Dear My Beloveds,
We've got some news! I'm going to Amish Country!!!! Well not super Amish, just the west side of Lancaster, which I've heard is just a smaller version of Baltimore. So I am super excited. I am going to be doubled in with Elder Ruesch. We were in the MTC together, so we're both pretty new and are ready to absolutely kill it, so it's going to be so much fun! And the best part is this is a brand new area. So we are opening it up! So so so excited!!
Also something I learned this week is that there is absolutely no way God does not have a sense of humor! This past week I've been studying about faith and how to truly walk by faith as a missionary and how to be more in tune with the spirit, so I can truly let the Lord guide his work!
So this past Saturday I made the decision to truly go by faith and let the Lord guide his work. And I had the faith that we were going to find a lot of people that day, because we had 3 super solid lessons at the night time.
But I believe God truly wanted to see if I would walk by faith, because every single one of our lessons fell through that night. But that didn't discourage us and it just made us pray even more and we were truly guided by the spirit that night!
We then came back to the apartment to await for Transfer Boards and again I feel the Lord wanted to test my faith, because I found out that I am leaving Baltimore, getting doubled in, opening up a whole new area, and being senior companion. But you know, its going to be such a fun time and I know it's the Lord's work and there's definitely a reason I need to go at this time!
The scripture for this transfer will be Proverbs 3:5-6
" Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
TRUST IN THEE, NOT ME!
Funnies:
1. We came back to the apartment one night and like 20 minutes after we got home the fire alarm in the whole building went off. So we had to book it out of our apartment and we went to the front porch and had a nice chat with all of our neighbors. Turns out it wasn't real and someone just probably pulled the alarm, but it was really fun!
2. I've got a love and hate relationship with the buses. But I am really going to miss them when I leave! This past week we were contacting someone on the street, and we look up and see the police helicopter with the spot light close to us, which is no biggie because we see that every day. But then it started to circle by us and was shining its light on the other side of the street. We then look over and 2 cop cars had pulled a bus over, and then out of all directions like 6 more cop cars came flying in and surrounded the bus. They then took like 5 people off the bus and threw them in the back of the police cars and everyone drove off. BCPD coming to the rescue!
3. I never have to worry about buying toothpaste again! We stopped by an extremely less active family, and they just let us in. As we were leaving they were so happy we stopped by, they gave us like 3 packs of Oreo's and then she ran downstairs and came up with 4 tubes of toothpaste! She literally just gave us whatever she could! Such a blessed woman. And don't worry the toothpaste wasn't expired! Hahaha
4. I was on exchanges and we were supposed to meet someone at the church but they were super late, so my companion for the day really wanted Domino's. So we went and bought a pizza, but as they were making it we get a text saying they are ready at the church. So we may or may not have said that we were going to be late because we were in a lesson, but it's all good. We weren't too late, and we got a free pizza because they messed up on one. So we each got our own pizza! Pretty sweet!
It's been a great week! And catch y'all next week with my horse and buggie and my brother Jebidiah!
Elder Jorgensen
Pics:
1 Exchange fun!
2-3 When your apartment burns down
4 The trio 2.0
