018: Abi Shares Her Experience of Serving a Proselyting Mission and a Service Mission

Early Homecoming: Insights from Missionaries who Returned Early

After twelve months in Germany, it became clear to Abi that her depression and anxiety had become too much and that she needed to go home. However, she still didn't feel that her mission was done and upon hearing about service missions decided that she wanted to finish her mission by "transferring" to this kind of a mission. In this episode, Abi shares her experience of serving at the Motion Picture Studio in Salt Lake City, discusses the schedule and expectations while on a service mission and what makes it different than a proselyting mission. She also shares her testimony and faith both about the purpose of her serving a proselyting mission and then a service mission and the Lord's love for her. Abi also discusses her mental health struggles and her methods for both overcoming and coping with the effects of anxiety and depression.