Dear Family,
Man I can't believe it's already almost been two years! Time has gone by way to fast. This is the last email you will be getting from me on my mission and it feels weird for me to say that.
The past two years have been the best two years of my life hands down. I feel like I have learned more about everything than I had the whole 18 years before. I have loved every second of it, and though there were parts that were challenging, and tests that I had to get through, the happiness and pure joy that I have felt overpowers all. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have had to come to know my Savior, to help others to come to know him too, and to help them experience the peace that comes from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will never forget the things that have happened on my mission and the Spirit that I have felt. I have had a complete change of heart and I don't know where I would be without that! Albuquerque and El Paso have a special place in my heart!
I have a testimony that Jesus is the Christ. That he came to the earth and performed the Atonement. He suffered and bled for all of our sins, and he has given us the opportunity to have faith unto repentance. We can become clean from the guilt and shame and sadness that comes from sin. He died on the cross and rose again on the third day so that all of us will one day be resurrected and return to our Father in Heaven again. I know that God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in 1820 in answer to his first outspoken prayer. Joseph was called to be a prophet and, under the direction of Christ, was able to restore His church back onto the earth. We have the fulness of the Gospel today and that is such a blessing. It is found in the Book of Mormon. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and that Joseph Smith did translate it. It has a power in it that can change us and help us through this life. It is the evidence of our glorious message of the Restoration. I love this Gospel, and I love my Heavenly Father. I know He loves me and all of us with all his heart! His commandments will help us, they will make us happy, and they are the way to Eternal Life. I hope you all can come to know these truths for yourself too! I love all of you and I am so grateful for all of the support that I have received on my mission! I am excited to see you guys in a week! Love ya
Love Elder Summerhays
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