Well, this has been a very eventful week! First off, Elder Sarceno and I have been kind of on and off sick with some stomach virus.(Thanks Elder Tejeda! Haha) We had a “Tunnel of Times” activity in the stake center this Saturday. Elders Sarceno and Tejeda weren´t feeling very good, so I went with Elder Brown! Some of the members from the ward had asked us if we could help them with the stand and recording the dance. Our booth was the decade of the 40s. For the dance, we did the Tango and Swing. It was pretty neat to see all of the dances through all of the years. Also, everybody was dressed up, so it was pretty much the real deal.
I found out Saturday night that I would be leaving Las Industrias for changes, so Sunday and Monday were spent more than anything saying bye, sharing my testimony, and trying to balance teaching with all of that. We went ahead and rearranged the house for Summer(moved the beds downstairs so it wouldn´t be so hot.) and I packed everything up….I have A TON OF STUFF! I swear I looked like a sister at the change meeting. Haha It´s all of my winter jackets and weights and stuff like that, so I don´t feel that bad…it all worked out. J I got called to a sector called Las Araucarias. It´s in the stake Las Araucarias. Lol It´s in the communities El Bosque and La Píntana, so there is a part of the sector that is flaite. I was excited about that. Also, it´s right by my first sector in Gran Avenida and about 15 minutes in bus to Ducaud, so I´ll probably be seeing people that I know fairly frequently. My comps name is Elder Bahamóndez. He is a Chilean from Chillán. I´m way excited to be with another latin finally!! :D I love having a good time with other grengos, but I have a great time with latins too AND my Spanish gets better. We actually already knew each other and were friends. He was being trained in San Miguel my first three months there, so it was really awesome to hear that! We have a ton in common. We are both only members, members of little time, we have similar interests and desires….we have decided that it was completely revelation that President Cook assigned us together. I am really excited for everything that awaits us here! :D Also, I am temporarily living with Elders Anderson and Velueta whom I lived with before! So the house is super fun! We have a blast! :D
With all of the changes and all, I have been thinking a lot about a scripture I found a while back that talks about our job as missionaries.
It spells out VERY clearly what we must do as missionaries. We must harken to the voice of the Father, or the scriptures, prophets, and Holy Ghost. He will give us council in all things and even be with us. Then we must bring our causes unto Him. That is our responsibility to God Our responsibility to the people here is to teach/show them the path they must take in life. I really like this scripture...that it includes the act of showing. As missionaries, we have no power if we merely tell someone what they must to do achieve eternal happiness, but if we show them THAT IT WORKS...with our lives as living proof...then we have the power of God with us. That is what we NEED as missionaries...to show that God is still all-powerful. That He lives. And that He guides us. I testify of these things. That this is possible to achieve for everyone...missionaries and members. If we want to make a change in the world, this is the way that we must do it. One God led decision at a time. As we do this, we will see the power of our Heavenly Father manifested in our lives. Of this I testify, in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Con Amor,
Elder Jackson
No comments:
Post a Comment