So, after such a difficult week, this week has been the BEST WEEK THIS TRANSFER!!! We had a ton of great appointments, we hit pretty much all of our goals, and it's been awesome.
One of our investigators decided to remain Catholic, it really upset my companion Elder Lynguyen, she appeared to be a golden investigator, willing and open ears, but in the end it was too much of a change for her, but we did our job of inviting her to come closer to Christ.
The rest of my mission can be summed up through reading my posts sent via email. The purpose of this post is to sum up some of my final feelings and bring some closure in my mind to the events that led to me finishing my mission early. Earlier today I read a blog post by another missionary who served in the same mission that I did. She went through a similar experience. She was so open and honest, and through her display of courage, I figured that I could do the same. (Her post can be found HERE ) To provide a short disclaimer, the things expressed in this post are entirely my own thoughts based on my own knowledge and experiences. They may not always be accurate because I don't know everything, and I would encourage anyone and everyone to investigate and form their own conclusions. In August of 2013, 5 months after I left on my mission, an ugly beast that had plagued me most of my life, decided to manifest itself in the most forward and unavoidable way. For most of my ...