Coming home

Elder Allen called this morning for a few minutes. And as we all expected, he has been told his mission is about to be end and he will be headed home. Because he was scheduled to be home from his mission for good in June, he will not be reassigned. He is flying home and will be honorably released as a full-time missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We don't know when he will arrive or how things will happen, but we are just grateful that he is feeling a great amount of peace and calm. Some of that is due to his amazing attitude and his trust in his God. A good part of it is because he shared with us that he has felt strongly that this isn't a surprise to the Lord. He knew this is how Elder Allen's mission would end and that it is exactly what was intended.  He has felt great amounts of peace and reassurance as he has knelt in prayer and talked with his Father in Heaven.

We are just kind of in shock, to be honest. Not that this is happening, because with events in the world of late, we did imagine it was coming. But just that our missionary boy is actually making his way to us. Likely sometime this week. This has been the most incredible twenty months for all of us. I don't know how to put into words what is has been like to watch what God has done for our son and how the Savior has transformed him in every way.

I'm just so grateful, so humbled and so honored to be a mother. Campbell Allen's mother especially.

My boy is coming home. God is good. Always. xo, Linn