The Three-day Countdown

I suppose I’ll need an introductory post to inform everyone as to where I’m going.

I am Sister Sydney Sands (Sands Shimai), and I’ve been called to the Japan Kobe Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love my church, and I’ve wanted to go on a mission since I was a little girl. In this mission, I’ll spend eight to nine weeks at the Provo MTC learning Japanese, then get shipped off to teach the Gospel.

Perhaps I should have titled this “An American Procrastinator’s Life and Adventures,” because, well, it’s the three-day countdown, and suddenly all the time I had over the summer has just disappeared. But it feels real, now. I’ve waited my whole life for this opportunity, and now it’s finally in my hands.

Here am I, dear Father. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Can’t wait to travel with y’all.