today i felt like a missionary

today i felt like a missionary. i had that first taste of sweet success after many (many, many) attempts that only resulted in frustration and failure. today's experience is personal, one that i'm saving for private conversations and my private journal, but the experience was so meaningful that i couldn't resist at least mentioning it on my blog. i'm so grateful for this learning experience god has placed in my life, i realize now just how necessary it was that i go through it all – the good and the bad. missionary work is hard, but it's amazing and eternally important. my testimony grew enormously today and my excitement to serve a mission reached a whole new level. i know i'm in for some more frustrations and failures as a sister missionary, more than i've ever experienced before, but i also know that even one little success surmounts any darkness previously endured. the joy i felt today – and the joy i will feel as i serve the lord full time – is so big, so beautiful, and so perfect, that it truly is indescribable.