Accepting and Adjusting to New Changes

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this post should take five minutes to read from start to finish. 

What are several examples that you have experienced in your life when you have accepted and adjusted to new changes? 

When I was 16 years old; I remembered mentioning to my Mum about “it would be so cool if the missionary ages has changed especially for the sisters instead of having 21 years old, to be changed to 19 years old.”

When the General Conference was on that weekend; President Monson has mentioned about the missionary ages has changed, the males can go serve their missions at the age of 18 years old instead of 19 years old and the females can go serve their missions at the age of 19 years old instead of 21 years old.” It really made me so excited and I have began a greater desire of wanting to serve a full-time mission. 

Accepting and Adjusting to New Changes - Example 1

It was not until I was about 18 years old; I still had a strong desire to serve a mission. I remembered filling out the application for missionary service, I remembered getting medical examination done, I remembered going to the dentist multiple times for dental work to be done, I remembered seeing both bishop and stake president for having interviews to be sure that I was worthy and ready to serve a mission. 

I honestly thought that my application for missionary service has been submitted. I kept following up with stake president and I have believed him that that paperwork has been submitted. That stake president would not let me to receive my endowments either. 

I took some time to not worry about the missionary application and not to receive my endowments. I have decided to move on with my life and focused on other things to accomplish instead. I have successfully gotten a job.  

By the time I was 20 years old and just several weeks away from turning 21 years old; I have moved away from home to a different location, somewhat closer to work, and I do remember seeing the new bishop and stake president of the ward and stake that I have moved into. 

I was wanting to receive my endowments on my 21st birthday. I remember having an interview with the stake president, and he has mentioned about my mission papers was not submitted back when I was 19 years old. I have asked him if it was okay for me to receive my endowments on my 21st birthday instead. He did not see any reasons why not. 

I mean if I was to regain the desire to serve a full-time mission, it would have meant that I need to fill out the missionary application all over again (which means more dental work, more medical examination). I was not ready to give up too early into employment for serving a full-time mission. 

At the time; I was hired just a delivery driver at dominos, and I was wanting to save money as much as I can. I just have graduated Institute with a Diploma and I have recently found out about the BYU-Idaho Pathways program. 

I kept procrastinating of finishing the application for getting enrolled with BYU-Idaho pathways program because I had several concerns. I kept questioning myself would I even have time to study while having employment, would I prioritise my employment over studying, and would I get any other distractions that stops me focusing on reaching the assignments and exams deadlines beside work. 

By the time that I did submitted the application, my application got approved within several weeks later. I felt ease at mind that I did the right thing. I have accepted that I had employment and I was ready to commence studying. I somehow had to learn about time management. 

If you can not see the Image for this post above, it says "I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. - Georg C. Lichtenberg." 

Accepting and Adjusting to New Changes - Example 2

Jacob and I have met each other on LDS Singles website in November 2017. I somehow found him on Facebook and I have started messaging him. I remembered asking Jacob if he would be interested for Skyping me to help me out with several things that I did not understood for the pathways program. He said “yes.” 

 

I was so grateful that we were able to Skype each other because not only did he has helped me, but I still remember when he has asked me towards end of the first Skype call “Can I Skype with you tomorrow?” I said “yes.” We eventually started Skyping/video calls everyday. 

I eventually accepted that Jacob and I had mutual feelings for each other and adjusted new changes from being friends to being boyfriend and girlfriend, then from being boyfriend and girlfriend to being engaged, and then from being engaged to eventually getting married to each other. 

Accepting and Adjusting to New Changes - Example 3 

Before I have given birth to Leah; I did not think much about how things would be like after I have given birth with Leah. I did not do too much research about what to expect. I was worried for multiple things. 

After I have given birth to Leah; I felt inner frustration at times whenever Evelyn did not want to listen to me, whenever she broke something, whenever she pushes my limits (even though she is just trying to help) but I was able to overcome that feeling. I have been doing my best to continue my love towards Evelyn and she deserves to know that she is not been replaced and she is still loved by me. I have been feeling constantly tired and constantly exhausted.

Stay Tuned until next time.