Its almost time! Only 2 more days until I am on my way home! It has been crazy trying to get everything ready to come home. It still hasn't hit me that I am just about done with my mission and about to come home. On Saturday I said goodbye to companion and rode the ferry all by myself back to the mainland. It was really scary being all alone but I guess it was good practice. Once I reached the mainland I was picked up by some senior missionaries and taken to the mission office in Richmond. They switched up some things because President had to leave Canada to go to a conference in Utah before we all left so I ended up having my exit interview on Saturday afternoon.
It was so great seeing all the missionaries I came with and be with my MTC companion again. We spend sometime waiting for everyone to get through their exit interviews and even took some time to go street contacting while we waited. We were given a car so all us sister missionaries going home could get around. Once all the interviews were done we headed to the mission presidents home for our farewell dinner. We watched a video of all our experiences with pictures from our missions we sent in and had an amazing dinner. Once we finished dinner, we had a testimony meeting where we all got to share our experiences and our testimonies. I was the very first person to stand up and share my testimony. The spirit was so powerful, hearing all these missionaries that served 18 months or 2 years and how we had grown from the beginning to now.
Once the meeting was over it was way past our curfew but we got in car, which was actually a van to an apartment for all us sister missionaries to stay in until we left for home. It was really fun spending so much time with the sisters! Today we decided we are going to go to the mall and spend some time looking around and getting any last minute souvenirs or something before we come home. We might even go sight seeing a little just for fun. Tomorrow we get to go to the temple with all the missionaries and with senior couple since President and Sister Burt had to go back to Utah. Once we are done with the temple we get to have another dinner and then get our things ready to come home on Wednesday. I am really excited to come home but also really sad to be leaving my mission. I am hopeful for the future and am sure there are great things coming my way once I get home! Love you all and can't wait to see you!
Love,
Sister Heaton
It was so great seeing all the missionaries I came with and be with my MTC companion again. We spend sometime waiting for everyone to get through their exit interviews and even took some time to go street contacting while we waited. We were given a car so all us sister missionaries going home could get around. Once all the interviews were done we headed to the mission presidents home for our farewell dinner. We watched a video of all our experiences with pictures from our missions we sent in and had an amazing dinner. Once we finished dinner, we had a testimony meeting where we all got to share our experiences and our testimonies. I was the very first person to stand up and share my testimony. The spirit was so powerful, hearing all these missionaries that served 18 months or 2 years and how we had grown from the beginning to now.
Once the meeting was over it was way past our curfew but we got in car, which was actually a van to an apartment for all us sister missionaries to stay in until we left for home. It was really fun spending so much time with the sisters! Today we decided we are going to go to the mall and spend some time looking around and getting any last minute souvenirs or something before we come home. We might even go sight seeing a little just for fun. Tomorrow we get to go to the temple with all the missionaries and with senior couple since President and Sister Burt had to go back to Utah. Once we are done with the temple we get to have another dinner and then get our things ready to come home on Wednesday. I am really excited to come home but also really sad to be leaving my mission. I am hopeful for the future and am sure there are great things coming my way once I get home! Love you all and can't wait to see you!
Love,
Sister Heaton