Sept. 8, 2014
ay ay ay. this mission seems to keep proving to me that it is the most emotional year and a half i will ever
live!
So this week. Testimony of being in
the exact place at the right time for a certain reason. We were walking one day and decided to
walk a certain path we hadn't walked before. Anyways we contacted a lady on the way to our appointment
. She is from El Salvador and she moved here like a year ago to new york. She
is a MEMBER and she was baptized 15 years ago, and hasn't had any
connection with the church. She said she loved the doctrine, and loved the BOM
but doesn't have one. So we gave her one and a few pamphlets... anyways maybe it
wasn't that big of a deal to you, but seriously its just proves to me how
Heavenly Father works in the details of our lives. She said she never comes to
new jersey, well to union city at least only every once in a while, and here
she came just so she could get herself a BOM!
Classic this week we had a "noche
americana" in the church which was just an opportunity for the members to
bring their friends to the church and food and things from their own country.
Then after we did a tour of the church and each organization was in their own
rooms explaining for like 5 minutes what they do. Anyways it was such a
hit, literally there was more investigators than members and there was SOOO
MUCH FOOOD! We were so nervous that it was going to be a wreck. ALL Saturday I
swear i was the party director. I was directing everything blowing up
balloons.. hanging things here putting tables there, decorations were bought i
mean it was a big deal. Anyways.. the Taggarts came. Which i just loved. I love
that family. I love Emily and Sophia (the daughters) hahaha here's the classic joke..
about 10 people came up to me at the party, and then Sunday the next day and
asked me if that was my family, or to tell me how cute my family was.. uhhhh
hahah? why did they think that? oh yeah because we were the ONLY white people
there so they thought my family came to visit! haha There was a dance party
after, and you know as missionaries we aren't allowed to dance.. well drum roll
please... the taggarts straight up DANCED.. ALL OF THEM! and then.. THEY MADE
ME DANCE! they made me be the front of this dance line to lead everyone...
hahah what?! but it was all okay because the first 2 people behind me were
president and sister taggart... it was a great night! so much fun.
now Sunday.. Byron didn't come to
church.. why? we didn't know he has been acting weird lately. It was hermana
cayetanos birthday on Sunday and we were at her house when we got like 5 miss
calls from Byron. So we finally answered it.. he uhhh told us he couldn't meet
with us anymore... uhhhhh what??? he said he was "winning us" in
Spanish which just means like lying to us about like the word of wisdom and
yah.... he said he cant meet with us, that he feels bad but that he loves us so
much and is so grateful for us and we have changed his life... a lot of other
things were said.. we were just so confused.. he doesn't even want to see us in
person.. its like seriously being broken up with.. but its WORSE! anyways i
just cried all Sunday night.. its seriously just so hard sometimes when you just
don't know what to do, or how to help them understand....
I think that the main thing i have
learned on my mission is honestly about Christlike Love. i don't know how it
even happens but honestly i just love love love Heavenly Fathers children. Its
not just a love that i have for His children like oh my gosh i love them wooo
this is all dandy. but it is a sincere love for them. Its a pray for them
nightly, think about them daily, fast for them often, sacrifice your time
everyday, truly just want what is best for them. I love the primary song that says, " As I have loved you, love one another, this
new commandments love one another, by this shall man know ye ARE MY DISCIPLE,
if ye will love one to another. "
Charity/love is the
characteristic that we as members of His gospel must have. Men will recognize us
as disciples of Christ if we but just show our love to those around us.
My heart is full of love
for this mission. seriously i know I'm not done but i keep reflecting on my
mission, and i am so full of gratitude and love for all of Gods children that i
have had the opportunity to meet and be changed by.
anyways i love you all!
send the family all my love! extended and all!
show someone the true love
of Christ this week!
love you
Love hermana jorgensen xoxx
we made a banana nutella cake for
hermana cayetano! sucha baker!
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