So this week has been much different, but emotionally a mixed bag. We've seen some amazing miracles, but we've also seen some terrible rejection. We have one investigator who is preparing super quickly to be baptized, and we have a few others who are also progressing and building faith.
There are a lot of things that impede our progress, and the biggest is the lack of personal freedom that is taken from us through things outside of our control. I hope you are all doing well and that you can see miracles in your life. Keep praying, I know they will come.
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 ...