Chapter 52: I ate a lot of tacos (mejicanos)
Mexican tacos:
Hermano Trochez (the fattest man I've ever seen in my life who lives downstairs from us - also the owner of our apartment - also one of my favorite ward members here) made us mexican tacos to celebrate that I hit 1 year on the mission last Thursday!! My companion ate 3, I ate 10, and good ol' Trochez ate 24! It was a good night.
Roberto and his first talk:
Remember Roberto, who we baptized a few weeks ago? He went to the temple last Saturday with the youth and did baptisms! In fact he did the baptizing! I love this kid. Then he was assigned to give a short talk along with other youth who went and spoke about his experience! Man, this kid's the best ever.
Ivan:
So our homeboy Ivan is back on date to get baptized THIS SATURDAY. That is, if the mom decides to sign the baptism record this time... We have high hopes, this kid has come a long way to where he is now.
One year got me feelin a certain kinda way:
So one year ago I took a plane to fly to the Guatemala MTC to start this whole adventure. 52 weeks later, I've been up and down Honduras, learned Spanish, been a junior companion, secretary, and district leader, and I've eaten a whole lot of beans. I've learned a lot and had a lot of eye-opening experiences. I'm so grateful that the Lord called me to come to this country and serve this people. Sure, I miss home, I miss my family, friends, regular food, and U.S. holidays, but I wouldn't trade this last 12 months for anything in the world. I'm also soo grateful to have another 12 months to go. The mission hasn't been easy but I've been blessed in so many ways and I love being able to bless the lives of others.
If you're considering serving a mission, take it up with the Lord, and He will reveal His will to you concerning it. Serving a mission will change your life and you will be able to change the lives of others for the better.
I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the kingdom of God on the earth, the Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet, and that the Book of Mormon is true. I sustain President Russel M. Nelson as a prophet, seer, and revelator, and God's divinely appointed mouthpiece in the world today. If you would like to know the truth of these things here's three easy things you can do:
1. Read the Book of Mormon
2. Pray and ask God if it's true
3. Meet with the missionaries, and go to church with them.
I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Happy 4th of July!!
Elder Jensen
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