I Want to be a Missionary Now

I want to be a missionary now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3c1CXFy-sM&authuser=4 Ok, a bit long today, but I couldn't shorten all I really wanted to say! Those are my words! I want to be a missionary now! Yesterday while running errands, my kids and I drove past the Ogden Temple. Rebekah asked if we could please go there after our next errand and just walk around. First off, I was so pleased that she wants to go to the temple! That is so filling in my heart! I love going to the temple, personally. It just fills me! Once we were on the temple grounds, the kids were so excited and felt so happy, they were running around everywhere! (I know that's not quite the activity we should have at the temple, but I'm glad they felt so happy inside by being there. Running around was the only thing they could think to do with all their excitement :) ) Second, as I was walking around the temple, observing and interacting briefly with others there, I couldn't help myself from feeling more at home than I do anywhere else. I was surrounded by people who also desire to, and were in the action of, serving God; people who were choosing to take time from their daily lives to be closer to Him, and--as a result--were even more filled with such love, happiness, joy, kindness, and such light! It's been a while since I'd been around the temple after the Covid shutdowns, and it literally seemed brighter than anywhere else I'd been all day! I LOVED IT! I consciously felt such a difference in my demeanor and attitude the rest of that day. I enjoyed being with my kids more. I felt more patient--even in their tired tantrum moments. I felt filled, and better able to be a better wife, mother, friend. I felt enlightened, guided and inspired to find answers to prayers I'd had in my heart lately. Following that wonderful experience, was today's wonderful Stake Conference meeting. Sitting down in the chapel, I found myself surrounded by more saints than I have for a LONG time! I felt empowered, encouraged, energized. I felt reminded that I'm not alone in my testimony of Christ. I felt enriched with all the Spirit that was there, and was happy to bring all that light and love back into my home afterwards. With all this, I can't help but feel more motivated to share all this potential and REAL joy with other people around me! I have always felt that if anyone truly understood the gospel, the love that God and Jesus Christ have for him or her, and the joy that comes with becoming as They are, they wouldn't ever want to leave. There wouldn't be anything more worth their time." I want to be a missionary now! I don't want to wait until I'm grown". How can I do it? "I'll live each day the best that I know how and they'll see I have a testimony of my own." Something that was shared in Stake conference this morning can be really helpful: The 3 R's: (All actions we can take). 1) Receive--recieve guidance by the Spirit. Be spiritually prepared to receive power and guidance. (See D&C 88--referring to priesthood power given to all men and women who are endowed). 2) Remember--remember what we've covenanted to be and do. Remember Jesus Christ. Remember what we've learned before and keep our faith sure. 3) Real Intent. Live each day with real intent! I think this fits well with the primary song, I Want to be a Missionary Now, where it says, "I'll live each day the best that I know how and they'll see I have a testimony...of my very own." Let's live each day with REAL intent, and share the light of Christ with ALL those we encounter, inside and outside our homes and families, through words or actions! With love and prayers, Jillene Smith