Am I ready to serve?

Well...in case anyone was counting, I'm only 17 days away from entering the MTC--don't tell my mom, she doesn't want me to tell her the countdown anymore. The fact that I'm leaving for 18 months to be a missionary still doesn't feel real yet, and I'm not sure that it will until I'm getting on the plane heading to the Missionary Training Center. So this is my question: Am I ready to be a missionary? I feel ready spiritually; I am ready for the challenge and to share the testimony that my Heavenly Father has shared with me. The lack of items in my suitcase and the list of things I still need to buy, and do, tells me that I am far from ready; here's to hoping everything gets done!
I am giving my farewell talk in Church today and I am excited and praying that what I share will be the will of God.
Oh, I just watched a video last night of a cultural celebration in the Philippines this summer. The Filipino members were celebrating 50 years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Philippines. It was so cool! The Filipino people are very humble, gracious, faithful and awesome! Can't wait to meet them!
"Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men." (D&C 4:1)
Kapatid un babae Santa (Sister Santa)

Time is flying by...

It's great being home but the time is really going fast as I am preparing for the mission. I am working, which I love, and spending lots of time with family, and just trying to be a better person and focus my energies into being a ward missionary. My friends are all heading out on their missions and I am seeing them go and wondering when my time will come. I"m just about the last one to head out from the summer! I love that I am serving a mission and every time I think about it, it feels right; I know that I am doing the right thing for me.
I have been watching episodes of The District as part of my pre-missionary training and I have been really touched and affected by the different stories of the missionaries and investigators. I'll be sitting and watching and then I start crying when an investigator is baptized and I say to myself "I want that. I want to see people so happy and joining the Church and to feel a difference in their lives." It's an incredible change when someone is taking the missionary lessons and they begin to feel the Spirit and realize that what they are being taught is right. As I have been watching these episodes I am trying to picture myself in the Philippines doing the same thing and it feels nice. But right now I'm just excited to get to the MTC and begin studying and really learning the language! I love languages, so I refer to myself as a linguist of sorts because I can actually learn languages pretty fast and Tagalog just seems thrilling to me.
Wow, my birthday is tomorrow and I'll be 19! I will try to post some pictures. Well, you've probably had enough of my soap box for today. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to post, and the experiences that I've had that I could share. Please comment and tell me what you want to hear, any questions that you may have!
Thank you everyone for your support. I report in 36 days!