My Bud and Missionaries

So last year after I moved home from C-Dub, I was so very bored and had almost NO friends who lived at home. Slowly I came to see who was at home and who wasn't. One person i really started to hang out with was Elder Merritt. We did the stupidest things haha. He became one of my very best friends at that time. We hung out weekly, if not daily! These are his awesome flowers i made him to tell him goodbye! :) haha they are super fun.. anyway he left on his mish and i really do miss him! He is such an example to me right now. It makes me stand strong in knowing that there really is a world outside of this wicked and corrupted one! His last letter told of an experience he went through and how he dealt with it. Basically a man told him (because he was a missionary) that he was going to do awful things to his mother and wishes he was the Roman that whipped Jesus. He reacted so strongly, that just his actions made me know that he truly believes in our church and that women are God's Princesses. I'm so glad he's my friend! Elder's don't get discouraged when you go through hard times! It will all be worth it in the end! I'm so proud of all you missionaries out there and just want to you know i think every one of you are amazing and doing the right thing! So here's to the missionaries in the world this message is for you! Don't give up on this journey in your life! You will be blessed greatly! Keep working hard, and you will be blessed!