I can't even remember what happened the rest of the week. But yesterday was one of the top days of my entire mission. I know I've said that a lot, but this time just know, I mean it.
To start of the day, we went and taught a lesson to our good friend Breklyn. So Breklyn is a LA 18 year old who's hear working for an internship. She had some really big trials in her family where her mom got really sick, so they didn't go to church much for a lot of years and so she never learned those "primary answers" and when she got to Seminary she didn't know anything, got embarrassed, and quit going. But her store managers are super active, super good friends in the Branch, and we did an FHE with them and it impacted her big time even though it went in one ear and out the others for most of the girls. Anyways, we've been teaching her and helping her figure out what her true priorities are ever since. She heads back to Utah in a couple days, buuuut she's decided to get her Patriarchal blessing! Not only that, but she's reading and praying every day and she's got her records moved to her new ward in Maui and she's going to ask to receive a calling.
Afterwards we had dinner with the Branch President and his family. We brought Breklyn and Tristen along, and had a great time. We taught a great lesson that everyone got involved to help Tristen keep prepping for his baptism next thursday. He's super stoked! But President Rengiil during dinner was cracking the funniest jokes I think I've ever heard. We've really been able to develop a good relationship with him, which is going to be really good for the missionary work and the branch.
After dinner, we were supposed to have an FHE with the Delph family, but they had some things come up and had to cancel last minute. So he calls and apologizes and says "I called my Yacht Club. They're expecting you, and they know to take very good care of you. Don't worry about it, it's on us." whhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. So we took Tristen and Alex to this crazy nice Yacht Club for dinner and I taught Alex and Elder Petersen taught Tristen over Mahi Mahi and Lobster...
Alex is seriously one of the coolest people I've ever met. He's really ready for his Baptism on Sunday, so we just reviewed some stuff. We talked a lot about the challenges of living the Gospel. He told me about how when he was 11 his parents split and it was really hard on his family, and his older sister started drinking a lot and partying and his family was fighting a lot and he got really sad. He was raised catholic but had never really went, so when his friend invited him to go to a christian church, he just went for it. Got overwhelmed by the Spirit and was super active in Christian Churches ever since. He basically already lived and understood the Gospel and all the commandments when we taught it to him-we only really added to his conviction in living them. Why we don't drink, have sex, etc, and he loves the Book of Mormon and the organization of the church and that it's lead by Prophet and Apostles. He saw a lot of corrupt churches in Venezuela that turned him of. But he's really been feeling the Spirit a lot, he's solid. To give you an idea, he broke up with his Girlfriend back in Venezuela because she wasn't progressing with him spiritually. Last night, she called him and begged for him back, and he told her that he couldn't do it unless she's willing to wait until they're married and put God more as a priority. She replied, "Fine! I'm going to america, you're taking me to church, and we're getting married!" Alex is a boss.
Life is good. What more can I say?
Elder Juanes
Elder Jace Johns
Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission
7951 SW 6th Street, Suite 110
Plantation, FL 33324
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