We all have a destiny, we just have to find it
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Day 5, and so far I have already been called as a chair of both the music and the planning committee, then, as of today, I was pulled off to the side to be a greeter for the new sister missionaries. My task as a greeter would have to be touring them around, be with them during lunches, and help with whatever they needed. Of course, out of all people, they asked someone who is brand new herself. Hahaha. I don't even know were to find my way around the building myself! So that's what I discovered this week, a smile on my face and a determination to get things done has put me in the right place at the right time. My journey is this mission and I'm going to take it seriously and I have realized that others have acknowledged that I have. There's no mediocrity in this mission, not in my boat, nor will I take the easy road. Sure, it's not easy, but I found myself enjoying this more than anything. I haven't spent a day where I felt miserable. I have made it a game, and I enjoy smiling while I work. I tried to go beyond what I was told, not because I wanted to show off, but because I wanted to prove to myself how hard I can work. If I am to serve this mission, I am to do my best. Today I came across a Korean content error. Most missionaries would usually skip over this because, heck! They don't speak Korean. Sometimes we can just copy and paste it on Google Translate, but they took a picture, you can't copy and paste the text on that! So I took pictures and sent them to my Korean speaking brother. Bryant was able to translate and because of that, I was able to solve the content error and send it off to communications (which I may end up with it again because I'm moving to communications next week). That wasn't an easy task, yet, because I knew it needed to be done, I did it. I have noticed that our 'don't have time for that' definition kind of turns into 'I'm too lazy to do it so I'll let someone else do it' definition. Honestly, I'm very guilty of this, but admit it, we all are guilty of doing such things. What we need to understand is if everyone thinks that way, it means it will never get done. Let me show you an example; an abandoned jacket sits in the middle of a busy sidewalk, most people just go around it, others step right over. Of course, our first thought is 'someone should pick that up', but does that mean we ourselves will pick it up? Hundreds of people can pass that same jacket and be thinking the same thing, yet expect someone else to do it. Eventually, it just sits there for hours until someone finally bends over and picks it up. Suddenly, everyone who thought about it feels guilty because they realized they weren't the one who picked it up, So why don't we choose to pick it up? As I would stare into the cue of content errors, some of them had been sitting in there for days, yet nobody had touched it because the sentence was either unclear or it was in a different language. It still can be done, it just needs a little bit more effort. Our Destiny involves effort. Even if it needs to be a little bit more than you are comfortable with, but once it is done, it is more satisfying than if we chose a simple path. We can't find our destiny without effort, it's that clear! I think of the song: Mr.Mediocrity from the Ziggy Singers, where they sing about how Mr.Mediocrity just doesn't take the effort, he just takes the middle road. We don't want to be like Mr.Mediocrity. So as I finish up, I would just like to say how much I enjoy this mission so far! I have enjoyed it because I enjoy doing it, I would like to conclude with a quote: So yes! If you take the effort, you'll love doing it! That's what a journey is, finding what you love and that is how you will find your destiny.
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Kaylee CasuttI have been writing for over eight years now and have been both building to publish my first book and serve as a service-missionary of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Everything I write will contribute to the journey destined I have been striving to find and build. Archives
May 2020
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