Dear
Family,
Sister Smith and I have thoroughly enjoyed another week in God's
Country. We count ourselves blessed everyday as we take in the unbelievably
beautiful surroundings.
On preparation day we had the time to walk around the little
downtown area in McCall, which is situated right next to the lake. We walked
out on a dock and took some pictures. I am always slightly frustrated when I
take a picture here because it doesn't come close to the reality. We hope to
continue exploring McCall on our P-days.
Our days are mostly open time, but it is amazing how quickly the
days pass by. On Tuesday we went out with one of our Relief Society presidents
and tried to visit some of the sisters that haven't been contacted at all. On
Wednesday, we contacted a potential investigator! Yay! We have been hearing
about this investigator who went to the Thanksgiving dinner and was talking to
a member about the Book of Mormon. She has really poor eyesight, but wanted to
read it and said she would accept a large print copy. We got her address and
took one over to her, and she was so nice! She let us come in for a moment and
visit with her for a bit. She was so appreciative of the Book of Mormon, but
told us that her work schedule is very crazy right now and wouldn't commit to
meeting with us right now. But she is a sweet lady, I hope that won't be the
last we see of her.
We had an amazing experience on Thursday. The elders who were
here previously had told us about these kids of a member that want to be
baptized. On Thursday we were finally able to get a ride to the area where they
live and teach them. It is a pretty remote where they live and they only have a
branch up there. Sacrament meeting attendance can be as low as 15 people,
though they get a lot of visitors that go up there to fish. I have never met
kids more prepared to accept the gospel. When we got there one of the kids was
sitting on the couch with a Book of Mormon, excited to be taught. We taught
about the Restoration, and the dad also participated a little too. We were on such a spiritual high after our
lesson with them, I felt ready to go out and find every prepared soul in our
area.
On Friday we had dinner with a couple that lives in our
community. They are the best! They remember the first and last names of all the
sisters they have ever had in their home. They are very active in a
nondenominational church here in town. However, it is very easy to find common
ground with them and we talked a lot about Jesus Christ. We hope to have dinner
again with them in the future and enjoy some more uplifting conversation.
On Saturday we went to Cascade, and it was the most beautiful
day we've had here. It was blue skies and high 30s all day, I even took off my
coat for a few minutes outside. It was especially beautiful because the clouds
were low on the mountains and the lake was frosted over, sprinkled with
excited ice fishers. Every few minutes Sister Smith and I would exclaim and
express awe at the beauty of it all. We took several pictures, though they
don't come close to the real thing. While in Cascade, we visited a 90 year old
member who let us wash her windows. She sent us off to her neighbor to offer to
wash her windows as well, but we were disappointed to not find her home. It was
still a fun opportunity to give simple service.
Sunday we were at church from 7:30am to 5pm, and it was a
long day. They are starting up mission prep after church and we have been
invited to come to that. After that, we got to go over to have dinner with a
family and enjoy some delicious roast. We spent Christmas Eve and New Year's
with them as well.
Looking back on what I have written, it incredible to see how
blessed we are in just one week! Every week we have here is just so
precious and packed with small, daily miracles. As we put diligent effort in,
we are seeing our area being changed in small in simple ways, and it is so
wonderful to witness.
Love,
Sister Jensen
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