Sister Jessie's Mission

FAM! How are you guys doing? It sounds like all of you are doing absolutely fantastic which makes me so happy! Well, this morning I got up at 4 AM to head out to Arequipa which was super fun! But apparently it has been raining tons in Arequipa and when we arrived one of the streets that the bus drove through was flooded with water and all of the sudden water began to fill the floor (we were on the bottom floor)with water and everyone started screaming haha. We couldn’t believe it. We had our legs and feet up on our chairs the rest of the ride in!


This week has been full of miracles, seeing the hand of the Lord in our every footstep. I will just mention a few of the amazing things that happened.


The other day my companion and I were walking fast to an appointment when all of the sudden I hear a lady say, "Can I have one of those (pointing to our pamphlets)?" I was a little surprised because usually people don’t come up to us wanting to hear about the gospel. She continued, "I love learning about God and I read my bible each week." Wow. We took down her name fast, not really processing what just happened. And for a week we completely forget about it until one day we were in the ward building and I was flipping through my planner and saw her name and got the biggest feeling to call her. So we did. She answered the phone and said, "I am right in front of your capilla. Where are you?" We took off running and met her outside with her daughter and it turns out that she lives directly across the street from the chapel. And right then she accepted to assist and activity that night and we taught her afterwards. And she accepted everything, saying in her prayer at the end, "I hope this is not the first or the last meeting we have together. I hope this will be for forever!" That moment was so unbelievable! And she came to church the next day with her daughter. Miracles!


Another one; yesterday in church, Hna. Lucia who was just rescued got called as the second counselor in the relief society! And her son is getting baptized in two weeks! But the miracles was that as I was sitting in the sacrament meeting I was just thinking, waiting for someone to give their testimony. All of the sudden I look up and our INVESTIGATOR, Christian, walks up to the pulpit! He expressed how he has never felt like he was in a family but here he does and he knows that there is something difference about this gospel compared to all the others. The spirit was so strong and all of the members were shocked to see a non-member take the courage to go up and bear his testimony!


As I was driving home from ILO the other day I was reading the Ensign from this last conference. Actually, I was just flipping through the pictures, when all of the sudden he looks over at all the pictures and says, “Why are they all so happy?” That was such an amazing question that just hit me. We talked the entire ride home and at the end I gave him my Ensign to read. But this experience just made me realize that the testimony and evidence that this church is true is through our happiness and smiles! People see this. We need to let this light shine!


Well, this week was amazing! I love each and every one of you so much and thank you so much for all your love and prayers! I could not do this without you!


Love, Jess

Doing divisions in ILO

On the bus at 5 with the zone leaders

At the internet cafe right now as I am emailing you!