¡Buena
a todos! ¿Cómo le va hoy? ¡Espero que ustedes estén muy bien!
Not
too much time here, so let 's get right into it!
Starting
off, this week wasn't the best. Although it's difficult, the language is
of no concern of mine. It's the fact that Satan is working super hard on this
mission and all missions. I can see so clearly that he knows exactly why I am
here and why I am here. I think I'll be very open and honest about how much my
heart breaks when children of our Father in Heaven hear the words by which I
testify of truth, then either by fear or other they shut out that joy that is
slowly being brought into their lives. I have learned and seen that human
beings need to feed on the "Holy Spirit", the same as the need for
food and water. We physically need it, it is something that everyone needs but
are confused on where to get it. Alternatives include many other things that
help us satisfy that hunger for such a low period of time, but it will never
really satisfy your soul and settle your heart's constant need to be
nourished by that sacred and pure light.
A
couple of weeks ago I felt so taken away in a thought that had occurred to me
in pieces before, but the setting takes place on an open grassland area
where one side (shown as the west) is flattened out going on for miles and
miles. The other side (shown in the east) is where the flat land comes up to a
hill and I saw a large multitude of people leaving, walking altogether in joy
and laughter away from the west side forward on into the east. I saw that I was
standing on the edge of the hill where the incline began going down and I was
watching and waiting for more people to join me from the large open prairie. I
stood there because there was no way I would join the rest of my brothers and
sisters until I knew that I could join ALL of my brothers and sisters in the
east. I also knew that if I yelled and called out their names no one would
hear, so I began to blow a trumpet, a horn that would carry out to all the
corners of the land. First I blew with confidence, then slowly I lost more and
more hope as no one would appear listening and following the sound of the horn,
even though I knew more people were out there and they could hear the glory of
the trumpet. After a while, I began to be so discouraged and sad that I
wept. It was then that I could fully understand that our Loving Heavenly Father
will never ask us to give back the best gift he gave to all which is the
ability to choose for ourselves. I know that many won't join us in the east
because some simply won't follow the glorious sound of the trumpet, they will
hear it but it's up to them to follow it. This breaks my heart. If it were up
to me I'll drag them if I have to, do anything from leaving them without the
fullness of the joy of this Gospel. But if I did that I would no longer be
willing to respect that great gift that was given to all, the way He respects
that gift for all.
Working
everyday as a missionary is super thrilling and hard, but understanding and
respecting the decisions of others is what we can best work off of. I love them
all so much and I love you all so much.
Transfer
are this week, president kept me and my companion here in aguadilla and added 3
new areas to...I think the area is called Mayagues?...but it just goes to show
that the Lord knows that work is needed here, we now have as much areas and
missionaries matched with the Capital of the Island, San Juan. There is so much
work to do and it's actually really cool to go out and work to try and
gather Israel as best we can every hour of the days we're given. 2 years
is nowhere near where I need to get this work done. We're super excited to get
new missionaries, they are so needed here! I know that this place is in good
hands once I go up to the Dominican Republic which I still haven't heard
anything about but my president is confident that I'll go once I have my visa.
And I trust him. What's interesting is that we lived in a zone leader home (as
zone leaders) with 4 of us missionaries. We however just lost number one who
came here a day before I arrived, before going to his first assignment in the
Dominican Republic East mission, to serve the rest of his time. Even though
he's not technically in my mission I sure hope he baptizes too many people
while I'm here, hoping that he saves some for the rest of us. He is a great
missionary, and will do awesome! After the tough week we had such a beautiful
ward baptism that we've been working on for awhile but Lillian finally got
baptized! So that's great news.
That's
all the time I have for now, but I love and miss you all tons!
Elder
Jorgy
Not
too many pictures taken this week :( Loads more next week! Including baptismal
pictures!!
