A crazy week!

So this week was nuts! On Monday I got the wonderful privileged to been a companion to Elder's Carter and Gifford down the Hill while we waited for our companions to get in. We had a great time and taught this kinda crazy guy ( imagine that, as a missionary hahah) Then Tuesday I went to a district meeting that had 3 district leaders at it... hahah. And then at like 1 or 1:30 we got our new companions. My new comp is Elder Topham. He is from St George area. And we have had an amazing week!

So Tuesday we finally got up the hill at like 6:30 after a lot of meetings, errands, waiting and traffic. 

Wednesday we got  Elder Topham settled in the went out working. In the evening we taught Darion and it went amazing! We had a member with us and we taught about Following the prophet. the members testimony really helped Darion! 

Thursday was full of walking. My bike is down and Elder Topham's hasn't come yet. so We walk everywhere for now... but this week we won't have too.

But we did Find a new investigator. His name is Daniel, he has great desire to learn... but he will need to prioritize if he wants to join the church hahah. Then after that we taught one of our recent converts. She has such a strong testimony it is so cool!

Friday was weekly planning and then we saw Carlos. He is also Doing great! He blessed the sacrament for the first time in church and did an amazing job! It is always interesting watching someone do something for the first time! But he did so good!

Saturday nothing remarkable happened till the evening. We did see Darion again. We went over the baptismal questions with him and he was able to answer most of them. There are still a few things we need to work with him on so we will probably move his baptism back a week.

Sunday we got a referral from the ward for a kid that I thought was a member... turns out his girlfriend is a member and he just comes every week! So that is super exciting!! Hopefully we will be able to help him come closer to God!

Love

Elder Jensen

Life is crazy busy here!

Hey so this is the only email I am sending that has any info regarding my life as a missionary and what happened this week. I just don't have time to write a big one. 

As far as the earthquake... yeah it must have been small cuz i didn't feel it. The elders in Rancho did but not me. I have felt them before though. That's awesome that Aaron is on high council! HE will do so great!

Life is crazy busy here! So last week we had some sweet miracles with Darion ( HE told us he believes that the BoM is true and Joseph smith was a true prophet, HE came to church with his sister again) The biggest one was on Saturday we went to have a lesson with him and he wasn't home. He stood us up. Never does that, but the lesson before we grilled him on the WoW so we were wondering if we scared him off.. so we went to the park to find him and on our way there. Elder Roberson said he lets go this way... I feel that we should. So I follow and the road he takes goes in a big circle and puts us right back where we started. So now he feels kinda dumb... but we roll like another 30 yards and we see Darion and were able to have a really good lesson with him!

On Sunday I learned a lot about the purpose of church! It was cool. This week I also learned a lot about baptism. 

So transfer calls came.... and I am now a trainer and a district leader... over 5 companionships (myself included) and 3 are training new missionaries. So life just got busy!!

Yes I got the camera. It works great! 

Love 

Elder Jensen

PS.  Damyeune got baptized too!

Crazy Week!!!!!!!!

Well this week was nuts!!!!!!! So like it was crazy... I don't even know what to say about it.... we were just busy busy busy. 

Elder Latu was with Elder Roberson and I again for most of this week, but the Tripanionship came and went way too fast! We had a lot of fun together!

So to clarify any confusion. Darion and Damyeune are not the same person... Damyeune is not our investigator anymore... we passed him off to another set of elders and he is to be baptized next Saturday! 

Darion IS our investigator. And he is doing great we taught him three times this week! it was great! So the first time we did what is called a CPR lesson... Pretty much the essentials to living: Church, Prayer and Reading the scriptures. We had invited him to church a few times but he hasn't come in the 3 Sundays we have been teaching him.. so we cracked down on that. Elder Latu bore a powerful testimony of church and committed him to come! It was amazing...more on that in a second. The next lesson we taught the law of chastity... it went as well as expected. We also invited him to the baptism of our ward mates investigator on Friday. So on Thursday ( the day before the baptism) we are trying to find us and Darion a ride over to the baptism... and we just couldn't. (OH and did I mention that me and my companion are heavily involved in the baptism... like we need to be there?) It wasn't happening.  But as we sit down to plan... like at 9 on the dot we get a phone call and a text confirming everything for our rides! Whoosh! So Friday morning ... the day of the baptism we go to Darion and confirm that he is going... got to one of  the members house that is giving us a ride and leave me there ( with a capable Melchizedek priesthood holder) He was conducting the baptismal service so we figured that I would be there early enough to change... LOL nope not quite hahah oh well it worked out. Meanwhile, my companions go back to Darion's house and meet another member there and some how beat me to the baptism. But what matters is that Darion came to that baptism and he felt the spirit!!! it was great!

Saturday... lil bit o rain nothing too bad. We taught Darion again and made sure he was coming to church. At first we thought he was trying to get out of it.... but instead he asked if his sister and her kids could come! It was great!

Sunday! We met Darion and the ride we found for him at his house and he and his sister and her kids came to church! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  And they enjoyed it. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then we had to take Elder Latu back :( sad day. At this point it was raining like crazy!

Love

Elder Jensen

Ps. one pic is of the fire that was close to me. and the other is of Elder Latu, Elder Roberson and I.  The fire was like 20 miles from where I am. It was pretty bad apparently.  One set of elders was displaced for a day... but then they were able to go back. I think the total for the fire damages was 26 or 27 cars( some on a semi that was carrying them) 1 fedex truck and 6 or 7 houses.  

(See more about the fire near Elder Jensen that we saw on Canadian news GLOBAL TV)