I have no words to describe this week

I love Hna Fuentes a lot. I`m going to miss her. 

On Sunday night she gave me a really tight hug and we cried a little. I like this picture of us.

Dear family and friends,

There are no words to describe this past week. `Amazing,` `incredible,` `miraculous,` `special,` just don`t do justice to how great this week was. It was all those things and more. We met an escogido this week. His name is Jovinh, and he`s the most pilas investigator I`ve ever had. We met him on Friday night and invited him to come with us to an activity at the temple in San Salvador the next day. He said yes and was there in our meeting place at 5:30 AM. He had a great experience at the temple and learned a ton about the Church. He felt the Spirit and already knows this is the true Church of Jesus Christ. He asked me on Saturday afternoon as we were getting on the bus for the 3-hour return trip to San Miguel what he had to do to prepare for baptism, and what he had to do to BECOME A MISSIONARY. (He`s 20 years old, so he could totally do it!) On Sunday morning, he was 45 minutes early for church. He participated in all the classes and understood a great deal of what was taught. Later that day, he was with us again at 6 pm in the chapel, where we talked about what he had learned at the temple and in the church meetings until the Christmas Devotional began. He doesn`t drink coffee and keeps himself sexually clean (two of the most common desafìos we have with new investigators), and he accepted a baptismal date in January.

Are there miracles in our day and age? There are DEFINITELY miracles in this day and age! God is not dead, nor is He simply an uncaring being looking down upon the atrocities of the world and passively shaking his head. He LIVES. He wants to be part of our lives! He led us to talk with Jovinh in the street, and He touched Jovinh`s heart while we were standing outside the temple--His Holy House.

The temple activity was really neat. President Vasquez (and I`m not sure who else, but I`m sure there were lots more people) put a lot of work into it. Everyone in our WHOLE MISSION invited investigators to come to the temple on Saturday, December 6. It was very well organized. The San Miguel group arrived about 10:30 at the temple. (Hna Fuentes and I got to see a couple people and missionaries from our past areas!!!)

The activity started with a bienvenida de Pte Vasquez and a virtual tour of the temple via photos. Then we divided into four smaller groups and took the investigadores through a series of classes. Hna Fuentes and I were in charge of teaching about the Church`s auxiliary organizations--Priesthood Quorum, Relief Society, etc. At the end, there were refreshments. And then we all got on the bus to go back home.

I hope you all had great weeks, and if not that the coming one is mejor. I know God loves me, and I know He loves each of you. In good times and bad, He is there, and He cares.

Time FLIES when you`re having a blast as a missionary in El Salvador!

Love you mucho

Jess