May 20, 2013
This week has been a crazy one
full of adventures and lots of change. So here’s what happened.
Splits with Hermana Valeriano
This week I had the opportunity
to go on splits with my companions old companion from the MTC, small world in the
mission! Ya that was fun, she is a sweetheart and it was neat to be the one
calling the shots in my sector again and it was a great day. We taught an
investigator Pablo and his mom Paulina but sadly they are not progressing and I
am not sure if we will go back. It is
heartbreaking because at the beginning they were so golden and now I just don’t
know but all I can do is listen to the spirit and visit them and pray. We also
had the chance to visit a less active member named Andrea. She is so sweet and
is from Australia so she talks to me in English sometimes which is fun. She committed
to reading the Book of Mormon everyday so I hope she does cause she is the best. All and all splits are fun but I missed my
comp.
Another Embarrassing Story, but a Spiritual Experience at
the Same Time
This week we had interviews
with the mission president. I was pumped because I really love my mission
president and his wife they are great people. So after my interview with
president I asked him for a Priesthood blessing. While he was giving the
blessing I started to cry because it was such a powerful blessing and it was
exactly what i needed to hear. As I was crying I tasted something salty.-....
and I was like no..... yep I opened my eyes ( I know this was probably bad but
it was necessary) and looked down and my hand was covered in . . . yep you
named it blood. Like my nose randomly started bleeding during the blessing. I bet that was a first for president and
people reading this letter too! Yep so I
just held my hand over my nose and when the blessing was over I hopped up and
said, “My nose is bleeding”, poor president he was all flustered and we ran
to the bathroom and then he got my comp. haha It was really random and funny
and I really am not embarrassed because lets be real stuff like this happens
all the time. So don’t be embarrassed just smile and laugh with others and just
feel good inside. There is never a need
to be embarrassed or feel dumb cause we all make mistakes and it’s going to be
ok. It was an experience I will never forget.
For me it was a blessing because the words in that blessing were exactly
what I needed to hear, like exactly! Now I will never forget what he said
because of the crazy story that happened but it is a blessing to be able to
always remember this Priesthood blessing and what was said in it because I can
gain strength and comfort from this blessing every day. Yes I now feel bonded
with president haha but yes I hope ya’ll enjoyed this one.
Cambios
OK this is the part ya’ll were probably wanted at the front
of the letter.... Yes my comp is gone... sad day indeed. She is a great
missionary. What went down was we thought we had made it because it was 11pm at
night and we were celebrating that we were still comps when the phone rang.... let’s
just say we were not excited to talk to pres. My comp went to a new area and is
training 2 new sisters and I am still in el golf. My new companion is Hermana Rivera. She is from Honduras. Mom, dad I am sure the name of this country
is bringing back fond memories of me and Sean and the other Sean almost getting
left in Honduras... sorry again but hey on the bright side if that ever happens
again I now have a friend from Honduras haha Yes she is almost 23 and she can
sing amazing (well I have just heard this I have yet to hear her sing) She has
a big family and she just recently had an operation because she had some cysts
they had to take out so we have to take it easy. Poor thing she is in pain and
walking is rough for her. El golf just got bigger yep my sector doubled in size
because President doesn’t like Elders and Sisters in the same ward so the Assistants
left and now we have their area also. Yes dad I’ll probably be walking like 24
miles a day now, just kidding. Ya it’s
crazy it’s like getting 2 areas and a
new comp and I need to teach her everything about El Golf, but it will be
adventure. She is super chill and sweet I
love her! When we finally find another place to live president will put more
sisters in this area so pray we can find a place to live that doesn’t cost a
million dollars a month cause either there are no places to live or they cost
too much, but that is just what comes with this sector.
I am excited to work with both
sides of El Golf now which is huge! It
has 7 metro stations and so walking here we come with micro and metro. We have some promising investigators that we
have found on the street and I am hoping we can visit them this week. I have
high hopes for El Golf. I just love, love, love the ward and all the people in
it. They are so sweet and loving and I
feel so lucky that i got to stay. How
sad it is going to be to leave these people. I have a for sure 6 more
weeks here to work hard and help the work progress.
This week we had some Elders
and Sisters in our zone go home as their missions came to an end. Gosh that was
so sad because who knows if I’ll ever see these wonderful people again. It
breaks my heart. That is the sad thing about the mission because you meet so
many amazing people but you have to leave them when it’s all said and done. Thank goodness for the gospel and that I will
see them again, if not in this life for sure in the next. As my MTC teacher always said we will meet
under the tree (1 nephi 8).
Love ya’ll with all of my heart! Work hard each day smile do
your best and don’t worry if you aren’t perfect cause no one is! Just make someone else smile and I think you
have done a pretty good job. Love ya’ll and remember you are always in my
prayers.
Hermana Jennings
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