El fin

Hola,

This morning the Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on our door. It was a little uncomfortable when she saw my name tag.... But she was a really nice lady and we gave her some snacks because we totally felt for her knocking doors in this weather.

We met L this week! She is the girlfriend of a member. We opened the lesson with a prayer and she was crying because she was so happy and nervous. She's adorable! It was amazing to see her desire to
establish a connection with God.

The Gascas, a family from the Woodlands, came and surprised me! Hermana Beaty and them put it together and I had no idea! It was so good to see them! :)

Somehow the whole ward found out that I'm leaving and so I got called on to speak many, many times. Haha but it was good. I had a few revelatory experiences while writing the talks. They also all invited us over for dinner. I love Hispanic food.

L finished the Book of Mormon this week!! She's seriously amazing. She always tells us how much she loves it and how it is changing her life. I love the Book of Mormon.

Wow. I can't believe that it's been 18 months! The time has flown by! There is so much I would like to say but I guess I'll keep it simple. I'm incredibly grateful for what the Lord has taught me. I have
received an undoubting testimony of the Book of Mormon and the sacrament especially. Those small principles have changed me for eternity. I have been so blessed by His hand and by His children.
There are so many experiences I've had that have testified to me of the divinity of our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ. THIS is His church and His everlasting gospel. He is completely aware of our hopes and desires and He wants us to have success, even more than we do. I love Him and wish to always have His name on my lips. May we forever let Him mold and shape us into what He wants us to become.

Now vemos pronto, Hermana Jorgensen

Sweaty

Hola!

I went on exchanges with Hermana Gutierrez this week! She's a Mexican angel! She was born in the capital of Mexico and makes my Spanish sound very American. She's very sweet though and a fantastic teacher.

L's baptism was amazing! She was so happy and had that beatific glow that always happens after someone is baptized. I love it. She is reading in 3 Nephi! Isn't that insane?! She's almost finished with the whole Book of Mormon!

Somehow the whole ward found out that I'm finishing my mission next week so I keep getting called on to speak at everything.....

Tracting this week was a bit sweaty but I love it because we always knock into the neatest people! Houston is so humid!

Every other transfer we have interviews with our mission president. Somehow he always knows exactly what I'm thinking. We talked for a little bit about hope. It really is a beatiful principle. It's an
attribute of Christ that will take us far in life. I love the hope that the gospel brings.
“Being blessed with hope, let us, as disciples, reach out to all who,
for whatever reason, have ‘moved away from the hope of the gospel’
(Col. 1:23). Let us reach to lift hands which hang hopelessly down.”
Neal A Maxwell

I got to see Andy (cousin) today! We walked into the bakery where she works to look for her. It is conveniently located less than a mile away from where we live! I was nervous she wouldn't recognize me but she said, "of course I recognize you, you're my cousin!" It was so good to see a familiar face. It's so crazy how God puts us in the places we need to be at exactly the right time.

I can't believe that it's my last week. I have truly loved everything about my mission. It has helped me see what God wants of me and my potential. Better than that, it has taught me to see others' potential. It is truly amazing to be a missionary.

Les quiero a todos, Hermana Jorgensen

Viva America

¡Feliz día de independencia!

Mission leadership training was so good! We learned some cool things that we will apply in the zone. One of my favorite parts of the meeting was when one of the assistants was testifying about eternal
families in a practice lesson. The spirit testified so beautifully of the simple truths he taught. #familiesareforever

We had a really good zone meeting. The zone has been struggling for a little bit with a few different things. So we all took the things that we didn't like about it and buried them. Literally, we buried them in the ground. I think that's a good principle for life. Taking the things that bog you down and letting them go. It's a great way to start new. We all felt so much better after. I picked a few
missionaries in the zone to share their testimony of their favorite baptism or recent convert experience and how it has changed them. The most perfect moment for me is to see the light that comes through the power of the atonement and repentance. I love that process. It was so
inspiring to hear the experiences of all the missionaries about the change that they have seen in others.

L is almost finished with the Book of Mormon! We are all excited for her baptism this Saturday!!! We extended a baptismal date to J but she said that she wants to pray about it. So we will see what happens this week!

We found some really cool new investigators this week. We were in the parking lot and a man approached us and asked to which church we belong. He said he noticed our dresses and was curious because his mother dressed the same while he was growing up. We ended up getting a time to meet with him and he was so humble and wanted to do the right things. Because of work and other things he had kind of fallen off the path but desires to be a disciple of Christ. He was excited about the
Book of Mormon! We also met another similar man while knocking doors yesterday. We talked to him a little on the doorstep about the "keys of the kingdom in heaven" that are mentioned in the book of Matthew. We talked about the binding power of these keys and how essential they were in guiding the church of Christ due to the ability to bind. We also mentioned the evidence of these keys being lost today. "Until death do you part" is not a phrase God would like us to use. He said he was interested so we got to teach him the restoration just like the other man, he was so humble. He expressed his desire to start back on the gospel path. I learned so much from these two investigators. We always have room to grow and we have to realize it! Discipleship requires constant change.

I shared my testimony in church yesterday. The last fast and testimony meeting of my mission. :'( I talked about the change that we get to see so frequently in others. I was reading and found a scripture that defines that moment of change and light so perfectly.

Mosiah 27:29 My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness
and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold
the marvelous light of God. My soul was racked with eternal torment;
but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more.

Everyone has felt that darkness and regret that comes from sin, but the atonement is in easy reach. Just like Alma the younger we will be forgiven and pained no more. We can receive so much power from Heavenly Father in forgiving ourselves and others. The gospel is divine. I am so grateful to live in a country where I can practice it freely and preach it openly.

Attentamente, Hermana Jorgensen