Well Done

Please remember to join us for Sarah's Homecoming this Sunday!

Below are some of her last words home:

Right now my heart is just so full of gratitude and joy that I hardly know what to do with myself.  I know that it's coming to a close, and that it's at the right time.  If my mission already means so much to me now, while I am still here, I can only imagine how much it will mean to me through the years as it becomes more and more a part of me.

Last night as I was saying my prayer, I thought of all of the people I was able to meet and all of the beautiful experiences I've had.  There just aren't words to be able to describe it.  I think I am finally starting to really understand, ''and men are, that they might have joy.''  The gospel is a gospel of love and a gospel of joy.  All Heavenly Father really wants is for us to be perfectly and incredibly happy. I am so grateful that through His Son it is all possible.  I cannot believe how blessed I have been to learn this during these 18 months and be able to share it with those around me.  My heart is ''swollen with joy'' and I feel as if I could climb onto the rooftops to ''sing redeeming love.''  Trials may come, storm clouds may gather, but we know to whom to look for solace and light even in the darkest of times.  Our master is there to save us, sustain us, and help us realize the glorious divine potential that lies in each of us.  WE are His entire work and glory, and His promised blessings WILL come if we just have the faith to hang on.

I know that we are children of our loving Heavenly Father and through our desires to become like Him we were able to come to this earth, blessed to live in families, to learn, experience and grow.  I know that through the redemptive and enabling powers of the Atonement we can become purified and sanctified, overcoming all sin, fault or weakness.  Through Christ we truly can become perfected in Him.  The Book of Mormon along with a living prophet serve as our guides to illuminate the way to eternal and lasting happiness.  As we live worthy of our covenants, we may find joy in the journey and open arms to receive us when we are called to the other part.  

How grateful I am for this nametag that allowed me to proclaim these glad tidings.  Even though I may have to take it off in a short while, it will be forever engraven upon my heart, along with all of these wonderful people.  Thank you for supporting me, for encouraging me, and for leading me by example.  YOU are the greatest blessing in my life, and not a day goes by that I will not thank the Lord my God for sending me to you.  His work will go on, we will continually be encircled by the arms of His love as we seek His will in all things until we will hear the words, ''Well done, my good and faithful servant.''  I hope He will say that about these 18 months because I have given my all, and He has given so much in return that I will never be able to repay Him.

I love you with all of my heart.  See you soon.  A presto.

Miracles!

The last few incredible weeks...

Wow, what an incredible week.  Who am I kidding?  EVERY week is fantastic!  On Saturday we went to Bergamo for the concert.  Just when I thought my mission couldn't end on a better note after the baptisms of Geraldine and Eugenia...  It was almost like a homecoming.  Everyone was SO excited to see me, we were all laughing and crying and hugging.  The best part was looking out the door and seeing Ana, our new convert walking in.  I opened the door and when she saw me, we just ran to each other...she was in heels and everything.  We just clung together for an entire minute, at a loss for words.  She told me how happy she was to see me, and wouldn't let me go for the rest of the evening.  She just looped her arm through mine, like grandma does.  She is so special, like an aunt or sister to me.  There is not a better feeling in the world than to see her pressing on, so faithful, so full of light and the spirit.  Words just seem empty in trying to describe it.

 

 As missionaries, so often we have to wait for years even to see the fruits of our labors.  Very few are immediate.  But the Lord blessed me to be able to see that all of my efforts weren't in vain, and that just maybe I WAS able to help.  It was so gratifying.  By the end, we were all just crying.  It was like saying goodbye all over again.

 

But the work is not done yet.  Beny is finally starting to make some huge progress, coming to GANS three times last week.  We had a talent show so I accompanied her while she sang, ''Someone like You'' by Adele.  The single adults are doing a good job of frienshipping her, because they've all struggled with the same things.  On sunday she made me print out more music so I could play for her.  She wants to see us all the time, now.

 

Finally, one night it was really late coming home on the bus.  I was so tired, but remembered President's counsel that ''from the last 10% come 90% of the blessings.''  So I saw this woman sitting down, whom Slla Lloyd claims was somewhat scary looking, and even though I didn't feel like it, I started talking to her.  We ended up getting her phone number and then going to her house.  She was there with her sister Fanny, and they had SO many questions like ''Is it necessary to get baptized twice?''  ''How can you know which church is true?''  ''Is Jesus Christ God or the Son of God?  How does that all work?''  We had a great lesson, and the second time we went over they asked US if they could come to church with us.  So we're really excited for them.  We also found 11 new investigators last week, and even after some no-shows, we are hoping some of them turn into progressing investigators.

 

I look forward to pressing on these last few days!

~Sorella Jacobson

Please Join Us...

Just a reminder that you are invited to join us for

Sister Sarah Jacobson's Homecoming!

Sunday, August 26th

11:00am

Chapel behind Olympus High School

(4100 S. Camille Drive)

We will also be having a luncheon afterwards at the Jacobson Home

(2616 Capricorn Way)

Come up and visit with Sarah afterwards.

RSVP on Facebook on Sarah's page - we hope everyone can make it!