April 15, 2014
HELLOOOO! :)
For the record, Missouri
is literally the weirdest state ever when it comes to the weather. Like two
days ago it was 80 degrees and then yesterday it dropped to 30. Can you believe
that?! These kind of things happen on a daily basis here. It's crazyyy!
So, last Wednesday I went
to my last zone conference. It was so so good! I was a little bit emotional
though. The more that I have been away from home, the more I am finding
out that I am my father's daughter. haha Not the emotional part, but in the
fact that I am becoming so sentimental. At the conference, I kept thinking
about how this is the last time I'm going to sing "Called to Serve"
with all the missionaries, or the last time I am going to be with all my
companions. As I was doing this, I kept thinking about the day we were leaving
to drop me off to college. Remember that day?? I know Ashy can remember
it perfectly! How dad made me say goodbye to every room in the house, and
drove around to say goodbye to the park, oh and don't forget Briggs! :) Well, I
have discovered that I might have a little bit of that in me too (which
dad, I don't think is a bad thing at all). I even gave my departing testimony
to the mission (which I don't think even seems right because I still have a
transfer and a half left). But, they only do zone conferences every other
transfer, so they had all the missionaries that are going home in these next
two give their testimonies. It was such a blessing because all of my companions
were able to be there too!
Knowing that I was
going to be giving my departing testimony, I had done a lot of pondering this
past week about my mission. Boy oh boy have I learned so much as a missionary!
I think one of the biggest lessons the Lord has taught me as a missionary is
what my purpose is here on this Earth. Every day as missionaries we state our
purpose. "Our purpose it to invite others to come unto Christ...." I
don't know why I didn't realize this before the mission, but this is our
purpose our entire lives. It does not change. It will not change when I come
home either. Sure, the way that we go about fulfilling this purpose varies in
different times in our lives, but in reality, we are here to first come unto
Christ ourselves, and then to invite those around us to come unto Him. How
great is our calling! I have truly come to know my Savior Jesus Christ in such
a real way as I have served Him. There's a scripture in the Book of Mormon in
Mosiah 18:30. This is when Alma is baptizing the people at the waters of
Mormon. In the verse it talks about about how all this was done in Mormon and
then it says, "how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came
to know their Redeemer.." The land of Mormon had become holy because that
is where the people of Alma had come to know and follow their Redeemer. In my
scriptures, I have written... Mormon = Kaw River, Liberty 1st, and Independence
1st. These places have become so sacred to me because of the testimony I have
gained of my Savior as I have been serving here. I am grateful for a loving
Heavenly Father, who knew that as much as my heart desired to go to South
America, that he sent me here to Independence because He knew of the people,
experiences, and testimony that I needed to receive here. I love Him so much
for this!
I love you all so so much!
This weekend is the Burch's happy sealing day! Pray for them! XOXOX
love always,
Sister Jorgensen
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