Bonjour à tous! I hope each one of you have had the most amazing week

of your life! I know you're all probably like "Oh man it's Monday

already?" Because I totally am. Weeks feel like days man.

First order of business to address to everyone who emailed me this

week informing me that yes, it is February, and yes that does mean I

have been out for about six months.

This week was great! We had Zone Training and it was just a great

spiritual meeting, because I stayed in the same Zone I did the musical

number after the five minute break. It was good! I sang "Be Still My

Soul" and Sister Shin accompanied me on the piano. We were supposed to

have a few lessons after the meeting but they all ended up canceling

on us. We also had dinner with the McElroys this week, and i adore

them. Sister McElory forgot we were coming over (we tried calling but

no answer) so she had made five alarm chili, which was actually so

good, even though it burned off my lips.

We met a lady named Soone this week. Soone was a referral from a

member who is her doctor. She expressed some interest in meeting with

us because we have a Korean missionary and Soone is from Korea! We

knocked on her door and she let us right in! She is really hard of

hearing so she sat right next to Sister Shin and had just finished

smoking a cigarette, poor sister Shin couldn't focus because her

breath smelled so bad!

We also received some other referrals this week! Last week I mentioned

that the West Chester sisters had a referral for us and this week we

made contact! His name is Tony and he attended the church in Africa

and has been looking for the one in Broomall since he moved to the

United States! He was so excited to hear from us and asked us when we

were going to come over! We also received a text from the missionaries

serving in Bayview, Maryland who heard from a former investigator in

Broomall! She was trying to find us, so they sent us a text with her

number in it and some information on her! We called her and she set up

the appointment right away! So many miracles this week!

We had the chance this week to meet with our Korean investigator. His

name is Young-Soo Ha and he speaks no English. So I just sat back and

let Sister Shin and Brother Kim teach away. It was kind of hard

because I couldn't focus on anything happening because I had no idea

what they were even saying! Every once in a while Brother Kim would

translate because he would want me to teach the answer to one of his

questions but soon after it would fall back into just Korean. We met

with him twice which means we got delicious Korean food twice. It was

so good. I have discovered that Koreans are just a loving people, they

were so worried about me because it was Korean food and they were only

speaking Korean, they wanted me to feel comfortable. I love them so

much.

Also Brother Kim's English cracks me up sometimes. He asked me "Where

is your daddy's ancestors from?" I told him England area. So then he

asked "Where is your mommys ancestors from?" I said Italy and

Netherlands. He got so excited "DUTCH! I knew it! You can see it in

your face that your Dutch." Then he proceeded to tell me that Dutch

women are so pretty you can tell they are Dutch because they look like

a princess. Koreans are great!

There is also nothing better than hearing 잭슨 자매 (Sister Jackson) in

the middle of a conversation that you literally know nothing about.

Its like hearing my dad speak Portuguese and say my name randomly in a

sentence. It was interesting because I know the Korean word for sister

so when I heard it I was like "okay what is he saying" because it was

Brother Kim talking, not Sister Shin.

We met with Kevin again this week and hes still doing so great! He had

a really cool missionary experience this week with his sister. He had

just finished his BOM reading for the night and she Skyped him. They

were talking and she dropped this question "Kevin, will you pray and

ask God to tell me when I should start having children?" He responded

and told her it doesnt work like that and used Jacob 1:3 to back him

up. He is just a great kid, and just isn't afraid of the new religion

he is and the commitment he made to share the gospel.

Sister Ann Maloney is doing great! We were able to teach her the plan

of salvation using the "LOVE" analogy (Pinterest it if you have

questions:)) and she loved it! She talked about how excited she is to

know that she can see her family again and how death is going to be a

great adventure. She is just the sweetest most kindest old lady and I

love her so much.

We also met with Abby again and she is just amazing! We talked about

tithing and how big of a blessing it is in our lives to pay tithing!

She told us about how when she wasn't active she still felt like she

needed to be paying her tithing because she knows that its important

to pay and to have the blessings that come from paying it. She also

talked about how much she loves Fast and Testimony meeting because

everything that is said comes right from the heart, it isn't written

down and it isn't scripted, its real. I thought that was interesting

to think about, how it is real. I love testimonies, they are always so

sweet. I often think of a boy back in my home ward named Ryan Dickey

when I think of sweet testimonies, Ryan has Down syndrome and he has

the sweetest testimony, when he bears it the spirit fills the room and

it is undeniable. Testimonies are so pure and so real, I hope we all

take the chance to share ours with someone this week.

James has been sick so we haven't been able to meet with him, but hes

still on track for his date! He is just such a good kid.

We had dinner with the Meaders again this week and had a lengthy talk

about food storage. She asked how my food storage was and when I told

her she told me. Well you better pray your a missionary when the

apocalypse happens because then people will take care of you, other

wise youre gonna die. I love them so much. I almost died of laughter

again. They are huge food storage people, they have not one but two

freeze dryers, they can literally everything and have ten thousand

rounds of bullets. They take this seriously, its actually pretty cool.

It finally snowed this week, but has since melted. I love PA. Only

three days of snow, I was one happy camper.

This week we had the craziest thing happen. Our area book quit

working. I know half of you are going "Your point?" But to understand

the gravity of this situation is that we do not have paper area books,

it is all online. So we had nothing, no schedule no names to visit,

nothing. Luckily our maps were still working so we were able to find

some people to talk to that way but we had nothing. It was crazy and

it was happening in missions across the world so missionaries were

leaving reviews on the app, I took some screen shots of them for your

enjoyment, they were pretty clever.

This week was so good. I was reading in Alma 26 this week and i cant

help but love this chapter. Its like a "good job guys, glory in God

and don't give up" chapter. I love that Ammon is so pumped up about

the miracles God had shown them. I especially love verse 36 (I mean

its my mission scripture, so yeah). The line that always gets me is

this one "If this is boasting even so I will boast. For this is my

life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from

everlasting woe" This gospel is so many things to me, love, joy, hope,

happiness, but more than anything its "my life and my light, my joy

and my salvation, and my redemption" This scripture always brings back

the reason why I am out here, it brings back the pre-mission jitters,

it reminds me what this gospel means to me, so if this is boasting,

even so I will boast.

I love you all so much, I miss you all! I love PA. I love my mission.

I love our Savior.

Until next week!

많은 사랑,

잭슨 자매

Sent from Broomall, PA 🦊

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