I Want To Be a Missionary Now

I want to be a missionary now.
I don’t want to wait until I’m grown.
I want to share the gospel while I’m young,
For I have a testimony of my own.

I want to tell my friends about our church
And the happiness it brings to me.
I’ll tell them how the gospel was restored,
Tell them how the Book of Mormon came to be.

Then I can be a missionary now.
I don’t have to wait until I’m grown.
I’ll live each day the best that I know how,
And they’ll see I have a testimony of my own,
A testimony of my very own.

Primary Songbook,  I Want To Be a Missionary Now

As the lines of this song suggest, 

I want to be a missionary now. 

Over conference weekend, President Monson lowered the ages for women to serve a mission to 19. 

When am I 19? That's right. In 3 weeks. 

I knew, right when President Monson said that, that I would be serving a mission.

I want more than anything right now, to be on a mission, to have my papers in, and to start teaching the gospel to the world. I want to see the change that the gospel can make in other people's lives, what the Spirit can teach those who are willing to listen, and how going on a mission will change my life. 

I think the lyrics to this Primary song really capture how I'm feeling right now. I'm so excited and just want to share the gospel with everyone around me--even though it's a little hard to at BYU-Idaho. :)

I'm so thankful for the support my family has given me with making this decision, and for my friends who are excited for me to go when the time comes. I am so thankful for the Spirit and for the direction and counsel it has given me. I am thankful for the temple, and the chance I have to go every single week. I am thankful for my Heavenly Father who is opening and closing doors in my life to move me in the right direction. I am so thankful for the gospel, and for the chance I'll have to spread it and serve others with it. I am thankful for the Book of Mormon and I know that it is the truest book that there ever will be on this earth and that it contains the words we need to hear in this day and age. I know that President Monson and the apostles are the living seers and revelators and that President Monson is the appointed and true prophet of our church. I am so very thankful for Joseph Smith and all that he did for us--for this dispensation of the fulness of times. I know without a doubt that our Savior loves me and loves each and every one of us, and that if we use the Atonement and come closer to Him, He will bless us with abundance and we can see His hand in everything we do.

This is my testimony of the church, and I'm proud to say it for all to hear. 

I say this humbly in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.