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9 days

So the countdown has begun.  I leave for my mission in 9 days.  Single digits.  Wow.  So I want to do something along the road to departure.  Over the next week or so, I want to write about 9 things that led me to serve a mission.

EFY 2007.  That year at EFY was insanity.  Carolee was my roommate, and we did so many stupid things.  Our poor counselor, Megan.  Anyway, it was my last year as a participant.  Despite being crazy about 90% of the time, there were serious and spiritual moments.  I don't remember when exactly, but there was a moment where my future changed.  I wanted so badly to serve a mission.  It was something I'd wanted to do when I was younger, but then in high school I got sidetracked and it was no longer a priority.  That day, it became a priority. I was not going to rule out relationships or anything in college, but I had such a strong desire to serve a mission that day.  I decided then and there to start preparing for one, in case I got the opportunity to serve a mission.  I didn't know what the future held, but I knew that more than anything in that moment, I wanted to serve a mission.

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