Time for reflection

Hello family!

Well, this email is very difficult for me to write. My heart is so full; I´m excited and nervous and sad and scared out of my mind and EVERYTHING all at once. In two weeks I will be going home! And this is my second-to-last email home. (Don´t worry, the last one will be even cooler than the second-to-last one ;))

So, I´ve been out here for over 17 months. I´ve written you lots of emails and told you lots of stories. I´ve talked about moments when I´ve laughed, moments when I´ve cried; I´ve shared with you some of my personal accomplishments and those of other people as well. But most importantly, I´ve shared my testimony about our Savior Jesus Christ and the truth of His Restored Gospel. 

About 17 months ago, when I was set apart to be a missionary, the Lord expressed to me in my blessing that during my mission I needed to share with you my testimony EVERY WEEK, and that in the process, you and I would all be blessed. I just want you to know that every single email I sent, I sent with all the love of my heart, knowing that every word I said was true. God really does live, and He loves us. We are His children. Jesus is the Savior of the world, and His true church was restored by the prophet Joseph Smith. I know that these things are true. I also know that the promise that God made to me over 17 months ago has been fulfilled: you and I have all been so greatly blessed.

There´s something special about being a missionary. As Jesus told His disciples of old a long time ago, we, as His living servants and missionaries in this last dispensation, are "in the world, but not of it." There are more than 88,000 missionaries IN the world. We are ALL OVER THE WORLD. We are certainly IN the world, but one thing that I know for certain is that we are not of the world. Not because we are better, or cooler, or smarter...we have been set apart by God´s servants to NOT be of the world, to dedicate everything to our Savior, and serve Him and God´s children until the end. 

It´s hard to accept that this time is coming to an end. It will be incredibly difficult to say goodbye to this country, these people, and this work that I love so much. But I am SO excited to see you!! Just know that I am going to be working hard until the very end.

I love YOU so much, and I love my Savior. 

Con TODO mi amor,

Hermana Scott