THE SISTERS GOING HOME WITH ME
DEAR FAMILY,
I never thought this day would come. It feels like I've been a missionary for 12 days ok MAYBE 30. What pure bliss it has been to be a servant of our Savior! I'm as happy as 20 packs of bubble gum in the airport on August ninth hugging my mom and as sad as a big bag of black licorice crammed in your back seat after a long roadtrip... I've never felt this way before. Half of my heart is crushing while the other half is rejoicing and wanting to jump on that plane to see my family! It's the most beautiful feeling in the world! And i'm just taking it ALLLL in because i know i will only have this feeling once. I love this feeling because it's a feeling of LOVE for so many people. My family here and my family there. I know i would be so much more sad if all i wanted to do was get out of here. But i have made friendship that mean the world to me! I HAVE NEVER LOVED SO MANY PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. My heart wants to burst... with excitement, joy, fear, saddness, love, pain, and pure bliss! That's all i can this to describe this mission PURE BLISS! It's amazing to be able to serve WITH our savior in his vineyard. He knows his people and loves them so being able to get to know them like he does is incredible!
There are soooo many things i'm going to miss from being a missionary. I could make a list that would reach to china. From jumping on my companions beds every morning to wake them up because they sleep with ear plugs, to biking on the bayou, to talking to strangers, to having the coolest studies and lessons for investigators, going to shipleys, baptism, family nights with the members... what i'm really going to miss are my TEXANS... I MEAN my Guatemalans, Mexicans, Hondurans, el Salvadorians, Cubans, and everything in between! THERE ARE ANGELS HERE I KID YOU NOT! I LOVE THESE PEOPLE FAMILY!
Obispo Martinez... i had no idea how close we were until i had to say goodbye at our baptism last night! he became the bishop the day i came into this area. So i've just been his little secretary. We both teared up last night and he was so sweet! He's said, "Hermana Wagstaff thank you for your service you've helped change and build this ward. The lord is so proud of you!" i LOVE H9 WITH ALL MY HEART!
HOUSTON 1.... ALL MY BEST FRIENDS FROM H1 SHOWED UP IN H9 YESTERDAY FOR MY LAST SUNDAY ON THE MISSION!
MAMA RAPALO.... She is gunna be a killer to say goodbye to today! She's changed my life! we've got lunch at 12 with her and then i'm headed to the mission office.
PRESIDENT AND SISTER HALL... nooo not ever saying bye to them! i got to spent wednesday in the temple with them. And a LOOOOONNNGGGG car ride back to our area with President and dating advice. noooo President too soon! Today i get to spend the night at there house and we are having family night!
PAPITO TONIO! OH MAN THAT WAS A ROUGH GOODBYE! tears wet faces not good! He said if i dont skype him every night he is shipping me to cuba.. so sorry you are gunna here a heated 75 year old cuban way more often than you will want to! I LOVE MY GRANDPA!
WILLIAM... So 6 weeks ago Hermana Mayne and i were walking the streets contacting when a dad and his son walked past us with all these grocery bags. I stopped and asked if i could help and they said "no we are fine" and just kept walking really fast because the bags were so heavy and they had walked such a far way from the store. I took a couple steps and just stopped with the spirit telling me HERMANA WAGSTAFF WHAT ARE YOU DOING TURN AROUND THEY NEED THIS MESSAGE! small missionary from utah chasing after them. LOTS OF FUNNY LOOKS as i start running behind them. "ummm can i just take one bag?" they start laughing and hand us a couple. We walked with them to their house and explained the restoration to them told them we were THEIR MISSSIONARY in this area. They told us they had just gotten here from Honduras 7 days ago and were looking for a church! We sent Yedwin (recent convert) to pick him up a month ago for church and of course they would be from the same town. Why no! God is so good! They have become best friends and brought each other to church every week. Just yesterday William got baptized! It was the most beautiful last baptism. The ward LOVES little william and Yedwin! especially bishop. Hno. Mendez (the family that i would always skype with) baptized him and was bawling too! Everyone was bawling in the baptism is was a very special one. Yedwin got up to speak about baptism just having been baptized last week and everyone was bawling again! it was PURE BLISS!! The gospel is perfect! Seeing people change through the atonement is JOY beyond comprehend!
I'm going to miss so many people but thank the heavens for skype and facetime and all other good things!!! I can't wait to tackle all of you tomorrow in the airport! DOG PILE ON UNCLE DOUG?? YESSS! please dont' tell me tooley is coming to the airport! I AM NOW AND FOREVER 100% SURE I WILL NEVER HAVE A DOG after seeing all the diseased ones here. DISGUSTING!
well tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow! i will see you tomorrow! thank you all for making this the BEST MISSION EXPERIENCE EVER EVER EVER!
XOXO
HERMANA WAGSTAFF
MI REINO! MY EVERYTHING GOOD! MY FAV COMPLEX! TOTALLY MOVING HERE ONE DAY! SO NICE.
FAMILIA ALECIO AHHH MY LITTLE FAMILY!!
molly new bff from library. when we took this picture she said, "i love you and we take this picture in the name of jesus christ and the mother mary. All natural goat milk vitamins and minerals." please don't do anything with this photo she said she's a model and cant let other people have photos of her! LOVEEEE HER! ADDS SO MUCH SPICE TO THIS WORLD
Just can't stand to see you go. Tears wet my pillow today. Love to you all.
Elder Burke
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