dripping with passion

In less than 4 hours, I will be set apart as a missionary. No more blogging for 18 months. My brother Eli is going to post my letters and pictures to sistercharityeyre.blogspot.com. To my faithful blog readers (all 10 of you) and anyone who comes across this on the truly World Wide Web: please keep in touch and write me letters! January 18 – February 5 Sister Charity Jade Eyre England London South Mission England Missionary Training Center Temple Way Chorley , Lancashire PR6 7EQ ENGLAND February 5 – Summer 2009 Sister Charity Jade Eyre England London South Mission The London Temple West Park Road Newchapel, Surrey RH7 6NB ENGLAND www.dearelder.com sistercharityeyre.blogspot.com charityeyre@gmail .com I determine to serve with all my heart, might, mind and strength and hand over my heart and life to the work of the Lord. May God be with you till we meet again!

I have three days left before I leave for England as a missionary! They sent me a tag in the mail, and after lots of shopping (and mourning the death of cute shoes in my life), a farewell, and many goodbyes, it finally is starting to feel real. I have never experienced this intense of combination of true emotions. In the past I have left home and began new things and confronted change over and over, but it has never, ever been quite like this. I had no idea such real panic/sorrow and such real excitement could coexist. Overall, I am deep down genuinely happy, knowing I am doing the right thing and enjoying all the different emotions stirring my soul. I am recognizing the tender mercies of God being shed upon me as I prepare to leave. Some pictures of what I have been up to ending 2007 and welcoming 2008: My dear friend Josephine stopped by Utah for two days on her way home from Wellesley to California. I had such a great time sharing my home with one of my best friends! We cel