Sunday, March 4, 2012

Who is My Audience? Who am I?

After listening to one of my favorite speakers (Elder Quentin L. Cook, of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) talk about the importance of not wearing masks, I realized that I should try to make myself more clear as a blogger-missionaray. Yes, that's what I'm trying to be. Though I'm far from professional, I hope that the things I write will help someone draw a little closer to my Savior, Jesus Christ.
Anyone who will read these words is my audience. I might be able to appeal most easily to religious, middle-class, every-day people who love truth in any form (whether it comes from religion, science, art, personal reflection... anywhere) because that's the background I come from too. However, I hope that people of any class, religiosity, or irregularity will benefit from the little tidbits of light that I hope to convey. I don't have a specific audience in mind, and right now, I'm not sure who I'm trying to appeal to. I just know that I'm trying to help my brothers and sisters (all the world, not just my immediate family) draw nearer to Christ.
But who am I? I'm bound to eventually advertise this blog on facebook so that more people will read it, but until then, I will have a small celebration in my heart every time I see that another brother or sister who I don't know has read something on here. Until then, I'm sure very few if any of you will know me. To you, I will sum up that I am a short 18-year-old with acne, a little experience in folk dancing, a love for science, a passion for music, a thirst for truth, and a conviction that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes nicknamed the "Mormon" church) is Christ's. I am studying neuroscience at Brigham Young University, and I recently received a call from the church to serve as a missionary for 2 years in Santiago, Chile. I speak a little Spanish, but I will learn more, and I am excited beyond words to go serve!
I hope this blog post finds you well, dear reader. God lives and He loves you, this I can promise you, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

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