What´s cookin?
Beej, Care Bear,
Kelwey, Brookie, Yinny, and umm... Corey (what´s your nickname?)
I´m just still here in
little old Guatemala. Preachin, teachin, and testifying. I sure am lucky
right??? This week was incredibly fast am I right????? yeah... I know I´m right.
This week was a good
one though. Elder Aoki and I found a lot of people and almost all of them are
super positive.
Things I learned this
week -- I LOVE teaching. I love it. I LOVE IT!!!! Yesterday the Sunday School
teacher was sick, so she asked me to teach. So I had sacrament meeting to read
over the lesson really quick (Alma 5-7) probably my favorite section of all of
the Book of Mormon. Super machete, but it´s great. So I taught the lesson with
power, and I didn’t really follow the book that much, but I liked the lesson, I
felt the Spirit, and I hope everyone else did. I also realized that I’m
basically fluent in Spanish............ That is a miracle. (I still don’t call
myself fluent, but it’s getting there, better and better.. good enough where I
can teach a whole Sunday School lesson)
Something else I
learned this week -- I love love love reading the scriptures. I used to just
read them, and enjoy them right.. but now I just read them in ever second of
free time that I have. Seems like they are more powerful in Spanish too...
maybe just cause I really have to focus on the words and the meanings and I
actually understand it rather than just skimming fast. I just really enjoy the
scriptures these days. The other day I read 2 Nefi 33, I love the words that
Nephi chooses and what he says. It´s just a super powerful chapter.
This week I don´t
remember much...
Monday - we had a
Noche de Hogar (whatever it is in English...) with a family.. super rockin.
Tuesday - We did divisions.
I was with Elder Cieza (my old companion) in San Luis. It was just like old
times. But not that fun, it was weird I don’t really know why. We found these
two old blind people.... a couple... and they are both blind and they are just
dang cuties.... they didn’t understand much of what we said, but they invited
us back!
Wednesday - we ended
divisions... kinda. We went to San Felipe to change, but the Hermanas were
moving so we helped a little, then we figured out Elder Aoki had to do some
baptismal interviews. So we just stayed in San Felipe and slept with the Zone
Leaders,
Thursday - don’t
remember......
Friday - We had a
Noche de Hogar with a family that just moved in. We went with a member family,
with some enchiladas and drinks and went to visit them and welcome them into
the neighborhood... at first the lady didn´t even want to let us in, but her
brother-in-law did. Then we started teaching about the Restoration. They just
kinda started attacking us. Telling us that they believe in God, Jesus Christ,
and the Virgin Mary. Then talking about how they already had their church, they
we just hard I dunno. Elder Aoki bore his testimony super strong, and then we
popped in the Joseph Smith movie. They watched it, we testified some more. THEY
WERE COMPLETELY CHANGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We gave them a Book of Mormon, challenged
them, and they said they would read and pray. It was great, and then we become
best friends. There is still some work there, but we will try hard.
Saturday - There was a
baptism in Muluá (the sister´s area) and a little kid picked me to baptize
him... so I did it happily. FOTO! In the nighttime a member gave us beans and
eggs. Yummy.
Sunday - Every investigator
that we are teaching had something, so no one came to church... but there is
always next week. We went to Muluá to help the sisters teach an investigator.
It was cool stuff. Then we got back and visited our bishop and his wife. I
wanted to say goodbye... they were just about to go to sleep but they got up
and made us beans and eggs. I LOVE THEM... (beans and eggs and Bishop and his
wife)
And here we are again,
Monday. Haven’t done anything yet... about to go to Reu to shop and stuff.. I’m
going to buy a new backpack so I can switch off when It’s wet, (it’s stinky if it’s
wet) so make sure I have money :)
Just know that I love
you all so so much. I´m so proud of the Jensen name, and to be here working!
The church is true and
I know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Elder
Jensen
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