Elder HJones: Walk With Faith

This week was pretty wild.

Presidente Ferreira came to our area and we had zone conference. It was really good, except I really didn't understand much (haha). We also had interviews with the President. It went really well. I really felt the love that he has for me and he really encouraged me to lose myself in the work.

We also had an earthquake...which isn't too exciting because I am in Chile because apparently, here in Chile, we get a lot of them. It was in the middle of the night and I had just woken up and everything was shaking. It wasn't that bad. Lasted about 30 seconds. The scary part is that I sleep on a bunk bed made to hold an 8 year old, so it was shaking like crazy!

I was also able to play soccer with some kids during the week. It was really fun. But all the kids told me that I needed to practice more because I am terrible.

We eat a lot. We have a momita who cooks for us for part of the week. Members feed us the other days of the week. We also walk a lot. A lot of people have cars in Arica, but most people walk around, which is nice because we can talk with people. Arica also has a lot of taxis and buses. So sometimes, when we have to travel a little ways (like on Pday), we take a taxi.

This week I really learned about faith. It was kinda a tough week. I felt like I worked really hard, and there wasn't much to show for it. And whenever we made appointments with people, they never happened. It was hard to really teach people this past week. But it really helped me learn about faith. Sometimes I don't see the end results, but  I know God always does. I don't always understand why things don't work the way I want them to, but God does. And I know that having faith is really important because through faith we can do all things.

A lot of people yell at us and try to convince us that we are wrong. But I know that the Gospel is true. I know that Jesus Christ lives and atoned for me and for you. And no matter how many people try to tell me otherwise, I have a testimony. And I am so grateful that I can represent Jesus Christ and help bring people to Him.

Love, Elder Jones