Hey Fam!
I
got transferred to Zamacola this week.
My new companion is Hna. Rivera, from Chile. It is a little sad because I fell in love with the people in
my ward but I know that Hna. Hubert going home, Hna. Zobrist being prompted to
call and all of this was guided by the hand of the Lord and I will willingly go
where he wants me! Hna. Rivera is so sweet and I know she will help me so much
in becoming a better disciple of Christ! This area is 15 minutes away from my
last area and it hasn’t gotten a baptism in 4 months so I am ready to work
super hard!
General
Conference was unreal! I am so grateful....our zone has 6 gringos in it and we
got permission from the president to watch it in English! I can’t tell you how
much the words of the prophets and apostles lifted me. I honestly can’t pick a
favorite, each of them had an element I needed to work on. However, I did sense
an overall feeling of urgency in each of the speakers voices...warning us of
the future that lies ahead....it’s getting close you guys. "The world will
not glide calmly to the second coming of the Lord"....We need to choose
now to show our faith and not hide it under any circumstance...and stand
STEADFAST....holding on to the rock our redeemer (I don’t think I have heard a
scripture repeated so many times in one conference). This is our 4 minutes to
stand STRONG....and the only way we can do that is through faith, obedience,
gratitude and most importantly the atonement of Jesus Christ. We cannot carry our "loads my ourselves."
If we learn of Him and take advantage of His atonement we will gain the
spiritual traction to stay on the path.
Even if in the near future, the fierce winds of evil beat upon us. At
the end of each of the apostles talks, I noticed more than ever before, their
words as they testified of their PERSONAL testimony of Jesus Christ. They truly know Him and I know that without a
doubt! Study their words and you will not go astray!
We had a
baptism this week. It wasn’t in our ward,
but Luz Maria called us and asked that we specifically come! It was such a
beautiful experience. After she was baptized we went in to the bathroom to help
her change. I asked her, “How do you
feel?” And she said "I feel like a
completely new person." Wow, this
experience was amazing. It was a long road to get her to this point and was
able to participate in this special day of hers. Also, this week a lady in our
ward that we have been teaching has been coming to church for 1 year and hasn’t
been baptized. For a reason I cannot
say. But yesterday after conference she talked to the stake president and he
told her she could got baptized this week! This was such a miracle I won’t be there
which makes me sad but it’s all good! This lady has endured through so much and
the Lord showed her mercy and now she can officially be a member of this
church! Such miracles.
We definitely
felt the earthquake! It was about 3 minutes....and it practically felt like the
street turned into jelly haha. I held on to my companion saying in my
head....is this it? The second coming? haha. It was scary but no worries, I’m
fine! I have my emergency pack to live off of for a month if needed....moms
package...hehe Thanks mom...I loved it!
And thank you all for all of your sweet notes!
Well this week
has been one of many changes but I believe they are for a reason! I love and
miss you all sooo much!
Love, Jess
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| The Zone |
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| Luz Maria baptism |
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| New comp Hna. Rivera is 2nd from the left |
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| one of our rescatadas in our ward - less active for years and now is active again |
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