Jodi Stewart

🇧🇴 I’m in Awe of every young adult who chooses to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!!!

Why would they set aside every comfort & luxury their life offers to go to a foreign land (state side or out of the country is foreign IMO) to try to teach people the gospel????

A message that many of them are still dissecting and trying to understand themselves.

Why would they set aside their education, jobs, relationships and the forward progress of their lives???

Why would they endure tough companions, loads of rejection, sickness and homesickness??

Why would they do this???

They do it for many reasons. Although I have never been a missionary- I suppose I’m guessing at the answer to these questions.

It’s Jesus!!!

It’s soooooo impressive to me that they make a decision based purely on FAITH and they just go for it!!

And in the process they are refined and they grow and mature in ways that are soooooo inspiring!!

I’m in awe!!

I’m impressed!!

Haley has been through the wringer!

Sprained ankle, parasites, typhoid fever 2 Times, hard companions (like really hard) she’s soooooooooooo far from home in the poorest country in South America.

And yet she smiles, she shares beautiful insights, she teaches people about her Savior and she still has such a fun spunky personality that shines on!!

I love her!!

I love her so much my heart could explode.

I am proud of her!!

I’m impressed by every single person that makes this commitment and sacrifice!!

It’s hard!!!

It’s beautiful!!

It’s Jesus!!

He is the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE!!!

I know this and I am forever grateful for my discipleship and all that it adds to my life!!!!

4 months down -> 14 to go 🙏

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