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Hey. No one wrote me this week. That's okay.
You're probably all busy getting ready to celebrate
Jonathan's 17TH BIRTHDAY! Happy birthday, bro.
I love you!
We are here in dear old Bosque. Hermana Pocco is a hoot.
We laugh at each other alot. Well, I laugh at her. She says
that I should have to pay for all the laughs she gives me.
haha. There's another one.
This week Ximena was baptized! She's 13 and her mom
and sister are less active. Her mom came to church for the
first time in a long time 3 weeks ago, and has come these
past two weeks. My companion says that it is a complete
transformation, because before she was completely
unwilling to let Ximena be baptized. But when she came,
Ximena and her sister, Cynthia, bore their testimonies in
church and it was really awesome. Having a good
experience in church can change a person's life. Help other
people to have a positive experience in church! It'll make it
happier for you too.
So, I've been thinking about some birthday advice to give
Jonny, because a year from now you can be a
MISSIONARY! Woohoo! And I feel like this is good for
everyone, so I'll send it to all of you.
I've thought of three things that I would have liked to
(or should have) put in to practice before my mission,
but I didn't because I didn't know any better
(Whoever said that ignorance is bliss was totally wrong):
1) I am extremely (and by extremely I mean very very
very very very very very very very very
very very
very very
very very
very very
very very
very very
very very
the support that I have received that has enabled me to
be a missionary at this time. However, in retrospect, I
would like to have paid for some of my mission
(Dear Mom and Dad, please don't feel bad. Like I said,
I am EXTREMELY grateful. But I'm also the guinea pig.
Isn't it great to have a talking guinea pig? Love, Jane).
Having things come easily means that you don't always
appreciate what a great sacrifice they really are. I should
have sacrificed more to prepare myself to be a good
missionary, and I feel that paying for my mission would
have helped me to do that. What you should learn from
this: Work hard and save up.
2) I never really shared the gospel with people. Told them
I'm Mormon, yes. Expressed opinions, yes. But really
taught and testified of the gospel and how it can bless
the lives of others, no. I attribute this to ignorance as
well. Anyway, an important part of being a good
missionary is having the gospel be a part of you. Another
important part is being able to connect with people,
especially being able to help members to help
investigatores, because as members we don't usually
know how to share the gospel. Lesson to be learned:
Share the gospel. You can do this as you invite friends
to come to church and to activities, as you share your
knowledge of the Book of Mormon and of the plan of
salvation, and as you live in a Christ-like way. Pray to
know who to share the gospel with and pray to know how.
And ASK THE MISSIONARIES. They can help you. :)
Practicing with another person what you are going to
say is very effective also. I do it on a daily basis.
3) There is so much information, so much doctrine, and
Preach My Gospel is so bit that I didn't really know
where to start. Now I've learned. Obviously we can't
teach everything we know to other people, but as we
learn to apply the principles of the gospel to real needs
and real circumstances, we understand it better and we
gain a testimony. And we can explain it better to others.
So, Focus your gospel study on real needs and real
circumstances. You can study to help a quorum
member become more active, to help you sister have
more confidence, or to help a friend who is going through
a hard time. Just think, ''What doctrine does this person
need to know, understand, and live so that they can
overcome this problem?'' Pray as you begin your study,
while you study, and at the end, and God will answer
that question. Our understanding of the gospel deepens
when we make it a part of our every day living. Be willing
to teach what you learn to others and to invite them to live it.
Never forget that the first principles of the gospel are faith
and repentance., Every day we have to exercise our faith
to obey and to repent, or we are not living the gospel. If we
do that, we live our covenants and we will have the constant
companionship of the Spirit. I know that Christ lives and that
he is our Savior.
I love you!
Hermana Jackson
