Week 23 - She Proposed?
This week was amazing! One of the best weeks of my mission, hands down. Let's skip to the good stuff:
We began the week with some awesome lessons. Elder Camilo and I do practices during comp study and we have really developed a chemistry in teaching and it really helps invite the Spirit. Our ward mission leader had a feeling that we should go visit an old investigator from years and years back, so we went. His name is Javier, and all we did was sing a hymn, I Know That My Redeemer Lives, and he began to cry. He had been going to church years back, but stopped. He drinks often, but he told us he knows that this is the true church. He really really wants to change. The Spirit was incredibly strong during the lesson. He came to church and Sunday and wants to be baptized. What an experience. We were super grateful for Hno. Miguel (ward mission leader) for magnifying his calling and following the promptings of the Spirit. We had 3 other fantastic lessons with the Spirit so so strong but I will save those stories for another day.
On Tuesday I met this guy who lives in Utah. He is originally from El Salvador and served in my area as a missionary years back. He lives close to BYU campus owns a taco food truck down in Provo and sells all the time at my high school Lone Peak! What a small world, he told me he is going to visit and talk with my family when he gets back haha. Also, I got proposed to...?? 3 or 4 times actually. This nice lady (about 35-40 years old) that works at a restaurant near our house was telling me she really wants to go to the USA but can't get a VISA. She kept saying, "Please marry me, please marry me Johnson. We have nothing to lose just please marry me Johnson." Wow... Take the most uncomfortable feeling you've ever felt, and it still isn't anywhere near what I was feeling in that moment. Oh my goodness the whole thing was so weird. My comp was just dying laughing. And last random thing, I got to play the piano in sacrament meeting this week which was fun.
Also we had interviews with President Duran this week. It went super good and although it was a quick interview, it was nice to talk to him and get to know him a little better. It was also nice to catch up with Elder Ruff (my old zone leader now AP) and some other missionaries there. We had a meeting during the interviews and learned a lot too.
I had some amazing and crazy experiences this week for sure. But one thing that I am realizing is true is that there is more than 3 missions in El Salvador. There are actually four. The fourth mission is of the angels, as they minister and prepare the hearts of the people so that each person remembers this message from their pre-earth life and accepts this Gospel. This work is the best. It's tough, but it is all worth it. Have an amazing week everyone. Love and miss you all. Nos vemos!
-- Elder Jake
We began the week with some awesome lessons. Elder Camilo and I do practices during comp study and we have really developed a chemistry in teaching and it really helps invite the Spirit. Our ward mission leader had a feeling that we should go visit an old investigator from years and years back, so we went. His name is Javier, and all we did was sing a hymn, I Know That My Redeemer Lives, and he began to cry. He had been going to church years back, but stopped. He drinks often, but he told us he knows that this is the true church. He really really wants to change. The Spirit was incredibly strong during the lesson. He came to church and Sunday and wants to be baptized. What an experience. We were super grateful for Hno. Miguel (ward mission leader) for magnifying his calling and following the promptings of the Spirit. We had 3 other fantastic lessons with the Spirit so so strong but I will save those stories for another day.
On Tuesday I met this guy who lives in Utah. He is originally from El Salvador and served in my area as a missionary years back. He lives close to BYU campus owns a taco food truck down in Provo and sells all the time at my high school Lone Peak! What a small world, he told me he is going to visit and talk with my family when he gets back haha. Also, I got proposed to...?? 3 or 4 times actually. This nice lady (about 35-40 years old) that works at a restaurant near our house was telling me she really wants to go to the USA but can't get a VISA. She kept saying, "Please marry me, please marry me Johnson. We have nothing to lose just please marry me Johnson." Wow... Take the most uncomfortable feeling you've ever felt, and it still isn't anywhere near what I was feeling in that moment. Oh my goodness the whole thing was so weird. My comp was just dying laughing. And last random thing, I got to play the piano in sacrament meeting this week which was fun.
Also we had interviews with President Duran this week. It went super good and although it was a quick interview, it was nice to talk to him and get to know him a little better. It was also nice to catch up with Elder Ruff (my old zone leader now AP) and some other missionaries there. We had a meeting during the interviews and learned a lot too.
I had some amazing and crazy experiences this week for sure. But one thing that I am realizing is true is that there is more than 3 missions in El Salvador. There are actually four. The fourth mission is of the angels, as they minister and prepare the hearts of the people so that each person remembers this message from their pre-earth life and accepts this Gospel. This work is the best. It's tough, but it is all worth it. Have an amazing week everyone. Love and miss you all. Nos vemos!
-- Elder Jake
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