"Chancho, I need to borrow some Spanx"

Hola!
     

The other day we were fed a sandwich with 2 tamales inside and hot chocolate with Maseca (corn powder for tortillas) inside... Then last night I ate an entire tilapia fish. Head and all. Also we were trying to find a less active member's apartment in a complex and as we turned a corner there was a little chancho 10 year old boy wearing
rainbow leopard print spanx... Hermana S and I were also in a dance performance with some ladies from church. We even had the big skirts and everything.
     

K and B are so excited for their baptism. It's happening on the 15th we were blown away when their dad gave them permission to be baptized (part member family). P is also doing so well. She testifies of the Book of Mormon like every lesson. She is almost to 2 Nephi already! We found a bunch of really prepared people this week. We are using a really cool way of teaching that our president loves and it works! Exciting things are happening.
     

I'm reading 2nd Nephi in the Book of Mormon currently. I was reading in chapter 4 about Nephi praying to the Lord and asking forgiveness. He says in verse 17: "O wretched man that I am! Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities."  My first thought when I read this was, "If Nephi thinks he is a sinner then I have a lot of repenting to do." For reals though he makes us all look bad. Nephi was so valiant and righteous. But the truth is that we all have weaknesses. No one will be perfect in this life. Not even Nephi. But he is basically perfect in one thing and that is repenting. Verse 33: "O Lord, wilt thou encircle me around in the robe of thy righteousness! O Lord, wilt thou make a way for mine escape before mine enemies! Wilt thou make my path straight before me! Wilt thou not place a stumbling block in my way--but that thou wouldst clear my way before me, and hedge not up my way, but the ways of mine enemy." I love his prayer in this verse. Heavenly Father is probably so unimpressed by my prayers! I realized how much more sincere I need to be in my repentance and that I truly need to change my heart. He truly pleaded with God and I know that God answered his prayer and
protected Nephi from all unrighteousness. The Book of Mormon is so powerful and I am kind of embarrassed that it took me 19 years to realize that. Once we start sincerely studying the Book of Mormon and applying it to all aspects of our lives, we will start becoming the person our Heavenly Father needs us to be.

Con amor, Hermana Jorgensen