Happy New Year!

Dang, I cannot believe today is 12/31/10 - the last day of 2010! I have to say this has been the fastest year of my life. Looking back on this past year I feel like I have done so much. This year was just full of amazing experiences. I have learned more than I could ever imagine. 2010 is a year I will never forget. I have grown and accomplished so much this past year. From making the decision to serve a mission, learning Chinese, living in Taiwan, coming home from my mission and leaving everything again, living in Orange County, to helping people make a huge step of faith to be baptized and receive a remission of sins. I honestly can’t believe this year is coming to a close in just a few hours. I can’t believe how fast the time has flown by. I remember being in the MTC in February and thinking to myself, wow the thought of being on a my mission for a year seems like an eternity away... I’m now about at that time and words can’t describe how I feel right now. I am excited for the new year. I’m excited for all the people and experiences that are awaiting me in 2011. I want to make this next year even better than this one. I’m making it my resolution to serve the Lord more fully, to forget myself and give it my all. I feel like up until this point I have done a pretty good job at being a missionary but I’m fully aware there is more I can do and become. It’s my desire that I will become a more devoted servant to my Savior. It’s time to step it up here in Irvine and to find, teach, and baptize. I want to see this Chinese branch grow more than anything. I honestly care so much about this branch. I pray so hard every single night for this branch to grow. Right now it means the world to me. I want to see this branch turn into a ward more than anything. It is my goal to do all I can to help make that happen. I know it’s very unlikely for it to happen in just one year but I have faith that in this next year I can help build the foundation for a strong ward. I’m already excited for 2011. I can tell this is going to be a good year.