Letter 66 LA Zoo

Hey Everyone! 

I don't have a ton of time because we spent a lot of our p-day today at the LA zoo with the AP's which was super fun. I will write more later because if I get transferred I will end up having a p-day again Monday. I'm not positive I will be transferred, but President called us and pretty much said I will be transferred... so yeah but he didn't tell me more than that. I guess we will see what happens. 

We taught Zita a lesson yesterday and we were able to resolve a major concern for her and she is so awesome and prepared. I have a ton of pictures from the zoo but I will just share a few. We went there with the new AP as well, who is Elder Sanders my old companion, and we had a really good time. The church is true! Have a great week everyone!

Letter 65 Tesla Coil

September 25, 2017

Man it has been a crazy but great week! Transfers are coming up next week and we will be receiving a ton of missionaries including some from Puerto Rico who are coming from the hurricane over there. There is definitely a lot going on in the world and so many storms and earthquakes we have heard about it's crazy.

This week was a lot of fun for us. We didn't have any meetings and so we had plenty of time to work in our area. We had Zita come to church and she has been progressing really well and we also had Susan come to church. Elder Peterson and I were working with her originally and she wanted to come back again which is amazing! This time it went much better for her. We are having a lot of success right now in the area and things are just overall busy which is really good!

We were in a parade Saturday morning carrying a giant US flag so that was pretty cool. That's about all that happened for this week! These pictures are from us at a recent convert's house. He is an electrician and built a Tesla coil. I wasn't too sure about the whole thing but it was pretty cool. He had us take a butter knife to the Tesla coil and then hold a light bulb and it would light it up. As you can probably tell by the pictures I didn't really trust it but it worked out good.

Anyway, there is a lot of stuff going on in the world right now so remember to pray for those affected by the natural disasters! Have a great week!

Elder Jensen

Letter 64

Hey everybody!

We had a great week this week! It has just been a miracle to work with Holly (She goes by Zita now because that is her birth name)! Zita has progressed super well and is now half way through Alma in the Book of Mormon. She is loving everything about the church and we set her on date for the 14th of October!! 

She has been getting some great fellowship and came to church last Sunday and loved it. It is amazing to watch her learn about her family history which has a lot of Mormons in it and she feels like this is where she belongs and we are super excited to be working with her! 

Last night she sent a text to us about what she needs to wear for her baptism so it's totally happening and she is just awesome! She reminds me a lot of Madlena and it is great to have people in the world who are truly searching for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Most people aren't interested or have forgotten the importance of it, but all the work is worth it even just if one soul is to find the gospel.

I have a testimony that many people are out searching for he truth and that we have it and can bring it to them. I invite all of you to share the gospel with a friend this week and serve them even if they don't seem interested. Many people don't realize they are looking until after they have found it. Have a great week! Sorry, I will try to get pictures next week!

Elder Jensen

Letter 63: Successful Referral!

September 11, 2017

Hey Everybody!

We definitely had a great miracle this week! It was zone Conference week and so we weren't able to get much done but it was enjoyable to see everybody again and to hear from president. However, we did get a referral this week. Her name was Holly and she requested a Book of Mormon online. I think this is the first time it has happened to me on my mission so I was super excited.

We emailed Holly and set up an appointment for Friday. As we got to know her we realized she has lots of Mormon family and a nephew serving in Uganda on a mission. We taught her the restoration and gave her a Book of Mormon and she is really interested to find out if this is true.


We emailed her the next day to see if she had read the introduction which was a commitment we left with her. She emailed back and told us that she just finished 2 Nephi and that she would start Jacob tomorrow. She is reading super fast which is amazing! She also accepted a soft baptismal commitment and we are excited for our return appointment on Wednesday! We also had stake Conference this week and we had a 70 come and speak to us.

It was an amazing talk and I was glad I was able to attend. You could just see that his testimony was so strong and that he had such a great love for all of the people there. Developing charity is a really difficult challenge for me and it is one of my life long goals, but it was amazing to see his example.

I hope we can all develop this love that is talked about in Moroni 7 and I challenge you all to study the chapter and apply its teachings first with your family, then with your friends, and then with everybody. As you do so and set goals I know that you will be pleased with your efforts and that you will find happiness. Have a great week!

Elder Jensen

Letter 62 Book of Mormon 90 Day Reading Challenge

Hey Everyone!

This week was pretty good, I'm just trying to remember everything that happened. We have been meeting with Adrian still but it has been a while because we can't get a hold of him. We are hoping we can meet with him again soon.

We didn't have a ton of meetings this week which means we had quite a bit of time in our area which was really good. We were able to find a few new investigators to start working with and we hope to continue to find more. It has been nice to have more time in the area and we have been able to talk to a lot more people because of it which just feels a lot more accomplishing.

Because we had more time we did a service project for a man named Jim which was a lot of fun even though it was like a thousand degrees outside. Since we normally always wear white shirts I have a pretty bad farmer's tan and I was also very white where the collar of the shirt is. Well, after this project I got totally fried just where the collar of the shirt normally goes on the back of my neck and so I had this nice red stripe, right above it my neck is tan and right below it it's totally white. Now I have a neopalitan tan with three colors. It's pretty great.

This week we also started a challenge mission wide to read the Book of Mormon in 90 days I am really excited for it but it sure is hard. If you know me I am a super slow reader and so I spend a lot of my down time on this specific challenge now but I am determined to accomplish it. Well that's pretty much all I've really got for this week. It sure was a fun week though being able to get out and serve and work in our area!

Oh, we also finally got another ward mission leader so that is a huge blessing! Things are definitely  looking up in the Duarte ward and I have learned a ton from working in this area. I'm so grateful I could serve a mission and I never want it to end. I've heard it kinda stinks going home anyways and what better place to learn and to grow than out here serving the lord!

I know that Joseph Smith really was a true prophet of God as well as all the prophets who succeeded him. I am so grateful to be part of the church of Jesus Christ that has been restored to the earth today. I am so grateful for all of the scripture and materials that we have to learn and grow from. Many people sacrificed everything including their lives just so that we could have the scriptures today and read the things that they have learned.

I challenge you all to read from the scriptures a little bit each day and don't take them for granted! Find out if the Book of Mormon is true and find out if the Bible is true again and again. As you study and pray for an answer over and over again, your testimony will grow and you will receive guidance that will bless you throughout your life. I love you all and I hope that you have a great week!

Elder Jensen