Dear
Family,
Sister Eckery is on the countdown to go home in 2 weeks, so
the reality of having your companion go home is starting to kick in. Next week
should be relatively normal, but the week after that there is zone conference,
her departing interview and temple trip, and saying goodbye to people in all of
her areas. I have loved these past two transfers with her and will be so sad to
see her go! But there is so much big change all of the time here on the mission
and you just have to learn to adapt. I am hoping to stay here in this area for
a couple of more months, plenty of work for us to do!
As I am looking through my planner, it is looking like this past
week was just one of those weeks when nobody could meet with you. It is times
like those that you just really got to show Heavenly Father your diligence in
doing His work. When you look at your planner and you have only 1 or 2 set
appointments for the whole week, what are you going to do with all of that
time? And it isn't about just filling time, it's about rescuing Heavenly
Father's lost children and bringing them to the safety of His arms. We have to
work hard so that we will not "sorrow that this people had not repented
that they might have been clasped in the arms of Jesus" (Mormon 5:11).
So I am not sure if I already mentioned this, but here it is
anyway. A couple of weeks ago we got this media referral for a girl named H. Well,
we looked up the address and it ended up being this school. So we called the
number and ended up talking to this guy named A., who told us that H. is his
T.A. He told us about how he teaches a comparative religion class at this
Christian high school and they are doing an 8 or 9 unit on the LDS faith. He
asked if it were possible for us to come to give a presentation and do a
Q&A. We were of course more than happy to accept after getting permission
from President Sorensen. That will be taking place this next Friday, and we
will be doing it with set of Elders. A. wanted to meet us before hand and
observe an LDS worship service, so he came to church on Sunday! He stayed
through sacrament and gospel principles before he had to go to his church. He
got a program so he was studying it and writing all of these questions, it was
kind of fun to watch. So we are excited for this upcoming opportunity, there
could be anywhere from 30-100 people there, as he has invited other classes to
these types of presentations in the past. We are hoping that is will be a very
positive experience where many seeds are planted.
Also on Sunday we got to sit in on a presentation given to the
young men and young women by a recently returned missionary. She just got back
from her mission in the Dominican Republic about two weeks ago. So she showed
lots of pictures, talked about the culture, and told some fun stories. Sister
Eckery and I talked afterwards about how different everyone's missions are.
This returned missionary’s experiences couldn't have been more different than
ours. But we had interviews with our mission president this week and he kind of
talked about this in my interview. He said that he doubts that when anybody in
this mission opened their call they said, "Yes!!! Nampa!!!"
Regardless, he said that every single missionary that he has interviewed who
has gone home has KNOWN why they were sent here. They knew their calls were
inspired by Heavenly Father, and I know that mine is too. And I know that this
return missionary's too. They all are, because no two of Heavenly Father's
children are the same, and I just love the individual and personal aspect of
this gospel.
Well, I am really hoping to see more miracles this next week
with the people we are trying to work with, but maybe some time to just work
hard and ponder my purpose as a missionary was needed this week. Thanks to
everyone who is supporting me, whether through letters or prayers or thoughts,
it all helps!
Love,
Sister Jensen
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