Having a twin sister on a mission can be pretty difficult sometimes (or a lot of the time). There are so many times when I just wish I could call her to tell her a funny story, or a joke, or vent, or just to talk about pointless things. Sometimes, I just wish I could give her a hug, or listen to her wise words or wisdom. Having someone who has always been with me be gone for 18 months is hard.
However, even though it is hard, it is also so amazing. Since Lexi has been out, I have been able to notice a difference in her. She seems happier, calmer, kinder, and more outgoing. She speaks Spanish like it is no big deal, and she has learned how to mix patterns in her clothes (something that drove her CRAZY before).
Today, Hermana Alexis Stout has reached her halfway mark on her mission, in nine months she will be home. In nine months, she will be released as a full-time missionary for the LDS church. Some people comment on how crazy it is that people will just leave everything for a year and a half or two years, but it really goes by so quickly. I feel as though I just gave her a hug and started crying in our entry way back home at two in the morning.
Missionaries do not go and serve for the recognition, they go because they know the blessings the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring to others.
Lexi, I will see ya in nine months.
*to learn more about missionary work or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, visit www.lds.org or www.mormon.org*
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