Words don't express my love for missionaries. They take 2 years out of the best time of their lives and go serve God.
This last week we went to the airport to pick up my Grandma. While we were there we were able to witness several missionary homecomings. It was so much fun to watch the look on the families faces and see the light radiating off the missionaries.
My cousin came home this week from a mission as well. Today was his homecoming talk and all that. What a change from how he was 2 years ago to now. Hes always been a great guy and all that but he is even more so now. He left with a wonderful spirit and all that but he came home with everything he left with magnified and then some.
I've also got a couple friends on missions. There is one in particular that writes/emails me every week without fail. More than once he has answered prayers and helped me in ways that no one else could. There have been times where I have been going through stuff he didn't even know about and yet he would say stuff that directly related to what was going on and ultimately helped more than he will ever know.
If you have friends that are missionaries and you haven't written them in awhile I encourage you to do so. Missionaries love the encouragement and love hearing from their friends and family back home. They will probably help you in return. These boys that go on missions are giving up a lot and sacrificing some of our time to write them whether its in an email or letter, can make a huge difference. Not to brag or anything like that but there have been times where my letters have helped a missionary in need. They just want to know that they are loved and cared for. They truly appreciate it :)
