Dear
Family,
I am staying in
Middleton for another transfer! I was quite surprised, along with everyone else
in my district. We thought for sure that I was going. But I do get to stay for
a whole 6 months! I am so glad to stay, though it could mean that they will
shotgun (bring in two new missionaries at once) our area again since Sister
Blocker is for certain leaving after this transfer for Temple Square, and I
doubt that they will keep me or another transfer. And so continues the trend of
being shotgunned out of every area. That's alright though, I am so happy to be
here and continue teaching these sons and daughters of God.
Of course, we
continue to be richly blessed at the temple open house. I have been thinking
lately about what a great opportunity this is. People not of our faith great
this opportunity to see a house of the Lord, to feel the beautiful feeling that
is present there. They get to learn about Heavenly Father's perfect plan for us
and our families to return home to Him. And after having this experience, we
get to talk to them and answer their questions. I am so grateful that I was
called to this mission at this time.
I got to see a
couple of sisters that have gone home in the past year, including my old
companion Sister Eckery and one of my Sister Training Leaders. It was so fun to
see them at the temple, but a little strange to see them not as missionaries.
The biggest tender mercy was seeing the first person I helped teach that was
baptized on my mission. I was just sitting in a video room, waiting for the
next group to come in when I heard someone say my name. I looked up and saw her
and her fiancee. I was so happy! They are getting married in December in the
Meridian temple. Other than that, the other experiences I have had the past
couple of days have been small but precious. I love hearing people talk about
the peace they feel in the temple. One lady just commented to me that she knew
that it was all about the Savior as she looked at the beautiful artwork and had
this feeling in her heart. It was her first time having any sort of experience
with the church. I am so excited to still have two weeks left to witness these
miracles.
As far as work in our area, we had another lesson with our newlywed investigator and
she is still working on reading the Book of Mormon and praying. We have a
lesson with her tonight. Our lesson with the foreign exchange student is tomorrow
afternoon, and we are very excited to teach her.
I am sorry this one
is short, since I just emailed on Wednesday there isn't a lot to talk about. I
am happy to be working at the temple and excited for another transfer in
Middleton!
Love,
Sister
Jensen
They took a ton of pictures at our last zone conference, enjoy!
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