Hola Amigas y Amigos y familia! I hope your week was awesome! My week

was! First order of business. Transfer calls are this Saturday so I

might be leaving D-Town on Tuesday the 24th, but I will let you know

next Monday what the verdict of Heavenly Father is! So if you're

sending anything (letters etc) I'd hold off unless you know it'll make

it by Saturday!

We have had a interesting week this week. Full of good times and weird

people, but welcome to the life of a missionary right?

Well to start off let me tell you all about Oscar. Oscar was so fun to

take to the temple! Afterwards we went out to dinner and he informed

us that he enjoyed getting in the pool. It was so funny to watch him

to the proxies because he would literally just sit down in the water

and poor Elder Kunz (who was doing the baptisms) had to strain to get

him back up and out of the water. He also got to pass the sacrament on

Sunday and on every row he asked the people "how ya doin?" He is so

funny.

Maurice is doing so good! He got the priesthood on Sunday and its just

an amazing feeling to see the people youve worked so close with and

love so much to continue to progress in the Gospel with the ordinances

needed to help them learn and grow even more.

We met a lady named Jen this week. Jen is a former investigator that

met with missionaries about 8ish years ago. We stopped by because the

elders told us we should before they left and we were around her area.

So anyway we set up a time to come back and meet with her so we met

with her on Friday and man was it interesting. She was like 100% sure

that Joseph Smith is a false prophet. She used Deuteronomy 13:1-4 to

back up her claim. She also told us that since Jospeh Smith is a false

prophet the Book of Mormon is false and she isn't going to read a

false book of scripture. So yeah, we can kind of see why missionaries

stopped going by because she is very firm in her belief system which

is far from what we believe. We are meeting with her one more time to

just try to explain to her everything but who knows. Keep her in your

prayers and maybe the spirit will soften her heart.

Speaking of prayers. Darren. Darren is being ridiculous. His grandson

is supposed to be born on January 25th and his daughter or daughter in

law or whatever keeps having false labor so he keeps canceling. He

just texted us not too long ago informing us that until the baby is

born we should just stop meeting. So yeah.

We were able to contact a man named Peter again this week and set up a

time next week to go visit with him! He's super cool. I think I may

have told you all about him before but just in case. Peter was someone

whose door we knocked on before Christmas and so he asked us to come

back after the holidays. He also is familiar with our religion because

his dad attended BYU for his masters degree but did not convert to the

church. Peter is open to learning more but not looking to convert.

Which is exactly what Maurice said and look at where he is now!

We found this really sweet lady from Mexico the other day when we were

knocking on doors. She was incredibly nice and set up a return

appointment! Her name is Adriana and we are so excited to meet with

her and share this good news that we have!

We also met with Vino and Anu again this week. Anu is moving back to

India in February so it has even hard to get in touch with them

because they are preparing everything to get ready for her to go. It

was a great lesson on repentance! Anu said the closing prayer and she

was so cute she said "God we know we are sinners please for give us

because we are human." They also told us that they are wanting to come

to church to experience it before she leaves.

This week on January 14th was national take a missionary to lunch day,

so the Clarke family took us out to Panera bread because they are

doing a thing where every day is a holiday, so that was so fun! I love

this ward!

 I also spoke in sacrament meeting this week and it was really good! I

talked about the Book of Mormon and where y testimony came from and

how I know it is true.

I have felt like Ive always known the Book of Mormon is true. Growing

up my dad only read books of the non fiction variety and so as a

little girl seeing my dad read those books along with the Book of

Mormon I just assumed that the book was true. "If daddy only reads

true books then the Book of Mormon must be true!" As I grew up I began

to read and understand the book for myself. I remember finishing the

book so that I could pass off my personal progress in young woman's

and praying to know if it was true. It took a while for me to get my

answer. I didn't receive an answer until a friend started

investigating the church. The missionaries testified of the first

vision and the spirit confirmed to me what I had known all a long,

that the book is true, Joseph Smith is a prophet and the church of

Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church once again

restored to the earth. I know it and if i didnt know it I wouldn't be

on a mission.

Well everyone I love you all and I love my life. I love my mission and

I love our Savior. I know He lives and I know He loves you all.

Because he loves me.

Much love,

Sister Jackson

Sent from Downingtown ❤️

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