Through the Atonement.

The gift of the Atonement is the most powerful gift we have been given. It is up to us to utilize it. What would be the purpose of Christ dying for us, if we didn't use the atonement?
I am so thankful for the atonement and the miracles I've seen in my life because of it. It is the reason I am where I am today.
I am currently studying at Brigham Young University-Idaho. I decided to go to school here last summer and it is the best decision I have made thus far. Before I got up here, a mission was on the forefront of my mind. Upon arriving, I didn't feel the urge to continue with my papers. I felt that BYU-I satisfied my "craving" for spiritual growth. The spirit here is amazing. The gospel is the focus in everything we do and say. We begin every single class with a prayer and often relate gospel principles to the concepts we are learning in class. It is amazing. Anyways, it wasn't until about mid February when a mission began to consume my thoughts again. I was dating a kid, David, but had the promptings to open my mission papers back up. I told David I was thinking about a mission. At this point we needed to make a decision. Should we be "official" or break things off? I wasn't getting a clear answer and had remembered a talk we had heard in a previous devotional that sometimes we just need to make the decision then the Lord will answer. So that is what David and I did. We made the decision to become "official".
It was the most amazing thing that followed after that. Within a couple days I received my answer. It came in feelings. I knew that I was not supposed to date David, and got overwhelming feelings that I needed to serve a mission. David and I broke up (but still are friends), and I began to work on my papers. The second I began to work on them again, I knew that this is where the Lord wanted me to be. I am supposed to be preparing for a mission.
At this point, my papers are almost done. I have doctors appointments next week, then just the final meetings with the Bishop and Stake President. My papers will be turned in on April 1st and I will have my call within a couple weeks.
I am so excited. Seriously, I am so anxious to bring the gospel to others. I feel so lucky to have it and I want others to taste of the great fruit I have tasted of. I have a strong desire to serve the Lord and bring others unto him because I know that through the gospel we can be made whole.
I look forward for the opportunity I have to prepare to serve a mission. I already have felt the blessings that come from studying the scriptures and having the mindset of preparing to teach others the truth. It has been an amazing and humbling experience to grow closer to the Lord through studying his gospel.