Dear Family,
Well,
with Sister Eckery going home tomorrow transfers came early for me! Two other
sisters are going home this week, and one of them was in a trio so her
companions will just be back to a normal companionship of two. But the other
sister, who just trained, leaves her companion alone for the last week of the
transfer. Which of course, you can't be alone as a missionary, so they put us
together! So I am here in her area and President Sorensen told us this morning
that it would be a permanent change, as in this is where I definitely will be
next transfer. What is this area, you may ask? Well, brace yourself Dad because
I am in BAKER CITY, OREGON!!! I am here with Sister Moa-Sam Fong, she just
finished up being trained, so she has been out about 3 months. I feel so super
blessed because I got everything I wanted. Well, I didn't want to be
transferred from my area, I loved it and we saw so many miracles even in the
last week. I was definitely holding out to stay, but with 8 sisters leaving and
no sisters coming in this transfer, they have to close 5 areas, and mine was
consolidated. Again. One of the assistants kind of hinted at this to me at zone
conference on Tuesday and then President told Sister Eckery
that this would be the case. They are splitting up the wards and giving them to
the other elders in our district. I was super upset after the assistants hinted
at it, but I had to time to pray and for the Spirit worked on me, so when we
got the more official news from President Sorensen, I was prepared and ready to
go wherever I was needed. I didn't know where I was going, just that I was
being transferred and that I wouldn't be in this area for the last week of the
transfer. Well, yesterday we got the news while we were traveling between wards
that I was going to Baker. It doesn't make any sense for me to be here for just
a week since it is about 2 hours from the mission home, so I suspected that I
would be here to stay, plus the assistants told me to pack up all my stuff and
clean out our place. So yesterday was a little crazy, with Sister Eckery
packing to go home and me getting all of my stuff together, luckily I had
already started packing. Then, President told me this morning that this would
be permanent (well, as permanent as a mission gets you know). And I am super excited!!!
It is seriously gorgeous out here, and I hear from Sister Moa-Sam Fong that
they are doing seriously so much work, teaching tons of people and having
appointments all of the time. I am looking forward to this being a beautiful
chapter in my mission. And I am already here, we drove up after I said goodbye
to Sister Eckery and we got some shopping done in Nampa since there isn't much
here in Baker. I am a little nervous just about the huge change, it is like a
completely different mission out here. But I am super excited, my companion
absolutely loves it here and I think I will too.
So I had some awesome days this
week. Thursday was a definite highlight, the day that
I got to be companions with Sister Shurtleff and we went and visited people in
our old area. After emailing, we first tried A. She is doing great, she is
teaching the primary kids with another sister and is a visiting teacher. We
loved seeing her and catching up. Right before we left she told us how much she
missed our lessons and that she was just so happy to see us. I love her much
and feel so privileged to see her come back to the gospel.
After A.,
we went over to see N.. It was so good to walk through his door and see his
face light up when he realized who was there! We had a good little visit with
him, I miss his wit and teasing. His caregiver who was there was a new one we
hadn't met before, and she isn't a member. But N. was able to tell her how he
just felt so good whenever he was with the missionaries, how he just feels the
Spirit so strongly whenever we are around. We had N. call J. because we didn't
have her number, and she was working but arranged it so that we could meet her
at a member’s house later that day. I was so happy to see her! We had just
started to catch up and visit with her, when she bursted out, "Can we do a
lesson?! It has been so long since I've had a lesson!" We were so caught
off guard be of course we were like, "Yes!" So we taught her the
restoration, and it just felt so good to be teaching her again with Sister
Shurtleff, it just felt right. She listens to the Book of Mormon all the time
when she works and is looking forward to conference. It was the greatest
blessing to see her again, I am so thankful for it.
Saturday and Sunday Sister
Eckery went and said goodbye to people in all of her areas. We went to
Caldwell, Nampa, Kuna, and the other side of Meridian. I am so sad to see her
go, I feel like my time with her just flew! I am so excited her for to see her
family though, and I wish her the best :)
I think that is all for now,
hopefully I will have lots of fun things to tell about next week as I start to
readjust to this new area of the mission.
Love you all!
Sister Jensen
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