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Dear Family,
Change is coming! Time on the mission
really is so strange. I feel like I was just called as a trainer, given the
challenge of a new area. But now it has almost been three months and we find
out on Saturday if one of us is leaving. I am hoping to break my trend of only
being in an area for three months, but we will see what Heavenly Father has in
mind!
We had the most wonderful baptism on
Saturday. Our investigators are really
special people and I feel so grateful that we have been able to play a small,
small part in their journey. That is what I love about missionary work.
Ultimately this is all the Lord's work, but He is willing to let us help
because He knows that is what will allow us to become more like Him. Heavenly
Father really is so good. As they were being baptized, I had that familiar
burning in my heart, felt at every baptism. It was also great to see the
support from the ward, we definitely should have held the service in the
Chapel. It was funny because we had the baptism in the evening, and it happened
to be the same evening as homecoming. So there were a big group of homecoming
goers that showed up to the baptism before going to the dance. I have just
loved working with and seeing the youth so excited in this process. I am also very
excited for these new members and this new life they are beginning, and I know
that it already has brought them so much happiness.
The baptism was definitely the
highlight or this past week. Other than that we have been busy visiting families and getting the members excited about
inviting people to the open house. We finally made contact with a family whose
son is 13 and not baptized yet. We had a great talk with them and the son told
us that he really wants to be baptized, so we are going to teach them the first
lesson tomorrow. And yesterday we had zone conference, and we focused on
planning on finding new people to teach. That really is the hardest thing about
missionary work, is finding. We have many, many hours open that could be used
in teaching if we can just find the people. For me, I have learned that it is
all about having faith that Heavenly Father is preparing people for us to
teach, and then doing everything within our power to find those people. As we
do that, Heavenly Father will bless us. There is so much I can improve on, and
I know that I can't become the missionary Heavenly Father knows I can be unless
I rely on Him. I love this gospel, I know that it has been restored through the
Prophet Joseph Smith. I know that the Savior stands by us as we testify that He
lives and that He loves us.
Love,
Sister Jensen
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