Sister Stone in Russia! :)

Yup.  That's right.  I'm headed out!  Not quite yet to Russia, but to the MTC.  Which is like a foreign land in and of itself.
Here is my MTC address in case any of you would like to write me while I'm there (the letters will be MUCH appreciated!):

Sister Jessica Belle Stone
MTC Mailbox #22
RUS-SPET 0514
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

And also, my sister has made me a blog for while I'm out serving!  The emails and pictures I send home will be posted there.  http://sisterjessicastone.blogspot.com/

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1 More Month!

1 more month.  28 more days.  I enter the MTC in 1 month!!!  Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord!

Onion Domes of St. Petersburg Russia

I thought waiting for a missionary to come home (this was a couple years ago) was hard.  NOT SO!!!  Waiting to GO on my mission has been THEEE hardest thing ever!!  Especially when all of my friends have already left on theirs and I'm the only one left to go!  It is ridiculously tough.

St. Petersburg Russia - A Palace

I feel like I have been bombarded with trials- one after another after another!  They never cease!  The adversary is working hard to stop me from leaving.  He's working hard on all the sister missionaries waiting to leave on their missions.

St. Petersburg Russia - The City

So I thought I would be able to start my visa papers today, but I called the travel office for the church and they informed me that it'd be best to wait a couple more weeks before I start them.  Shapoopie.  I thought I might have something to do today!!  It's hard being sick and not being able to do much except have a Harry Potter Marathon...

Catharine's Palace in St. Petersburg Russia

Happy Valentines Day (Single Awareness Day for me!) tomorrow!

Quote of the Day! :)
"Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the Devil says, 'Oh crap, she's up.'"

See you in 18 months!

I leave for my mission in 2 months!
HALLELUJAH!!!! :) I can not wait to go!
My best friend leaves for her mission in 1 day. She gets set apart tonight-she'll be an official missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! She's going to Buenos Aires Argentina!

Me and my best friend Shayna:)

Saya left last week for her mission-she's headed to Nagoya Japan!:) Kara leaves next week for her mission, Amanda leaves the week after that, and Lisa leaves the week after Amanda!:) Then it's another month till I leave and another month until Meg leaves.
I love that all of my friends share the same love and desire to serve a mission! It is the best:)

Meg-Sendai Japan; Lisa-San Bernandino, California; Saya-Nagoya Japan; Shayna-Buenos Aires Argentina; Me-St. Petersburg Russia

The time has finally come!
In 57 days I will be leaving one beautiful place-St. George, Utah-

Pine Valley Mountain-the amazing view from the fields:)

just to go to another beautiful place-St. Petersburg Russia!!:)