Mission Update

For updates on current life A.K.A. Mission life, seehttp://sistermadelineeddys.blogspot.com/

 P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sister Missionary Fashion: Part 1

Probably one of the most (superficially) appealing things about serving a mission as a girl, is the new wardrobe you get to create. Who doesn't like buying new clothes right?
And guess what? You don't even have to break the bank.

The key is to be smart when buying those clothes sisters!

(First) Read up on those missionary guidelines! Memorize them so you don't have to go back and check in the middle of a shopping trip.
(maybe even consider starting to live the guidelines now instead of later)

(Second) Inventory your own closet. See what you already have and decide what else you really need.

(Third) Shop smart.
My secret weapon is thrift stores, use your creativity and try refashioning some pieces.
I found a thrift store that lets you fill a grocery bag as full as you can for $5. I ended up getting three dresses, two skirts and three shirts in one bag. That's less than $1 for each item!
Some pieces needed some work, and after a couple trial and errors with refashioning two of the dresses, I decided to just toss them. But that is okay because they were less than a dollar!!!

 

The House of the Lord

Since preparing for my mission, I was able to go through the Idaho Fall Temple.
It was such a great experience.
The Temple is truly a sacred place where you can feel closer to your Heavenly Father.
I am so grateful for my experiences there and so grateful I was able to go through with people I love.
So here are some pictures.

Mission Call

Sometimes I go nine months without updating my blog...

and my life tends to change pretty drastically.

(I may be exaggerating a tiny bit.)

I finished my first year of college at BYU-Idaho and I loved almost every second of it.

(College is the best F.Y.I.)

I love that school with all my heart and that little old town of Rexburg Idaho.

I had amazing roommates and made amazing friends.

Life Happened.

My brother came home from his mission.

My Sister had a third baby boy.

I worked.

I played.

I loved.

and......

drum roll.....

I turned in my papers and received MY MISSION CALL!!

There is no way I could have ever predicted what my life would be like right now, but I can truly say that I love it.

 I'm so blessed and life is so, so great.

 



The whole process of turning in my papers seemed to go by so fast!

In a way I guess it all started October 2012 when they changed the mission age to nineteen for girls. Right then and there a mission became a lot more real to me, but I still had 10 months until I was nineteen so I pushed it to the back of my mind, and there it stayed until...June(ish)

 

Before June I had never really kneeled and prayed about going on a mission, but the semester was ending soon I felt like my life needed some sort of direction.

The thought of a mission still kind of scared me, so my prayer was simple.

I kneeled in prayer and asked my Heavenly Father is I should start my papers (not if I should go on a mission.) The answer was simple and clear - start your papers and as long as it feels right, keep going.

I started my papers and the blessings started flowing in.

I felt happier, less stressed and excited for the future.

 

I turned my papers in by the end of the month and the greatly anticipated day came. 

It was July sixth, a Saturday night and my roommate and I made a spontaneous decision to attempt an ombre on my hair.

As we're half way through my hair, my phone started ringing, it was my dad.

"Is Sister Eddy there?"

Dad asking for "Sister Eddy" was a dead give away and I immediately knew why he was calling.

"No way. No way! Did it come?" I asked as tears came to my eyes.

 

Chelsea busted through the rest of my hair and I drove home as fast as I could.

During the whole process of turning in my papers I tried to keep it on the down low.

(My mom was dying to post on Facebook about it or tell all her friends)

So when I opened my call we kept it low key.

Just me and my family.

I opened the letter and read those famous lines,

(famous to the LDS community at least)

 

Dear Sister Eddy:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

You are assigned to labor in the Washington DC South Mission......etc.

 

I was and still am ecstatic!

In fact I grow more and more excited for Washington DC everyday

WASHINGTON DC.

We recorded it, but of course I cried....so I'm still not sure if I want to post the video.

 

 

2013

It's been a while since I've posted... 
and that's alright because all I do is work at Jamba Juice and wait for college life to start. 
But it's a new year and I just want to say a thing or two.
First. Happy New Year!
Second. I’m a planner.
I constantly try to plan out my life. But today I was thinking …..

What if nothing I ever planned for happened, 

And it turned out to be everything I could ever ask for??

(hopefully that makes sense)

I guess it wouldn't surprise me too much.

I think I would love it.

I'm going to stop planning so much.

So bring on the new year. I'm so ready.

-ms. madeline

This Christmas

This was a pretty great Christmas.

I got the cutest little Polaroid camera for Christmas 

and even though I didn't take any of these pictures with it 

here are some pictures from this Christmas season, Polaroid style.

 We chopped down our own Christmas tree this year 

(one of my favorite Christmas traditions)

then went to this sweet little diner on the way home. 

It has so much character :)

 We also decided to go a little bit more crazy with our lights this year

(usually we only have the lights on the rain gutters)

so the Saturday before Christmas we put the extras up and I built that star. 

I love it.

 I spent a bunch of time with my little buddies :)

 and look at my cute parents :) 

love them.

The Murdock Family

This family was so fun to work with!
I could definitely feel the love and warmth they all share with each other.
These parents have done an amazing job!
It's no wonder God gave them so many children :)
Thanks Murdock Family!