To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God

Dear friends and family,
This is it, my final email to y'all as a full time missionary.  This week was awesome a perfect way to end a mission. We had a mission wide sisters meeting on Tuesday and then a zone conference Wednesday. So I got to see and say goodbye to all my missionary friends and a few members too :)

We had the Mountain View sisters staying with us Monday and Tuesday for the big meetings. These sisters are some of my favorite people. We had lots of fun together and may have stayed up a bit late laughing all together. Eighteen months has gone by so fast and so slow at the same time. I have loved my mission and am so grateful for the privilege I have had to serve.

I have learned a lot on my mission.

• I have learned how to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
• I have learned how to de-lice someone's head.
• I have learned how to backup a car.
• I have learned how to call bingo and the hogs.
• I have learned the correct usage of the word fixin, y'all and reckon.
• I have learned some Chinese and some sign language.
• I have learned that people are more likely to open their door for carolers than for missionaries.
• I have learned that there are a whole lot of good people in this world and a lot of them love Jesus.
• I have learned the importance of the Ward Council.
• I have learned that the Book of Mormon is truly the word of God and will change lives.
• I have learned that this is God's work and His church and His children therefore He is going to be involved in every aspect of this work.
• I have learned to rely of my Savior and trust him.
• I have learned that He is my friend and that His grace is sufficient for even me.
• I have learned what Jean Val Jean said it best "to love another person is to see the face of God." To love God is to love his children. To serve God is to serve his children. To come to know God we must love Him and serve Him. John tells us in the bible, coming to know God "is life eternal" (John 17:3)
• I have gotten to know God a little more on my mission.
• I have come closer to Him and my Savior. And that has made all the hard stuff worth it.

Thank you all so much for supporting me for the past year and a half. Thank you for all the thoughts and notes and prayers. I would not have been able to do it without all the love and support from y'all.

This is the Lord's work. This is His church and His gospel. It is true. It is what brings happiness in life and eternal life in the world to come.

See you on the other side,

Love
Sister Aase