What this is/what I am doing

May 15, 2017

                                                       Hello family and friends!

        This is my blog for the next 18 months where my father, Paul Masters will be posting the emails I send him each week. These emails will be filled with my experiences of serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for the next 18 months (May 2017-October 2018).

        I will be serving in the Philippines Iloilo mission teaching about the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Hiligaynon language. 

 If you are missing me or even if you are just wondering how things are, please email me at:

 lydia.masters@myldsmail.net

        I will respond one day each week on my Preparation day or P-day as I will later call it.

        I will not have any access to a phone, social media, movies, and I will be giving up all music other than religious hymns, and I will not be able to call or skype my family except for Mother's Day and Christmas day.

 Some may ask why I am doing this. 

        I am doing this because I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. I know the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has the fullness of the gospel today. We have a prophet, Thomas S. Monson, who lives today as well as 12 apostles who can guide us through revelation. We can be saved through the atonement of Jesus Christ and I know all who come unto Him will be saved. The Book of Mormon is true as well as the Bible and I have been blessed by our Heavenly Father's words within these texts. I am grateful for the JOY I have received through the gospel of Jesus Christ and I am so excited to share this happiness.

 If you have any questions about this gospel, please visit mormon.org. 

 I love you all and I am so excited to serve the children of our Heavenly Father.

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