Conferencia en Unquillo !!

April 4, 2022

Hola de nuevo!! 
Another week that has gone by way too fast and I can’t believe it is Abril. It's starting to get cold here which is throwing me off a bit but it was a great week and highlighted of course by Conference!! Seriously some of my favorite days of the whole year and this time around did not disappoint. But I am so sad this was my last one as a missionary! What an incredible blessing to be able to hear the words and will of the Lord through our living Prophet and apóstoles this last weekend. 
We had the huge blessing of being able to go and watch Conference with several of our amigos which always make it even more special. It was so neat to be able to see the Spirit of the event impact them. 
Amigos !! 
Marcelo - Marcelo is the man!! He is seriously awesome. We were able to have some great lessons with him and the best part with him was on Sunday. Despite his struggles with anxiety, he came to the capilla to watch Conference and he brought his wife!!! Haha and it turns out his wife talked with the missionaries when she was in her teens and still remembered a ton about the church. It was pretty funny because Marcelo had no idea, but now Priscila has her own copy of the Book of Mormon and is going to start reading and praying! And Marcelo is really excited for his baptism here in a couple weeks. 
Gaston - We started off the week with an unforgettable Noche de Hogar with a couple incredible families in our ward and Gaston, who is dating a lady in our ward and came to church for the first time a couple weeks ago! He has been really interested in our church and seems golden. We were able to have one of the most powerful restoration lessons I've ever been in and the testimonies of the members were something else. And the chocolate cake was the best desert I've had in almost 20 months. Then yesterday, after some last minute change of plans Gaston's girlfriend invited us to watch the last session of Conference so we were able to be back with the same family and Gaston. After we again had a really powerful lesson. Gaston is still praying to feel like he has his own answer but I felt so much love for him and this whole family in just this last week. I'm so grateful we made the impluse decision to go and be with them. 
Sofia - Really cool experiences with Sofia and General Conference!! Sofia is a media referral we got last week and is super solid!! We had a great first lesson and we were able to go back and watch the Saturday afternoon session with her in her house. She said she's been to a lot of churches, and even talked a little with some other missionaries briefly in Buenos Aires in the past, but she's never felt the spirit like she had then. The coolest part was she's also a pretty heavy smoker, but after the 2 and a half hours we were there she only stepped out to smoke twice and she said that's the least she's smoked in years. She is so sincere in her desire to learn and change, we are praying super hard for Sofia!
Otros Highlights 
- Fantastic Zone Conference on Tuesday in Córdoba. Always great to learn from Presidente Hintze and he had some really great things about making the gloria de Dios our single focus in all things, and as well Hna Hintze talked about real intent, our true motivation and how it should always be your love for the Lord!! Something I've really felt strongly lately as well. 
- We found a part member family and as well got a couple referrals from the ward in Unquillo that we are super excited about 
- A lady was walking about selling doughnuts in the street the other day, and the dulce de leche doughnut whole I bought from her was life changing. 
Pensamiento Espirtual 
I was touched by the emphasis of missionary work in General Conference and am so grateful to be a missionary. It is truly such a sacred time, a privilege to be in the service of the Lord every day! I love the Lord and am excited to give everything in these last few months as a full time representative of Him. As well I already can't wait to go back and re listen and study all the talks more deeply in the next six months. The talks from Conference truly are modern scripture and will guide us as we give heed to the teachings and principles, applying the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. If you didn't have the chance to watch Conference, or even if you watched every minute, go back and listen again to modern revelacion!! Watching it the first time is like a feast, it fills you but it is almost too much too handle at once. Make sure to go back and partake of the spiritual nourishment daily!! 
Que tenga una excelente semana!! 
Amor, 
Elder Jackson 












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