I hope that everyone is doing well and staying warm/safe in the snow. I hope that everyone can still talk well in English, because my English is fading quickly. HAHA I find myself having to search for the english words to describe things that I understand only in Spanish.
This was another week of truly doing the Lord's work. We have been having a problem with bad spirits here lately, so we hiked up Cerro Negro one day this week, did a scripture study together, and dedicated the area to the Lord. It was a pretty great experience. Other than that, we have had success this week contacting people. School started back up today, so that´ll be nice....it was getting really old seeing people walk around half naked all the time. lol.
Oh yea, my birthday was pretty sweet. I got a couple of things of chocolate from some people we are teaching and Elder Soulier got me a sweet matte cup with my favorite Chilean team´s logo on it. (Colo Colo) It´s sick!
My spiritual thought of the week, again is a saying I thought of. "The difficulties of today, are the testimonies that you can lean on tomorrow." With that in mind, just know that there is a reason for EVERYTHING that happens in life. EVERY bad experience you have, is just another opportunity to lean on the Savior and to strengthen our own relationship with Heavenly Father. Although we may not see the positive results immediately, soon-after, or even in this life....we have the promise that the results will come.
I feel declare to everyone to OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU. GOD IS SHOWING US WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO, WHERE HE NEEDS US TO IMPROVE, AND WHAT OUR ROLE IS IN EXPANDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD HERE ON THE EARTH. The problem isn´t that God is dead....it´s that we aren´t seeking him. Our hearts aren´t open to receive the spiritual revelation that is clearly in front of our eyes.
With that, I want to challenge each of you, whatever challenges you are going through, to seek the good. To look on the positive side, and to ask yourself "Why did this happen? What can I learn? Who can I help with this?." If you do this, I promise you will find that this newfound knowledge isn´t just yours to be had, but of that of many many others.
Thank you all for everything that you are doing on my behalf. Thank all of you for all of your prayers on my behalf. I continue to pray for everyone back home.
This work isn´t easy, but it is worth it. It is what we were sent here to do...and I´ll be dang if I don´t serve my purpose here. Seek the good, give your all to the Lord, and love hard.
Love,
Elder Jackson
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