This is my second post today and I think i will post another one later about Bodrum or with something random like another youtube video. I have not had internet for 4 days so give me a break if i go a little technology nuts.
Yesterday and mostly today I have been homesick. Now i have not really been homesick since my first night here in Turkey so this hit me pretty well. I could not wait to get to church this morning because I know that the Lord is always there, the gospel is true and never failing; it is unmovable and unchangeable. This gives me so much comfort when everything in my life is different He will be there. I wanted to listen to my ipod on the bus over since it is at least a 45 min ride to MECİDİYEKÖY and from there I take the metro to Taksim and walk a little bit to church. I knew that the songs on my ipod would remind me of people and good times that would make me even more homesick but Still i wanted to listen. I plugged my head phones into my ears and tried to turn it on but i guess it did not turn all the way off last time I had used it and now it was drained of life. Luckily I had my phone that has a radio on it and I still heard a few songs that made me nostalgic but it was nothing compared to what it would have been if it were my ipod i was listening to where almost every song has some meaning attached to it. I think that Heavenly Father knew this and He is the one that made it so I could Last until church. At church in Relief society we were talking about the personal and Priesthood line on communication between us and the Lord. I started to think about how I missed having the Priesthood so close and basically surrounded by it while at school. Then i started to think about my friends especially my guy friends, and FHE brothers (Tyler) who I could call on any time to give me a blessing or help me out. I am so blessed to have that most of the time. I started to cry. Then I started to think about how grateful for this truth I have and the comfort it gives me. I started to cry more.
The gospel is true. It means the world to me and sometimes I forget that a little bit but it is truly the joy in my life. It has given me so much and the coffee, tobacco, modesty and other things I have given up for it are truly a drop in the bucket compared to what it has given me; An education, great friends, comfort, a Savior, family, hope, standards, miracles, and the list goes on and on.
He also knows that I have been missing boys. Ok dont judge me. but it is exciting to have someone to crush on and look forward to seeing. I love having a summer romance but Turkish guys are not really the kind for me. Yes they are attractive and I am sure some are really great but most dont even speak English. I want a cute mormon boy. :) Once again He knows because there was this cute mormon boy at church today who was just visiting since he was backpacking with his sister and friend through the country. It was just nice to see a mormon boy my age that I might actually like in a different situation. Dont judge me but it helped me feel better. Heavenly Father knows! lol
I feel so much better since I went to church, felt the Spirit, gained knowledge, and took the sacrament. At the end of the day, no matter what. He is there, even when everything else in my life is different.
Take care.
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