"It's Not in the Letter That I Can't Wait to Open"

Today my entry is going to be short. My bishop emailed me yesterday and told me that my mission call is on its way. It should be here this Wednesday, and I plan to open it the next day at my grandpa's house. The EFY 2006 song "All Times, All Things, All Places" describes exactly how I'm feeling today. It's one of my favorite songs now. :) I'm excited about this call, but I also realize just what I have to do in order to qualify representing the Savior. I'll put the lyrics below:

It’s not in the letter I can’t wait to open
It’s not in the badge that will carry His name
It’s not gonna grow in just 3 weeks of study,
Or magically come when I get on a plane,

So today I’m becoming who I’m meant to be
The worthy, unshakeable witness He needs
At all times, all things, all places,
I will sing and shout His praises
I will tell the whole world that I know what His grace is
At all times, in all things, in all places.

It comes as I study the words of the prophets
And think about all that those words mean for me
As Abraham’s son I am part of the promise
That all of the earth will be blessed by his seed.

I know what my Savior expects me to be
The faithful, unchangeable witness He needs
At all times, all things, all places,
I will sing and shout His praises
I will tell the whole world that I know what His grace is
At all times, in all things, in all places.

All eyes, all ears, all hearts, all faces,
All rich, all poor, all life, all ages,
All roads, all doors, all lands, all nations
All earth, all kin, all tongues, all races,

At all times, all things, all places,
I will sing and shout His praises
I will tell the whole world that I know what His grace is
At all times, in all things, in all places.
At all times, in all things, in all places.

- Chad Neth