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
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