Week 106 - "There's room for a little more."
Buckle up. This is probably going to be a long one. Holy cow, I don't think I ever expected to be here. I've been delaying thinking about home, and I've been a little hesitant to write this email. The first quote I used, after my first week in the MTC, was a quote from Lord of the Rings. This quote came into my head a few weeks ago, and I figured it was only fitting that I end with a Lord of the Rings quote as well. This has been quite the ride. It's weird. When you live a certain way for two full years, you don't ever think your life is going to be any different, much less go back to the way it was. And from the beginning it was difficult sometimes to dwell on thoughts of home, so you sort of just tamp them down and try not to think about it. But now, with the reality of home around the corner... It's surreal. We were driving home from the Lisbon area on Monday after a choir practice Elder Washburn was participating in. The sun was coming down, the light was be...