Great week, I've been able to learn a LOT. For example, I learned how to make ties, my new companion Elder Chagas taught me. I've made 2 so far, and they're turning out pretty nice. I wore one to mission council. gotta have the facha.
More importantly though, I learned a great lesson yesterday out teaching. Elder Chagas and I had a great lesson with one of the people we are teaching who's trying to stop smoking. We felt the Spirit very strongly, and he did too. We all felt a lot of excitement and that he could reach his goals. After the lesson, we left the house, but Elder Chagas said he'd like to talk with the elderly lady who lives next door. We didn't know her very well, but we felt like we should talk to her. She came out, and at first didn't seem interested in what we had to say. I was expecting a polite "no thank you" but when we persisted and talked more about our purpose, and offered to say a prayer in her home, she accepted. We went inside and she started to become emotional, and talked about her physical and emotional problems. We shared one of my favorite scriptures, 3 Nephi 17: 6-10, when Jesus heals the Nephites.
6 Y les dijo: He aquí, mis entrañas rebosan de acompasión por vosotros.
7 ¿Tenéis enfermos entre vosotros? Traedlos aquí. ¿Tenéis cojos, o ciegos, o lisiados, o mutilados, o leprosos, o atrofiados, o sordos, o quienes estén afligidos de manera alguna? Traedlos aquí y yo los sanaré, porque tengo compasión de vosotros; mis entrañas rebosan de misericordia.
8 Pues percibo que deseáis que os muestre lo que he hecho por vuestros hermanos en Jerusalén, porque veo que vuestra afe es bsuficiente
9 Y sucedió que cuando hubo hablado así, toda la multitud, de común acuerdo, se acercó, con sus enfermos, y sus afligidos, y sus cojos, y sus ciegos, y sus mudos, y todos los que padecían cualquier aflicción; y los asanaba a todos, según se los llevaban.
10 Y todos ellos, tanto los que habían sido sanados, como los que estaban sanos, se postraron a sus pies y lo adoraron; y cuantos, por la multitud pudieron acercarse, le abesaron los pies, al grado de que le bañaron los pies con sus lágrimas.
After the scripture and a prayer, she started to cry and asked us to come back when we visit our other friend. Elder Chagas and I talked later about how crazy it is that there are so many people that just don't know they need the Gospel, but once they hear it, they find what can fill the emptiness they have. The Gospel saves lives, learn it, live it, love it.
Elder Jenkins, peacin' out
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