He Has a Plan For Me

Published December 13, 2012

The more I think about serving a mission on the southeast coast of Brazil, speaking Portuguese with the locals, I have way mixed feelings.

Sometimes I think, "What am I doing?!? I don't know the gospel that well, I don't know if I can get through the day on 8 hours of sleep, I don't know if I can learn Portuguese enough to speak fluently in 3 months, I don't know if I really want to go to Brazil, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!"

Other times,  when I'm calmed and praying, I think, "I have been called to serve these Brazilian people. I don't need to know the language perfectly, all I need to do is love and serve them. Out of any of the places in the world I could have been called, I've been called to South America. It never crossed my mind as a possibility. I have a purpose in doing this and God is in all things. The spirit will help me in all I do because I am doing this for the salvation for mankind."

I leave my home in Pennsylvania in 118 days. I fly straight to Sao Paulo, Brazil and begin my mission. For 18 months, life isn't about me. Life is about loving those who live in southeast Brazil.

Eu sei que meu Pai Celestial tem um plano para mim. E servir uma missão só acontece de ser nas cartas. Vai ser difícil, mas vai valer a pena. Às vezes eu quero ir para casa e às vezes eu nunca vai querer sair. Deus vai se alegrar comigo e vai me fortalecer. Fui chamado para servir.