Missioning (or going on a mission as most would call it) requires a very strict wardrobe. No patterns, no embellishments, no shiny buttons, no black dresses, no pants... the skirts are to a certain length as well as the coat. Everything is so specific, which will be nice once I am out, but now means that I get to do what I hate most: shopping.
Shopping means making decisions that really don't matter. I will not die if I wear a red shirt rather than a blue one. Shopping means long hours acting as Barbie as my sisters or mother make me try on outfit after outfit after outfit. I think that if I were Superman shopping would be my kryptonite.
I have two skirts and five shirts and one blazer... only four shirts, two skirts, two blazers, hose, sweaters, ... I'm going to stop now before I get discouraged.
Shopping reminds me of my friend Katie, something she mentioned to me when she moved into my neighborhood. She mentioned that she was church shopping. Imagine people shopping for a church, trying on a congregation trying to find the place where they belong. If I think skirt finding is difficult... Imagine trying to find a religion without any clue as to what to look for. At least my shopping has a (admittedly a rather extensive) list
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sister Piestick and the Priesthood Session
Every year after general conference I wait eagerly for the moment when I can read/ listen to the general conference priesthood session. I may not be a priesthood holder (although if we count hugging as holding, then I do it on a regular basis) but there is always the one talk.
This time it was about the mission call process. I have always heard of it as an 'apostolic calling,' because of this I have always thought that the apostles get together in a room and look at the missions that need to be filled and the missionaries available and then make their best guess as to where the missionaries need to go, because God can fix their fallacies. In the talk they explained about how several of the apostles get together some mornings and choose the places where the perspective missionaries are going to serve. It was fascinating for me to learn the process (and one of the examples sounded like on of my friends that got called to Japan earlier). It was nice to realize that the Spirit inspired the brethren to give me my call.
It gives me some hope for myself. Because if a fallible man gave me my assignment it is possible that I would never come to accept it. However, because I was called of God that means that before I leave my mission I will realize that it is the perfect place for a goofball like me. It is nice to have some hope about the adjustment process.
This time it was about the mission call process. I have always heard of it as an 'apostolic calling,' because of this I have always thought that the apostles get together in a room and look at the missions that need to be filled and the missionaries available and then make their best guess as to where the missionaries need to go, because God can fix their fallacies. In the talk they explained about how several of the apostles get together some mornings and choose the places where the perspective missionaries are going to serve. It was fascinating for me to learn the process (and one of the examples sounded like on of my friends that got called to Japan earlier). It was nice to realize that the Spirit inspired the brethren to give me my call.
It gives me some hope for myself. Because if a fallible man gave me my assignment it is possible that I would never come to accept it. However, because I was called of God that means that before I leave my mission I will realize that it is the perfect place for a goofball like me. It is nice to have some hope about the adjustment process.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Sister Pielstick and the Mission Visit
So I went and visited the mission. And I've decided that if I am supposed to go there, then I should find at least three things that I am looking forward to when I go on my mission. I thought I'd share them with you.
1. The tabernacle.
It's so small, and so big at the same time. I didn't get into the morning session of conference so I ended up sitting in the tabernacle. I forgot how much I loved that building--and that glorious organ. I remember when I visited the temple when I was little and I thought that they could reach the sky they were so big... they still hold some magic for me, either that or I am just a geek. I may or may not have spent the all of the musical numbers of the session trying to visualize the oscillations that the sound waves would have been making if that organ was the one playing the music, and trying to calculate the intensity that the sound would have if the tabernacle choir would put out if they were in the same room as me.
2. The people
There were so many people there; more than I could ever imagine with any of my trips to temple square in the past. All those people and they were practically lining up to hear messages from the sister missionaries there, including the other missionaries visiting there to go to conference. I imagine that in a given day I'll get to talk to more people reasonably interested in the gospel than most other missionaries will get in a month. that could be rather useful, even if I don't get to teach them all the way to baptism. I think that the people are what I am looking forward to most.
3. The awesome nametag.
Come on, I get a nametag complete with a flag of the United States. What other mission allows me to keep a totally unique nametag? It'll be like the Philmont hiking scouting patch that my dad loved so much. Not many are asked to wear that nametag, and out of the 30 odd sisters that I saw working today I only saw two sisters from the United States.
1. The tabernacle.
It's so small, and so big at the same time. I didn't get into the morning session of conference so I ended up sitting in the tabernacle. I forgot how much I loved that building--and that glorious organ. I remember when I visited the temple when I was little and I thought that they could reach the sky they were so big... they still hold some magic for me, either that or I am just a geek. I may or may not have spent the all of the musical numbers of the session trying to visualize the oscillations that the sound waves would have been making if that organ was the one playing the music, and trying to calculate the intensity that the sound would have if the tabernacle choir would put out if they were in the same room as me.
2. The people
There were so many people there; more than I could ever imagine with any of my trips to temple square in the past. All those people and they were practically lining up to hear messages from the sister missionaries there, including the other missionaries visiting there to go to conference. I imagine that in a given day I'll get to talk to more people reasonably interested in the gospel than most other missionaries will get in a month. that could be rather useful, even if I don't get to teach them all the way to baptism. I think that the people are what I am looking forward to most.
3. The awesome nametag.
Come on, I get a nametag complete with a flag of the United States. What other mission allows me to keep a totally unique nametag? It'll be like the Philmont hiking scouting patch that my dad loved so much. Not many are asked to wear that nametag, and out of the 30 odd sisters that I saw working today I only saw two sisters from the United States.
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