freeze

Well, here is my last post on Tales of Garden Gnomes for 18 months!
I don't have much to say other than you can still follow me on my mission blog here, and that I will come back to this blog. Promise. :) This is not the last post of forever!

Now... I was featured today over here, thanks to the lovely Sister Dain Broadbent! She's super sweet, and her design? Yes. Love it. So much. I need some classes or something...

K! Y'all are wonderful. Keep in touch, k? My address for the MTC (next six weeks) -

Sister Kira Lynn Anjewierden

MTC Mailbox #269

BEL-NETH 0430

2005 N 900 E

Provo, UT 84604-1793

United States

PEACE.

sister missionary series

I'm co-hosting a sister missionary series with Mo from xoxo, mo!

We both posted the first sister tonight. It'll be Tuesday and Thursdays from now on until we either leave or run out of sisters to feature!

Check it out by clicking here for me and here for Mo!

sister anjewierden

I decided to create a separate blog for my mission! You can find it here if you're interested! Keep in mind that it's under construction, which is why it currently looks SUPER boring...
While I'm on my mission I'll be posting my letters to it via email, so you can keep up with me. If you care. Ya know. Whatever.

Wooooo have a picture of the Netherlands in It's a Small World at Disneyland!

i belong to...

...de kerk van Jezus Christus van de Heiligen der Laatste Dagen.

It's a mouthful, right?

Dear Sister Anjewierden:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

You are assigned to labor in the 

Belgium/Netherlands Mission...

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

You will prepare to preach the gospel in the 

Dutch language.

After I opened my call, the next few hours were spent just like this... I don't like phones anymore! Haha.

I am so excited! Not only is it just a neat mission, but my dad's side of the family is from the Netherlands, and my grandparents are already serving in the exact same mission.
I have always wanted to go, but figured that chances weren't high.... Guess I just need to remember that it's not a situation of chance!

Anyway, more on that to come!

stuff is hard

So yesterday was super hard, and may or may not have involved crying on the phone to my mother.

I don't want to go in to a lot of detail, but basically, even though I'm super psyched to serve a mission, it's still a huge decision and second-guessing will occur. And did. And will continue to, I'm   sure. Anyway, all is well for now.

I just have to keep reminding myself of this -

mission

I'm know a little late to the "I posted something about general conference" party in the blogging world, but I have so much to say that I just didn't know where to begin, you know what I mean?
I guess I did mention it in my last post, but here's a little more on the subject.

Basically, this happened.

(if you would like to know what an LDS mission is, click here)

Well, at the time, my nineteenth birthday was in a little under a month.

I had wanted to serve a mission ever since I was a little girl.
Now, all of a sudden, it was upon me.

Well, after careful consideration, much deliberation, and probably even some perspiration (haha), along with daily phone calls to my parents, a plethora of prayers, and scripture study, I decided to meet with my bishop.

We talked the Tuesday after conference and he told me to diligently search for an answer that this was what I should do at this point in time, and to come back the following Sunday.
I fasted, prayed and read my scriptures more in-depth than I think I really ever have before. I met with advisors to discuss what classes I'd take when I got back, figured out how to get out of my housing contract for next semester, get my scholarship deferred, and file a leave of absence (everything works out marvelously).

On the 14th of this month, my bishop opened my papers.
Over the next few days I finished forms, uploaded relevant documents, went to doctor and dental appointments that my wonderful mother set up for me, and got everything as finished as I could.
Tonight, I met with my bishop again, had my friend Lexie take my picture with her awesome camera and skills, edited said picture, checked everything over, aaaand...

I'm done. It's out of my hands.

My bishop will send it to the stake presidency.

Hopefully I'll get a call in the next few days to set up a time for an interview with a member of the stake presidency.

After the interview, my stake president will send my forms on to Church Headquarters in Salt Lake, where the Quorum of the Twelve will review them and decide where I'm going.

I could have a call in just a few weeks.

I'm going on a mission. This is happening.

I AM SO EXCITED.

I shall keep y'all updated.

a few things

Mmkay this is going to be quick, but there are just a few things I would like to share -

1 - There was no Dear Boys this week for a reason. That reason is that I read over my previous ones and so many of them (especially last week's) were absolutely cocky and ridiculous and rude. For that I apologize. I am changing my anonymous ways. From now on I'll be nice.

2 - If you're my friend on Facebook, or my friend in real life, you know that due to a very large announcement made in general conference, combined with feelings and desires and promptings I have had my entire life, I am filling out paperwork to serve a full-time LDS mission (if you are hopelessly confused, learn more about them here)! I am beyond excited, which is illustrated nicely by the fact that I started my papers Sunday night and have now completed them except for a picture of me and a picture of the back of my Driver's License. I went to the doctor and dentist yesterday and all is well! Anyway, I shall write more on that another day, and will keep y'all posted on the when and where and such. :)

3 - Two more days of Lagoon! Two more weeks until my birthday! Three midterms next week! No Halloween costume as of yet, but working on it.

Ummm I think that's it.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand BREAK!

querido hijos quatro

I had an incredibly weird day today. So. Here we go.

Dear ...,

You asked me on a date.

I asked you your name, because we'd NEVER TALKED BEFORE.

Then you asked me mine. Wait. What?

Then you asked for my number...

And my picture?

Sincerely,

Can it be a double?

Dear Stolen,

Facebook is not real life, honey.

But still,

Feeling stalked.

Dear Fisher,

How many times did you check this page today, only to see that there was no post yet?

How many of today's views are you?

Yeah, that's what I thought. ;)

Sincerely,

Congratulations.

Dear Perfect,

So... You left today.

And I'll still probably be back before you.

Maybe we can get married when you get back, because we'll both be RMs?

I think that's a good enough reason.

Love,

Only half joking.

Dear CPA,

I didn't have to stay and talk.

But I did.

Love,

Please make it three?