Letter to Mom

Mom:
Yeah, yeah- you busted me on the post-it... But I thought I'd redeem myself...with this GIANT post-it! I'm sure you'll get this just as dad is leaving to get me and that just makes me nauseated.

Mom, the mission (to serve God with all my heart, might, mind, and strength) has been the single greatest decision I have ever made.  I can honestly say I've made my best effort in giving my whole self to God and His service...not just my strength or my mind, but my might, soul and whole heart.  It has been the hardest, most painfilled time of my life- but I have never felt such exquisite joy or the depth of the love of God before like this.  I've gotten so lost in this that I want you to know how hard it is for me to even think about coming home.  It's like a physical pain that catches my throat when I see the date or people say "wow you don't have ANY time left!"  To leave somewhere, sometime, some ones that I love so much- hurts.  I know the next few years will be the next beautiful adventure that God wants me to have and I plan on living my life with the utmost joy and pleasure.  But right now, it just hurts.  So please be patient with me at home if I want to follow you to the store, or sit and read my scriptures for hours or just cry.

Thank you for being such a wonderful source of comfort and revelation while I've been here and before, and in the years to come.  I love you so much and count it as one of my greatest blessings to have you as my mother.

I'll see you soon!  WAY too soon AHHHHHHH!

Hermana Emily