Monday, June 12, 2023

Missionary Moment - Puerto Rico San Juan & Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West (Two Weeks)

Good morning all! 

Hope all is well! I love you 

As a leader for an entire zone we're not in our own area as much as junior companions would be. For example this week had had left to the capital to recieve more instruction as to where the Lord would have his work go. So this week we didn't have too much time is this area as we would like to have, on top of that its been raining for weeks now and its been extra lame this week as the whole world disappears when they get a little wet

So the point of all that was that by the end of church yesterday we only had 2 of our friends at church and 4 of our 18 new converts at church. 

First those guys are homies and elect. 

 Second, as a mission we have specific standards of excellence that we have to help us work as hard as we can and continue reaping what the Lord has promised, "the field is white, already ti harvest". On top of the lack of attendance we had, i had also realized that of the standard of finding 14 new people for each companionship, we only had 4. And it also just happens to be the one indicator of success that is measured completely of our personal efforts. 

 Im saying that we had chosen to not find at least 2 new people everyday. And then I remembered that we had found like 26 people last week, so I thought that it wasn't a huge deal if we didn't get that 14 for the week. 

 But... that was the standard, we were the example, it wasn't that hard to find those people. 

 There are standards that are given to each of us. Standards that we should live by. Standards we should be happy to follow as we live my law and commandments our Father in Heaven has charged us with. These standards will bless us and give us all that He has. 

 Yesterday we decided to go out and just talk to everybody for about an hour and found about 15 people. Easy. These people are His children and have been waiting a very long time to hear what we have. 

 Talk to the missionaries, they can help!! 

 Shout out to my awesome sisters who have both given birth! Braxton and Mia have welcomed Hudson Dean Jorgensen! Jackson and Isis have welcomed Dalilah June Jorgensen! 

Welcome from your Uncle Jorge 💝

Yall ready know 

Elder Jorgensen 













We died. 

Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal. It was Wednesday that started the week off a little hairy as we had gone into a greengo infirmary in the middle of absolute no where for an emergency surgery on my companions foot as he had an operation done incorrectly in another part of the mission a few months back. If thats that a hot enough start for you im still wondering why there were white people in the middle of nowhere besides us

Then thursday comes around and we're called 2 hours down to one of the hottest areas in the mission (which also just happens to be the same place where that operation was done incorrectly) and yours truly just... didnt drink water... for the entire day until we got home 9 hours later. 

 Winner

 So yeah headache when we arrived but we had a great night of lessons that day! 

 Then it happened. About 3am and im checking my temperature but its saying im healthy but no.. i was not. 

 I got out of bed that friday morning with intense pain in my back, neck, stomach, and headache.... what was it? I dont have a whole lot of information for you. I dont know but i thought my life was over. Unfortunately my companion had it a little worse so it was the first time in my mission that i hadnt left the house one single time due to sickness. 

 The next day it was a little better but being Saturday it was super important that we remind all our friends about church the following day.. but.. we were so gone 

 It wasnt till about 6 where we head out walking slowly but surely with smiles on our faces because quite honestly we felt happy to be living still 

 And yeah... yesterday but much better and we had a great day with a super young family come to church (Mom and her 4 little children) 

 Sooo "What have..you...against being baptized in the name of the Lord?" 

 The church of Jesus Christ is true

 I love you 

Elder Jorgensen 


 

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