It's Christmastime so naturally i was online looking at presents for my boyfriend. K technically i wasn't looking for him, i was looking for myself. Who doesn't look for things that they want? Don't answer that. We're both LDS and Preston is going on a mission in two months. That's what this blog is going to basically be about. Wait i'm getting ahead of myself. So i was Christmas shopping and i want a locket that says something about being a "missionary girlfriend" or "waiting on a missionary" on it. I couldn't find one.. But i kept running into blogs about being a missionary girlfriend. So here i am now. Writing my own blog about how i am going to be a missionary girlfriend.
I found so many blogs that offered so much support, and stories, and advice. So i wanted to be a part of it right away. Technically my missionary hasn't left yet. But it's hard before he leaves too. It seems so hard to focus on present when all i want to focus on is trying to prepare myself for him to be gone. We've been together for 2 and a half years in January 2011. We met when we were 16 and now he's about to turn 19 on December 28th. The thought of him going on a mission was so incredibly distant and far away. But now it's here. And as supportive i want to be, it's so hard not to explain to him how much i'm going to miss him.
I seem to be kind of obsessed with the whole idea. He's going to Hungary, and now i want to learn Hungarian. I want to buy him Hungarian stuff, i want to read the Book of Mormon along with him. I want to make sure we write every single week. Goodness why am i even thinking about this? It's still about two months away... it's just coming faster than i thought..
Hey girl I am Laurel Wadsworth. You can wait for your missionary dont worry I know you can do this, stay strong. I am one of those success stories that everyone loves to read about. You can do this :) I just started a blog you should follow zacharyandlaurelwadsworth.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi Laurel, I would love to also take a look at your blog! I'm in the same situation right now. Would it be possible for an invitation? :)
DeleteI'm here for you too.. in the same boat! We have to stick together!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog!! Please continue to update, I'd love to know where this goes. My boyfriend and I broke up before he left one his mission (today), but we agreed to write each other. He wants me to date other people while he's gone and to just live life. But we still love each other so much. I don't really feel like we broke up though, we told each other we loved each other and that we would both love to date again when he gets back. But the mission is top priority, and I want to help him focus on that. I'll be coming back here now and again :)
ReplyDeleteI stumbled on your blog while I was scouring the web for just ONE missionary girlfriend success story. My missionary doesn't know when he's leaving yet, but I'm so positively petrified that waiting two years will turn out to be all for naught. I have a congenital heart defect and every day counts for me. I am praying for you and Preston, and will include you every day from now on. I know that if I'm missing my missionary already, you must be missing Preston so much more.
ReplyDeleteYou should try this site too: http://imwaiting4amissionary.blogspot.com/ There's a lot of stories on it where the girl successfully waited the 2 years for her missionary :)
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