Well, some of you already know. But to those of you who don't.... I'm coming homeπ My health has been really rough over the course of my mission, and the Lord told me this Sunday that I needed to go home; that my mission is over, and I'm ready To begin the next chapter of my life. I need to go home and take care of myself. Something I havent told anyone yet is that as I was sitting in Sacrament meeting yesterday, I started losing feeling in my face and body and I got really scared that I was going to end up in the hospital from passing out on the floor or worse, I had woken up that morning with another migraine and I felt awful, I took medication and it barely touched it and I kept feeling worse as the day went on. I had to wear sunglasses to church, which did help but I felt so weak I could barely walk. As I started feeling things I hadn't before I was afraid and I got this overwhleming feeling that something was wrong. So I stepped into the foyer. I sat down on the sofa and prayed, that's when he told me I need to go home. I know that I've only been gone for three and a half months, and I know that some people are going to see it as I did not complete my mission or that "She couldn't handle it" but I want you all to know that that couldn't be farther from the truth. I want to make it very clear that I could handle it, and that I gave my mission everything I had every single day and more through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I have absolutely zero regrets, and am returning with honor. I felt so much peace as it was told to me by the spirit that I was done serving here in the KWM, and the Lord told me that this chapter of my life is over and it's time to move onto the next. Some people may think I'm running away, but I promise you that what I'm doing takes a lot more courage and strength. I know that the peace I am feeling is from the Lord, because Satan cannot bring us peace. I could have chosen to stay, but that would be going against the Lord's will and that is selfish. I do my very best to be obedient and if the Lord wants me to go home who am I to say no to him, when has literally given me EVERYTHING? I am so scared but so ready for the next chapter of my life, to see what's in store, and am so grateful and humbled to have been able to devote my life to the lord for the past almost 4 months of my life. I have grown so much over the course of my mission! In my short almost four months of service I believe I learned everything the Lord needed me to in order to be ready for marriage and to be a wife and mother. To be the woman that he knows I will become. I cannot even begin to tell you how much Joy my service has given me. I have definitely been changed for the better and prepared for my future. I know and understand with all of my heart that my mission was to prepare me for marriage and to show and grow my faith in the Lord. The things I learned will be things I will carry with me for the rest of my life and implement into my future family, which may not be very distant. I'll be home this week and able to talk to you all then about my mission. But here's some pictures from my last week in the KWM (before I even knew it.) We saw so many miracles this week and I will forever be grateful to being able to wear a name tag. I may send one more email with more pics of our new car and lunch with my sistas. But this is what's happening:) Wish me luck ya'll, HEEEERRREEE WEEE GOOOOOO!!!! contact my mom for flight info if you need it. I love you all!
{{Its a great day to save lives}}
Xoxo, Sister Greenwoodπ»