I truly believe that God calls you to a mission for you to grow in ways he needs you to become someday. Yes, it is for those "golden investigators" you'll meet along the way, and those companions you will someday call your best friends, for those mission Presidents that replace your parents for the time being. But it is also for yourself. I think a lot of time in the church we are told to serve others over and over, and that's something we should be striving for daily. But I also think we need to serve ourselves in ways that will benefit us, and help us in the future when we go through our own personal hell on this difficult but oh so beautiful earth. I think missions are perfect for each individual for that reason. Whether you were called by a prophet to serve in a foreign land, or if you might have that desire to serve but can't, we are all on our personal mission, "So keep on, journey on. Fan the flame of your faith."
The people of the Philippines taught how to be humble. They taught me pure happiness, pure innocence, pure courage, pure peace. They taught me everything I was lacking in my life. They made me cry harder than anyone probably ever could, only because they humbled me in a way I would have never learned without their example. They are the place I call heaven. I owe the person I am today to the people of The Victoria Branch. My mission president told me which brought him and I to tears, "Some missionaries learn what they need to learn in a short few months than what other missionaries learn in 18 months or 2 years." I can honestly say that is oh so true. Everyone's missions are different, whether you're serving as a full time missionary or a member of the church. Everyones paths are different, but thats what makes life so worth living.
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