LAST EMAIL: HEY Y'ALL!!

We went to a baptism on Saturday in Tabor City and the Spirit was so strong!
Had to stop to take this picture! woo

TODAY HAS BEEN CRAZY! Well, this whole week has been but especially today. I woke up at 4:45 and couldn't go back to sleep. For the last two weeks I wake up at 6 and wait for the alarm to go off. So I have no idea how my body will react to the lack of sleep, jet lag, etc, that will come in the next few days. So I might be a lil lil sleepy head! Who knows! 

OR I might be go go go and clean the whole house! Like I did that one time... (haha jk, I only ended up getting through sorting the writing utensils and then I gave up. ;))

best family!! so sad to leave them! so glad I met them

I don't know if I have ever written or talked about my heart pj's
but they are kind of the light of life and I love wearing them.
I bought them for myself for valentine's day hahahha
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I have a few things I for sure want to write about this week but I will start with a poem I wrote about my mission.

Friends and family of mine waiting for my return.
Hoping I'll be awake and not crash and burn.

I've loved my mission oh so much.
What it has done for me is a blessing and such.
I love the Lord; I love His Church.

I'm happy with what I've learned on an 18 month search.

Testimony grows as you apply and teach.
I'm so lucky to have taught so close to a beach.

Can't believe I'm leaving this lifestyle behind.

It has truly been a time, one of a kind.
I'm so grateful to have completed my calling.

I hope when I got home I won't feel like falling.

Who can guess how I'll feel, not I!

I don't want to think about all the goodbyes.

I know I'll go home to my loving siblings, mom, and dad.

But I know that the farewells here will still be sad.

Don't doubt I've absolutely loved my time serving here.

And I know even at home Heaven's help will still be near.

It'll be really different and that's okay. 

Go ahead and start calling me by name, Kristen Ray.

At least for a couple of years I'll get to keep my name.

After while I probably won't mind it to be the same.

The @REALDEALKRIZZLE is coming back.

Try not to notice all the things I lack.

You can rest assured it's for a love for the Lord,

Just maybe that TV and movies will make me bored.

I love to read God's word and that will never change.

But I am excited to get to see all my bestikins, like Lacy Lange.

I believe in God, I believe he has a plan.

Just of the world's priorities, I may not be a fan.

I've overcome personal weakness through diligence faith and love.

But I can't wait to hug my family, what a blessing from above.

I've missed birthdays, weddings, and the like.

But now I sure know how in a skirt to bike.

My brother's a lot taller; it's hard to comprehend.

But at least now I'm much better with money and know how to better spend.

My nephew's a chunk meister; my sister's in grad school.

For the last 18 months, I've worked on dignified language, not saying, "cool."

Well this is the end of my life on a mission full-time.

But my call to be a member missionary will be sublime.

To sum it all up, I was called to serve.

And now my life's about to take a big swerve!

#cominghome #missionlife #RM #almost #ETTE #trampolinemania #sleepyfordayzzz #naplife #cantwaittolayinmybed #seeyaintwo #dayz

Okay, now that that is over with... THIS WEEK!

Umm.. actually. I'm really tired now.... So maybe I can just see if I can write more later... 

[There was no more sent from her later... :-D ]

pic of our fireside set up! tabor city and southport came and it 
was so much fun! :) the spirit was there so strongly!

  youth fireside. one of the best nights on my mission!

worst angle. this was after we cut up my shirt
because it was so gross and I had worn it so
many times. I think i have had it since middle school?
Or maybe 9th grade. LOL> Long live