Week #97 ........EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment #4

World cup makes mission life hard.... but wow people here like them some soccer. 

 

Since Father’s day was on Sunday, it got me thinking of father figures. Obviously my dad, but grandpa’s uncles and friends too have been great role models for me…but the most important has and will forever be God the ETERNAL FATHER! 

 

That brings me to my #4 EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment

 

I have felt closer to my Heavenly Father here on the mission than I ever have before. And I long to be ever closer to him. He has guided me and directed me and I am so grateful for his love.

 

This really should have been number one but it can be number four too!!

 

I love you all,

Elder Peacock

 

PS I think that France is going to take the cup!

Week # 96....EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment #5

Hey everyone!!!! This week was great we had the baptism of Julio de Leon and it was sweet! It also rained super hard this week!!

EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment #5

Companions.

On my mission i have had a few companions en the MTC I had Ostrander (Tennessee) and Horning (Utah,) then in the field Huaman (Peru) Ballesteros (Honduras) Sorto (El Salvador) Lares (Peru) Vivas (Honduras) Martinez (Honduras) Santos (Mexico) Rosas (Mexico) Conde (Peru) Davis (Virginia) Jacob (Utah) Miles (Utah). 

All of my companions have been super different, from different parts of the world, and I have learned from each of them!! I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to be with them and working for the salvation of the Lords sheep! 

Love Elder Peacock

Week #95 ......EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment #6

I am all good people thanks for all the emails regarding my safety, but I am all good. 

It was a sad week here in Guatemala, the biggest and strongest eruption in a long time. Death count is 100 and counting a bunch of people are missing and a lot of people lost all of there possessions. 

I am grateful to have the knowledge of the plan of salvation. Everything that doesn’t seem fair or just in this life will be made right through the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

This EJSP is defiantly natural disasters and storms. I lived in Antigua, the most famous place in Guatemala because of the beautiful views of the volcanoes. I was just recently in Escuintla where the most damage happened, and where 50ish missionaries are currently evacuated. I have seen that volcano go off probably 100 times I kid you not, but these are signs of the times folks. I didn’t get pictures of the volcanoes eruption, one because I was in church and didn’t have my camera, and two I couldn’t see the volcano just the ash and sand that fell here. As for the weather, yesterday I got soaked. My shoes are still wet and it continues to rain here in VN. I love Guatemala, but the weather is unpredictable, and we have seen that over the course of the last few days!!!

I Love You All! 

Elder Peacock

Week #94 ....EJSP Unforgettable Moment #7

Hello,

This is my last week before my last transfer in my mission, although I know that I am staying in the same area, it is bitter sweet. I had a great week, and played a little monopoly on P-day with my companions since it rained all day. 

EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment #7

DIVISIONS.

Divisions are some of my most favorite memories on the mission. You get to pair up with someone in your zone, get to know a new area and just work like crazy. Some of the craziest and most miracles like things happen on divisions. One time we were on the top of a mountain teaching a family and it started pouring so we slipped like a hundred times on the way down and got super muddy. Another time we dug a water-well. Mostly we offer/give blessings… blessings and more blessings! One division we felt impressed to knock on three doors on a specific street. First and second door there were not answers, but the third house we found some of my favorite converts. Divisions bring miracles because we have already decided to be at our best during divisions. I will miss getting to know a bunch of missionaries and doing the Lords work in divisions

Elder Peacock

Week #93....EJPS Unforgettable Missionary Moments #8

Hello,

This week has been great and we are working hard. We have been super tired these last few weeks, but being tired isn’t the worst thing that could happen. 

#8 EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moment

DAY 1

I remember my first full day in the mission like it was yesterday. I remember leaving the Guatemala MTC at 2 am and going to transfers. While on the bus the secretaries of the mission had us practice contacting on the bus. So one by one we got up and shouted all 10 words I knew. I said Jesus Christ lives and loves you and sat down because that’s all I knew how to say haha. Any way we got to transfers and I meet my companion. Elder huaman. Coming in at 5 feet tall all the way from the Peruvian jungle. We then proceed to our area in Jocotillo, it was a 3 hour bus ride from the mission home. I had my backpack and two large overly packed bags. (Looking back on it I didn’t use half of the stuff that I came here with.) We went to the "bus stop" I put the quotes because buses here don’t stop. And I threw my bags on top got on the bus and started to contact, and preceded to say Jesus’s Christ loves and lives you. Not a great start but hey it got a laugh out of the people. When we got to Jocotillo it was raining. My companion and I were soaked and so were my bags! We dropped my bags off and went to do what I came here for. Teach repentance and baptize converts. As we left I remember I said probably the most potent prayer ever. It went something like this; Father, I Love you, please help me. Amen haha!... but really that started the longest day of my life. As we talked to people I understood nothing. Just knew that they were laughing at me. One of my first visits I used charades to ask questions. That day changed my life. Wet, Confused and frankly lost, but I knew that I, Jake Peacock had been called by a prophet of the Lord to come and serve in this beautiful country and that was good enough for me!

I love you all!

Elder Peacock

Week #92.....EJSP Unforgettable Missionary moments - #9

Hey Friends,

Shout out to the Aaronic priesthood turning the big 189 years of being restored to the earth!! I am grateful for you big guy!! Hope you have a good day; you deserve it!!

The #9 EJSP Unforgettable Missionary Moments has to deal with said Birthday boy!!!

One sundae was very special. It was very simple and to some might seem like nothing out of the ordinary, but to me it was very special – 

  

To start, we had a confirmation of an investigator who was baptized the previous Sunday. One of my recent convers who was ordained to the Aaronic priesthood and the office of a priest blessed the sacrament. Another convert passed the sacrament to his grandmother and siblings who later that day entered into the waters of baptism and finally another convert received the Aaronic priesthood. This day was so special, for them, for me, and for our Heavenly Father. I felt so much joy for them in this moment. I cannot imagine how much JOY our Father in Heaven felt. 

WHAT A DAY!! 

Elder Peacock

Hey also thanks for all of the birthday wishes you all are cool!!

Week #91....EJSP top 10 Unforgettable Missionary Moments - #10

EJSP(Elder Jake Scot Peacock) Top 10 Unforgettable Missionary Moments 

Number 10, Earthquakes and DOUBLE DRAGONS

I was sick to my stomach one night at about 9:13pm. When we approached the house my companion realized that he had forgotten the keys. So we proceeded to go though the window. (About a 10 inch wide opening and I (not the smallest dude ever) get lifted up by non athletic 300+ pound Mexican companion. Anyways after a few moments of pain, not sure weather due to the stomachache or the broken glass my stomach rubbed on to get thought the window. I got though and opened the door and then proceeded to throw up and have a great case of champion diarrhea. You heard it folks A DOUBLE DRAGON. To make this historical night even better he earthquake hits right at the same time; Almost divinely. Let me tell you that bathroom got dirty folks. Boy oh boy I am pumped that my dedication to chores back at home had me prepared to execute the cleaning of this top 10!!!!

PS We baptized Nelly Barrientos.

Love you all!!!!

Elder Peacock