You are hereby called to serve..

I have just received my call to serve in the Melbourne East mission.
It had been a very long and trying 9 months before I received my call. I had experienced much adversity and discouragement but I was able to turn to the Lord for comfort and guidance in this trying time.
I never quite felt the need to pray about the decision I had made to serve a mission. From the moment I decided that I wanted to be a missionary, I knew it was the right thing. Heavenly Father had blessed me with such an amazing and overwhelming desire to become his servant. As I continued on my journey to complete my mission papers I began to grow spiritually and emotionally in ways that I never thought possible. Though the preparation and time leading up to receiving my call was extremely difficult and at times seemed very dismal, I was able to turn to my Heavenly Father for strength and patience.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve my Heavenly Father and to spread and teach his true gospel. I am grateful for the answers to my prayers and for the divine inspiration that was received so that I am able to serve in a beautiful city in my home country. I love my Heavenly Father so much and I am so grateful for the Atonement and the way it has blessed and healed my life.
I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve a mission and I pray that the same desire and opportunity will be given to my fellow students in the missionary preparation class.