Homecoming Talk
Good morning everyone, I can't tell you what an honor it is to see so many of you here. I feel surrounded by friends and family, which is exactly what one wants to feel on this occasion, so thank you all very much. Your prayers have been felt, whether I knew you in the beginning of this all or whether I met you somewhere over those marvelous 2 years. Now Some of you know me as Josh, some know me as Elder Larson, and a few of you know me as 藍長老. For those who don't know me, I am Joshua D Larson. About 2 years ago I spoke from this pulpit with the expectation of serving for 2 years in the wonderful country of Taiwan. But the Lord had a different plan for me and I ended up serving my best two years in the Great California Ventura Mission. Now for those of you who don't know where that is don't worry, most people don't, I didn't either. So here are some facts about the great CVM that will help set a good backdrop for today. The mission spans a total of 187 m...