I hope they call me on a mission!

Waahhh!!!

Guess what?

I STARTED MY MISSION PAPERS YESTERDAY! WOO!!!!

I'm so excited! So, first of all, if you have any advice, GIVE IT TO ME! :)

Second, I have a goal...

Since most of you know, I've only been a member of the church for about three months now. However, I know this church is true. I know that Thomas S. Monson is a living prophet today! And I know that Joseph Smith restored the church on the earth! And the Book of Mormon is so true that I want to jump for joy! I love it! If you saw me in person, you'd be super excited like I am just to learn more about the gospel! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!

Okay....now to my goal... lol.

I'm going to read the Book of Mormon.... and Doctrine and Covenants....and Pearl of Great Price...

I'm going to!

I'm going to go on this mission, and wherever I may go, I will share what I know and how good this church is to as many people as I can. And it's not a numbers game with me. I want to share because it makes me feel so good. It makes me so happy. and Everyone in the whole world deserves this happiness. Everyone in the world deserves the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Why else would it be here? 

This will mostly be a re-read for me if the devil tries to bring me down. He knows that I'm so determined to share the gospel that he's afraid of me. He's going to throw whatever he can in my path to get me to not go. But that's not going to happen! 

In my life, the Gospel is so important to me. I know if I put the gospel first, everything else will fall perfectly into place. I can't wait to share what I know to the whole world. I can't wait to continue to share and let my testimony grow! 

It's so great.

Well....I will add more to this. But give me all the advice you can. What to buy, what to take with, how to prepare, everything and anything! :)

xoxo, Nicola <3

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do."

What is your image of God? It states in the Bible that we are created in God's image. But God loves everyone. Shouldn't we love everyone then? But take a look around the world. Hate really is a strong word.

We should be truly loving towards everyone. That is one thing I have come to learn about the gospel. Once you've discovered that this church is the true church, you love everyone.

I've run into people that I wasn't really fond of in high school, but now. I'm so excited to share the gospel with them, that I put everything behind me. They are my brother/sister and they too deserve to share the same happiness that I do.

I always hear gossip, and I know that gossip is horrible. Saying bad things about a person behind their back is just terrible. None of us understand what that person is going through. There may even be some things that that person has never revealed to anyone. So why judge them?

"11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?" 

James 4:11-12

So, think about this today. Keep this in your heart. Don't judge. Like the Bible says, it isn't our place to judge. 

xoxo, Nicola

It's been forever!!!

It has been forever since I've written on here, and I'm sorry for the distance. I've been super busy with school. But it's going well! 

A lot has happened in the very short month that I've been gone. 

Well, number one.

I'VE CHANGED MY MAJOR!!!

Who would have thought? 

I still love math, it's a great subject, but I don't think that's what Heavenly Father wants me to do with my life.

I've changed my major to Religion and Philosophy, and I'm PUMPED! 

Number two,

And this is a big one. :)

I've always pondered the idea of....[blank]

And to do [blank] it takes a lot of work, but I'm so willing to do it!

This past Sunday, I went and talked to my bishop....about going on a MISSION! AHHHH!

I can't wait!

Even though my parents aren't Mormon, they are so totally supportive! And so is Richard, which is so exciting. My mom and I have already gone shopping for outfits for my mission.

And I'm constantly on Pinterest looking at ideas! lol.

So, if you have any advice for me. TELL ME! :)

xoxo,

Nicola.