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!