Hey All!
This is the final e-mail of my mission, for I fly home on Thursday morning. All I can do is bear my testimony and maybe share some insights that I've come to learn and love in these past two years of service to Heavenly Father. It's a very strange feeling being at the end of this, because I honestly cannot fathom what's ahead of me. These really have been the best two years of my life, and now I understand why. My focus has been on the Savior and His Atonement every day, and as I ponder what it means to me, I'm reminded of a hymn that we sing in church every so often. "I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me, confused at the grace that so fully He proffers me. I tremble to know that for me He was crucified, that for me, a sinner, He suffered, He bled, and died. Oh, it is wonderful that He should care for me enough to die for me. Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me." He is my Savior and my King, and I will always be in His debt for paying the ultimate price. How merciful is my God! I have changed in ways that I never thought possible, and I only hope that I can continue to be changed as the Lord sees fit. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the Lord, and though I'll never be able to completely repay Him, I know that because of His tender mercies, He will accept whatever I offer. I am torn apart in a million different ways; Wisconsin has stolen my heart. I love this state. I love the people here. I love my Savior.
"If I could have seen the future
Back a few years ago
I wouldn't believe what was coming
Just down the road.
I'm farther than I'd ever pictured;
I've done more than I'd ever planned.
It's easy to see that who I'm supposed to be
Is in Someone else's hands.
Cause all I see is a few feet in front of me
And when I don't know the way it's hard to take that step.
Though it feels like I'm walking blind and I never know what I'll find
I know that where I'm going's better than where I've been
So I will trust Him.
There's always Someone I can turn to;
I don't have to do it alone.
Wherever I am there's a beacon
Pointing me home.
And though I don't know what is coming
I'll always move forward with faith.
With one foot in front of the other
He'll help me find the way.
Cause all I see is a few feet in front of me
And when I don't know the way it's hard to take that step.
Though it feels like I'm walking blind and I never know what I'll find
I know that where I'm going's better than where I've been
So I will trust Him.
Trust Him for all of my life
Cause I'm here in the darkness
And I need to follow the Light.
Cause all I see is a few feet in front of me
And when I don't know the way it's hard to take that step.
Though it feels like I'm walking blind and I never know what I'll find
I know that where I'm going's better than where I've been
So I will trust Him.
I will trust Him.
I will trust Him."
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love you all very much. Charity is the greatest of all. I know that this is not truly goodbye, because I have an eternal perspective, as I hope you do too. I will see you again soon. Remember that you are a child of God, and remember that He loves you. Nothing else matters. Trust Him, and all that is wrong will be made right again. Again I love you, and I know that my Savior lives for me, He lives for you, and He lives for all of the children of God. God bless!
~~Elder T. Riggs
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