Dear Family,
Things are moving
here in Middleton! I feel like I have grown so much in these last two weeks of
my mission. Training is such a good opportunity to really recognize your
weaknesses and turn them into strengths. This past week I have been more
focused on finding then I have been my whole mission, thanks to Sister
Tukumoeatu. It has really made me more motivated to be in tune with the Spirit
in order that we can be led to those who are prepared to receive the gospel.
We have a
baptism on Saturday! The sisters have been teaching this investigator for
about 4 months now. We are just the lucky ones that now get to see her baptism
through. So we will do our best to focus this week on preparing her for baptism
and putting everything together.
Since there is not
a lot of teaching currently going on in our area, we have been working to find
the best ways to spend our time. I think my favorite way to work is to plan to
contact a specific person, whether it be an investigator or less-active or
something. Then, if that person isn’t home or available, we just start working
in that area that we are already in. This
way of doing missionary work is something that Elder Arnold instructed us about
when he came last month. He told us that when we make plans, like seeing an
investigator and it doesn’t work out, it is because the Lord already has plans
for us. And maybe He has led us to that specific part of our area because there
is someone there who is prepared to receive us.
I read a talk by
Elder Eyring the other day for my personal study and I think it really
encompassed what I have been thinking about and working on lately. It is called
“You Are Not Alone in the Work” and he gave it in the priesthood session in
October 2015 conference. I love how Elder Eyring says it: “My encouragement is
to help you know that when you do your part, the Lord adds His power to your
efforts.” When I question if I can do this, I remember that the Lord can. All I
have to do is show my faith and put forth my best effort, then the Lord can add
His power. Then I love what Elder Eyring says at the end of his talk: “Heavenly
Father will allow you to feel that He know you, that He appreciates your
service, and that you are becoming worthy of the greeting from the Lord you
want so much to hear: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
into the joy of thy Lord.’”
Love,
Sister Jensen
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