We Are Never Forgotten

As I have begun to prepare for my mission, it is truly an amazing experience to practice the language, to read it out loud so that I can hear what I am reading, go to the temple as often as I can, and the list goes on and on. But that excitement to serve those I have been called serve, is not the only thing I have felt within my preparation and within the last two months of having my mission call.
When I think about leaving my home, the things I am most familiar with, to go and serve those people that are being prepared to hear the truthfulness of the Gospel, I am excited, excited to teach those that have been carefully prepared by our loving Heavenly Father. I wonder sometimes if I am truly ready for an experience such as this, whether I truly know the Gospel enough to share my beloved testimony to others and whether or not I can successfully teach those in Arizona and parts of New Mexico in Spanish. But then I remember, Heavenly Father has called me, He has prepared me for a time such as this, where I have been called to serve where I am needed, where I can touch people the way others may not be able to and to help those people I will teach. I have learned more that I have had my call more than ever that Heavenly Father does not leave us in times of worry or when we doubt ourselves. He is most certainly there for us when those times come upon us, waiting for us to turn to Him in prayer. Our Father in Heaven is our biggest cheerleader and when we join in the work of bringing others unto Christ, He is so proud and knows we will do a good work! 

As I read in Preach My Gospel, a tool that helps future missionaries, member missionaries and others how to better teach the Gospel, I came across the chapter that speaks of learning a new language (Chapter 7). As I read through this chapter, I could not help to think that my Heavenly Father was listening to what I needed to hear. Something that stood out immensely was this, "The Lord has invested much in you, and He may have uses for your language abilities later in your life...You are not alone in learning your mission language. Whenever the Lord gives a commandment, He provides a way to accomplish it. Seek His help." 

The Lord knows what we need to hear and the perfect time in which we are ready to listen to the promptings of the Spirit which in turn will help us to grow. We are not forgotten in His eyes. He is there, always waiting for us to turn to Him in prayer when we think we do not know where or if we are ready to embark on an adventure such as serving a mission to a foreign land, where people may not understand you, or where you may not understand them. He will provide a way, "Every man shall hear the fullness of the gospel in his own tongue and in his own language, through those who are ordained unto this power" (D&C 90:11). 

Those who are called to serve a mission, they will have Heavenly Father by their side, He has called us to the place in which we were called for a reason, and a time when we are so individually needed to serve among those people which we will come in contact with. 

Thomas S. Monson stated in a 2013 General Conference talk. “Our Heavenly Father knows that we learn and grow and become stronger as we face and survive the trials through which we must pass. You will one day stand aside and look at your difficult times, and you will realize that He was always there beside you.” There will be times on my mission, I know, when I feel as if I do not know the language as much as I would like, where I wish I could communicate better with those that I am teaching, be a better companion and serve those around me more fully, but I know Heavenly Father knows me and He has not forgotten me. He will be there to lift me up in times when my weaknesses show. I know that He will bless me as I am willing to open my mouth to those that I will serve. He is always there for not only me, but for everyone. He is a loving Father in Heaven and one that knows us all individually and knows our trails, sorrows, triumphs, victories, happiness and joys. He knows us and is continually there for us when we turn to Him with a willing heart, and a willingness to follow His will instead of our own, and when we do so, we will be blessed beyond what we could ever comprehend.