GOOD MORNING, BALTIMORE.

Well! The call came. If you follow me on pretty much any social media I am sure you would have already known that... I did my best to spread the word and keep as many people updated as I could. Sorry if I missed anybody! It isn't because I love you any less, there are just A LOT of people! whew!

So it came while I was in the shower, and my mom comes racing down the stairs and said that the mail lady was at our mailbox! And I told my wonderful mother that I would go and get it myself. About a minute later my mom told me (a little choked up) that the mail lady had brought it to the door.
I then hurried to get kinda ready.. Then I left my house in my sisters car, with my camera and my call! I drove up on "C Hill" that has a panoramic view of Price and opened my call on a rock. haha I didn't cry and I didn't feel like my whole world had changed. Changes like this don't come from the call coming, it came gradually over time. Here a little and there a little. So I didn't feel like my whole world had been flipped upside down. Which I had expected to happen because that was how it always seemed with friends and family. I am kind of grateful for. I think if my whole world had felt flipped it would fade over time. But where the feeling isn't much different from what I have already felt, I think it will stay with me over time. I don't know. It is unique nonetheless.
Then I opened it with my family (most of them over Skype). I had a few friends there that have supported me through a lot of my journey!

I'm going to the Maryland Baltimore mission on April 23rd, 2014. Speaking English! 


I am sooo excited to serve! four months better blaze by. I didn't see myself feeling this way. I expected a complete change of heart. Maybe not Alma the younger status. I am obviously still just as excited. But a calmer excitement. Definitely a unique experience.
I just flooded a bunch of emails! Letting all of my fellow members of the Latter-Day Army of Helamen is not an easy task! And I still don't have all their emails! I guess the work is never really done. hahhaha
This will be the last of what you hear from me about my call. Maybe. ;) hahahah
I am so pumped! Know I have a testimony of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I know He lived perfectly so that we might be made perfect someday. I know that the gospel is such a fantastic blessing in my life and I would not change my life or my call for anything in the world. I am looking forward to my life changing as I try to change the lives of those people that I find and will love. It seems so science fictional. maybe more like a fairytale. I cannot believe it is my turn now. I know that the Book of Mormon is the truest book on the Earth today. And I could not be more excited to share it with those I love. THE CHURCH IS TRUE. GOD IS REAL. LIFE IS GREAT.

I am so blessed. Love you all!

-Soon to be Sister Jeppson.

Here are some pictures from yesterday!


For the first and definitely not the last time, I say:
GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE

My cup runneth over.

Alright people. It has been almost three months since I last posted. I've had plenty of post ideas in the back of my head. But never enough focus, drive, or time to fulfill any of them.
I cannot believe how quickly this holiday season has come. It seems way to early in the year for it to be Thanksgiving. Shut up, right? How is it that 2013 is coming to a close, when I feel it could have just begun. I do have a plethora of things to be grateful. I just glanced at my "grateful" post from two years ago, and it hasn't changed super drastically. But my feelings towards all of them have definitely changed.
I am in such deep gratitude towards my angel mother. She works so very hard for me and my brothers and sister. She has so much charity it oozes out all over her life. My mom is an example to me in all walks of life. If I could be a fraction of who she is today, I could make it through my life. She has taught me hard work, humor, love, music, and how to make some pretty dang amazing cinnamon rolls. None of which could ever be traded for any worldly value. My mother loves me for who I am. She rarely forces me to become anything I don't want to be. And if she does it is because she knows better. Much better than I. She is a rock, she has come out of every challenge and every curve ball with only a stronger love for her children, her life, and her Heavenly Father. My mother knows her worth. She knows how important she is to Heavenly Father. And it shows. I could never show my mom all the gratitude she deserves.
My sweet sister Lydia. The example she is to me as well. Wanna know how I ended up okay? The example of sister and mother. She is a champion. In everything. Her faith is her crowning characteristic, even when she has had many other crowns on her head. (quite the long list of accomplishments!) The accomplishments I could never live up to myself. But that doesn't matter because her example of goal setting and determination has always helped my stay on track. My sister will change the world. Mark my words readers.
Oscar. He is so stinking cute. He can be so sassy I'm surprised they haven't asked him to be in Disney Channel or something. Oscar is a champ as well (that Mom of ours, she raised a couple of champions). I know Oscar has a huge capacity to love others; however, he doesn't always show it on the outside. But I do know that it is in there. He thinks I'm so freaking weird. But he still loves me. He may be a little turd sometimes, but that just means he loves you. I hope.
Jack Jack Jack. He is such a sweet heart. He has taken up magic tricks. Well, card tricks. And he is soooo good at them. Naturally when there someone doing a card trick I hope for them to fail. I have my doubts about tricking people. I still sometimes hope he'll mess up sometimes, but he never fails to impress me when he makes my jaw drop because he has tricked me yet again. He really is a sweet heart. But he does have his moments. Jack takes his three older siblings like a champ (again, with the champ thing). We are not as nice as we should be, but he takes it all very well. Most of the time.
I have been so blessed with such a magnificent family! 
I also have plenty of temporal things to be thankful for: a job, and an opportunity to go to college. How lucky I am to have something most people go there through their lives struggling for.
I also have a house and a car. The car I have to kind of share with Oscar. But that isn't too bad. I'm grateful it runs as well as it does!
I also have so many friends! So many people that care about me. So many new friends and even more old ones. Even though I'm missing a chunk of them, because they are on the Lord's errand. I'm still super grateful for the lessons they have taught me and examples they have been for me.
Lastly. I'm grateful for God. Straight up. I'm so weak. Lacking in so much. I'm grateful for the atonement of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I know someday I know He knows me better then I know myself. I know He died for everyone of my sins, heart breaks, insecurities, and short comings. He makes up the difference. He makes me feel whole. He is the reason I am to I am today, and who I can become someday. Without Christ I am nothing. I'm grateful for his restored Church on this Earth. I know it is THE Church. Not saying any churches are bad, they just don't have the complete doctrine. The Church is beautiful.. an odd statement yes, but a true statement as well. I have seen countless countless countless teenagers leave. Just leave. Hardly questioning it because they understand the cause. I'm grateful for my opportunity to serve and I couldn't be MORE EXCITED. (PS- ALL I NEED IS A STAKE PRESIDENTS INTERVIEW AND MY PAPERS ARE FINISHED) I hope to have my call before Christmas. AHHH. I love love love this gospel. And couldn't be more excited about this work rolling forth. If you are reading this and have any questions for me don't hesitate to ask me. via email or facebook. I would be honored to answer your concerns. And if I don't have the answer, I will help you find it.
God is great. 
My cup runneth over. 
Loooooove, Samm.
That girl with two M's.

