I haven´t really talked about food a lot, but its been a working progress. For those who don´t know, I was a VERY picky eater before my mission so I have been trying really hard to change that. I have been able to eat everything, but somethings just take me a little longer. Really, the culture here is so diverse that we eat things from every country. Some of my favorite things, however, are Spanish tortillas, chocolate filled croissants, and paella.
We had a really fun P-day as a zone today, because a lot of the missionaries are leaving for transfers, so we climbed this mountain on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and at the top there was an old World War 2 Cannon lookout. It was so awesome to see all of the cannons and the watch towers, and then we even got to go into one of the cannons and explore. The view was amazing too. Every day I´m more and more astounded by this country.
I had a really awesome experience in a lesson this past week. We brought out the stake president with us, who is pretty notorious for being long winded, so we didn't really expect to have to do a ton of talking, and we were definitely right. Right from the start of the lesson he took over and started talking, using such beautiful and amazing words and examples. I was pretty impressed and I felt kind of inadequate to try and talk, but after about 20 minutes I decided to just slip in and give a small little testimony to let him catch his breath. As I was talking, I saw her eyes get super big and after I was done she told us that she felt something so strong as I was talking. She said even though the words of president were beautiful and eloquent, when I spoke she felt like there was a knot in her throat. I was absolutely amazed and humbled. The Lord had used my measly 5 weeks of broken Spanish in order to touch the heart of one of His children. It reminded me that we as missionaries do so little. We find, and open our mouths, and the spirit does the rest.
Also, I remember talking last week about the feeling of disappointment when an investigator doesn't come to church. Well this week, I got to feel the total opposite. The excitement and fear of sitting next to an investigator who finally came and wondering what is going through their head and if they are liking it or not. So many emotions, but in the end its really just a pure joy in knowing that someone took a step toward Jesus Christ.
As a mission this month, we have been studying chapter 6 in preach my gospel, which is about the attributes of Christ. There is an attribute assessment at the back of the chapter, and so we all took it, extremely honestly, and are now in the process of trying to improve on these attributes. I would challenge anyone reading this to do the same. Either take a PMG, or just think of an attribute, assess how you are doing, and then make goals and study to improve. As we strive to become more like our Elder Brother, we will be more able to receive guidance in our lives, surmount our challenges, and recognize the hand of God every day.
Hope you all have an amazing week!
Love,
Elder Jenkins
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