Serving in Hesperia

Hey sorry.  Just have a few minutes today... i am bumming them from my trainer, Elder Robbins! Life is good! I am well. This place is just like home. hahaha I will have more next week.  Glad you got the pics. Tell everyone that I will respond more next week... just have to get a library card....

OK nevermind got a few more hahah No mass email tho.  I'll do that next week! However I can talk a little more about life here. I am in Hesperia, in the Bear Valley ward. It reminds me a lot of home. A lot of old couples and a lot of brand new families and only a few middle age families. There are 6 active young men and that is all there are in the ward! So we get to help with the sacrament a lot! I spoke yesterday... just my testimony but still! Me and my trainer get along good. He is from Rexburg and almost has fewer months than i do years left in my mission. I can count on one hand how many yards i have seen with grass in them... mostly just sand! But it reminds me of home. We are biking everywhere so i am getting in good shape. Also that black/charcoal suit no longer fits... I'll hang on to it for a bit to see if biking helps bring my waist down ... but I doubt it. This means that I will need/ really want a pair of black slacks... but I can get those later. I will however need a sweater soon! Its cold enough when we bike to need more than a shirt but not my big jacket.  In the christmas package send Oh henry bars!!! Hand written letters coming sometime.... as soon as i write them hahah miss home but not to much!

love elder jensen!!!

OH and we did get to go to the provo temple. it was cool but not as cool as cardston!

Touch down in California!

We haven't yet heard from Elder Jensen, but we received these two photos....evidence that he has arrived in the California Rancho Cucamonga mission borders.  We look forward to hearing from him regularly on Mondays.

Week #2

This week went way faster!! Its crazy! Love the work! Dont know what to say..... the food sucks...... my zone is rad. I can't wait to leave this place  but then again I don't. I'm conflicted. Also thank you mom and dad for reading the scriptures with me since I was ever a thing. I am not a scriptorian but I would definitely say I have one of the most practical, comprehensive and realistic understandings of scriptures in my zone. Which I think is sad. Also thank George and Larry for making me work 18 hours a day...that makes the 15 hour days seem easy. Also work ethic is everything out here. I have so many stories in my journal but i don't have it with me so I'll try and remember next time. Tell aunt Corinne that i got her packages! Also i got the Laytons package too! There is another letter coming.... i think? 

Anyway we leave at 330 tomorrow so that sucks. Everybody here thinks its cold.... I just tell them not to come to Canada . Everyone makes fun of me for how I say bag and aunt and pop and spell colour ...... i always bring up the fact the we have a better education system which typically puts everyone in their place. hahah Its hilarious how ignorant everyone is down here.... one kid actually thought i had maple syrup for blood. Also the "maple" syrup they have here is corn syrup... no maple flavouring added. Another kid didn't know what a sugar beet was he just assumed that all sugar magically came out of the factory. Hahaha its ridiculous. 

love it here

Love elder Jensen

PS. the computer i am on doesn't have a sd card hook up... so I'll have to wait. Also your pics are tiny.... grandpas were not. Don't know what to say... life is good the food is not. My branch president reminds me of grandpa F which is cool! This is life now. did one stamp do the trick to get the letter home?

love elder jensen