Confessions of an Anglophile: Part 1

An·glo·phil 

[ang-gluh-fahyl, -fil]  Show IPA

noun

a person who is friendly to or admires England or English customs,institutions, etc.

I'd say I probably fall into this category and for that I blame my sisters. They both have been drinking that British cool-aid (or tea rather heh) since middle school. I live with my sister and I like to tease her about having to wake up to her Doctor Who shrine every morning. 

I suppose there are worse things I could wake up to. :)

Growing up they introduced me to the comedic stylings of these uh . . .  beautiful people. haha

 Back row: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam

Front row: Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin

They are the master minds behind Monty Python and the Holy Grail. . .

and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

In the last couple of years British television has finally been coming back into the limelight. As a result, it seems like Americans have finally discovered the quick wit and dry humor of British television that I originally fell in love with. 

Downton Abbey

The IT Crowd

Doctor Who

Sherlock

And all their beautiful accents. . . just the cherry on top!

And now for something completely different. :)

I feel so blessed to know that the Lord has a plan for me. He knew exactly where I needed to go on a mission. I am so excited to be amongst these amazing people. To serve them and the Lord with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. Doctrine and Covenants 4 

Cheers!

The Decision

     My decision to serve a mission has been a long time coming. . .  I just never knew it. Up until about five months ago it had always just been a thought in the back of my mind, locked up and put in storage to open at a later date. That day came last October when the age for women to serve a mission was lowered from 21 to 19. All of a sudden I found myself digging up the key to that box. All of a sudden I was old enough to serve. When the announcement was made I was in the category of not yet old enough for the previous age but now almost a year older than the new girls. I had so many excuses of why I shouldn't go. Lists of reasons why I wouldn't be good enough or why it would interfere with my other life plans but let's be honest. . . I was scared. The moment the age change was announced I knew it was an answer to my prayers. It just took awhile for my decision to sink in. I started praying to know if a mission was the next step I should take and the feeling of peace was overwhelming. It was the first time in a long time that I had felt completely sure about a decision I had made.

     It is truly amazing the way Heavenly Father prepares us to be able to make such monumental decisions. I have been preparing for this next chapter without even knowing it. :) 

P.S. In all three years of going to school out west I had never had the chance to go to general conference in the conference building in Salt Lake.

until the October 2012 General Conference

my bff Aubree had connections aka her lovely mother in law :)