Independence...

One of the parts of our trip that I was the most excited about was going back to 

Missouri and being able to take Raymond to see my mission! 

 My home away from home! Oh how I missed you Missouri!

The Kansas City Missouri Temple!

SO Beautiful! Already planning my next trip once it's dedicated!

 Liberty

Raymond finally got to put faces to all the names that I always talk about!

Sweet Wendy!

Jacob & Sarah Wolfe & Brian & Brittany!

Anna and her family! Love them!

Bailey and MaKayla! They were my little sisters while I was gone!

I feel so blessed to have served my mission in Independence!  I've been thinking about it a lot lately and the lessons that I learned truly have prepared me for the trials that I face today.  Studying about the prophet Joseph Smith and learning about Zion have such a personal meaning to me and a day never goes by without thinking about some lesson that I learned while serving.