ALEENA has been medically cleared and has received a call to return to her mission in Costa Rica on or about July 20th. Thank you for all of the prayers said on her behalf, we as a family are so grateful for your support of her.
Here is a brief excerpt from Aleena's last letter- over 5 months ago!
After getting home, eating a beautiful Italian dinner, and spending a little time with the fam, the moment that I'd been dreading came…. My stake president came over and asked me to remove my plaque... That was hard; I mean talk about an identity crisis! I’d put that badge on every morning for the last 8 months and now they wanted me to take it off? I didn’t cooperate easily, but finally I was able to do it with the promise that one day I’d get to put it back on.
This has been a long physical, emotional and spiritual road! There were times when we were not sure if Aleena could return, if she would return, or if she would get to return to Costa Rica. But even through the pain and the inevitable "whys?" We don't think Aleena had to return to her mission to please Heavenly Father or her mission president or her companion, her service could have been acceptable. We are just mostly so grateful that through this Aleena has maintained her trust in an all knowing and all loving Heavenly Father. As parents, we are not only proud of her willingness to serve and her example to her brothers but mostly her love of the Lord. We know intellectually that this life is messy ... but this trial was very unexpected and Ali has handled it with faith and perseverance.
Thanks again for your past and continued support of this Hermana,
The Kugaths
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