June 12th-Final letter home

Well I cant believe its my last time sending home a weekly letter. This last week ive learned a lot spiritually as ive been able to reflect back on my mission. Its been priceless to look back and to think about all the wonderful things the Lord placed in my way here in South Africa. I was able to meet the people that changed my life only in a way they could. Im Forever thankful to be able to of met these people through the name of Christ, honestly there would be no better alliterative. I was able to bear my final testimony at Zone Conference, such a wonderful chance to share the things i was able to learn with all the wonderful Elders in my Zone. The spirit throughout the meeting was just the strongest and i felt like it just reminded us all of the importance of the work we were involved in. Also had the chance to give a talk about tithing combined with my departure testimony. I based my talk about how wonderful & supreme God is and how through sacrifice we can connect to someone as divine as himself. I loved that i was able to talk about it as my subject. All in all im thankful for a solid two years of repentance. Doing every day and humbling my self and finding in which ways i could become more Christ like. Thankful for the Lord to have the chance to refine my self through his help and his way!  Im sad to leave but im ready to start another mission all by itself, a much larger and complicated one; regardless i know where i can but my trust in. The Lord. Mission is the greatest.
-Elder Swindle

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