Bon Voyage! One Last Post Guys! (Even though I already said my other one was my last one ahahaha)

Hey! Here's a cool picture that someone sent me! 
So I'm really nervous. And I just wanted to say that I even though I'm silently freaking out, I'm stoked. Stoked like a fire. However, in my nervousness, I wrote to my friend Natalie(Sister Lindstrom) who is currently serving in the El Salvador San Salvador/West Belize Mission, and I made an analogy that I think should be shared. Yep. So here's the letter I sent to her. And pretty much here's an insight to my brain.

"So, In Hot Rod, when he's about to go down that hill and he tells Dave, and Denise and all them that if he ever wants to stop, that the code word is whiskey, so if he says that word, that they are to pull on rope and save his sorry butt. HOWEVER. In the process of implementing that word and therefore making a backup plan for safety, he doesn't quite make it clear when he pronounces the word. See, he says "WHiskey" and emphasizes the H too much. Therefore confusing those poor souls saying it all WHierd. That's where Rod went wrong really. He didn't check his safety net (or the whole procedure really because I mean COME ON.  WAY TO SKATEBOARD TO BASICALLY YOUR DEATH ROD). But if he had had a better and more secure safety plan, he may not have undergone that whole ordeal of flying off a hill when they eventually pulled the rope.  Same thing goes for when he tried to hold his breathe in the pool  for forever and then the rope BROKE when he tried to pull the bell to get to safety. He didn't check his backup plan! NOW. Here's where it gets tricky. NO MATTER how well thought out the procedure or task at hand is, there is always something which can go wrong. ALWAYS. ALWAAAAYS. And I repeat, ALWAYS have a solid safety net in place! 

Now you ask, what does this have to do with anything? Well my dear friend. This has to do with the Savior. The Savior who loves us so much, that his safety net is made with an extended warranty, with indestructible fibers, and so large that as long as we even AIM for that thing, it will always catch us. I was thinking about this all week as I have said goodbye to everyone, as I had my farewell, welcomed home a favorite missionary of mine, as I.....packed. Oh man. PACKED. As I was set apart as a servant of the Lord, and as I realized how very human and unprepared I truly am. But thank GOODNESS for that safety net! Thank heavens for that code word and sturdy bell that at any time of the day I can pull and be brought back to the remembrance that I am loved! And you know what? That is pretty cool beans. So here goes Nat Nat. MTC is on Wednesday, I enter at 12:45 sharp, and will be left on a curb to say goodbye to mia familia. I gonna miss them. Anyways....I love you. You're another one of my safety nets, and I know how much you care about me, because you never stopped showing it! And I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. You picked out your code word a looooong time ago Nat. Cause you're amazing like that. Hope that your introduction to the field is everything that you wanted it to be! I bet they LOVE you! And that your spanish is wonderful already! You're so talented! I know you're doing great things. And btw? you probs know already, but Germany won the world cup."

I just thought that that was worth sharing. Hot Rod is always worth sharing. And make sure to have a safety net people! Love you all! 

-Søster Blaire Floyd

We're Off to See the Wizard

Well, here it goes everyone! On Wednesday, the 16th of this week, I'll be entering the Provo MTC and starting my mission! I can't wait. I have felt so unprepared at times, but now I know that I will do great. Heavenly Father is with me, and I know that he will take care of me! Thank GOODNESS for that!
 "God hears every prayer of our heart. Even those which go unspoken." -Emma Smith
I believe so strongly that this Gospel is true. That we have the ability to choose this route, but that it is the only way to true and eternal happiness. So, I choose this path. And I have been called to serve the people of Denmark.

While I'm gone, my mother will be updating this blog with my emails that I send each week, and also with pictures of any letter which I may send home! If I happen to send you a letter, and you want to share it on my blog also? Just send a picture where you can read it to my mom! She'll add it on here. I love you all SOOO MUCH and I just can't believe that this is happening!!!! Quick to the Bat Mobile!

Express Yo Self.

My Delightful Declarations:

Hello world. Sister Blaire Floyd here (but not for long!). In a two shorts months, (July 16th), I will begin my year and a half long journey of serving the Lord Jesus Christ as one of His sister missionaries. Where will I be serving you ask? Well since you inquired so kindly, I will be serving in the Denmark Copenhagen Mission Area & Region. I will be speaking in the Danish language. It's gonna be fun. And hard. And...and...and... I'm so excited. So, if you don't know me, but like missionary work, this blog is a good one to follow. If you like to laugh, this blog is a good one to follow. If you breathe air, then this blog is a GOOD ONE TO FOLLOW. 

Why I'm Doing It:

When people are happy they do all sorts of things to show their joy. They sing, dance, or in some cases a little bit of both.  Perhaps they’ll smile and enjoy the moment or however long the time period may be.  No matter how they do it, in some way or another it is expressed. And if that person felt the joy strong, true, and without reservation, wouldn’t they want to share it with those they love? That would be the logical thing to do wouldn’t it? A person would want to bring that joy and happiness to those around them.

Well for me, Jesus Christ is my greatest joy and happiness. He is everything. He is what I think about when I wake up in the morning and when I go to sleep. My Savior is the sun and the moon, the stars and the sky. His love is forever, it is infinite, and it is mine. It is everything and I have to share it.

This is why since I was 12 years old I decided that I would serve a mission and share this felicity with others. I decided that I would go and seek out those in need of a father, a brother, and a comforter. Those in need of an eternal plan which would give them the tools necessary to return to a loving God who misses them, cares for them, and wants them to succeed. 

A Little Bit About Myself:

*I’m an avid reader. Give me a book and we are now best friends.

*I love Harry Potter. As my friends know you probably shouldn’t get me started cause I never learned quite where the brakes are on THAT particular speeding train.

*My favorite color is yellow. The color of sunshine!
*Singing is something I cannot live without. Music in specific actually, I love it all. Any genre, all different instruments, and I play piano…. Sort of haha.

*Friends and family mean THE WORLD to me and that’s why the plan of salvation is everything.

*I have 4 older siblings! Youngest of 5 over here, with 3 brothers and 1 sister.

*You probably shouldn’t bring up Nacho Libre around me either. Another speeding train.

*ANNNNNNNND I’d like to apologize ahead of time for all the movie references that are ingrained into my cranium by my loving father. We’re movie people, and I will miss the cinema very much.

*I was born into the church. My mother is a convert, and my dad actually taught her when he was serving a mission in Ft. Lauderdale Florida in 1980(ish? I don’t know! I wasn’t there!)

*The funny thing about that age change is, it didn’t matter to me. I was going no matter what. Nothing was going to stop me. At 21 the plan was to be ready to leave everything behind and serve the Lord. It was all just a matter of keeping focused with my eyes on the prize. To wear the name tag was what I wanted, and a missionary is WHAT I WOULD BECOME. The age change just made that goal a little closer hahaha.

Lastly, I’d just like to say that I have a very strong testimony of the Gospel. I know that my Redeemer lives, and loves me! The Book of Mormon is true, and I have faith in the words written in it. I love this church. I love the people. And I love my Heavenly Father, and I can’t wait to go to the place which He has called me to serve. I can’t wait to begin this Mission Possible!

Also? The answer is yes.  I most definitely will save you a piece of that gospel for later.

 (If you do not know that reference, ask a Nacho Libre fan PLEASE.)