Whoa. Holy cow. Mind blown.
That was my initial reaction to this major announcement. [I shall spare an explanation, since everyone already knows about this Announcement.] Then I made the mistake of getting on facebook when I got home from watching that session of Conference, and my news feed happened to be overflowing with excited young girls who had “just started the mission papers!” and “can’t wait to go in 2 months!”
These are girls who just graduated from High School. Some (many?) of these girls hadn’t even seriously considered a mission up to this point. None of these girls have had to wait 21 long years, or 28 veeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrry looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnng, painful months.
I’m happy that the work is picking up speed, and more kids are going to take this opportunity now. I’m just frustrated that it happened right now, and that I STILL DON’T HAVE MY DARN CALL!!!!!! But as I said, I’m happy. I know this is divinely inspired. And I know I will be blessed for the long spiritual road I’ve taken, and the time and experiences I’ve had.
This is an article and press conference about the new rule, which was very informative and even helpful for me. I recommend taking time for this.