Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Missionary Moment - Puerto Rico San Juan & Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West




 

Good morning! Based on the title of this email and based on if any of you understand Spanish or Dominican Slang you already know this one is gonna be nuts! I'll start by just letting everyone know this week want in the list of ones I want to remember. 

It for sure was a toughy, being called to be responsible for souls in the area I'm called in while maintaining a good healthy relationship with someone new has been hard. And it is hard. Onward and forward however with my eyes single to the Glory of God is always a positive attitude to keep when things get down. Thank goodness I don't really have anything else to worry about out here other than the work and my missionary.  

This did start off super hot with tension between my companion and I, but after talking things out and a prayer we fired off on the area much different than how I'm used to doing things. 

As the week continued and neared its end we have been getting this place into a new position that I can now be reaped and prepared for the next stages of baptism and being numbered among the church of Jesus Christ.

However on Friday we ran into an unfortunate event of thievery. 

Basically we'd been walking to an inactive members home and had just entered into a very small alley way that cuts directly to the road we needed to be on when a Motor (motorcycle smaller than most on the states but somehow fit upwards of 6-7 people) passed, almost hit us and hit a puddle that almost got all over us. After this encounter I let out a very brief, "ay Muchacho!". The motor with, in fact, two muchachos had stopped for a moment about 10 feet from us then when their way. So we just kept going and right as we turned out onto the street we needed to be on the same motor came at us with one of the muchachos getting off (The Movie Courageous style) and with absolutely no idea that it was a robbery I just kept walking for like 2 seconds, I then realized my companion wasn't directly behind me, so turning around and throwing my head around the corner I just see the guy getting back on the motor and them driving away. 

In the sweet words of my companion, he said that the guy simple reached into his pocket and got the phone, subconsciously he grabbed the phone back and the kid then said, "quieres un tiro", and Elder Knight who is like 3 Feet taller than him just smacked the phone in His hand and the kid proceeded to ask what was in the bag and all Elder Knight said was that it was the bible. 

 

And that's where I come in to scare them off! Funny stories huh? 

 

I then apologized to awesome Elder Knight for the next 20 minutes. 

 

All in all we spent the next couple days writting everything down on paper having to record everything we did, and it sucked, but no one was hurt, if you still haven't found out what the translation is you'll have to wait to I get home so my mother doesn't kill me! 

 

Good week to get this place back on track! Even had fun date with my best friend Eleisi!  

 

Love you all so so much!! 

 

Elder Jorgensen

 

 

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