...alliteration is easier when you have two languages to work with...
I hope you all had an incredible week. It has been such a blessing to
see how so many have had their thoughts directed to the Savior and His
sacrifice for everyone of us. It has been amazing to see how the Lord
has used this special time to prepare very special people to talk to
us and come to a knowledge of the Lord. We so often fall into the
routine of saying, Jesus died for the world, but we often forget he
did so for each person individually, which means you and me.
Hallelujah
To be quite honest, we did not have much faith in the productivity of
this week, but surprisingly we were able to move forward with little
or no distraction nor obstructions to the work. In fact, I didn't even
see one procession! I was kind of hoping to see at least one, but as
we thought about going out of way to see it we decided that it would
not be a great use of the Lords time, and that we can come back in a
couple years and watch it on our own time. The devotion of the people
is very admirable. There is a procession that goes from 10 at night to
12 in the morning!
We were able to have another baptism this week! It was a man from
Nigeria and he is incredible! It really impresses me how someone who
maybe can't even understand the language that we speak in the church
can feel the spirit so strongly that he can decide to be baptized. So
many people want to see before they can believe, and this man can't
even hear what is being said and he still has the faith to believe.
He's awesome and is teaching me their native language Ebu.
One miracle that we had this week, among the many. We were walking
home at night and we were talking to each other in English....even
though we aren't really supposed to....I'll be better I promise....but
regardless, we were speaking in English and we walked past this
younger looking man and I said hola to him and he said no I speak
English too! So we started to talk to him and he was from Lebanon and
we here studying. He actually asked us where our church was and when
he could come by and see it. We invited him to an activity the next
night, which he came to, then he came to the baptism, and church on
Sunday. He is incredible and so prepared. We taught him the lesson of
the restoration and asked him what he would ask God right now
concerning the message we shared and he said nothing. And I was like
would you ask him if it was true, to which he responded I already
know it's true. I kind of was taken aback, I almost said you can't
know it's true you have to pray first! But instead we asked how he
knew and he said he could just feel it as we were talking! We got him
to pray for a confirmation and as we invited him to be baptized by the
restored authority of God he began to cry. I realized in that moment
what the opportunity to be baptized really means to someone who is
looking and has that desire. I'm excited to keep working with him and
learn more about the land where the savior walked.
As this amazing week comes to a close, I just want to testify that
Jesus Christ lives. I know that he suffered for our sins, felt our
pains and sorrows, was lifted up on the cross, and most glorious of
all, rose on the third day. I hope that we can always keep in
remembrance what he did for us, but even more that we can remember
what He DOES for us because He lives.
I love you all! Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Jenkins
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