Final Email

Hey everyone, well this is it, my very last group email of my mission. Haha I’m not going to make it too long because there is a lot of craziness going on right now getting ready to come home. But I did want to tell everyone a few things.

First, I wanted you all to know how much my mission has meant to me. I literally cannot even imagine living without the experiences I have had on my mission. I can tell you when I look back to the person I was after graduating high school, compared to how I am now, I can tell how much change has happened within me because of the two years I have spent in the Lord’s army. I would not say that I am a completely different person, but I am a much better version of myself. I am so grateful for all my companions and all the people I have met on my mission, that have shaped me into who I am now. Thank you all for all the amazing experiences you have given me.

Second, I wanted to tell y’all that this gospel is true, I now can say that I know that fact with absolute certainty. I know that the church of Christ was restored in our day, and that it truly can bless us and change our lives. I have seen it, I have experienced it, and I love it so much. Having the chance to be here and teach, really has shown me how strong faith can really be. I have seen people that have overcome addictions, bad habits, they have changed from being sad and depressed into being the happiest people alive. I have seen people healed from their own spiritual sicknesses. as well as the physical, and I have seen family relationships saved. And all of this because 200 years ago a little boy had a question and decided to ask God. I know that Christ lives, I know that he loves us, and I know that as long as we have him with us we can do all things. I know Christ suffered and died for us so that we may live and make it back to live with him again. Without the healing power of the atonement, nothing I have experienced in the last two years would have been possible. 

The third thing I have for y’all is an invitation, this invitation is to try it; try this gospel if you have not already, pray and see if it is true. If you are a member of the church or of another faith, I ask you to test this gospel. Get on your knees and see if it is true, or reconfirm to yourself that it is. I can tell you that this will bless you even if you have been a member of the church for 80 years, it will bless you.

And lastly I wanted to let you all know that I am not going to stop serving my God just because I won’t be a missionary with a tag, I will continue to serve in whatever way I can, and I will continue to grow into the man that God wants me to be so he can use me to further his work. 

These last two years have been amazing, and I would not trade anything for the experiences I have had.

I love you all and I will see you soon!