Good
morning all of you! Its been a second since I've written to you and even longer
since I got any pictures out haha but we'll try and get both done!!
That
last couple weeks have been a tough little Rollercoaster for sure, with not
many of our friends progressing or even willing to progress it's begins to take
the f in failer and starts to hard capitalize it!
Although,
we don't give up around here even if I have to drop everything and become a
wedding planner for these people because as it turns out no one here is
married! They go by the phrase "Unión Libre" which ends up coming out
to "no strings attached". Apparently with all the yelling
that goes on in the 200 churchs on street 17 with 2 people attending each, a
pastor and his brother screaming "hallelujah!" and "Gloria a
Dios", they never end up teaching the law of chastity : l .... and so,
WEDDING PLANNERS! This week I also had the unfortunate experience of taking an
omsa (bus transportation) and being the one standing right next to the guy that
converts everybody to the church of Holy Trees. There is just something about
being a victim to these things that make it so ironic to be a missionary!
Other
than all the convincing to join other churches through interesting word usage
and sounds by the Dominicans, the world was blessed to have GENERAL CONFERENCE
these past couple days! As a missionary this has been building up and dragging
on to get here and now that it's finally over I feel spiritually full!
A
few things that I took away was first and foremost that we are under the
directions of a loving Father in Heaven and his son that has suffered for the
world! As a result, making everything in the world subject to his commands
according to his will. They love you, and they are willing and ready to take
you into their arms and hold and comfort you and help you in all that you may
ask of or desire.
Next
we are the most precious thing that They have, we are the works of Their
creation, an eternal and infinite sacrifice was made that we may not die,
world's have been made for us that all are beyond the comprehension of man no
matter what kingdom of glory we are given, I picture our Heavenly Father
treating each of us like something fragile and special, holding us in the palm
of his hand keeping us enclosed, and protected while keeping that hand close to
his warm chest.
And
finally, through all of my issues here with this people I have never felt
better to be a missionary. I know the importance of this work, I'm not great at
it in anyway but until this work is done, it will be my deep breath in the
morning and final prayer at night. I encourage all of you to accept the loving
invitation of President Nelson, to serve in any possible way that you can right
now to further the gathering of Isreal, whether that work starts with you
personally or other. But something I learned before my mission, is that ANYBODY
can serve a mission of the lord, what that entails.
I
love you. I hope that each of you finds peace this week. I miss you all very
much and pray for you every single day.
Elder
Jorgensen
