"They were your biggest Fans!!"

I had a great meeting with my Counselor from LDS Family Services last night. I filled him about the goings on of the last 5 months since we last talked. It was encouraging to know that he was very impressed and proud of me and my accomplishments over this time. He also was able to fill me in a little bit more on the whole process that the Mission Department was involved in while working on my papers. Let me elaborate.
Since the Announcement was made in Conference for the Missionary Age to be lowered, a great amount of Missionaries, both Elders and Sisters, have been returning early. So, in order to prevent this, certain guidelines have been set up-- a 6 month criteria that needs to be met, especially by those who have had any experience with depression or other forms of mental illness. That being said...
"They wanted to send you out as soon as you put your papers in. They even called me and said 'How do we get Holly out on a Mission?' And I said, 'Well, Send Her!' I think they were your biggest fans through this whole thing."
This news really made me feel so happy, and even more sure that it is all in God's Timing. I guess in my mind at times, as I've said already, I saw these people as maybe a bunch of hardened psychologists who held the fate of a little girl's future in their hands. Of course, that's a bit dramatic, and I knew it wasn't true, but at times it literally felt that way.
To have the added knowledge that it really is all up to Heavenly Father leaves me with so much peace. I am getting so excited to serve again! Things are moving again, and I am getting ready to share the love of this Gospel with others. Doctrine and Covenants is packed with "Preach my Gospel" scriptures and I am getting stoked once again!

Sharing the love,
Future Sister Holly Howell