July 28, 2014
well.. what a week. i don't even know
its been crazy. i feel like we literally RAN from appointment to appointment..
sweating like no one could believe, went on an exchange to Bayonne, and ended
it with church.
seriously this week i learned a lot!
sister detrinindad and i worked SO hard. we taught so many lessons, had so many
members with us ALL day and just walked and walked and walked. testified and
testified and testified. its been crazy but its been good!
on Tuesday i went to Bayonne on an
exchange... with HERMANA WEINSTOCK.. MY MTC COMPANION! hahah it was such a trip
seriously 15 months later.. haha when we were together i couldn't even say
hola.. it was SO fun! Bayonne is beautiful right next to the bay of Newark!
only like 9 miles from our house but took us an hour to get there because
traffic is incredible! also its the city so yeah. but it was just such a trip
to be together and to talk about what we learned and what we've experienced!
so this week we didn't pick up Byron
to come to church.. we let him choose for himself if he would walk to the 20
blocks by himself and wake up on time to get here... HE DID! oh it was a
Christmas miracle
I have been study a lot lately and
been listening to conference talks while I'm in the shower, and getting
ready! There is a talk that i felt helped me a lot as a missionary to be calm..
i feel awful i don't remember the name but it talks about being converted the
Gospel, not converted to the church. There are so many people that just go to
church because they like all the activities, or they like the social events,
but when something happens, or when someone offends them, they immediately
leave. He talked about truly having a testimony of the Gospel, doing
things because you really are converted to the Lord. As a missionary i think i
get so nervous to bring those to church or to activities because i just get a little nervous about what they are going to say when really all i need to be focusing on is
helping those that i teach become converted to the Lord and his Gospel,
not his church, not his social activities.
i look back and think and
reflect on how i think i was only converted to the church, to the activities,
and sometimes even then i only went because MOM MADE ME! but oh how i have
changed. i am converted to the Lord. i know that THE GOSPEL is what gives us
the happiness.. not the church. It is so critical that we strengthen our
testimonies everyday through pray, studying the scriptures, ACTING as Christ
did, and going to church. i know that in the Gospel is where happiness lies.
TRUE happiness.
i love you all. till next week. xoxxx
Love Hermana Jorgensen!
I'm obsessed with these kids. i love
them. i cant explain.
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