Mission Blessing

 

Dear Sister Kaitlyn Jackson,

We, the Elders of Israel, in the name of Jesus Christ, lay our hands upon your head set you apart as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and we say unto you Sister Jackson Go Forth and Serve. You have been prepared a long time for this day. You have been blessed, you have been taught, you have been surrounded by the greatest leaders, teachers and parents, goodly parents, that have shown you the way.  You are blessed with stellar siblings and people that love you and you’ve been given the attributes, skills and all those things that are necessary for you to change lives.  You will walk with your Savior.  We bless you that you will recognize His hand in your work, His work, and that you are partnered with Him.  We bless you that your endearing personality may help and heal companions and fellow missionaries and fellow members as well that you will leverage those talents and gifts to do good, to spread goodness throughout the world, to magnify all through that beautiful heart you are endowed with.  We bless that you will develop an affinity for your mission president and you will learn to obey the rules with the right spirit and love. We bless that you will be protected and safe physically that you will grow spiritually, that your testimony will be enriched that your mind will especially be quickened and that you will grasp the language and be able to speak to the hearts of those to whom you meet.  We bless you with this special endowment of the spirit to guide you and direct you and lead you along.  That you will be able to sense the direction that it will point you toward and you will follow those promptings and you will act upon it.  We bless you that you will know and find comfort and peace as you serve that your family loves you and that they are well, that you are preparing yourself for even greater things, that this is but a great learning and stepping stone for what is to come.  We bless you that you will learn from it and make those great lessons into growth in your life. 

We bless you with all those things, the opportunities the insights and the learning and special privilege that come from the magnificent choice you made by using your own agency and doing so wisely, and we pronounce this blessing upon you and do so in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.