Monday-We had a packed monday, 4 lessons set up boom, boom, boom, BOOM! all right after the end of Pday, our first was with Manuel and he was the same as last time, bringing up awkward chastity questions, Martin and Maribel were not there, Jaclyn we brought Hna Almazan and she did an awesome job at connecting with her, Then we taught Hno Munoz for like 15 minutes and had to run to sandwhich night.
Tuesday-Day of District meeting, It was a good meeting and we focused really on the importance of planning, we planned to have a combined planning day on thursday to help one another. After we got done and headed home we started to track, we headed to an apartment that looked as if it could be crawling with hispanics, the first 8 doors. Nothing, We stopped and tried to figure out what was going on cause we both felt like something was up. We said a prayer and the first door we knocked, heard rambling spanish draw nearer to the door and she opened it up and let us in, we taught a powerful lesson and got a return appoinment. The power of prayer is underestimated. Because of Sandwhich night we were not able to have a full lesson with Hno Munoz last night so we went back tonight and taught the plan of salvation, it was great. In the car ride home Hna Almazan told us about how Hno Munoz has been kind of rebelious against listening to the missionaries but he loves us and she said she knows we were the ones chosen specifically for him, and i dont doubt that one bit, the lord knows the exact presidents, companions, people that will be with EVERY missionary, he knows my little brother adams companions and why they will be his companions, where he will go. Its truly amazing.
Wednesday-Pretty normal day, we had a lesson with Fabricio and we actually got him to listen, we tried to share personal expierences and help him realize that this life is short and important. I shared some of my high school expierences and my descision to leave on my mission. His little sister was having chest pains and her mom asked us about the priestood and asked us to give her a blessing so i was able to do that, so greatful to be a priestood holder. During the lesson we got a call from the bishop saying he just married a couple and they were ready to be baptized, so we just had that fall into our lap, my companion said i was a miriacle worker because he had never seen the progress we have done in his mission, he hasnt had a baptism yet and now we have several dates, awesome people and are looking at having a awesome month of october.
Thursday-Planning session was a mess, we had to hunt for a ride last night and i hate it, so sick of asking people for stuff. We found one, then at 2 in the morning one of our investigadors calls us up to see.. how we are doing? at 2!!! We got a ride to planning but for some reason i was thinking it was at 11 when it was at 12 so we got there an hour early, but we went to get something to eat, the planning session was okay, not worth all the trouble. We tried to set up an appoinment with Fidel and he gave us the usual No puedo visitar con ustedes por que yo tengo trabajo todos los dias so we just were sitting there and he randomly calls us and we go over teach the restoration and almost set a date with him and his mom. After we headed to see Hno Munoz again and teach more, He is so ready for baptism. It rained so hard and lightning every second, storms here are awesome! then we went on exchanges, going with someone newer than me! excited to see how it goes.
Friday-Exchanges start and we have a busy day ahead, elder Jorgensen is an interesting character... He crashed on his bike it was pretty crazy. But he is very awkward with all his contacting but is working on it. We talked to a lot of crazy people (side note that i just remembered, i heard my first gun shots last week and i forgot to put it in my blog i think 4 shots :) probably not a thing to be very excited about) anyway, we talked to all hispanics pretty much, my spanish was enough to be able to comunicate just fine. We then went to dinner with the bishop, ends up Elder Hansen got a flat on my bike but fixed it, after dinner we came out to find elder Jorgensen got a flat too! so we had to walked wal mart, we then booked it to our lesson which punched. So we went tracking and well it was just awkward. I was happy to get home in my area after.
Saturday-I have been so excited for today. General conference. The first session was awesome, new temple in provo and a temple in paris france! When i get back i plan to go on a temple trip and just go to as many as i can. We were at the church all day, and mcdonalds was the closest place so we ate there for lunch and dinner YUCK! i didnt eat at all the second time cause i was just sick of it. We played basketball in our church clothes inbetween, it was pretty intense, i did really good, could of dunked it if i had a chance but they kept double teaming me, not out of intention just because no one knew what they were doing. The pristood session was great, My favorite, Jeffery R Holland spoke pure power, Thomas S. Monson spoke about Dallas Texas! His talk is so true, no joke, so many churches here, everywhere! I feel so dumb that i never took advantage of conference in my youth, these are prophets and apostles of God. I was more excited than any football, basketball, or championship game of any kind. Ask Elder Jorgensen, i was bugging him all night saying "guess what tomorrow is" he would reply "what.." "WE GET TO HEAR FROM THE PROPHETS AND APOSTLES!" it was so good though, so so good, took so many notes.
Sunday-Another day of feasting upon the words of the pophets and apostles. We went to lunch at Hna Almazans for lunch after the first session and the food was amazing, we were almost late for the second session, as it ended we walked out side sad as for we have to wait 6 more months for that again, but thats okay because it well go by so fast. We went tracking and the very first house we knocked we got in and they are solid! We got a return appoinment and we were amazed at how prepared they were, but like i said before, the lord knows who we need to talk to and when. Im so blessed to be out here doing this, forgetting about my needs and focusing on the needs of others, actually doing something instead of nothing. I have learned so much out here and i will never stop learning, i love it, i love this church because i can be who i want to be and still recieve blessings. I can be with my family forever and NO other church can give you that, NOTHING ON THIS PLANET can give you that, but this church. Thanks to all my followers. Love,
Elder Aaron Jackson
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