Well squad...it’s hot. While
you all are enjoying start of winter, I´m experiencing probably some of the
worst heat ever, it´s pretty awful, but que bendicion (what a blessing) I´m
gonna be honest, when I go back to the pension during the siesta, I am actually
dripping in sweat, but that´s not important, what is important is some things
that I wanna share with you about this last week.
So remember how the last few weeks I have mentioned one of our
investigators a lot, Hugo, well he still continues to impress. Here are 2
scriptures he has shared with us recently that he liked, 2 Nephi 22:2 and Omni
1:26, and not only does he share them, he explains what they mean, and he gets
it. The other day he called us and said
"I just finished 2 Nephi, can I keep reading?" He said he wanted to
check with us to see if he was ready to keep reading. So I said you don´t need
to ask us, you read the whole book if you want. He has attended church every
week since we first extended the invitation. I cannot wait for his baptism,
everyone in our ward keeps telling us that they see a future Elder in him!!! Oh
and another thing, so the kid that was baptized the other week, Enzo, we went
to visit him, to start the retention lessons, and we asked how we was doing,
and the only thing he said was "I´m not doing drugs" I´m glad he
understands the word of wisdom.
So recently I've been thinking a lot about temples,
because there was a family in our ward here that was recently sealed, and
honestly I miss the temple, I just think about how big of a blessing it is to
have temples, I wish I would have taken advantage of that blessing more before
I left for my mission. It´s just so amazing how we can be sealed as families in
the temple, forever. Entering the temple
should be everyone’s goal, for reals it´s a huge blessing. That had just been
on my mind recently so I thought I would share.
So this past week the mission president sent us a talk, about
becoming a consecrated missionary, and it talks about how we need to put
everything we have on the altar of sacrifice, and it says that there is always
something that we can improve, no matter how big or small, there is always
something more we can do, and that´s so true. I´m really trying to take that
counsel to heart, because honestly, I wanna be the best missionary I can
possibly be, because I know that if I honestly put forth all my efforts, I will
have no regrets when I return, and that things will be easier, because we are
promised blessings through diligent and faithful service. Yes this work is
hard, yes I have to do things that maybe are a little uncomfortable for me, but
that doesn´t matter, because it´s not about me, it´s about the people who are
searching for the truth. My focus is to be a worthy, hard-working missionary,
so I can have the spirit to be with me when I teach, so that those who I am
teaching can recognize the Holy Ghost testifying that this really is the Church
of Jesus Christ, the only church upon the Earth, with the fullness of the
gospel. This is his church, this is the truth, and I´m so blessed to be able to
wear the name of Christ on my chest.
I love you all, thank you for all you support! I thought I´d end
with a scripture Mosiah 24:14 read it, ponder it, and know that the promise in
that scripture is true.
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Elder Keaton Jorgensen
Argentina Mendoza Mission