Dear Mom,
I know you are probably missing me a lot but, just remember that there is light at the end of this tunnel. As of today, I have exactly 11 weeks until graduation. Everyday gets a little easier and the DI's yell a little less. This will be over before you know it and you will be able to hug your baby boy again! I hope you know I love you so very much, it is because of you that I went to church here.
When I first saw the Brother and Sister missionaries called to serve here, my stomach turned and I started cry. At the service they talked about how this place is a humbling experience and that only the meek and humble and righteous can feel the spirit. That is the truest thing I have ever heard. I have never felt the spirit so powerfully before it rocked me to my foundation. I knew immediately what a fool I have been the past few years.
I volunteered to be the prayer leader within my platoon and have been praying for a group of five of us. Two individuals are not members and I reach out to more and more recruits everyday. It is incredible to see how openly all these men accept the gospel that I have fought for the last few years. It is because we are all becoming humble here. They shave our heads, make us refer to ourselves as recruits, they make us speak a certain way, and take away our individual identities. It is the most humbling experience I have ever had, and it because of this it has softened my heart and opened my soul.
Thank you mom, for never giving up on me.....I will make it up to you. I love you.
Love,
Tanner
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