My Farewell Talk
This is the text from the talk I was able to give in Sacrament meeting on May 27. I was so grateful to have the opportunity to explain why I am going on a mission and how glad I am to serve. Good morning everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Megan Williams. I left for Snow College right before the ward boundaries changed so I’ve only been back in this ward for this past month. I’ll start off by telling you all a bit about the mission I’m going to. The North Dakota Bismarck Mission is the largest mission, land-wise, in the continental US. It includes all of North and South Dakota, and parts of Montana, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Most of the areas are very rural, and the only temple in my mission boundaries is the Bismarck, North Dakota temple which was dedicated the same year that I was born. Another fact about my mission that is probably more commonly known is that it is one of the coldest places in the United States… which should be interesting since I’m no...