Hello my little Latter-day Saints.... (was that cheesy or what??)
Holy canoly it is cold today.. REALLY COLD. It has been cloudy and
misty all day. We also forgot our sweaters in the house. but... no biggie, we
are strong.
In case you didn’t know, I will have a new companion this week...
his name will be Elder ________________. (Fill in the blank) Elder Villatoro
has finished the battle. I feel silly inside. I don’t know if I’m ready for
this. But its whatevs right?? haha.... do the young people still say whatevs?
What a stupid thing to say…for reals.
I don’t really remember this past week, so… sorry for this letter.
I love San Marcos/Guatemala. The people here are incred. We have
been visiting a ton of the members right now lifting up the ward and saying goodbyes
and stuff. They always invite us to eat too. Lemme tell you a little bit about
the culture here. The people are very open, and the talk about their feelings,
they are so loving and humble and patient and simple and just amazing. I love
the people so much. You probably didn’t know that, but its true. I have never
felt such a love for someone. They could spit in my face and I would still love
them. They are such a special people. I can’t even imagine how much our
Heavenly Father loves us. (FYI I just about started crying in this Internet
cafe...)
Today our bishop invited the four of the missionaries in the ward to
eat lunch with him. He took us to a pretty nice restaurant and let us get
WHATEVER we wanted... He is pretty rich so its no biggie hahahaha. He is one of
the most hardworking men I have ever met in my life. (Picture included)
This week we also ate breakfast in our favorite breakfast place
haha. A member is the owner and it literally is the best place on earth. First
they give you some oatmeal with some yummy bread, then you can ask your eggs
how you want them (I like with onion and tomato), then they give you a big bowl
of beans and you just ladle them onto your plate, pour some cream on top, hot
tortillas, and some lemonade. It’s heaven for only 15 quetzales... $2. (We get
a good deal!)
We also visited the Familia Alvarado last night. Meet Mami Cicelly,
Papa Miguel, Angie, and Carol. They have two other kids that just barely left
on the mission about a month ago (one week apart). They help us so much. Right
now they are preparing a list of people for us to teach, and we will soon see
success.
We were talking to our bishop today about the ward and he can tell
that the members are more excited. They had 7 months of bad missionaries and
now we came to literally nothing and we are lifting it all up. It is amazing to
see the changes. We will shortly see fruits. Its hard here in the mountains,
but with the members and the Spirit, anything is possible.
Yesterday we spoke in church with the bishop also. It went so so
well. I spoke about the power of a testimony. That the members just need to
share their testimony and the Spirit will do the rest. D&C 62:3 is a good
scripture too... I shared about how they can receive forgiveness of their sins
just by sharing their testimony, I talked about how there are angels preparing
the hearts of the people so they can receive the truth, and maybe they receive
the truth through the testimony of someone else.
I know the church is true, that God lives and loves me. He gave His
only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Right now I’m reading Jesus the Christ, I love
it. It is so good how it talks about every aspect about His life. He gave his
life, as an infinite and eternal sacrifice. He just asks us to repent. I love
the truth, it sets us free. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer.
He lives.
I love each and every one of you. I hope you have the best of the
best weeks.
Oh I just remembered a funny story - On Saturday we went to Palo
Gordo to do some baptismal interviews and me and Elder Cruz were walking up a
big dirt hill that curved and joined into a highway, there were also two girls
walking on the other side of the road, when all of a sudden a big truck passes
by and whistles really loud at the girls (It’s the culture), but me, being all
funny and stuff just said, "gracias." hahaha the girls and E Cruz
were dying of laughter... It was pretty hilarious, you shoulda been there....
haha. In life you can’t be all bitter and stuff, it’s just too boring. Besides,
were Mormons, it’s the truth!!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!!!!
--
Elder Jensen
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