I am so happy for you two!! I am so excited to meet Haylie in a couple months.
The wedding looked so happy and I laughed really hard that everyone crowd surfed my cardboard cutout. Thanks guys. That means a lot. Haha.
Jet d'eau / Lake Geneva
Friday night I kneeled down and said my prayers at exactly 9:40am (1:40 Utah time) so I felt like I would be there with the family in the temple as Jamo and Haylie got sealed. I felt the spirit wash over me and felt so much love and gratitude for this new change in our family. I am grateful for the temple. I am grateful our family can be together forever.
Here is a photo Jordan Jones took on the way out of the temple after the beautiful wedding ceremony and sealing of Jamison Jones and Haylie Van Den Bergue.
This week we had some really great RDVs with our new amis. We saw "K" again and taught her about the restoration. She has been reading in the Book of Mormon and even reached out to her cousin who is a member of the church to tell him she met us.
"United Nations" me and Soeur
We also meet with "F". She moved here from Paraguay ago ten years ago. She has two kids. She hasn't been to church in a really long time. But I met her on the train last week and she said she would love if we stopped by.
We went over and it was such a sweet experience to remind her of how much God loves her. She wants us to come by twice this next week! We also met with "M". I also met him on the train last week. He is an older man (70ish) and just very sincere. When I met him, I gave him a Book of Mormon and explained how precious the Book is to me and how it has really taught me about who Christ is. He has been reading in the Book of Mormon this week and even came to church on Sunday!
ALlenbachs. They love Nanny and Grandpa. This is the Allenbchs son who was in innstitute with my Grandparents and now has 2 kids.
So viola-
Those are the miracle people from this week. We were even able to see sweet "L". She came to our ward activity Sunday. She said she has been reading in the Book of Mormon and she is just so curious to find out more about what we believe. She knows she is mission something, but doesn't know what. We are going to try and pass her to the English elders this week because she speaks English.
"L" from Holland
Some girls ran up to us at the gare saying "Sisters!" They were members from England.
Funny note. There was the biggest spider in our study room this week. Soeur del Mundo and I are both terrified of spiders so we both just started screaming. We yelled for the Spanish sisters to come in and kill it and they were laughing so hard at us.
Soeur Ortiz made deep fried...everything! Deep fried Oreos were the best!
Yesterday night, I was scrolling through the photos from the camera I brought to the MTC. Seeing all those pictures of me from the very beginning of the mission freaked me out. I was so bright, so fresh, so blonde, so ready to go. And now- over a year later... I am a little more tired, a lot less blonde, and still goin strong. But man, these rollercoaster experiences have shaped me into something better, someone changed. Yeah I am tired... but I ask for the Lords strength every day.
It is hard for me to believe over a year has passed since I entered the MTC. And now. I'm here. How did that happen? I am so grateful for all the challenging experiences I have had.. and still have... that make me so dependent on Christ... and HIS strength.
I love you. You want to know what I love most? My family. It is truly God's greatest gift to me. And yes, it has been a sacrifice being without you for 15 months. But it has made me realize how blessed I am to have a family like you. And I know that this mission is exactly what I am supposed to be doing right now. When people ask me on the bus, woah... you've been away from your family for over a year... is
that hard? I say... yes. It is. And I smile. But then I tell them that I sacrificed that little bit of what I love to share the gospel with them and all the people here. And yes it is worth it. Some days it doesn't feel like it. Some days I forget why I came. But in the end, I know why I am here. I am here because I love Jesus Christ. I love sharing his gospel with others who do not know. And I will sprint to the finish.
Love Abby
CHOCOLATE at the grocery store!
FOOD
Dessert. Cooked apples. You should try this, Dad. You would love it. You just peel the outside and carve out the inside, then put nuts and almonds and dried fruit inside.
PDAY
PDAY AT THE PARK
3 legged chair by the United Nations
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