It´s another great day in the Lord´s vineyard!

I´m not really sure what to write about this week, plus I don´t have much time. But I sent a bunch of pictures, so I hope you´ll forgive me.

I just want to say that all is well here, and that this work is real! The Lord lives and loves you! I know that this is true.

Love,
Elder Jayson Fraser

Carnitas selfie with Elder Medina, Elder Huxford, and Elder Black (left to right).

Tacos selfie with Christian, Elder Medina, Elder Anderson, Edwin and ELder Mendoza (left to right).

Pizza selfie with Elder Medina, Elder Mendoza, Elder Anderson, and Edwin.

Tortas selfie with Those guys again.

Plus a tortas selfie selfie.

The independance decorations are starting up

Holiness to the Lord

This week we had the amazing opportunity to attend the open house in the Mexico City temple. It was truly an amazing experience. The ward paid for a small van to bring us there with investigators and recent converts. Everyone had an amazing experience in the Lord´s house.

I would like to talk a bit about how important the temple is. For me, some of my favorite things about the temple include:

-The amazing spirit that is felt there
-The personal revelation that the Lord can give us while we are there
-The peace that you can feel as you come a bit closer to the Lord´s presence

Yet most of all, I love the eternal significance of the ordinances that are performed therein. One can recieve knowledge of the Lord´s plan, be given power from on high, and be sealed together with their family forever. These blessings are not only avaliable to us, but rather through our efforts we can connect generations in the Lord´s house.

All of this is possible through the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through the prophet Joseph Smith the keys of the dispensation of the fulness of times were restored to the Earth. All of the blessings and promises that have at any time been given to any of God´s children here on Earth are avaliable to us today.

It´s really important, right?

I have known of the truth of this work for a long time, but it was again confirmed to me as I was in the Lord´s house this week. I invite you to all seek after that confirmation as well. I invite you to ponder over the importance of the temple and how you can improve your vision and your main life goals, and help others to do so as well. I promise that the Lord will be there to guide you as you do so.

Love,
Elder Jayson Fraser

The Lord´s house

From left to right: Me, Edwin, Bishop Wong, Maiko, Pahoran, Elder Medina.

Maiko with his Mom, his two brothers, his sister, and his brother´s wife (far left).

This week Maiko was baptized and confirmed. He has truly gained a strong testimony! He loves being part of the Lord´s church. It´s amazing seeing how the Lord can bring about such a deep change in someone, always for the better.

As you may have heard, the Mexico City temple is going to be rededicated in just a few weeks. The open house has already started, and I´ve been told that it was all booked in just a few hours. We´ll most likely have a chance to take a few investigators to the open house this week. It´s such a great oportunity!

I´ve been thinking a lot about the temple and why it is so important. The Lord has given us the oportunity to enter into His house, thus moving a little closer to His presence, to participate in sacred ordinances in which He may invest us with power from on high and seal us together with our families through generations. How great is His love for us!

I remembered the other day when I went to the open house in the Nauvoo temple. I don´t know how old I was (you can do the math), but I was young enough that I remember almost nothing. I don´t remember the trip. I don´t remember the rooms in the temple. I just remember them putting bags over my shoes and some really cool spiral staircases. But I will never forget what I felt there. In the Lord´s house one can feel such peace that cannot be compared with any feelings you may have experienced in any other place. Ask anyone who has been inside; they´ll tell you the same thing.

Now, why is that how you feel when you´re in the temple?

I´ll leave that question for you to ponder.

Love,
Elder Jayson Fraser

Another week :)

The view from my house

This has been another good week, as they always seem to be.

We´re working hard here in Joyas. There´s quite a lot of work here, and that´s a good thing. I´m sure we´ll be able to have a lot of success here if we put our trust in the Lord and serve Him with all our might, mind and strength.

One investigator, Maiko (pronounced almost just like "Michael"), has progressed a lot since we found him right when I got to this area. He had visited the temple visitors´ center and loved it. The sister missionaries there in the temple had been talking with him almost daily over the phone since then. We just got a call that said "You have an investigator in your area who already has heard the missionary lessons and has been going to church for a few weeks already". I´m not really sure why they didn´t tell us to visit him sooner, pero ya ni modo. He´s really got a strong testimony and has his baptism planned for this Saturday.

Other than that, there´s not much new here. We ´ve been walking a lot, getting eaten alive by mosquitos, and sharing the gospel with lots of people.

And as always, I ran out of time to write more.

Love,
Elder Jayson Fraser