Sister Jessie's Mission

Hey family! 

I loved hearing all that you guys are doing in your lives.  Thank you so much for your examples to me. Each and every one of you, through your testimonies, are helping me through this adventure of a mission! This week has been great.  We had a few difficulties with the health of my companion so I did most of my contacting in the hospital which was such a spiritual experience for me!

As we were waiting for the doctor on Tuesday we sat down next to a family of three. We began to ask them questions about their lives and soon the father began to cry telling us that his son has leukemia and that his life is going to be short. The pain in his father’s voice pierced me to the soul. The son was sitting there silent with his head hanging down, we passed him the picture of Christ suffering in Gethsemane and he stared at it for about three minutes not saying a word.  We testified that our savior Jesus Christ knows exactly what he is going through right now and that he just needs to trust in him. And because of him we can be HAPPY no matter what happens! We soon found out that his name is Abram and to get his mind off of things we began to ask him about his dreams, his goals he has in his life, filling each sentence with a joke haha. This was such a special experience for me knowing that there are people suffering but the savior is who gives us JOY no matter what we pass through!

This week we have the wedding and the baptism of our investigator LUCERO. She is so strong and her testimony of the Book of Mormon is the strongest that I have ever seen in the mission. She is marking every word and she understands it perfectly! There have been many difficulties and trials that have been coming our way and her way in this process, however, Satan has no power over us because we are CHILDREN of GOD and with his atonement there is nothing that we can’t accomplish! Her wedding will be on Thursday and her baptism on Friday!

We have been working on a family of less-actives this past week and one of the members of this family is named Gabby.  She doesn’t know how to read but she wants to go on a mission.  We have been teaching her words and letters and the doctrines of gospel and she is progressing each day! I have so much faith that she is going to go on a mission.  She is one of the strongest spirits I have seen on this mission. Also, she has four other sisters who are less-actives that haven’t come to church in about five years but yesterday the ENTIRE family came. I was so thankful that heavenly father was able to help them remember their covenants they have made! It was such an amazing sight!

We are starting to teach the son of our convert Ana Nunes and his family! They came to church yesterday and have so many desires to learn more and to become an eternal family. It is so amazing to see that the conversion and example of ONE can make the difference for an entire generation!

Well, this was my week.  It was a week of miracles and spiritual experiences seeing the hand of my savior Jesus Christ EACH DAY. Thank you so much for your love and support.  I couldn’t do this without you! Keep smiling!

Love, Jess

P.S. Go to lds.org and look up the video "Because of Him."  We have been using this video in our lessons and it is SO powerful!