I love you all so much, and just wanted to remind you that I am in Mexico with a wonderful companion named Hermana Terry! We are doing great! Know why? We had a baptism sunday! Our amazing investigator finally was baptized! He told us in one of his last lessons that he was ready to get baptized right then. He is so amazing, and has changed a ton. It made me very happy.
We have some crazy days here in Mexico, but we also have some really great ones. Even when they are few, they make everything worth it. It is one of those things you have to expierence. It is really really hard, but it is even more beautiful. The hard is so worth it.
Things that make it worth it:
-When you are a small part of someone changing
Just seeing Miguel and all that he went through to be ready for baptism, I know that this is worth it. His little brother spoke at his baptism, and that was an amazing thing. I know, I keep bringing up this up but I really have never seen someone change that much in 6 weeks.
-When you meet someone who is ready to listen to the true message of Jesus Christ. Someone ready to do everything and anything to be who God wants them to.
Sometimes you don't know who those people are for a little while. Sometimes they don't even know. But sometimes you do know. We met someone named Ana Laura yesterday. Her husband was a referral from the offices, but he want there. But she let us in, listened, and was very open and sincere. As she was saying the closing prayer, she was touched by the holy ghost, and started crying. She told us after that she could feel something pure about us. We told her it was the spirit. She accepted baptism! I am excited to keep teaching her!
-The little happy moments
Random people singing to us in the street, the fact that delicious bread is 2 pesos, feeling love from the members, the moments when you forget yourself and go to work. It is really all worth it.
There is a lot more that makes it worth it, but nobody got time for lists right now :)
I have been noticing, actually for a long time, like my whole mission, how much the people of God are delivered (always) and how much we have to keep reminding the people to remember his deliverance. Like when king Pahoran lets Moroni know that he hasn't forgotten him, but that his people are rebelling. He insures that everything will be fine, because it will be the will of God.
11 We would not shed the blood of our brethren if they would not rise up in rebellion and take the sword against us.
12 We would subject ourselves to the yoke of bondage if it were requisite with the justice of God, or if he should command us so to do.
13 But behold he doth not command us that we shall subject ourselves to our enemies, but that we should put our trust in him, and he will deliver us.
We will always be delivered.
Funny-
So we have been trying to change houses for a while. We have this neighbor below that blasts music. This week they blasted the killers. Only one song, but man I layed on the floor with my hands on my ears attempting to practice temperance.
Love you all!
Hermana Jensen
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