ha!! PSYCH!! there is no search!! i found happiness!! && i´m living it every single day!! :)
WOW... okay... so... this week has been quite the roller coaster!! ahh!! i feel like i have SO much i want to write and SO little time to do so... blah. okay, so this week consisted of SOO many amazing things: my first baptism here in argentina, the reunion of hermanas, the temple, && ¨our search for happiness¨ by elder ballard.
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little mili´s baptism!!! ahhh!!! it was so beautiful!!!
her uncle baptized her who is a convert to the church!!! :)
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lets begin with my first baptism... ah!!! it was SO wonderful!! we baptized a 9 year old little girl names milagros (which means miracle)... and wow!! it was such a beautifully perfect day!! it was amazing how her countenance really was changed and different when she came out of that beautiful water!! ah!!! the spirit was SO strong!! and the primary prepared a special number slash song for her and they sang that ¨i love to look for rainbows whenever there is rain¨ song... but in spanish!!! well castellano... and wow. the spirit was SO strong!! this church is SO true!! ah!! i love it!! it kills me!! ha ha.
anyways... the reunion of hermanas... so basically all the hermanas in my whole mission got together at the mission home and had little a little fireside and lunch. it was awesome!! i met hermana taylor (who is skyler taylors younger sister!!) crazy huh!?! we were trippin out how we knew eachother but not really.. shes in between dom and shaun. SUCH a sweetheart. anyways... the highlight of this whole morning though was meeting hermana hemi... bah!!! i could seriously right a novel about her!!! she. is. my. soul. sista. like NO joke!!! we were suppose to meet!! shes from new zealand... and seriously. me and her just CLICK!!! were already planning my trip to australlia and new zealand after the mish together... ha ha. but seriously... i was suppose to meet her!! i was struggling with the langugae and my companion... and i dunno. she went through almost the exact experience as me. and i dunno. she just reminded me how important it is to be myself!! its easy to lose myself and my confidence behind this language barrier... but no!!! no more!! i, jordan ashley forte, have been called to this mission becuase i can touch someone no one else can!!! i can´t settle with being that ¨silent companion¨ that doesn´t speak the language!!! i dunno... all this ramble probably doesnt even make sense. but meeting hermana hemi... seriously... i found myself again!!! and i´m so grateful for her and her friendship!!! i told her were destined to be companions in the future... ahhhh!!! it would seriously be a dream come true... thats why it probably wont happen. cuz we´d have too much fun!!! ha ha.
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please tell me she isn´t the cutest!? ahhh!!! love her.
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hmmm... whats next? oh yes!!! THE TEMPLE!!!! ahhh!!!! am i not the luckiest most blessed missionary in the entire world!?!? i got to go to the denver temple and buenos aires temple within two months!!! AND... in both missions it was rare to have a zone temple day!!! ahhh!!! heavenly father really does love me so much!!! i feel SO incredibly blessed!!! ahhh!!! anyways... this temple experience was definitely a little different from my other temple experiences in the past... due to the fact that it was entirely in espanol. ha ha. definitely a wake up call of HOW MUCH i need to learn!!! ha ha. buit i can´t wait for the day when i go back and i understand it all!!! woohoo!!! i have faith. its gonna happen. :)
okay... and last but not least... ¨our search for happiness¨ by elder ballard. okay. so i had a goal to read this book on my mission... i dunno why. i bought it at the mtc bookstore and made it a goal.... welps... guess who accomplished her goal!? ha ha. my comp got the flu this week... well, apparently... the flu combined with asthma and alot of argentine rain makes pneumonia. ha ha. so... we had alot of down time as she slept away her sickness. the first day it was kinda relaxing and rejuvinating as i studied and got to have alot of spiritual ¨me¨ time... but... the second day i was antsy. like SO antsy. and kinda depressed. i´m a missionary!!! i wanna teach!!! ha ha. anyways. in this lovely down time i got to read that amaizng book!!! and seriously... LIFE. CHANGED. i would definitely reccommend it to EVERYONE!!!! members and non-memebers!!!! ESPECIALLY non-members!!! ahhh!!! it just mapped out what we believe plain and simple.... but in a way that is SO eloquant and profound!!! seriously... when i finished reading that book, i have never been more proud to be a member of this amazing church and to have this knowledge of this amazing gospel!!! forget the search.... WE HAVE THE KEY TO HAPPINESS!!!! and i feel so blessed to have the opportunity to share this happiness with the wonderfu
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buenos aires temple... SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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l people of argentina and change lives like little mili (milagros)!!! :)
ahhhh!!! i love you all SO much!!! and i´m so very blessed and grateful for all your love and support!!! i am seriously the most blessed missionary out there i´m convinced!!! yup!!!! :)
i love you. i love you. i love you.
&& i hope you all have a WONDERFUL valentines day!!! and remember you have a missionary loving and missing you so very much!!! :)
xoxoxoxo.
love always,
hermana forte
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