This week...

I spoke this past wednesday with my Branch President at church about my mission, which I will be serving after my 19th birthday (in August) (For those of you unaware, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).

Anyway, we spoke about what I need to do to prepare. It feels a long way away from now, but I know that nine months will pass in no time. In light of this revelation, I have decided I need to spend everyday bringing myself closer to God, and preparing myself for my mission. Today, the fact that I am very unready was made very apparent to me. One part of a missionary's life involves getting up early every morning. I set an alarm for 8:30 (which is NOT early by any means), and I didn't get up until after 10. Then, I went to exercise (another thing missionaries do, but they also need to already be in good shape for all the walking and bike riding they'll be doing). After about 10 minutes of exercising, I was sore and exhausted. There are so many more things I need to do to get myself prepared, and these are just the simple, physical aspects of a mission.

A long story short, I realized today that I really need to work a lot to get to a place where I can feel ready for a mission. If you're reading this and happen to be religious, pray for me so that I can be successful in my daily strive for mission-readiness. This is going to take every bit of dedication and strength I have to accomplish, and I cherish the opportunity.

Anyway, have a great day.

-Cody