I keep waiting for me
to get the wierd sensation that I always thought I would have of great
joy and relief that it is a done deed but it just hasn´t come. I am
happy, yes, to be coming home and thrilled to see some of the people the
i have missed for 2 years, but mostly I just feel strange. I feel
uncertain about what to do and who to be, I don´t really how to do
anything else than be a missionary...
My last week has been spectacular, I have gone out
just the way I wanted to; working hard while seeing the people I wanted
to see. Tuesday President and Sister Wright took us to a temple session
for the last time. Wednesday we had my final zone council that I
directed, and after we went back to Santa Cruz with the Zone leaders to
divide with them. Yesterday I went back to Gravataí for the final time
and Franklin and Jussara made a huge churrasco for me, it was delicious.
Little did i know we had a dinner planned that night with a super rich
investigator who said she was going to make a lasagna, but ended up
taking us to the nicest churrascaria in Porto Alegre! It was like
Tucanos on steroids... I think I put down about 9 pounds of meat
yesterday, I woke up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding
super hard, I thought I was having like a heart attack, so drank some
water to get the salt taste out of my mouth... love meat.
I was so happy to have a good "last day" on Friday, i
went out with an awesome zone leader in my old area with nothing
planned. It was one of those days where we just roaming and testifying
to people in the street that Christ´s church is restored. I felt such a
sweet spirit in doing so and we found a lot of good people that they
will be able to teach later one. I love missionary work, I hope I can
find a way to stay inovolved in this God´s marvilhous work and a wonder.
Words can´t describe the gratitude I have for my
mission experience. I have gained a testimony of the importance of not
just being at church but applying the things we learn there. I know that
God speaks with men today, and that if we follow the celestial counsels
we reieve we will be able to have an eternal family.
I´m so excited to see my family. I want you to
listen to "I´m on my way" by Phil Collins on the drive up to the
airport. Tell everybody I´m on my way.
