So take what you learned in the missionfield and put it to use. A good missionary cannot help but come home a little bit better than before. I mean, you are still the same person you were when you left - whether quirky, shy, adventurous, or what have you - but a better version of you. A little more mature, a little more compassionate, and a little more spiritual.
I love that picture. I have some of those hanging in my home.
That is a great pictures of her… and she’s very cute. Hope she had a happy birthday.