Thursday, September 18, 2008

Let Us Show this Great Joy to the World

Beloved Family,

How are you all doing? This week went pretty good for us in the holy work of the Lord, lets just say the fruits of our work payed off We had a baptism this past week….:) So it was a true blessing for us this week I must say in the lords work. I ll tell you a lil more about that in a bit…

Mom as for the food , its really good here, and I love it , I had not had a problem with it yet knock on wood lol . For the past few weeks we have had lunch with members. Its about 3 lunches we have to cook ourselves , and 3 are at the houses of members. So that's the deal with the food. And for our clothes its really good I must say., we're spoiled here lol , we have a hermana that washes are clothes, then we have a separate hermana that washes are G´s . So as far as clothes we are good and taken care of. But we do iron are own cloths lol, when they need to be ironed.. So i just thought that I would answer the questions that mom asked before I forget lol.

This week was really great I am truly enjoying the great work of the Lord. Its so crazy this past week I hit my 11 months in the mission and I did not realize it to tell you the truth. I am going to tell you all something that we are doing Elder Molina and I , he is from Canada , so he speaks English good , and he has parents that are Latinos so he also speaks Spanish perfect , and 3 other languages…Lucky…. The thing I am trying to get at is that the both of us are teaching classes in English for free at the church, and we have a total of about 15 – 17 people going each week , and it grows each week as well. In there is when a lil girl who asked me how much time I had in the mission, then I realized that I hit 11 months that same day. Lol What a dork I know lol…

The lady that was baptized was Angelica Herrera, who was a reference of a member, so it truly does pay to give the refs.. to the missionaries . Then we had the member baptize her and that was a great site. I' ll be sending fotos when I can. So family if you ever have a name pop up in your head thinking that they need to hear the gospel, write it down on a paper and give it to the local missionaries. Cuz the truth is that the Lord could be giving us that name but it's us that change are minds, and then we never give it to the missioners , then those people who's name we received from the Lord himself never come into Heavens Gate…Baptism … so those names are revalations to us…. Don't doubt them..

(…Los angeles hablan por el poder del Espiritu Santo; por lo que declaran las palabras de Cristo . Por tanto ,os dije : Deleitaos en las palabras de Cristo ; porque he aquí las palabras de Cristo os diran todos las cosas que debeis hacer…… 2 Nefi 32 : 6..)

So please just listen to the voice of our Lord when he tells us who is ready for this gospel, and what items we need to do. Trust in his holy Spirit to guide us. So family I really do love you all , and thank you all for what you have done for me in this great work for your support , to just writing me each week it truly is a pleaser to have you all as my beloved family…in this worldly life. You all have given me so much I truly don't know how to repay you all…. But I know one thing that you all would rather have me here then any other place in my life… so I will serve in the name of the Lord as Elder Jessup… to let people know of the truth of the restored gospel the message that has brought so much joy and peace in to our lives, so that they may come to know these blessings of the Lord Our Redeemer Jesus Christ.. I love you all. Thank you all family..

Well fam.. thats really how the week went for me in this part of the World, another great week in the mission. I can only pray and hope that the week goes just as good for you all at home…and at work. Just remember the Lord is always here for us no matter what we need or are going through in are lives, let us show this great joy to the World and let them see the Light and truth of Christ to the World……Amen

Mom I just want to remind you to tell you when ever you have time to go to the bank and see what it is that we need to do to get another debt card cuz mine expires in Feb… so I am living you quite a bit o of time please let me know what I need to do…

Love you
Serving the Lord
Elder Jessup

Monday, September 8, 2008

Happy Missionaries in our Dear Lord's Work

Family,
Its good to hear from you all this week. This week went pretty good I must say. This week that is coming we have a baptism of a cousin of a member. So we are pretty excited for that. Her name is Angelica. She is a lady of about 40 years of age, and she said when I listen to you all the message is complete, as in the gospel. So I really think she truly understands this message. So its pretty exciting, so she is going to be baptised on the 13 of this month. We would of had two more people be baptised as well , but one of the brothers did not come to church yesterday. So we just have to be a lil more patient with them. Slowly but surly they will come unto the lord. So we have really just been really worried for them theses past few weeks, to tell you the simple truth its been pretty busy just trying to get them to come in to the water.

I do have good news there was a baptism in are district in the rama of the hermanas , in a small town called Arayo Seco, which is a lil further out from my area by like 30 min or so. It was a lil older lady of about 60 or so who got to know the truth of this great gospel. So its all a bunch of happy missionaries in our dear lords work here in the district of ours. So I think thats pretty important to share. As for me and my comp , we are doing really good yesterday we came to realize some of the things that we need to do better so its just lil things that we need to better in the mission. Also this week we got to have interviews with are President of the mission, which went pretty well. Really great person his from Paraguay and his wife from Bolivia , but there kids are living in the States. So they are two really good people trying to do the best for the Lords missionaries in this great mission. So everything is going really good . I truly am at a great time in the mission, i am really enjoying each and everyday, as it goes by.

