I just have a couple of amazing stories that have happened to me throughout the past couple months.
Number one: I went down to Taylorsville, Utah for a HOBY meeting and as I was driving back I saw something... the Salt Lake City Temple! I felt this urge telling me to go there and luckily I followed that prompting and went. This was pretty much my first time on the temple grounds and it was amazing! The trees were in bloom and the sun was radiating off of the temple giving it a glow. I walked around and explored a bit, I even went and listened to the beautiful Christus. I continued to glance around both visitors centers and decided I should head home. Just as I was about to leave, however, I saw in the corner of my eye the flag of Madagascar. I whipped around as soon as I had seen the red, white, and green stripes and saw to sister missionaries; one from Tonga and one from Madagascar! I was so excited that I found her and I was able to ask questions and talk with her about Madagascar for quite some time and it was truly an amazing experience and I knew I was supposed to be there for that reason alone.
Number two: I decided not to go to boy's tennis region because I had the HOBY conference where I was volunteering and made the hard decision to go there. While I was there I had a blast talking about missions and other fun stuff... but to my surprise one of the facilitators had gone there on his mission! Not only did he go there though, but he is going to be my MTC teacher!!!!! I could not believe it! What are the odds of this happening, it definitely was not luck! We stayed up late talking about all of the stuff in Madagascar; the food they eat, the culture, funny stories, weird rituals, and so on! I was so astonished that this happened and I am really excited to serve there and am so ready to leave!!!!
Conclusion: You can definitely see that the Lord definitely has his hand in things and I know that these opportunities that I am having are for me to better prepare and learn about Madagascar. I know that following the promptings we get really will bless us greatly and always benefit us in some way or another. I know that Madagascar is where I should be going and I can't wait to preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ and spread his eternal love throughout the land of Madagascar! I am so excited and cannot wait for more opportunities to come.
