18 Months of Lessons Learned
In 3 days I will hit my month mark of being home from serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. For the past 18 months I gave my whole heart and soul to the people of Sacramento, California. Looking back, I can honestly say it was the greatest decision I have ever made. Who I was as I walked into the MTC is not who sits here writing this blog. That person is long gone; far in the past. People say a mission changes you. I just didn't realize how much. I wanted to share some of the changes I saw in the my life from serving as a missionary. Some are changes on the inside that only the Lord and I know about. Others are far more apparent. When I left for my mission I loved the gospel and I knew it was important. However, I did not leave on a mission because I wanted to serve. I left because I knew it was what my Father in Heaven had asked of me. As I sat across from President Neavitt on June 20 and was officially released, I knew I was now o...