Feliz Cumpliaños a mi

J is now reading in Mosiah! He's already read a ton and he's really gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon. I can't believe the difference we've seen in him. M came to church too and said that she's ready to start again. She said that she realized a difference in her life while she wasn't coming. We met a really cool lady that wants
to start taking the lessons. She was so intrigued by the church and wants to start coming. She helps a member that had a stroke awhile back with her daily routine and everything. Super special lady.

First and last birthday in the mission! R and S's family came over and we had a fiesta. Twas fun!

On Tuesday President Packer's son came to our mission. I got picked to have an interview with him for some reason. Talk about sweaty palms. He is a super nice guy and is very wise. It was a really cool experience to talk one on one with him and to hear his experiences. It was especially cool to hear what it was like being the child of an apostle. He talked a lot about something I really loved which was learning the culture of the spirit. Learning to have it with you at all times is a talent as well as a blessing. Could you imagine always feeling the spirit as strong as you do while you read the scriptures, take the sacrament, or when you pray? One of his important councils to
develop this skill was to observe. Observe when the spirit is present. Pay attention to the topic of conversation, to the people that surround you, the environment, etc. Maintaining the spirit isn't very easy because we have so many human habits that sometimes diminish the spirit, but it's possible. I've been in a lot of homes in my mission.
It is so important to keep the spirit there. It is a refuge and comfort from the outside world. The spirit should be with us wherever we stand. It is the thing that people notice about us.

Con amor, Hermana Jorgensen