Coming home is wonderful! I don't know how it is in your mission, but among a lot of missionaries I've talked to it seems to be the culture that if you are not weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth about your mission coming to a close you didn't love it enough, or you weren't consecrated enough. I'm here to tell you that is a myth! And a lie of the adversary. The process of finishing my mission was a very spiritual one for me where it was like Heavenly Father had a checklist for all of the things he needed Sister Packer to do and learn while in Seattle, and as I got closer I could feel it shrinking and coming to a close. Until the moment I took off the tag, it was like marking off the last task on the to do list. It was satisfying and gratifying and wonderful. There are people and things I miss from the mission, but it's not a constant pain in my heart like it is for some RMs. If anything, my mission taught me to trust Heavenly Father's plan and timing. He had my back as a missionary and he has it now. That is my testimony, and my experience so far with week 1. We'll see what this next week brings. :)