I really enjoyed the photos of the ward thing, at first I didi not remember who Ashley was then when I looked at the photo I remembered. So go ahead and tell the ward that I send them all a good hello to each and every one of them. What a great group of people I must say. I love them all lol…

Family as far as I am doing I am doing really good I am enjoying the work, I try to give all to the Lord each and every day as we go each and everyday. For this a true blessing of which I have, to serve the Lord, in this great country. To preach his gospel each and every day for two years. For the Lord wants me here I need to serve him each and everyday as I wake up in the mission. For i know its what he wants from me and its what I want as well in this time in my life. As for the time. It does fly by I must say. The Lord helps us on the mission , and our families to lose track of the time. I am so thankful that I have this great time in my life and the support of my beloved family in this very work . Thank you all for everything I love you all to the depths of my Heart and to the bottom of my soul. Mom I wish you the best of luck on your trip, to Mexico, and family I wish you the best of luck and guidance during this coming week in everything…

I love you all thank you all so much..
Serving the Lord E. Jessup
Thank you all for everything , anything you need just let me know dying to help.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Let this Message Show on our Faces

Family,

I truly must say that hearing about Erik does truly make me feel in my soul that I am o so ever thankful for this very gospel in my very life. I must say that the Lord has His guided time for each person, to tell you something is that we had a very sad story happen in our very barrio, a kid was going on his moto to pick up his sister at the house, and hit a car n the way and ended up passing away. Maxi Guzman is his name but to tell you the truth that was about 3 weeks ago , and the family is so strong it literally amazes me each time i see them… i know it has to do with the message of the restored gospel of Jesús Christ. So let this message show on our faces to help others see that we have the truth of the Lord in are lives.

This week went pretty well it was just a average week in the mission field. We have a really good group of investigators that are due to be baptised this month the 6th and the 13th back to back.. Im just going to keep them in my prayers each day to make sure that they can arrive to there date.. so I would really like if you all can to … please there names are Angelica for the sixth. Then Ariel, and Angel for the 13 of this month.. so we are just running busy trying teach them everything, and trying to find new people .. so that is really how our week has been going .We had a total of 2 people in church this past week , but this week we will get more…we are having a pretty good weeks..

Its really good to hear about Celest getting married. I am sure its really good to see....someone take that step to be sealed for ever.. this week in church I had to give a talk on the family proclamation , so I learned quite a bit lol , and I got a lil hope for the day I finally decide to take that holy step with my special someone. So who really knows how long I am going to have to wait for that special day… but I do know one thing. Its one thing I want in > my life. For that is one of the many rehaznos that we come to this great earth, to bring forth a family of our own. So its one thing that I want in my life I just need to wait my time ..lol As for everything with my compa, we are doing just fine everyone usually tells use that we have a appearance that we get along just fine, and I am not going to lie cuz we do. So why not try to show it when in reality and be our selfs and get along lol…as for me personal am reading the book of mormon in spanish again, and also in personal study am reading the bible, I am still in the old testament lol , but I am going through it day by day. So the Lord is helped me so much with the reading problem of which I had .. its like its almost gone away I must truly say, and how thankful I am for it as well. Its the Word of good truly helping ones life…

Well my beloved family I love you much and much, I know that we all have are tough times in life at each person it hits them in different times. For that is the reason why we need to always be following the example of the Lord, for He will help us out in theses tough times. We must always be thinking of our Lord, for the Lord could have someone come up to us and ask us of our religion, and in that moment we must be prepared… ( Y hablamos de cristo ,nos > regocijamos en cristo , predicamos de cristo, profetizamos de cristo y escribimos según nuestras pofecias, para que fuente han de acudir para la remision de sus pecados…….2 Nefi 25: 26 ) let this great scripture help us feel ready to teach this great Word..

Family I love you all dearly , I thank you all for the support that you all give me. To support the lil one of the family. I truly love you all I thank good each and every day that I have you all as my family, let us follow our Saviour in the greatest things, and as well in the small and simple things. For he taught all this to us for a reason to show us how it is that we can come to live with him again alter this life… I love you all ..,Keep strong in the ways of the Lord… let us all come unto him as a family of the Lord… thank you for everything….

P.S. how is Dad doing with the whole computer thing? Dying to know…

LOVE YOU
Elder Jessup