TUESDAY - We picked up the North elders from where they were
doing service and then headed down to Grand Prairie to drop off a bike
for the new elder there. We came back and were late for district
meeting. It was good, we practiced the Christmas invitation role play
that came from Salt Lake City. Then elder Virrueta and I left to go
teach Obidio with Hermano Rangel. It was a wild lesson but we were super
bold with him. He was like "So your telling me I cant trust in the
bible 100 percent" I said "That's right, its been changed by man, and
its translated and interpretated differently in every church!" But he is
a bit blind like most people. We went back to the church and Elder
Jorgensen and I rode bikes back to our apartment while Elder Virrueta
and Elder Henze went with Hermano Rangel to Oak Cliff to drop off
invitations. We waited for them to get back, we were stoked for our
exchange. We finally got back and biked over to Bishops house to get
some discs for an investigator. We knocked some doors for a bit and then
we headed to Blockbuster to meet hno Badillo for dinner. It was so good
and of course like always Elder Jorgensen and I teased each other the
whole time we were there. We left and biked to the two lessons we had,
one with the Marez family and another with Luis. We taught the Word of
Wisdom to both of them. Then we headed home. We were up pretty late just
talking, telling stories. This elder is definitely one of the elders I
WILL see after the mission.
WEDNESDAY - We woke up and for our lunch hour we headed to Best Buy, to Wal-Mart so I could get something for my companion and for elder
Jorgensen. Yes me and him are both the worst at secret santa. We both
told each other that we have each other. So we both bought the gifts we
wanted too haha. We are keeping it from everyone else though. I got my
companion the Dark Knight trilogy on blue ray. He is going to freak
hahaha. We exchanged back at 2 o clock and went to work. We visited a
few people and then went to dinner with the Barrazas and it was really
good food and then they wanted us to sing for them haha, I was all for
it! I also showed them the chipmunk thing and they freaked out about it.
We sang for them and left. All of our appointments canceled and we had a
ton. So we didn't teach the rest of the night.
THURSDAY - We didn't do anything today, my companion woke up pale
as a white horse so we were inside all day. The north elders came over
to exchange so I could go get him some soup because he was super sick, I
also got two packages. One from the fam and also from the Kerrs!
THANKS!!!! LOVED THEM! Elder Jorgensen and I went to the office because
he wanted all the music on my flash drive and we watched some of the
videos as well. They left after and went to dinner and we stayed in the
rest of the night. My companion slept all day.
FRIDAY - Elder Henze hit a year in the mission!! We went and did
some service for a member, raked up her leaves. Service always makes my
day better. I cant be around Elder Jorgensen for too long before things
get out of control. We finished all the leaves and then headed back, it
was raining pretty bad. We came back finished studies and then went out
inviting all to the activity tonight at the church. We visited some
members as well and followed up on there mission plans. We ate some food
at the Abarcas house while following up. We then headed to the activity
and it was really good. they had menudo there... YUCK! Good nativity
play and stuff though. We got out of there at 9:30 and listened to Joshs
songs on the way back, the other elders loved them!! Trying to get them
out there for you Josh ;) We dropped them off and hit the sack.
SATURDAY - 5 months from today I leave for my home... yuck.
SCARY! us and the North elders went to breakfast with hna Arrazola. It
was really good! We left quick though and dropped the other elders off
and finished studies and went to a lesson with Guadalupe and read out of
Mormon 9 and talked about miracles and I shared a few with him. Its
just so weird to teach him. Because I don't know how its possible to...
not believe in God. Doesn't make sense to me that you can think this is
it. We just POOF appeared here and POOF after we will just be gone. We
had a lesson with Raul Pacheco after and he is almost there! little more
time and he will get baptized. We then went and visited a Part member
family and talked with them for a little. We then went and ate with the
Erazos. SO GOOD! All our appointments canceled again. SO we went to an
interview with the Aguillon family and both of them passed. Ready for
baptism.
SUNDAY - Good Sabbath day. We had this lady we helped yesterday
carry her chairs she bought at a yard sale to her house and so she said
she would love to come to our church. So we went and picked her up, it
was a miracle... in fact her name was miracle hahaha well in Spanish
Milagro. She came and really enjoyed it. We went with the north elders
to the Ortizes home after for dinner and had some really good food and
were watching this really cheesy film about Daniel being tossed in the
lions den and we were laughing when we got news that two bikers were hit
by our church and so we freaked out and ran over there to find out that
it was not any missionaries thank goodness. We helped with the
Christmas program and getting it ready and enjoyed the program after. We
went and did numbers after and came back and I gave my companion a
blessing, he wasn't feeling well. We are going downtown tomorrow to get
some good Christmas pics :) I'm so excited.
love you all so much, wont have a blog next week because its
Christmas eve!!!! So MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!! FELIZ NAVIDAD!!! Ill have
two blogs the following week.
Elder Aaron Jackson
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