Welp,
this is it. im done. finished habis.
last wek was a blast in singapore. had a "final" farwell party on saturday. "" because im having a party tonight and tomorrow
haha. i love these people so much. I gave my final chruch address in a
way that i didnt provoke tears. my branch president remarked that i was
"naughty" to do so hahaha.
the conference with Elder Wilson was really awesome. focused on the
restoration and the Book of Mormon in conversion. Really good stuff
about emphasizing the reading of the BofM. he shared a few personal
accounts of members reading the BofM with investigators, which led to
the person being baptized. all in all good stuff.
i cant say im sorry about your cruise. actually i
can hah. but you know we kids always have those feelings of resentment
when the parent flee the winterland in search for higher temps. but i
cant say much cuz ive been in the 80s for two years :DDD
so dont bother preparing the upstairs guest
room mom. just makes space in the basement, as that will be my HQ. base
camp. living quarters. seriously though.
I would love to write a huge letter about how great my mission has
been and ALLLLLL the great things i have done and experienced, but i
know i wouldnt have time to do so. i will try my best in my homecoming
talk (this week? if possible id prefer to do it right away actually) but
i have attached my final weekly letter to President Mains. its a good
one:
I want to start off by thanking you for
everything you have done for me. It has been my great privilege to see
you come into the mission, and to see you grow and become the great
Mission President you are now. I know you have also seen me and many of
my fellow elders grow. I know that the direction and inspiration you
give to us originated from God. I thank you for that.
It's true that this work is not
easy. The longer I was a missionary, the more and more i realized that
despite my increasing language skills and people skills were not the
deciding factors in people being converted to the Gospel. No amount of
what I alone bring to the table would ever be enough. for that I thank
God for showing me that it is His and the Holy Ghost's work, and They
are the ones influencing the hearts and minds of those i taught.
I feel that while i have regrets of
disobedience, and too many days of putting forth less than my full
effort, I have fulfilled for the most part my duty to God. I know He is
pleased with my successes and is patient with my shortcomings. It has
been so interesting to me to see the parallels of mission life to a
lifetime. It doesnt really matter how much experience or skill I have, I
will ALWAYS need to rely on The Spirit and on my Heavenly Father. I
will be eternally grateful for all the many chances, opportunities and
experiences i have had since starting my mission. I'm really finding it
hard to express in words my feelings. Mostly simply remembering times of
great bliss when there is success and lives are changed. Remembering
that there were hard times, but not recalling the details.
That is pretty well summation of my feelings now. It
has just been the best. I cant wait for the challenges that lie ahead,
even though it means i will have to focus on my own needs. thats a bit
daunting. anyways. I go to singapore on wednesday
and have my exit interview and farewell dinner with the Mains, then
early thurdsday morning head out. Pres Mains will actually do my temple
recommend interview when he interviews me, so i'll be ready to go to the
temple right away!! thatll be the BEST
i love you all so much. thank you for all the
letters and messages YOU sent to me. I have never felt distracted or
discouraged by anything you have sent me, and couldt think of better
things to receive as a missionary.
Love for the last time from
ELDER Giblette
me gettin off the plane in bintulu
me eatin a final meal with E Loke. yup i got to see him again!
me and a youth that says he wants me to print this picture and show all my friends haha
