Why I chose to accept the area?

During the time I returned home from Mission, My bishop asked me. "Then... what's your plan now?" Excitedly and with full of desire I told him, "I wanna get married in the Temple!!!". I think He was shocked and told me. "Oh, that's fast. Maybe you need to find a job first and help your parents." That's not the word I expect to hear from him, but I'm sure he was guided by the Holy Ghost to say that and I think I still have something to do. Right now while remembering those times, I think he's right...

While waiting and preparing, I just go with the flow and follow every opportunity that comes my way. Fortunately, out of my own plan, the time I came home from mission there was a special ranking for new teachers. A lot of people told me that this opportunity is given to me and I need to take it. Well, during that time I was a little bit sad because I really don't want to pursue it, instead I want to be a full-time wife and a mother.  A part of me is also pushing me to take this opportunity because it was a clear opportunity given by God. I'm lacking of Teaching experience as well as training for me to be able to pass the Teacher's ranking. I took the Teaching Demo and Interview. The guy who was working there told me "Oh! you got High grades, but I think it is impossible for you to pass it because you don't have Teaching experience and Training". Someone told me not to come back anymore the next day, it was just all USELESS. It's like I was pushed in a big deep hole that I don't know how to solve this and it's like no one could help me with what I am facing. Upon going home, I saw this Tricycle in which a quote was written "With God nothing is Impossible". I cried in my bedroom and  remember what my Mission President told me that finding an eternal companion is just like finding a job. You need to be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy ghost and ask help from God on what to do. I realize that I need to open my heart with this beautiful opportunity that the Lord had given me. I prayed and ask help from God. After my prayer, I suddenly remember that before my mission I took this training and I can use it and present it the next day. I hurriedly look for my certificates and hoping that my certificate would be accepted. To make the story short, a miracle had happened and I passed the ranking.

My next Challenge was my Working area assignment. I was assigned to teach in a Far-flung baranggay/mountain in which I had never been there before. Before going there, a lot of people I know told me not to accept my working assignment because the place was so dangerous and the transportation is really difficult. Honestly, I started being scared and planned not to continue anymore most especially because of the recent news of a teacher who was raped and killed there. But I made up my mind and still continue because I know that the Lord will guide and protect me, I also don't want to rely everything to my parents when it comes to expenses at home. I need to MOVE and WORK! , this opportunity was given so I need to grab it. One reason also why I got the courage to accept this challenging area is for me to be able to save money so that I can visit my mission areas again. Especially that I had promised it.