End

You might think the e-mails ended kind of abruptly.  Like I said, a mission isn't going up and over a mountain, it's a takeoff.  So I tried not to focus on the fact that my full-time mission was drawing to a close.  I kept on working as if I would stay there forever.  I had to plan that way because the people we taught would be handed off to the next set of missionaries and they would need some idea of what to teach.  The fact that missionaries change shouldn't make a difference on their progression. 
The mission really has been a takeoff for the rest of my life.  It's now about 7 months since I finished my mission.  I have seen how much it has impacted my life.  I use lessons I learned as a missionary every day and I try and pass them on to others as well.  I hope anyone who reads this is able to catch some of the inspiration, revelation and optimism I gathered as a representative of Jesus Christ. 
My testimony remains as it always has, firm and unyielding.  I know the Savior lives.  I know we are children of Heavenly Father and he loves us more than we can possibly imagine.  I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet.  The Book of Mormon is the word of God and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is God's true church on the earth today!  I will be forever grateful for the opportunity I had to serve a mission. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.