Haha so my Mom wrote and said "What in the world happened to your hair (or lack of...)
We went to the hair cutter place (English word?....oh ya....barber) a couple weeks ago...
Before this, I didn't really like how short they always cut my hair. They call it a 2-4 and it's basically what they just do if you come in and say you want a haircut.
So this time I got in and he asked what I wanted. I decided to give him more direction.....I answered something along the lines of "definitely NOT a number 2 on the sides".
So he says okay and starts trimming the top and stuff. Looks good so far.
Then, he starts on the sides. After about 2 cuts I ask him, "That's not a 2 is it?" and he answers, "no way... 1.5..."
Ughhhhh hahahahaha I'm not exactly sure what happened in the translation, but he just figured I meant anything short, just not a 2? Not really sure. But I'm alive and never looked more gwapo ;) haha..... It'll grow fast Mom!
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| Elder Cube on the right...never mind the photo bomber!! |
So I want to tell you....my companion is AMAZING!!
I love Elder Cube! No, not cube. It's like Kobe - as in Kobe Bryant...
He is such an awesome missionary and I can tell that this is going to be one amazing transfer.
He speaks Tagalog!! As you may or may not have got from my greeting at the beginning of the letter, I am making him teach me Tagalog! We speak Cebuano here in the mission.
Tagalog is the National Language so everybody knows how to speak it... except me... yet...but I will soon :)
Elder Cube is a hard worker. The BEST kind of companion to have!
Jessica got baptized almost just as planned! Haha she was supposed to be baptized on Saturday night, but then Bishop asked if we could move it to Sunday morning because there was a Single Adult Activity that night!
So Jessica was fine with it and actually went to the activity in Lahug! She didn't know how to get there, didn't have anyone to go with, but she went anyways! She said it was the most fun she's had and when she got there, it turns out she knew almost everyone!! I love this church! So Sunday morning, before church, she was baptized! So awesome!!
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| Looking forward to 50 more people cramming on this bus..... |
We have an event coming up called "Walk for Peace" in our zone's area. It is a week long celebration of religions. I'm still not exactly sure what we do, but it should be more clear tonight, after we meet with the Mission President! I LOVE planning events. Reminds me of home!!. I do know that we will be having booths and missionaries will be assigned to work so it should be super fun!
This past week I was studying on the subject of Faith.
I started studying about what it is and how it got introduced to the world in the first place. I realized something interesting.
In the beginning stages of the world, Adam's posterity had faith in God - however, it is interesting to trace back to the source of their testimonies.
Adam was the only one (with a few exceptions including Cain) who had a pure and concrete knowledge of God. He walked and talked with God in the Garden of Eden. The Fall did not cause him to lose the knowledge he had. As he started his mortal life, he preached and taught his posterity about God. ALL of the knowledge that these early people had came through the medium of Adam - they heard him teach and believed his words. So, in a sense, their faith was just in the testimony and teachings of one man.
I was thinking about how much this relates to each and every one of us. Our faith in God - at one point or another - was rooted in the testimony of another person. Maybe our parents. Or maybe that friend who introduced the Gospel to you.
But we have to get to a place where we have faith because of OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES. There is very little power in faith if it is rooted through another person. Our faith has to be our own because of our prayers and experiences with our Heavenly Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ..
The amazing part of this gospel is that Heavenly Father gives us a way to know for OURSELVES.
I have been able to experience this first-hand. And you can too. REALLY!! Read the Book of Mormon. Pray to know if it is true. You will get an answer. I know that we can come to know and understand the truth through the medium of the Holy Ghost. I know that, as we do our part, we will be blessed with witnesses and manifestations of truth. I know that we can get to the point in our life where our faith is not rooted in the testimony or teaching of a person, but centered in the Lord himself. I know that this is the first step in order for us to be able to exercise this faith unto Salvation and Exaltation. Let's start now and work on getting our own testimonies.
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| And now it's time for my delicious dinner........ |
I love you all soooo much! And miss you all! But I am sooooo happy where I am right now. I love this gift of life. I just pray that more will start to see the big picture and act accordingly. Have an amazing week!! Love you!!!
Love,
Elder Jacobs
