Sister Missionary Poem

AS I PREPARE TO LEAVE THIS PLACE BEHIND

MY THOUGHTS ARE TURNED ABOVE

TO MY FATHER AND REDEEMER

I FEEL THEIR FERVENT LOVE

THE TIME IS GETTING CLOSER

WHEN I'LL SET OUT ON MY WAY

I BEGIN TO COUNT THE WEEKS

THE HOURS AND THE DAYS

THE BEGINNING OF A JOURNEY

A TALE I’LL SOON CONVEY

OF THE STRUGGLES AND THE JOYS

I’LL FEEL ALONG THE WAY

I’M SURE THE WORK’S DEMANDING

AND THE HOURS WILL DRAG ON

AS I FACE THE TAXING TASK

OF TEACHING ‘TIL THE SUN IS GONE

THERE ARE DAYS I’LL BE DISCOURAGED

AND NIGHTS I’LL MISS MY HOME

MY HEART MIGHT JUST FEEL EMPTY

I MAY FEEL UTTERLY ALONE

ALTHOUGH CONCERNS SURROUND ME

I MUST ALWAYS FACE MY FEARS

AND KNOW THAT THROUGH MY TRIALS

MY SAVIOR WILL BE NEAR

I’LL STUDY SCRIPTURES DAILY

PONDERING THE WORDS I READ

I KNOW THAT IF I DO THIS

THE LORD WILL TAKE THE LEAD

WHEN MY HEART BECOMES DISCOURAGED

I KNOW THAT I MUST KNEEL

AND UTTER WORDS UNTO THE LORD

HIS LOVE FOR ME IS REAL

FOR I KNOW I AM HIS DAUGHTER

HE SENT ME HERE TO EARTH

TO PREACH OF HIS TRUE GOSPEL

AND LEARN OF MY GREAT WORTH

IN MY LIFE HE’S NEVER LEFT ME

AND I’M SURE HE NEVER WILL

THROUGH TRIALS I WILL FACE

I MUST LISTEN AND BE STILL

IF I MAKE SURE MY HEART IS OPEN

AND I’M FAITHFUL, KIND, AND TRUE

I’LL HEAR THE SAVIOR’S WORDS RING OUT

DECLARING, “I LOVE YOU!”

SO AS I SERVE HIS MISSION

I KNOW HE’LL BE MY GUIDE

AND IF I FOLLOW IN HIS WAYS

HE’LL BE RIGHT BY MY SIDE.