The FINAL E-mail...This is IT.

December 12, 2016

This Is It!

I can't really fathom that I'm writing my last email as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Where has the time gone? These 2 years have been absolutely amazing. The chance that I had to serve with all my heart, might, mind, and soul here in Chile has changed me forever. The mission is something that I wouldn't change for anything. I wouldn't change it for 2 World Championships in triathlon. I wouldn't change it for an amazingly beautiful girlfriend. I wouldn't change these 2 years for anything. These 2 years have molded me into the person that my Heavenly Father wants me to be and He's still not done with me! I know that I'm going to come back and do exactly what Dad told me to do... work and not bury my talents. 

I've learned so much on the mission that it would take a week to write everything down, but it all comes down to this... 

I know that God is our loving Heavenly Father and that He is real. I never once saw Him on my mission, I never once had a vision, I never once even had a dream where God talked to me... the closest thing was a dream talking with Dad in Spanish and Dad just telling me to keep working hard and expressed how much he loved me when I was working in Pajaritos in Cinco de Abril. That's about the closest I've come to a prophetic experience. Despite all of that... I know that God is real and that this is His gospel! I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer, I know that He really was born in Bethlehem and that He lived, established His Church and His gospel, that He died for every single mistake and sin I've made, and that He resurrected. I know that He was the reason that I came on the mission in the first place and now I really know and understand that He is the one that gave me strength during these 2 years. I know that this gospel changes lives. I can't even begin to express how it changed mine and how it changed the lives of the people that I taught. 

This last week was hectic and was exactly how Heavenly Father had my whole mission... filled with trials and challenges! Elder Villota is not going home due to his back, but he did have special changes and Elder Nalesso (good bud in the mission) will be sending me home! 

I plan on giving it everything I've got up until the very end. Jesus Christ didn't take a break in His last week here on Earth and neither will I. 

This gospel is as true and real as the air we breathe and the water we drink. What an amazing, incredible ride it has been here in Chile! I've had my auto sufficiency class and my last interview with President. Tomorrow is Temple and lunch! Then it's full gas vomit until I'm in DIA! 

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for the love and support! I couldn't have done it all without you guys!!! SEE YA ON SATURDAY!!! 

ELDER WEAVER, SIGNING OUT FOR THE VERY LAST TIME!!!! WHAT A PRIVELAGE IT HAS BEEN!!!! 

SANTIAGO OESTE ES LA MEJOR MISIÓN!!! !

Saying Good-Bye!