Dear family & friends,
So many great things happening here!
First off, Sister Rye is SO awesome and we're having SO much fun together!
Lately, she's been super nauseous all day, every day, and the doctors have a
few theories of what's wrong with her stomach. Yet, she KEEPS WORKING anyway!
What a champion! We went to the doctor earlier today and she got to eat some
radioactive eggs. Hopefully they'll be able to see for sure what's going on so
she doesn't have to put up much longer. Hate seeing her have to struggle with
that.
I feel like there's been a theme this week of trying to strengthen others,
especially missionaries. As Sister Training Leaders, we've been able to listen
to some of our Sisters' problems and counsel them the best we can. It's really
such a blessing to be put in a position of helping others through their problems
and concerns. Forgetting yourself and worrying about others is one of the most
rewarding and things we can do as brothers and sisters. I just hope I can be a
mouthpiece for the comfort and advice God wants to give them.
Also, we're going on two companion exchanges this week and two next week.
Aw yeah.
Right now, we're actively teaching three investigators on BYU-I campus and
one in our family stake. At BYU, we have Welecele, from Tanzania, So, from
South Korea, and Celene, from California. They're all so cute! They're about
our age, which is definitely a change. They all have wonderful personalities,
and they all have some obstacles standing in the way of their receiving the
Gospel into their lives. Welecele already has so much faith in the Church and
wants to be baptized so badly, but her mom doesn't want her to, so she doesn't
feel like now is the right time. Celene is Catholic and doesn't want to leave
that behind, but also loves the Church. So wants to believe, and is trying hard
to receive and answer and increase her faith. We were also approached this week
by a girl named Julie on campus who has been a Mormon her whole life, but has
lots of doubts and questions. She is a SWEETHEART and we've already been able
to teach her twice! She's doing everything she can to regain and strengthen her
testimony, and she's so solid!
On the home front, we're teaching an almost 12 year-old girl named Kamryn.
Super cute! She was able to make it out to church this sunday as well! She
and her parents want her to be baptized; it's just a matter of matching up her
parents' and family's schedules for when the baptism happens. We also teach and
serve a lot of less-active members here. It's all inviting others to come unto
Christ, no matter if they're members or not. Woo!
There are also these two hispanic men, Julio and Manuel, that have been
going to church on campus (though they aren't students) for a while now and want
to meet with us and learn more we were able to meet a few days ago! I'll tell
you more about them next week. They're SO cool!
I know that this is Christ's church on the earth again. I know that if we
apply Christ's Atonement to our lives as fully as we can (through faith,
repentance, baptism by priesthood authority, receiving the gift of the Holy
Ghost, and enduring to the end), we can purify and sanctify ourselves, fitting
us for the Kingdom. The Atonement is a free gift. All we have to do is accept
it. The Holy Ghost can testify of truths and comfort us. All we have to do is
let ourselves feel His influence. Seeking for truth requires not just your
mind, but your heart as well, cheesy as that sounds.
I love you all soooo much! I'm excited to skype/google chat this sunday!!
Read Mosiah 4:9. We've used that a lot this past week.
All my love,
Sister Jacobson
P.s. Remember Cody, with cerebral palsy? He's getting baptized this
saturday, and we get to go down and see it! AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! (What a great birthday that will be for her!)
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