Dear Family and Friends,
Unfortunately I don't have pictures this week but I sent a
lot last time anyway. Hopefully I will have some good ones next week. This week
has been a blast for Elder Gray and I and we have especially seen the gift of
tongues in our lessons. To start off the week, I was released as a district
leader on Sunday. I was excited because it means I get more study time and I
really like learning the language and sometimes I feel behind.
Just as I was
thinking this Elder Gray and I were called as zone leaders. Apparently, when
you get too comfortable in a church calling, the lord decides to change it up.
That's okay, more personal growth I guess. I am excited to serve in this position
as well though because we get new Germans this week. We said goodbye to the old
Germans and welcomed the new ones. There are a lot of them so this will be a
fun calling. I am especially excited to serve with Elder Gray and I think we
make a great team.
This week we taught a total of 6 lessons. We taught Վահե
(Vahey) twice and started to lead into the plan of salvation. We hope he will
find it very helpful and we think it is just what he needs. We also taught Լենա
(Lena) twice. She is improving so much and we have really felt the gift of
tongues with her. Lately Elder Gray and I have been going in without notes and
so we just have to use what we know and it sure has helped make the lessons
more personal. Elder Gray has also improved a lot more on the language this
week and he says even more than me in the lessons now. Լենա has agreed to read
the Book of Mormon and has also agreed to be baptized when she knows more about
the gospel.
Lastly, taught two TRC discussions. After last week, we really
wanted to do a lot better but it is hard since we have to teach them as members
already and we have to find their needs. Last week we didn't even understand
what they said to us so we had no idea what to do. This week, we went in
without notes and we were able to talk about goals with some of them and set
some better ones to make them better people. The spirit was really strong even
when we were slow of speech. I am so grateful I was called to serve in this
language and it feels like it is a part of me now. I am slow of speech whether
I teach in English or in Armenian but I have found that it doesn't matter
because I am not the one talking. It is the spirit that testifies the truth to
them no matter how badly I am at speaking. We sure have made a lot of progress
here so far and I can't wait to keep making more!
Երեց Ջենսեն (Elder Jensen)
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