Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a great week this week! Ours was great.
Lots of finding people to teach but we have found a few good prospects.
We are teaching Claudina, a member's mother and we didn’t quite set her
on date, but she does understand that the next step in meeting with us
is baptism and she wants to keep meeting with us to progress there so
that is good. She said she would pray about a date and we said we would
too so we are hoping our next lesson with her we will be able to set
one.
This Thursday
we had a mission conference with Elder Dyches of the seventy and it was
awesome! He has so much power with him and I learned a lot from that
meeting. He talked a lot about working with and serving members and I
realized that I really am doing the bare minimum and could do so much
better at showing love and kindness towards members and just others in
general.
We had our Armenian group meet again and it went okay. We are
still working out the kinks with getting it started, but so far it has
worked out pretty well. Now we just need to get some investigators
there! We are working with one Armenian lady named Anoush and she is
awesome but hasn’t really progressed since I’ve been here so we will see
how it goes. She is reading the Book of Mormon though and likes reading
general conference talks and has been to church three times. She hasn’t
been recently though. Hopefully we can keep working with her. Anyway,
that’s pretty much it for this week! Hope you all have a great week!
Letter 69
Hey Everyone!
This week was pretty good but it involved lots of
planning. On the bright side, we have got the Armenian group moving
forward again! Yesterday we were able to go according to plan and have
the sacrament in an Armenian meeting and it worked out really well! We
are excited to get things moving again and get Armenian work going.
Other than that, things have been going as normal. Tonight we will have
to start biking so that will be fun. Zita got baptized this Saturday in
Duarte so that was awesome! I wasn’t able to go but I’m super glad she
made that step and I bet she is doing awesome!
Well I don’t really have
much more to share this week, but I would just encourage everyone to
keep praying for everything going on in the world as well as around
them. Everyone is going through a struggle in their lives and sometimes
we can’t see that. However, I know that prayer really is a powerful
thing that can help us come closer to Heavenly Father as well as provide
miracles for others in need. If all else fails, we can pray for each
other and the miracles will roll forth. I love you all and hope you have
a great week!
Elder Jensen
Letter 68
Hey Everyone!
This week was pretty great! The other elders that I just joined had two baptisms this Saturday and that went really well! We had a really good time this week and I am super excited to be back! There are tons of people to talk to and I really enjoyed this week with Elder Stucki and Elder Hansen. Yesterday the new Armenian Elder came in and his name is Elder Ebert. We are excited to have him here and start working!
We got in a car accident Sunday afternoon so that was fun. I told the APs they to have someone else drive but they didn’t listen. It wasn’t my fault at least but it was a hit and run which stinks so we didn’t even get to talk to the other driver. We are having P day today because we had our temple trip. It’s really nice to go to the temple and I encourage you all to do so. I know the temple is a place we can find peace and revelation. I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Jensen
Letter 67
Hey Everyone!
It's been great week! I got transferred back to Armenian work and I am super pumped! My companion is Elder Hansen and I am greenie-breaking him so it's gonna be a fun transfer.
We now have two companionships of Armenian Elders with Elder Stucki training the new one so we will be in a trio for a week. Elder Stucki is now the father of all Armenian Elders. What a guy. I'm super excited to have a pad with only Armenian elders. There is also still a companionship of sisters in the Glendale first area so now there are 3 companionships there. I'm pumped.
Zita is getting baptized the 14th and the Armenians have 2 baptisms this Sasturday, some of Mosi's friends again, but hey we could always use more Persians too. Anyway, it's been fun already and I'm so glad I'm back.
I hope you all enjoyed general conference. My favorite talks were Elder Holland's and Andersen's I think they both did a great job and hit home. If you didn't get a chance to watch the conference I would encourage you all to do so.
Have a great week!
Elder Jensen
It's been great week! I got transferred back to Armenian work and I am super pumped! My companion is Elder Hansen and I am greenie-breaking him so it's gonna be a fun transfer.
We now have two companionships of Armenian Elders with Elder Stucki training the new one so we will be in a trio for a week. Elder Stucki is now the father of all Armenian Elders. What a guy. I'm super excited to have a pad with only Armenian elders. There is also still a companionship of sisters in the Glendale first area so now there are 3 companionships there. I'm pumped.
Zita is getting baptized the 14th and the Armenians have 2 baptisms this Sasturday, some of Mosi's friends again, but hey we could always use more Persians too. Anyway, it's been fun already and I'm so glad I'm back.
I hope you all enjoyed general conference. My favorite talks were Elder Holland's and Andersen's I think they both did a great job and hit home. If you didn't get a chance to watch the conference I would encourage you all to do so.
Have a great week!
Elder Jensen
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
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
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
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
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