Moving

Dear Friends, Family, and other such cheerleaders,

I am moving back in with my dad until I go on my mission.

This has been an interesting experience for me. At the end of the semester I felt very strongly that I needed to come here to Florida, but was unsure why. As I've been down here I have had an incredibly hard time trying synthesis the different skills this job require. There have also been several other remarkably difficult thing about the work and living environment.
A few weeks back I considered quitting and going home. I wasn't doing as well as I had hoped, the whole office was struggling, there is no good stress outlet....etc, etc, etc. But I talked with a good friend who helped me sort through some thoughts and decisions. I concluded that I would stay here until the Lord showed me that my purpose here was fulfilled, rather than reinforcing the habit of quitting simply because I thought things were getting tough.
On Sunday, I had an experience that showed me and confirmed that my purpose here was fulfilled. It was like being liberated from the binding depths of the ocean and wrapped in a warm blanket on the sunny deck of a ship sailing on calm waters. I realized, with contagious joy, that I can go home without quitting - and that was a tender mercy from the Lord. When the idea of going home was tossed around before, I felt like I would be quitting, and now I feel like I'm progressing.

As has been the case before, once I fully commit to the will of the Lord, he makes a path through what I thought would be impossible. It usually isn't the path I would have imagined, but it always turns out fantastic.

Much love,
Susan