I Made President Child Cry

Hey its me again, 


      If you know me, you know that I enjoy Rollercoasters of all kinds, but not when my week is all over the place and I'm going through loops and turns, because that's what this week was for me. On pday we didn't get much of a break. We helped someone move (they weren't even in our area) the whole day and it was very hot and the house was not clean in the slightest. I got sick the next day because of how gross it was and I was a little frustrated I won't lie, but I did it and I sucked it up. This week we also had zone conference and it was a bittersweet experience. I got to see some friends I haven't seen in a couple weeks which made me so happy and I also got to talk to some other friends as well, but it was president and sister child's last zone conference. For his very last instruction ever, he gave an entire lesson on a talk that I invited him to listen to. He even said that I inspired him to give this instruction and of course after he said that everyone started looking at me like I had horns growing out of my nostrils. I guess they didn't belive that me, a goofy personality, could ever be serious let alone inspire the mission presidents very last instruction we'd ever see from him, but I guess I really raised the bar by accident. I'm going to miss president child. Me and him have grown very close these last few transfers and he's really helped me a lot. He calls me almost every week to check on me and he writes me emails every week as well. He invited me to sit with him at his lunch table at zone conference and we just chatted and cracked jokes with no care in the world, he is awesome. In my interview with him we shared a very special moment and we were both in tears at the end. It was so uplifting and I really needed to hear the words that he said to me. 


      Finding motivation has been a chore and proves to be very difficult and hard on my mental state, but it's been getting a lot easier to see success in our area. This week we are going to have our hands full and be doing a lot of service for people that we met through some people in town. The work is finally starting to pick up and that's been making it easier to get out of bed in the mornings. It's always a battle everyday to find a reason to get up and do stuff because there's nothing to do, but it's always so rewarding at the end of the week. I know that God is blessing our efforts, big and small. On Saturday we were riding with some guy that we met to go pick up a couch. The GPS took us down this really sketchy trail with at least 20 signs that told us not to go down this road or we will be shot, kind of like the Simpsons movie. Well the guy that was driving us just blew past the signs and got us stuck in a dead end on some guys property and let's just say he's a man of his word. He put the barrel of a shotgun right at my chest and started cussing us out. I think I scared him away because I even scared myself with how calm I was, I think it was because I noticed the gun was empty, but I was able to get him to let us off his property and we were unharmed. It makes me sad to see that he had so much hatred for people he didn't even meet. He was shaking as he was yelling and he wasn't even making sense with his words, but I knew he wasn't going to shoot me. Alpine is full of armed angry citizens that will literally kill you if you knock on their door because it borders Mexico and they were raised to defend their property, so I always belive it when they threaten they will shoot us. It wasn't the first time I've had a gun pointed at me. 


      Other than that there wasn't much else that went on this week. We're going to have a busier week this week so I'm looking forward to that. I saw the lords hand I'm my life and in my work as I have been putting my shoulder to the wheel and pushing through any excuse or reason to give up or not try. I have a lot to lose if I give up so it's never worth it. I appreciate every one of you who reached out and helped me last week even if I didn't get a chance to respond to your emails or messages. It means a lot to know that I have a big support circle around me and people cheering me on, something I'm still trying to get used to. But I love you all and hope the best. Until next time. 


- elder jj 


P.s. my b-day is coming up just in case you forgot ;) 


406 painter rd. Alpine, TX 79832


Pics: 
1: me and pickle rick 
2: inside out the movie 
3: double rainbow 
4: the skies on fire 
5: now we're on fire 
6: minecraft house 
7: felt cute might delete later 
8: the ground is a liar liar 
9: the fire spread








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