Hello family and friends!!! We are at yet another P-day... so crazy!!! Well this week was not a lot different... except we were all healthy and we were able to get out of the apartment and go finding! That felt really nice to walk and talk to people. We were not able to find new investigators which was frustrating, but we had great conversations and were able to see the spirit guide us, protect us and bless us! I don't get too frustrated or stressed over not having a lot of success. It is a part of the journey of a mission, but the spirit always seems to allow at least one thing to happen that just strengthens our testimonies and boosts our morale!! I love those moments and always forget the struggles and lack of success! This week we were able to visit our investigator Sister Veronica and she is doing great! She still says she is not going to get baptized until her mother and father are better. We are trying to just be patient and not force her to make a decision right now... please keep her in your prayers! We were also able to be guided by the spirit to certain members this week that were struggling. We were able to give some blessings and share some messages that really strengthened them in their time of pain and suffering! I was able to use my priesthood to bless them and those are always spiritual moments!!
Well the big highlight of the week was the Stake Cricket Tournament! The stake rented out a huge stadium and we played cricket and had lunch and it was amazing! The activity really brought the stake together and it was really cool to learn how to play cricket. We also brought along with us an american football and tossed that around. Nothing like bringing American sports to India!! Well that was my week really! I am working hard and loving it and I cant wait to serve for the next 18 months! I hope you all have an amazing week and I will continue to pray for all of you!
Spiritual message:
My spiritual message today is really short;) One of the recent converts in our ward said something that stood out to me and that is why it is the title of my weekly email! He said, "You cannot just taste the gospel... you have to Digest it". I thought WOW that is such a true and powerful statement. We cannot just smell, touch, or look at the gospel... I have heard this a lot and I was always told you have to taste it and then you have to digest it and now i'm thinking... What comes next after Digesting it.. you have to Fart!! This will spread it right? Now I have a good reason to fart in front of people in India hahah!! Sorry that was childish, but I thought i'd try to get a little funny this week. Anyways back to my thought...I thought about a protein bar when i heard this quote. I can't eat one bite of the protein bar and expect to get all the protein out of it to fuel me when i workout or play in a soccer game. I have to eat the whole thing before the game and digest it and let it spread to my muscles before I play. Family and friends!!! That is what we must do with the gospel. We must "digest" it fully and let it spread throughout our whole bodies. We must prepare for things before hand in order to have success and have spiritual energy to defend ourselves against Satan and his army! This digestion of the gospel will also give us a desire to spread it and share it to all we meet and talk too. Digest the gospel, PLEASE!! Study it, pray about it, ponder the things you read, ask questions when you don't understand something and repeat this process as much as you can. When you do this you will truly understand the gospel, you will have strength and energy to defend yourself against Satan and you will have a strong desire to live righteously and share the gospel with everyone! I want to leave you with my testimony that i know this church is true and i know that Jesus Christ is your Savior and Redeemer and will always be there for you as long as you do what "3 Nephi 18: 20" (READ IT) tells you to do! In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
/Elder Jorgensen
Highlights:
- Stake Cricket Tournament
- Got tan this week
- President came out with a new Mission Schedule
- Made some bomb apple, cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal!
- Riding Elephants again this pday:)
1. Picture with a random dude with no fingers
2. Feeding Wolcott on my 6 month celebration
3. Chili's with Wolcott
4. Cricket stadium
5. In honor of my best friend Brooke who is serving in TEXAS
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