Merry Christmas!!! I cannot believe that its here already. I really am at a loss for words...The last almost 9 months of my life have just gone by really fast. I don't have too much to update you on. This week was a hard one and its because I asked for it... i'll explain more in my spiritual message. Our week was full of service and fun. We spent time at the mall doing Light the World finding and then had some Christmas parties. We had a ward Christmas party and then a mission Christmas party on Christmas eve. As missionaries we have been able to focus on the true and most important part of Christmas...Jesus Christ and serving others! Literally this week was just all the missionaries going around and caroling. We visited each member, sang songs and shared messages about Jesus Christ! That was fun and such a touching experience. There were lots of fun memories that happened in between, but i will not mention those hahaha!! I just want you all to know that I love you and i'm grateful for you! Also a quick shout out to the activity day girls in my ward. I loved your cute little Christmas letter!! You girls are so awesome and I hope you have an amazing Christmas!! I just want to end with one quote I heard this week. "We are not perfect, but we are worth it". Merry Christmas again to all of you. I love you all!!
Spiritual Message:
Well i just want to share an experience i had this week! As most of you know Kenzie, my sister, had a very big and intense back surgery last Monday. Hearing all the details, and the schedule she would be on after surgery I knew she would be in lots of pain...Mentally, physically and emotionally on levels that she has really never felt before. Having some time this week to reflect on my relationship with her, I wondered how I could help her while being so far away. She told me to just work hard and focus on my investigators and members, but there was something more that I needed to do. I remember on Monday night( last week) I knelt down and probably said the most sincere, honest and real prayer I have ever said. I said... "Dear Heavenly Father. I ask with all the love, sincerity, faith, energy, and desire that I have left inside of my body that you put all of the extra mental, emotional and physical pain that my sister will go through this week on me in any way that will be according to your will, so she does not have to deal with that". I ended with my heartfelt gratitude for the Plan Of Salvation, the gospel, my family and for my sister and the blessing that she has been in my life. As I ended that prayer I had no idea what the next week would be like for me, but I had faith and trust in my Heavenly Father that he would answer my prayer! Well, he did answer my prayer. I will spare the details of how my week was cause that doesn't matter. What matters is the experience and spirit I felt when I knew my Heavenly Father was answering my prayer! I got all that I asked for and was grateful for that. I smiled during it all cause I knew my sister was in pain, but I knew that I got the extra pain that I didn't want her to have. I'm grateful for my Heavenly Father and the love he has for all of his children. I'm grateful he cares about me enough to answer my prayers, and give me trials, pain and disappointment. It teaches me and it strengthens my faith in Him and his son Jesus Christ! I love this church, I love my mission and I love feeling the spirit.
Highlights:
-Christmas Eve Party in Vasant Vihar!
- Skyped my Family!!!!!!
- Gave a blessing to a lady in a hospital... such a spiritual experience.
- Ward X-mas Party!!
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/Elder Jorgensen
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