Cannon, Sydney

Best. Birthday. Present. Ever!!!!!!!!!!! Tom and Sydney tricked me and had me thinking she was coming home on March 5th!!!!! Winners for best surprise in the history of the universe! Welcome home Sister Cannon!!!!!! Oregon Salem Mission #misionariesarethebest #ldsmissionary #oregonsalemmission #sistermissionary #returnwithhonor #igotmyhug #ilovemySydney #best18months #ohmymamaheart

A mighty change in heart... Surprise!!! Im home now!! I told everyone I was coming home in March so I could surprise mana Cannon, it was awesome! What a whirlwind of emotions... I love my mission. It's hard to say goodbye...  I used to be so nervous to come home, worried that everything I've learned and experienced and gained wouldn't come with me. Worried I would fall back into old habits and old sadness. I was talking to God about it one night, begging Him not to leave me when I got home, and I remember He very clearly said, "You know Me better than that".  I know God.  He knows me.  That is the biggest lesson my mission has taught me. I know who God is. And I know He will not leave me -- "but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.  I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." (John 14:17,18) I have no fear.  I have been changed for the better in every way because of God and from serving a mission. It was the hardest and ...