Temple Trip

Not a lot of time today, we had a temple trip today so that is why my email is a little late. Like I

Redlands California Temple

said we got to go to the temple today. It was so nice. I love that place. If you haven't ever gone you should truly consider it. If you have gone - go again! soon!... you need to!!!!!!

We have been able to teach Sena and Sekona a couple more times. They are super solid. Haven't missed a week of church in the last month and a half since their wedding. Sena has accepted everything we have taught so far. Our plan is to set a baptismal date tomorrow! 

 Exchanges all last week and more this week. We are busy as ever, but is all good.

Ofa Atu!

Elder Jensen

Elder Badoni and Elder Jensen at the Redlands California Temple

Elder Hirst, Elder ?, Elder Badoni, Elder Jensen

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! But don't be afraid

well this week was more than un-orthodox...

So on Monday I put Elder Millano and Elder Smith on a plane.... and that was hard. Then we got the new missionaries and everything seemed to be going well and not breaking with out Elder Millano to fix it... until Tuesday.

 On Tuesday the mission burnt to the ground. OK not all of it but a pretty big and major part of it did, but we didn't know this until like 1 or 2 pm because we were in meetings with the new missionaries all morning. The fire burnt.  So we have lunch with the new missionaries and their trainers and tried to plan where they will stay and then we have a meeting with them all. At the end of the meeting President Taylor breaks the news to them that not all of them will be able to return to their areas because of a major fire that broke out near the only 2 highways going up to the desert... well like any road going up to the desert . The fire burned for like 4 or 5 days and shut down all traffic going up and down the I-15. So we got to have 8 extra bodies (and that wasn't even half of the elders that had to stay, not to mention the sisters who stayed at the STL's here in Rancho) stay in our little 2 bed 3 bath apartment  hahah........... YAY!..... It was actually really fun and good, but it meant that life was unusual. We were mostly a taxi service for the week. We set each of the affected companionships up with a companionship here in Rancho to work for a couple days, but we still had to take them everywhere they needed to go. Thankfully a couple of the members here in Rancho provided breakfast and dinner for us and them for a couple days. We finally got everyone back to their areas on Friday and the few evacuated missionaries made it home on Saturday.

Total I think 28 missionaries were out of their areas for a couple days because of the fire, but all are safe and home now.

Ofa Atu!

Elder Jensen

Transfer Week

This week has been real dry... :( hahahah we have spent the majority of our time working on transfers with the Office Elders. Its kinda boring... but we manage to make it fun with a few games here and there, an occasional rage fest and Thai food.  There is this hole in the wall Thai place across from the mission office that is pretty good and not too expensive so it makes fr a great lunch break.

I got to see the video recordings that y'all sent to my District leader a couple days back. The whole video was pretty cool! It really got our district thinking about the importance of our purpose and our calling.

Not much else to report. Just getting things settled with Elder Badoni (my new comp). He is super solid and he has only been out 11 months right now. He has big things coming for him in life! For those of you who know my cousins, Elder Badoni is like Kai Yee's doppelganger (even though Kai is Asian and E. Badoni is Navajo). I think the picture that I sent should be proof enough hahaha.

I won't be able to email on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday next week... so I am emailing now. Life is busy, but tomorrow it will become insane busy!

Ofa Atu!

Elder Jensen