Nothing is as clear as the call to serve.

Many of you know this already but……..

I have decided to serve as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Having the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life has given me so much hope and peace and it is my wish to serve a mission and to share that hope and peace with others.

I have been blessed far beyond what I deserve and I feel it is only right for me to take 18 months and focus entirely on Him.

My portion of my papers have been submitted, I have met with my Bishop and now I am waiting to meet with my Stake President. If you are not familiar with the LDS church, please go here to learn more about my faith.

I am hoping to have everything officially submitted within the next week or so. In the meantime, I have been doing lots of preparation. The first thing I did was go buy a few long skirts. I just went to a thrift store in town. I bought 3 skirts and a blazer for $15. My goal is to make this as inexpensive as possible.

I am currently in my second semester of nursing school and will be an LPN in May 2014. I will take a break then and serve my mission and then when I return I will finish my BSN.

Now, one of the things that I am super excited about is…

I am making a workout/recipe book to take with me on the mission.

I want it to be very organized and categorized by muscle group.

The recipes will be easy go to stuff that wont take a ton of time because as a missionary you don’t have much time to cook.

You can go here to follow my progress.

I have lots of time to get this done. So, I am not in a rush but I am so excited!!!

I honestly do not care where I go. I just want to know; When? Where?

My goal is to reach my 200lb weight loss mark before going on my mission and build muscle. While I am on my mission, my goal is to maintain that weight. I am at the point in my weight loss journey where I am getting so close to my “goal weight” that I am taking it kind of slow and focusing on what my body is telling me. If i’m hungry, I eat. If i’m tired, I take a nap. Our bodies will always tell us what they need.  You just have to stop and listen.

Here is a nice thought to ponder on….

Love to you all!

-Em

There is a first time for everything!

Hi guys! So, this is my first blog and im not entirely up to speed on how this all works. So, please be patient with me. Anyway, congrats to me on my first blog post and there will be many more! I’m excited to be a part of the “blogging world”!