us.

Please, look up the rest of the scriptures.. you will love yourself if you do, you will get a deeper understanding, this is our invitation to speak with God ... John Bytheway has often said, "If you want to talk to God pray, if you want God to talk to you read you're scriptures
Endure to the end, stay strong in the Gospel and you won't regret it