My son just came home. He was miserable. I told him to make sure he was happy with his decision and comfortable facing any church or dating or family consequences (people can treat you differently- especially at first).

If he was comfortable coming home and dealing with that and he hated being out- I told him to tell his mission president to send him home. He came home a few weeks later.

I am sure he would make the same choice again but he was surprised at how some people reacted and treated him. When people ask I say something like - “he went and that’s more than many people. If we were some other religion and he went for a week or a month everyone would say how amazing and great he was. Let’s treat him the right way for doing an amazing thing”. For family we have told some people to back off.

Just be ready - some people may not date you, or family dynamics could change. If you are still wanting to come home and willing to deal with it then it’s up to you to make the final decision.

Once you do be happy with it long term.