ALOHA MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY && FRIENDS!!!
(thought i´d mix up the hola to aloha today... missin muh island && the warmth of the beach and sun!!! ha ha. not about this cold life... blah.)
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our zone had a taco party last p-day... so fun!!! i love being a missionary!!! :)
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but yes... as many of you already know... MUNDIAL HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!!! (translation: mundial=world cup)
&&& yes. lets just say last night as the national team played bosnia the whole city shut down. like literally. closed. everyone in casa. dead. && the few kiosco´s that were open had a big screen tv blaring the game... ha ha. it was OSUM!!! :) but... when we got the text that we weren´t allowed to watch any part of the game... this created the dillemma. ha ha. THE GAME WAS EVERYWHERE!!! the big joke was: we can´t ¨watch¨ the game, but we can´t help but hear it echo through the streets out the windows of the apartments above and the houses below... ha ha. oh man. but yes. confession: i may or may not have stopped and watched a full 30 seconds as we walked passed a few homes... hopefully president will forgive me. ha ha. but yeah. we also had to be in our pench earlier, before the game ended, for safety procautions... but when 9 o´clock rolled around and we heard cheering and honking through our apartment window... we assumed the great team of argentina dominated!! dasss wassssup!!! ha ha ha. anywho, there´s my new found argentine pride for ya!!! ha ha.
but yes. on the spiritual side of things... this week was a great one for studies!! i unfortunately got sick with bronchitis this week and had to be in bed for two days... no bueno. no worries though mom, im alive!!! i just have a nasty deep bronchial cough that scares people. but it
s all good!! :) ha ha. but since the mission doctor said i was contagious... i was confined to our quaint apartment... and lets just saying there is NOTHING worse than being sick in the mission!!! i just feel so incredibly grateful it was only for two days!!! cuz seriously... its horrible. i just wanted to get out and work!!! blah!!!
anywho... so in between napping i was able to get in a little extra study time in... and seriously... reading the new testament is changing my life!!! perdon the length of this email today... but i have to share with you the parable of the talents... matthew 25...
14 ¶For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
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I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!
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15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, andreckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithfulservant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make theeruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,there thou hast that is thine.
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so... i taped this on my ceiling to help motivate me
to get me out of bed in the mornings... ha!!
perfect timing right before i got sick eh!? ha ha.
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26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothfulservant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall haveabundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
wow. i dunno why this parable effected me so... but i definitely don´t think the word ¨talents¨ for money is a historical coincidence... each person i know that could be potentially reading this email is an amazing daughter or son of our loving heavenly father and has be blessed with an inmeasurable amount of special gifts or TALENTS from our father in heaven. therefore... its is our DUTY to use these talents for all they are worth!!! we can´t bury them in the ground and hide our individual gifts... we need to use and expound our gifts and talents and ultimately allow them to flourish and increase like in the parable!!! :) as i was reading a general conference talk i found a poem that i fell in love with && i couldn´t help but apply it...
i slept and dreamt
that life was joy
i awoke and saw
that life was duty
i acted and behold
duty was joy!
-rabindranath tagore
entonces... its our DUTY in life to use our TALENTS and expand our gifts in which we have been given!!! and its been promised to us that when we use our individual gifts and talents to help and bless others, in turn we will be blessed... hence, DUTY IS JOY!!!! :) and seriously... thus far in my mission, i have gained a living testimony of this... duty truly is the most pure joy we can find in this life!!! i have NO doubt about that!!! :)
as president monson said it best: ¨there are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save!¨
missionary work isn´t just for missionaries my wonderful people that i love so much... EVERY MEMBER IS A MISSIONARY!!!! :)
so go out and share your light, be you and expand your talents!!! :)
ahhhh.. i just love you all SO freaking much!!!
thanks for all your constant love, support and prayers!!!! :)
xoxoxoxo.
BESOS!!!!
-hermana jordan ashley forte
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