Saturday, January 11, 2014
Letter dated 11Jan2014
[Dear family and friends, with joy and sadness, I sent Weston's final mission letter. His mission has been an amazing experience for him personally and for us, his family. Thank you for your love and support during this two-year adventure! With much love, Weston's editor - BWS]
Dear Family,
What an amazing time this is. Officially, this will be my final message I'll be sending from my mission. This week has been crazy and to be honest, I don't know how to explain it, but I finally know it's time. I had the reassurance earlier in the week when I had my final interview with my mission president and after reflecting on all that's happened during these last two years, that I've had a fantastic mission!
I could never imagine myself in the place I am now had I not served these past two years as I have. Since I began I've had to learn to communicate, how to appreciate a new culture, and how to love a new people. I wouldn't take back any of the experiences that I had and I honestly know that the Lord guided me on many occasions.
On Wednesday night I arrive from Barcelona to the airport and was reunited with my family and with great warmth, even if the weather was 35 degrees lower than how it was in Spain! I then spent the rest of that night and the following day with my family until I was released by my stake president. Shortly after that I began to pass by my best friends and surprised them at their homes because they thought that I was not going to be home until the following Saturday. Since then I've been catching up and remembering those tender moments before the mission that prepared me and also how much I learned to appreciate the little things in life that give us happiness.
Now that I'm home, I'm excited to see and talk to all of you and that we may be able to continue learning during our time here. I know that God loves us and that he has given us so many things to aid us in life. We may be able to know of a surety through true and honest prayer to receive our answers to have His guidance and his love with us at all times. He lives and is anxiously awaiting our return to Him after this life.
Thank you to all who have followed my messages and shown interest. I hope that I've been able to share some of my life stories with you and that I may keep having great blessings such as these for the rest of my life!
With love and excitement for new memories and experiences,
--
Élder Xander Weston Schindler
P.S. We have to go back, Kate... we have to go back to Spain!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
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