So for those who have been Faithful in following my blog you may have noticed that I have not posted recently, which of course should happen because my weekly letters get put on here... yeah about that.
So on June 27th 2014 I came home early from my mission.
I had been having hip pains and problems for the past 6 weeks, which had been a really humbling experience. I had been to doctors who couldn't tell me what was wrong or what had happened, and to be honest I was frustrated. I wanted more than anything to run from house to house and talk to everyone in our path, which is difficult when you are traveling the speed of a snail.
I went to Florida to preach the gospel, not to lay in a bed.
So that was it, I was promptly put on a plane to come home to get better.
The plan right now is to get back out there as soon as I can. And boy, are we doing nearly everything we can to get this fixed. Trips to the chiropractor 3 times a week, massages (my favorite), lots of new stretches, WATER, and more prayers than I ever imagined.
I'm so not ready to be a returned Sister Missionary.
I'm not ready to date,
or watch t.v.
I'm not ready to hear politics,
or see loved ones fall off the path.
I'm not ready to stop praying for investigators,
or to be alone by myself.
I'm not ready to listen to the radio,
or to realize everyone's lives continued while I was gone.
I'm not ready for pants,
or to pretend like I didn't get a bit of a southern drawl.
But I am ready to do Heavenly Fathers will.
I am ready to uplift others,
and to try and be my best self.
I am ready to learn more about who I am,
and where I need to be.
I am ready to see some miracles happen,
even if they are only the small and simple things.
So here I am. Not ready, but ready, all at the same time.
I love ya'll.
Wish me luck.
Love,
Sister (Afton Michelle) Chambers
