My area actually touches my very first area in the mission. So most of my surroundings are pretty familiar. My companion's name is Hermana B! She's from Mesa so that has been fun to talk about.
I had to say goodbye to one of my favorite members of the Woodlands 3rd Ward named Victor. Hermana H and I cried all the way home. We also said goodbye to M which was a little heartbreaking as well. Everything feels more real as I'm entering the last few months in Houston.
The investigators and members in Bear Creek are amazing! We have two people with a date for this month named M and M. They are from Cuba! So spiritual and wanting to learn. We also have a little family we are teaching. He is a member but hasn't been since he was a teenager. She isn't a member and we are hopefully going to set a
baptismal date with her this week! We were reading in 1 Nephi 4 with them and when Nephi cut off Laban's head Carlos said, "um... Wow...." We laughed for a solid 3 minutes about it. They love reading the Book of Mormon. Last night we had a lesson with them in the Bishop's home. We taught her about the sacrament. She can't come to church every Sunday due to her job so we challenged her to fast to find a way to make it every Sunday.
We went knocking quite a bit this week. We found a man in an apartment complex that had heard a lot about Mormons and he was asking us many questions about Joseph Smith. His idea of the church was skewed but I promised myself I wasn't going to walk away until he understood that we don't worship Joseph Smith. He was amazed when we taught him about Jesus Christ and God and that there has always been a prophet called to guide us and tell us God's will. We taught him nearly all of the Restoration and it was a cool experience. We taught him again and it went well so I'm excited to see how he progresses. We had a goal at the beginning of the week to find a certain number of investigators. By Sunday night we were missing just one person. It was 8:45 pm but we were determined. We tried a potential investigator but we got the wrong house number. So we started talking to this lady and she was very hesitant to start but warmed up a little in the end. She let us teach her and we will be headed back this week! Prayers were answered.
I actually want to tell a story about my last area. It happened on Monday, the very last day that I was in the Woodlands. I consider it one of the coolest experiences I've had in my mission and maybe in my life. So there was a family that we were trying to teach a few months ago. One of the kids is a member but the rest of the family isn't. One day the mom left the kids for some guy and so the kid's uncle and his girlfriend moved in. She wasn't fond of us... One time we knocked on the door and she raised her voice a little and told us they already go to church and that we shouldn't come by anymore. So we felt kind of bad and didn't think much of it. Well she shows up at church a few weeks later! I asked her if we had met before and she said no... I felt very uncomfortable. Another few weeks later the elders called and said they had a referral for us. It was A! I couldn't believe it. We went over today and she was so nice! She stopped in the middle of the lesson and apologized for the time she got mad at me and said how sorry she felt and that it was just a stressful time. Today she was telling us all of her desires and that she thinks we can help. She got my email because we are being transferred and she emailed me right away and said how grateful she was that we went by. The atonement truly is something we can all access. I don't know if I will ever comprehend Christ's love for me but I feel it every time I repent or change. I'm so grateful for His sacrifice and love. It means the world to me.
Con amor, Hermana Jorgensen
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