Mother,We got some good news and some bad news. The bad news. The guy Ramon who was supposed to be baptized this coming week is no longer going to be baptized this coming week. Basically his girlfriend in California told him he can forget about her if he gets baptized so he chickened out, though we haven't given up on him. The good news. we found a young couple and they agreed to be baptized, now we just need to get them to agree to come to church regularly and keep the commandments. September 6th will hopefully be a big day for those two.
We are working with some awesome people, we just haven't been able to nail them down yet, which can be a little frustrating. They have so much potential, they just haven't seen it yet. Another good note, two people who I taught while in Warden are currently scheduled to be baptized as well.
The work is tough but I love it. I think the thing that is so frustrating about being a missionary is that virtually everything (besides my own actions) is outside of my control. Where as in track (which is basically the way I learned to confront challenges - through sports) virtually everything is in your control. So having to do so much and trust in someone other than myself is something not very easy for me. I only am realizing this now because I went on an exchange with a missionary who was in counseling for a while and he taught me so many amazing things about the human mind, feelings, thoughts, and how the three influence each other. Basically he inspired me and now I want to be a counselor, probably for LDS family services. That exchange changed my life.
I should have a bunch of new stories the up coming week. I don't know how long I'll be here, but I'm thinking I want to stay now that all these awesome things are occurring. Love you mom.
Sorry it's short.
-Elder Jacobson
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