Elder Robbie Wilson: August 2018

August 6, 2018

Deuces---22

Hey Y'all..

Want to start off by saying thanks for all the birthday wishes!! Hard to believe I'm 22.. Mission birthdays are weird, and I've been blessed to have 3 of them lol. God really likes to tease me ;)

I cant believe the day for me to leave the West Virginia Charleston Mission has come. There has been days that I've felt like I was never going to leave, and then there were days that I thought it came way to fast. I'm so grateful for my mission and all that it has taught me. I want to walk you through each of my areas and what I have learned from each of them.

Ashland Kentucky:

I really learned how to become a missionary work was and how to go about it. This was easily my most ghetto area but I also learned what it meant to love others there and not to look at them through the worldly eyes, but through the eyes of my Savior.

Vinton Virginia:

Man Vinton was a hard area.. But it was in this area that I found family away from home. I got to teach Abbie and see her grow so much in the gospel, I got to see their family's life be changed by the gospel and see them progress. I got to see what training was all about and had to deal with a lot of change. I feel that it was in this area that I truly grew the most due to all that I went through.

Galax Virginia:

hahah Galax was a party. talk about a beautiful area. In this area I learned how to be my self and still do missionary work, I gained a love for the "country folk" and leaned that there is so much more to life than all the materialistic things that are all around us. Though I didnt see very much success in this area, I definitely had so much fun getting to meet so many different types of people.

Clarksburg West Virginia:

My first Zone Leader area, and my first time experiencing what WV is all about haha! I loved this area, It was hear that I truly learned who God wanted me to be. I learned that its ok to show people that you have struggles, I realized that God molded us to be our own person and that we shouldn't have to be like others to be like. I learned how to lead by love and compassion. I grew so close with so many people and laughed more than I ever have!

Buena Vista Virginia:

Mini Provo haha, what an amazing place with amazing people. The spirit that resides in this valley in amazing. I have been blessed to have met so many amazing members of church here and have been able to see so many people recognize the blessings of the restored gospel. I also truly found what it means to minister and serve people. I found that God has a lot in store for me and that as I put my trust in him, he will bring about great things in my life. I have loved it here!!

There is so many more things that I could say about my mission. I'm grateful for all the many people that I have been able to rub shoulders with and learn from. You all have changed my life in so many ways. I think the thing that I have learned the most on my mission is that the Savior truly did suffer for all of us and that because of him, every day is a new day that we can write our own story. We have a Father in Heaven who truly loves us and is in every detail of our life, and is waiting for us to submit to his will and love him. I know that this Gospel is for all of God's children, and I know that with out a shadow of a doubt that the Book of Mormon is true. Missions are an amazing experience, and as you allow it to mold who you and and change your life, it will be something that is ever so sacred to you. If any of you on here are thinking about serving a mission... DO IT. but first pray and ask Heavenly Father if its what he needs of you at this time. I want to thank all of you guys for being there to love and support me and to help me through this time of my life. Because of you and my Savior, I have found strength each and every day, and can say I made it. 10 white shirts, 9 pairs of slacks, 6 pairs of shoes, 2 suits, 12 companions, and 5 areas later.. I made it! Thank you. I look forward to seeing you all again here soon. I love you all so much.

2 Timothy 4:6-7

6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

God be with you till we meet again,

Elder Robbie Wilson