MONDAY - Pretty normal pday. Got everything done and just went to lunch and shopped. Nothing new. Then we had a few appointments. We had an awesome lesson with this girl we found and we went and she just left her kids in the house while she went to some guys apartment. Sick world we live in! Then we had a really good noche de hogar with Santiago and with the De la Cruz family and also the Arrazolas. We watched the John Tanner story and then just talked after. Way spiritual!
TUESDAY - We had our studies and then we went to do service at the
thrift store. Really not as good the first time haha. Was not enjoyable
but we did help them and that is what counts. Also bought a shirt for
Elder Chappell. Bulls Derrik Rose shirt for $1. SWOOP! We left and were
going to knock but didnt have a lot of time so we went back changed and
went to dinner with the Part member family, Jimenez family. Flautas! So
good. Then we had a sweet lesson with this new girl who is the friend of
la hermana Mackay. We taught the Restoration and it went really well.
She understood it very well! Then we visited the Villatoros and
Villanuevas.
WEDNESDAY - We did some knocking today and talked to a bunch of
people. We had a lesson with the Rivera family and it was sweet we gave
the mom a blessing too. They kept telling us they were never come back
and that doesnt matter who comes. We were some of thousands of
missionaries that have tried and tried again. But she said she was ready
to come back. We had an amazing lesson and then we set up a family home
evening and hopefully we can talk to the dad. We then went to dinner
and ate some amazing tortas with the Mancia family. SO GOOD! Im going to
miss this food. We then taught Raul with hno Magana who is a boss! Then
we gave a blessing to hna Jasimine Coronas son who was sick. Then we
headed home for the night.
THURSDAY - We are on the verge of reaching standards so we just
skipped planning today and went knocking. We didnt have much success so
we went and got lunch and had pupusas and contacted the waitress. We
then went to the church to help set up for the wedding and the baptism.
It was a way good wedding. I said the opening prayer and then they were
married and then we had the wedding. Hno Cruz is crazy! He wanted to do
all this stuff against the manual for baptism and so he was mad when we
told him no. So we did it, it was so long! Then we ate... not very good
food for a wedding. We went to braums to eat ice cream on the way back.
Crazy day. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
FRIDAY - Today we were chewed out by a 70. Elder Audikitais came
and got on our case about our planning and everything that we do. But oh
my goodness, it was the most I've learned in a meeting in a while. It
was from 9 to 5. Long time but I got a lot out of it and I plan to set
goals to baptize every week the last 6 weeks of my mission. Long meeting
but amazing. I'll show notes after my mission to those who care to see.
We had dinner with the Abarca family after and visited some people. We
found a really solid girl who wants to come to church and learn more. We
planned to end our night after getting chewed out haha. Got to get
better. Thats for sure.
SATURDAY - Another crazy day! Baptism of Santiago was awesome!!
Super good service! We then went out and contacted people and then went
to dinner with the Coronas and had more flautas. Then we went back after
visiting hna Barraza... the call came. My 7th and final area. Garland
6, getting doubled in. Elder Trover is my new companion.
SUNDAY - Conference today so it was weird not being able to say
to everyone I'm leaving. So after dinner with the Ayalas I went and said
good bye to a few people. Got pics with the Aguillon, Ayala, Santiago,
Raul. So sad I'm leaving. Im going to miss this ward. Santiago came with
us and invited Rauls wife to church! So boss already! Love the kid. I
packed the rest of the night. Also in the morning we had our solid
investigator at conference as we chased her little kid around the gym.
So we didnt get to see much of it but that's ok. We went to the english
one and it started out in spanish hahaha the english members were kind
of freaking out. The message applied EXACTLY to our investigator...
church is true. Love you all, off to Garland!
Elder Jackson
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