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Don't Fear Egypt!!


Hey!

This week was our huge week of traveling, the traveling was not very fun, but every other part of it was awesome! On Wendnesday, we went and had divisions with the Elders in Santa Rosa, which was pretty good. They gave us the idea to take literally every opportunity to serve the people, even if it is super simple. I guess it is the whole thing about, "It is the thought that counts". It's just one way that we can show charity for others.

On Thursday, we went to San Pedro Sula, and we had a meeting with Elder Cordón. It was super good and I learned soo much. One of things that stood out to me was when he was talking about when Moses was called to lead the Israelites to the promised land. Elders Cordon started by telling us about how Egypt was "the" superpower in the world at this time, they had huge armies, cities, and power." He threw in a funny part there and said, "So, Moses, your job is to go in there and take on Egypt and the Pharoah. But don't worry, I am going to give you a stick that can turn into a snake." We all started laughing at that part. He talked about how Moses could have been scared at this point, but that God then showed him all of His creations, all of the universes, stars, planets, and everything. And then, Moses couldn't even see Egypt. It was so small compared to the power of God. He then talked to us about how we can not fear Egypt in our day. We can't be afraid to open our mouths to share the gospel. We can not be afraid to teach others by our example, and a lot of other things. It was really awesome. He also talked about things like the importance of prayer, and looking at people through the Savior's eyes. Everything was awesome.

Then, we had a surprise! My comp had to stay in San Pedro Sula to go to the immigration office to take out his residency. So, I went to La Entrada de Copán with another Elder that started the mission at the same time as me. I stayed there until Friday until about 3, when my comp and I started back to Ocotepeque. So really we were only able to work Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday this week. But, we found a new investigator named Nelson. He is super cool and we are really looking forward to teaching him.
Have a good week everyone!!

Elder Jensen

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