High school, College, Missions.. Oh my!

I know you guys are all incredibly noble followers, and you have been waiting for a couple very long months for this next post to come. But fear not and worry no longer, for the post you have all been waiting for is here.

I graduated high school! It was a couple months ago, but it happened! 

(I would add more pictures, but my laptop is having a hard time, and I'm using my home computer...)

I just started college. I'm at USU Eastern, (in my home town.) (it used to be CEU)... It's great! I'm only taking twelve credit hours, so I'm not too far in over my head. I'm taking a Math course, English course, Science course, then College Success Skills, and a lap swimming class (it's a 6:30 in the morning...blehh). 

I'm also taking a bunch of institute classes! It's so great! My Mondays and Wednesdays are PACKED. I have 3 institute classes on Mondays and 4 on Wednesdays.. And Friday Forum on.. you guessed it.. Fridays. I stay pretty busy because I work about 12-16 hours a week. Which leaves just enough time for homework and a social life. 

I no longer go to my home ward with my family, but the Young Single Adult ward in my town. I'm in the second ward and it is awesome! I got a calling after being in there a month and I teach Gospel Principles! I could not be more excited. I love teaching so so so so much! 

This summer I went on an incredible river trip! I left the comfort of my home and toilet  for FIVE days and canoed down Labyrinth Canyon (part of the Green River). It was INCREDIBLE. The skies were so blue and the canyons sooo incredibly beautiful. Oh most days I wish I could go back! I definitely became more nature oriented.. (if that's a real thing) and appreciated the simpler things. I don't regret going one bit. 

Sooo there's still quite the buzz about missionary work these days, isn't there. 

Ever since I was 13 I planned on serving a mission. It had always been part of the plan. But with the age change and everything, I was afraid I would end up going for all the wrong reasons, and miss out on something that I was meant to be doing... (a silly little thought, really). So I prayed and prayed for about a month, and I still had yet to receive an answer. So on this last fast Sunday my whole family and I fasted for an answer.

At church I had the opportunity to bear my testimony twice. It was amazing! One in fast and testimony meeting and again in Sunday school. I talked about personal revelation in both of them, because I knew that Heavenly Father had been hearing my prayers, He was just waiting for me to be ready to receive an answer. 

So I'm sitting reverently in Relief Society. And we have about 5 minutes left... this overwhelming feeling came over me. And the thought popped into my head "The answer has always been there." 

AND THEN the waterworks started. So here I am, on the front row just crying my eyes out. I had been talking to one of my friends about it. And he (Zachary...) was the first person I told. I walked out to my car with tears of joy in my eyes as I told him I had finally received my answer. And I am going to go. My excitement was unmatched. He was pretty excited too, but definitely not to the extent of my own. 

After we had break the fast, before I left the building I sneaked into the quiet dark chapel and offered a humble prayer of gratitude to my Heavenly Father. For trusting me enough to let me go on a mission, and for blessing me with an answer. 

So there it is folks! I'm going to go on a mission! I'll try to be better about posting, and I'll keep updates on how things go from here! Thanks for all those who have supported me over the years and have gotten me to this beautiful point in my life. 

I plan on starting my papers within the next couple of weeks. :) 

--the girl with 2 m's.