hey mom and dad,
i am not going to write a mass email today so if you would could you just send a nice little email and update them saying i am doing great. i feel so horrible that i forgot your birthday mom. i think about you every day and i hope you can feel my hugs even when i am not there. you know that i love you, and i am trying so hard to focus on the little time i have to serve a mission. i have realized that this will be the only time i have with just me and the lord so i need to make the most of it. there are times where i struggle and feel the pressure of being a missionary, but i feel like the more i focus and strive to be the best servant i can be, our family will be blessed in abundance. i just hope that you know that i am not wasting my time here like some other missionaries, and i really appreciate the love and support. i am ready to go to the Philippines with this message of love and forever families. our family will be forever and i am looking forward so much to the day when our whole family in standing in the presence of our father saying that we had done the best we could. i am constantly striving to improve myself as a son, a brother, and a missionary through applying the love that Christ shows for me, unto other people. my job here is to focus on the people i am serving, and there will be times that i forget about the family, and forget birthdays. but i feel like that is truly when i am focused the most on my purpose. my purpose as a missionary is on page 1 of preach my gospel, and i think for one family home evening you should teach about what missionaries really do. the whole first chapter is exactly what i will be doing for the next 2 years. so if there is ever a time when you are sad that i am gone, remember what i am doing. i feel so lucky and blessed to be part of our family, and i love you all with my entire heart. it is sad that i will miss some key events in the boys lives like Isaac's baptism, Adam receiving the Aaronic priesthood, and Sam graduating high school. along with Joyce's new baby, and just everybody growing up in general. i hope that you know and feel the prayers that i offer for you all. mom i am trying so hard to be an example for my younger brothers, and to show them that what i am doing is required for our salvation, because before we came to this earth i covenanted with heavenly father that i would serve a mission. all of your sons did. inspire love and care into their hearts. read the scriptures, pray, and feel the spirit together. i know that i have felt an extreme amount of blessings through such. keep our home wholesome, and make sure that it is a sanctuary from the world. i love you with all of my heart. i wish you and Isaac a happy birthday, and i just really want the best for our family. i feel your love daily, and i know without a doubt in my mind that i am here because of my parents. you helped me figure it out on my own. you didn't try to shove the gospel down my throat, and i was able to gain my own testimony because of that. be strong through all of the trials throughout this life because there is always a way. Jesus Christ is the way, and i promise if we look towards his example, our lives will be so much happier, and in turn, easier. i love you all and hope everything is well. i will represent our families name with dignity and respect, and will not let you down.
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