Pres. Jackson spoke about preparation in the Zone Conference. and preparation is essential before any act performed unto the Lord. So keep it up!!
Wow. I cannot believe Janzen will be taking off soon!!!! Get me his stuff.. the first part of the mission (at least after the MCT for me) was the hardest time in my life, but the most sacred time of my life. I would not be half of who I am now without A Coruña. I am so excited for him!!!
This really is the best two years. It may be tough some times, but that's why faith is so important. Something I feel like I've lacked, but with faith in the Lords promises, that's when we see miracles in our lives.
Thank you for your testimony of a mother. I don't know if you understand the strength and power of a mothers testimony for her son. So thank you.
Well this week wasn't anything to crazy but we are just having an incredible time out here in B4!!! Life is so good. Life is perfect. We decided we love hard times and the change in attitude has made all the difference. We kind of, in a way, prayed last week to be able to understand the Plan of Salvation and the Atonement better and we had a week of dropping investigators, more finding, losing investigators, but pure bliss, happiness and joy. Because, amidst the hardship, the Lord, according to our faith, blesses us with miracles and truly blesses us with the utmost joy the gospel truly brings. We were waiting for a family in a park the other day and they weren't showing up, so instead we contacted a guy who sat down on his suitcase and we taught him lesson one. Later the family showed up. The hand of the Lord was there.
Miguel, the husband of Sylvia is progressing extremely well and is beginning to gain his own personal desires to follow the Lord and not only try and fix his relationship with his wife. We contacted a Spaniard family on a bench one night and a couple nights later went and had a lesson with them. The wife is extremely excited and says she is going to read and study the book and "of course I'll pray!" The husband believes in science, and doesn't want the Book of Mormon but says he loves to listen. They have a 16 or 17-year-old son and an 11-year-old daughter. This is the first time I have ever taught a Spaniard family my entire mission. This doesn't happen often and we have been so blessed. Jose Luis and Imaculada. We have been meeting with Christian and he loves listening. He's way cool. Anahi (Javier's daughter) is struggling right now so please keep her in your prayers. She's going through some teenage stuff and it's stressing Jajvier out but it will all be good. She's a good girl and we had a really good lesson about "stand ye in holy places" the other day.
We had a rough day of contacting and nothing but that night we were in a park and there was absolutely nobody there but we saw one person sitting on a bench. We went over and it was a 17-year-old kid. We talked to him, he invited us to sit down and he listened to lesson one! Heavenly Father lives and loves his children. This week was incredible. Nothing to crazy happened but we have been so blessed.
Amazing week!!!!!! I love you all.
For the spiritual thought this week: A goal I have is to develop "unshakable faith" and the way to this is found in Jacob 4:6. The answer is simple, and is something that in these modern days we sometimes take for granted. The key is "we search the prophets." and through their studies they "obtain a hope", a hope in Christ and their "faith becameth unshaken". So I exhort you all at home to search the words of our living prophets. Everyone try and read at least one talk from a recent conference and next week I would love to receive emails of what you learned and also how it has strengthened your faith. I love you all!! I testify of the reality of the restoration. Joseph Smith was a prophet of the living God and President Monson is truly the prophet for the whole world today. I testify of the reality of that calling.
Have an amazing week!!!!
Love,
Elder Jarrett Anderson
¡El reino de dios o nada!
