Mighty Mighty Joneses: Week 24 In Mexico Hermana Jones

So this week was super good because Hermana Vea and I decided to do everything that we possibly could to find people to teach. So we found a lady, Roxana. The first time we talked to her it was good. However, the second day we came over to her house, her mother in law was there. It was obvious that she was there just to fight with us. Everything we said she would fight against it. It was one of the best lessons that we have ever had though because every time she would say something we would just bear our testimony. I have never felt the spirit so strongly in my life. I think I was converted in that lesson instead of Roxana… hahah.

There was a part of the lesson where I started shaking. It was weird because I was about to talk about Joseph Smith and the first vision. I just prayed in my heart to have the strength and the Spirit to help. When I said the first vision I felt every word of it and knew it was true. Maybe Roxana will never get baptized but I think I will remember that lesson for the rest of my life!

I’ve thought a lot about how the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ is our unique message. However sometimes, it is the message that we have the most fear to share. We believe in revelation. We believe in a living prophet. This sets us apart from every other church. I know that when we talk about these things and bear our testimonies of these things that the Spirit will bear testimony through us.

I had to give a talk on Sunday. I have thought a lot about why we share the gospel with others. I have thought a lot about why I am hear giving up a year of my life. The answer I finally found in the scriptures was in Romans where it says" I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ". (I never have my scriptures with me when I go to write letters home. I should start bringing them, so that I can quote the scriptures right). I’ve thought a lot how everything centers in Jesus Christ.

Every week we have to contact at least 70 people in the streets and I usually start with, “Hola soy Hermana Jones y este es mi compañera Hermana Vea. Y SOMOS REPRESENTANTES DE JESUCRITO”. In English that is… we are representatives of Jesus Christ. If we don’t say this one line, we are not allowed to count it as a contact. It doesn’t matter how long we were talking to them. In Preach My Gospel it says our purpose is to invite people to come unto Christ. We are to help people realize that this isn’t just another church here on the earth. That is church is the restored church that Christ established while he was here on the earth. Christ is the leader of this church.

Anyway this week was super sad because I was transferred out of EL Oro. I seriously feel like part of my heart was torn out. I thought I knew what a broken heart was but I was very very very wrong. I had no idea. Even though I had a lot of hard times in El Oro, I met some of the best people I have ever know in my life. It’s going to be OK though because Hermana Vea and I decided we are going to go visit El Oro together (The City of Gold hahah). We are both studying in Utah after the mission. She gets home 3 months before me.

I am now in a big city again in Taluca. My new companion is Hna. Mejila. She is super cute and tiny. She looks super tiny in the picture but I am bending down. She is smaller than she looks! This area seems like it will be good. It will take some getting used to after spending the majority of my mission so far in El Oro.

Oh and my foot is fine. I feel like things heal crazy fast here. I was only limping for like 2 days. I think all the exercise of walking up mountains and stuff warms up your foot or something. Really I have no idea but I’m fine.

Our area here in Taluca is crazy. We just have one neighborhood. It is a gated community. No one can come in unless they live there. There are stores and everything inside the gates. So the only time we leave is to go to church. It is kind of convenient because everyone you talk to lives here. It is about 2 miles long. I kind of feel weird after being in a huge area where all you can see are fields and animals. Now this place is so tiny and fenced all around. I am sure I am going to learn to love this area just as much though. It is like those movies where everything is super perfect inside the fence. There are little cute houses and parks but then there is a huge fence around it. There are police every five feet and no one inside knows what is going on outside. Hahah- Joke!!! I am just being dramatic. I hope you guys have a great week though and keep doing great things.

Love,

Hermana Jones