oh wow, *takes a deep breath* and thinks. Coming home... how to describe it...
It was bitter sweet just like the mission...
The mission for me was a place of great growth and strength and all of that stuff you hear elders and sisters talk about...
Then I heard a talk from our mission president on trying to be a "transfered home" missionary, not just a returned missionary.
To return implies that you go back to what you once were.
But a mission changes you for life, weather it's for the best or not, you will be changed.
So just like any other transfer when you go home, continue to read, pray, attend your meetings, etc. and things will be fine.
Well that was a hard one to live up to, and still is at times.
My family had all changed while I was away also.
My Mother and Father grew further apart. My sister completely inactive.
and my baby brother no longer a baby but a mean spirited teen.
I often found myself on my knees begging the Lord to help me through it.
through prayer and scripture study and example, my family once again started to be the family I had rembered them to be.
My sister now admits that the church is true, she just has no desire to go.
My parents are closer, and well my brother is not mean spriited so much these days he's just a "teen".
Wow it's hard to belive that I've been home now for 10 years.
It still feels just like yester day.
I guess in answer to your question you change as much spiritually as you want to change. If you stop reading the scriptures then your spirituality changes too. Our religion is a way of life once you stop living it, then you stop being as spiritual as you once were. Continue the reading praying and attending the church meetings and you will always retain that spirituality.
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