you go girl!

quotation:

President Gordon B. Hinckley: "Many women today are choosing to serve missions..not because they can't get married or because they have nothing else to do, but because they have the desire to serve..and therefore are being called to the work. In this next generation, Heavenly Father will be sending His priesthood army...what better mothers to send them to than those who are trained in the gospel who have served a mission.."

i LOVE it.

[four] of my greatest friends out there serving. they are so cool. and i can't even begin to explain how much i admire these girls.

1] aury-kapory! a roommate of 3 years and one of my best friends in the world. she is the sweetest, strongest girl i know. beautiful red hair and the loveliest south african accent. i miss her every single day.

i got a letter from her this week and was all smiles for the rest of the day!

this lovely gal is in HAWAII!

2] jess, my little southern kentuckian UK fanatic. always laughing and straight-up BOLD! she know's how to get things done and still have a good time. (: even though we were only roommates 1 semester we became star-crossed lovers. and I got to see her yesterday at conference because this little country gal is serving in

SALT LAKE, temple square mission.

3] and why not put 2 cute little southern belle's together in the same mission? my sweet kaitlyn is a diva straight outta south carolina! always classy and works her southern drawl like a charm. even though we weren't roommates we practically lived together. so anytime i'm strolling around temple square i get the better odds of looking for 2!

SALT LAKE, temple square mission.

4] and lastly, my rabies! terrible nickname i know, but she loves me for it, at least i hope. roommates of 3 years as well, and a VIRGINIA gal. became friends all due to the fact that she was crushing my brother and i was crushing hers. we became simply inseparable. having her leave was like cutting off an arm- yes, that dramatic. thank heavens we emailed every monday because as far away as she was i would have died if we only had pouch mail being sent from

ALBANIA, tirana mission.

after waiting and waiting and waiting the day is finally here!

sister [rachel halabuk] is coming home to me! (and her family too)

from tirana, ALBANIA.

10.5.11. that's [three] days!

of course, now that i'm residing in utah

and no longer virginia

i won't be able to see her.

BUT

my excitement is still the same!

because my life is gonna be

[complete]

i went through the whole guy friends leaving on missions writing phase. and that was hard and bad enough. however they're all married now and that stuff just happens. so when you have your girl friends leave you, it's almost MORE hard.

because

a] you never really know if they are going to end up serving anyhow

b] losing a best girl frand is a whole different boat then losing a best guy friend

3] a year and half so much longer than 2 years!

being 20 and 21 together we always talked about how i was going to serve a mission and how she was going to get married right away and have kids. that was the plan. but as you can see, that's not what the Lord had in mind.

when rachel told me she was going on a mission i just couldn't believe it. she was so adamant about not going. I LOVED IT! but of course it was bittersweet because i would have to say goodbye to her too. and that day in april was sad, sad, sad.

sister halabuk sure blessed albania! one of the few sister missionaries sent there she worked hard each and every day and put her all into everything and everyone, just as she always has.

i'm so glad that she chose to serve a mission even if it wasn't in her life plans,

because of it she has blessed so many lives by her faithfulness.

i'm so glad i can call you my best friend.

<3