News from Sawyer during the Coronavirus

Hey Mom and Dad,

The mission President has asked us to fill out a form that will help us return to America more easily should we need to. We still haven't been quarantined and have no information, but it looks like we all might be sent home. If we are sent home, I will likely be reassigned to a new mission in the States or be released as a missionary until Australia opens up again in several months.
My spirits are still high and I'm still working to spread the gospel despite being moved out of my area. We are doing a lot of video call lessons with our investigators. I trust that the Lord has a plan for all of this. I am interested to see what will happen over the next week or so. 

I am grateful for a living prophet and the knowledge that I have someone to trust and rely on. Despite the circumstances, peace fills my heart.

Love
Sawyer 

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