Hello Everyone!
I am proud to tell everyone that I am back from my mission. I served in the California Oakland Mission. I returned home on November 7, 2007. It is the biggest adventure that I have been on thus far, and I believe the most rewarding as well. The morning that I entered the Missionary Training Center, I woke up at my Aunt Shawn's house (where we had been staying for 5 days before I entered) when my cousin Josh was leaving for school really early in the morning (like 6:30). I ran over and gave him a hug, and I know he could tell that I was nervous. He gave me a hug and then told me not to worry, that if I served the Lord and did the best I could, I would never regret serving a mission. Now I am home and I have served the Lord well, and I did the best that I could, and relied on the Lord. And I know that my cousin was right, and I thought about what he said a lot on my mission. It helped me get through the hard times and get back on track when I started to falter. And now I can say that I know I will never regret serving a mission for the Lord. I love the gospel and I know that it is true. I know that God loves each of us, that Jesus Christ is His son, and that there is a Prophet of God on the Earth today.
