Week 78 - Stony Point

Dear Friends and Family,

Today marks the last group email that I will send to you from my mission here in Santa Rosa, California. This will be my last week serving as a full time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There's a large range of emotions that goes through ones head with that statement. A part of you that's ready to see your family and start the next chapter of life and another large part that will never be fully ready to leave being able to serve by the Lords side every minute of everyday.

There's a stanza from one of my favorite songs from the church that I think really describes my feelings at this time. 

"Never can I repay thee Lord, but I can love thee thy pure word. Hath it not been my one delight, my joy by day my dream by night. Then let my lips proclaim it still and all my life reflect thy will." 

I will never have opportunity enough to repay the Lord for not only what He has given me on my mission but what He has given us all through His Son. I can't give thanks enough for this opportunity that I've had, for this experience in my life that has made me a person I didn't know I could be. But there is something I can do to show of my gratitude and that is to love Him, Our Heavenly Father, forever and serve Him, because like it says that is joy.

So I may soon have to take off the name tag that I've decided is quite a fashion statement that compliments my outfits very well and does really complete them. But that will never mean that I have to stop proclaiming His word and strive to live in a way to reflect His will. 

There's not much more that I can say but I hope you all can feel of the sincerity I have in saying that serving as a missionary for Jesus Christ has been the best decision I have made this far in my life. Words really can't explain all that it's done for me which is crazy to say because this mission you see wasn't for me, but others who don't know what we know.

By losing myself I found myself. Now don't think I'm perfect I still have many a things to work on to begin to be worthy to stand before God but I now know how to be on that path.

I would like to end by bearing my testimony to all of you. I know, now don't take that statement for granted, I know that this church is true. That it is the very church Christ established when He was on the earth. That Jospeh Smith is a prophet of God that translated the truest book this world knows, The Book of Mormon. I do testify that The Book of Mormon is the word of God and is another testament of Jesus Christ. I know that Our Heavenly Father loves each of us individually and that He has more love for me than I can comprehend and that He is always watching out for me. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and that it is literally only through Him that anything can be accomplished. Because of Him everything is possible. I testify to you that He lives and loves us and that He suffered for each of us that we may return to be with Him again one day. Ok now stick with me for a moment. :)

También quiero dar un poco de mi testimonio en español porque es el idioma que aprendí aquí a predicar este evangelio verdadero. Yo sé que nuestro Redentor y Salvador es Jesu Cristo y que mediante Él y su expiación todo es posible. Podemos obtener todo mediante su sacrificio si aceptamos y usamos. No puedo explicar mi agradecimiento por esta experiencia en mi vida y por nuestro Padre Celestial y su hijo unigénito Jesu Cristo. Yo sé que está iglesia es verdadera y que Jesu Cristo vive. 

And there you have it. I'm so very grateful. I love you all it’s been fun to write to you every week! Have a great week and see you soon. :) 

Con muchísimo amor y agradecimiento,

Hermana Foster 

Here welcome home poster is ready to go!!!!

Her last zone conference.

The Aguirre Family