Dear Family! July 7, 2014
Mondays are always the
best days because I'm never disappointed to hear about your adventures! Girls
camp sounded like so much fun!! I wish someone would feed me rattlesnake....
Mom, you definitely ended your Girls camp streak with a bang. But it wouldn't surprise
me if you got a new stake calling soon......
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| Three Sis. Jensens |
I had an experience
this week that taught me the power of prayer and that God has a fantastic sense
of humor. For those of you who have served missions, the days/weeks can turn
into "Groundhog Day" sometimes. I was sitting at our table
contemplating that I hadn't had really anything interesting to write about in
my journal recently so kind of jokingly I sent up a little prayer in which I
said, "Heavenly Father, it would be nice to have something to write about
in my journal tonight." AND GUESS WHAT. He answered it. Sister Brockbank
and I were out door knocking and we noticed some kids staring at us. That's not
too unfamiliar so we kept going. We walked back down the driveway and noticed
they were closer. And they were getting progressive closer. We knocked on
another door and turned around and they were RIGHT behind us. So we called out
to them and talked to them. They were 9, 8, and 7 years old and probably BORED
OUT OF THEIR MINDS because they asked us if they could come door knocking with
us! So we took three kids door knocking with us! Let me tell you, kids have NO
SHAME. They would run up to the door, knock, ring the doorbell and look in the
side windows and tell us what was in their house even before we got to the
door. And then people would answer and see two tall girls with three kids which
was probably really confusing. So I would begin the door approach: "Hi I'm
Sister Jensen and this is Sister Brockbank and we're representatives of Jesus Christ.
These are our.... friends. They also love Jesus Christ." It was a
weird experience but definitely memorable and fun! It saved us time too because
the kids would tell us who wasn't home for the holiday and we'd skip that
house. Heavenly Father answered my prayer and gave me something to write about
in my journal. And yes, I did in fact write it in my journal. :)
Our Fourth was pretty
sweet. We did our weekly planning and then stopped by some less active members
and investigators. We went to a member's house for dinner and had a great
barbeque. We then went with a couple other families to another member's house
to light off fireworks. Our curfew was extended until 10:30pm which
was good because it wasn't dark until 10pm. It was so wonderful. It was
pretty much the Fourth of July scene out of "The Sandlot". Rockford
is a "Norman Rockwell Town" with it's very traditional small-town,
American feel. The night was cooler but the sky was clear. The fireworks
created an almost nostalgic feeling. When we walked back to our car that night,
I just felt so happy- Happy to be in a simple place enjoying simple things.
Rockford will always have
a place in my heart. I love it here.
a place in my heart. I love it here.
The work is going
great. It's been a rough week with the holiday but we are determined to get the
ball rolling and the font filled! Progression is our focus right now. I am
grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed us with people to teach but now it's
time to get them taking those steps back to God. Whenever I start getting
frustrated about cancelled appointments and agency, I think that Satan had the
same idea. That cools me right down. A mission has given me a unique
perspective on how God must feel about us sometimes. He probably smacks His
head watching me, saying, "Sister Jensen. What are you doing? Why- why-
why did you do that? If only you would have-" Thankfully
His patience isn't an account we can exhaust. It is infinite. Phew.
I hope you're all
enjoying your summer! I am L-O-V-I-N-G all of it. I'll send you some pictures
from a nature walk we took this morning. SO PRETTY!! As someone told us this
week, "Michigan is God's hand print on the United States." Get it?
Michigan looks like a hand. Anyway, I love you all SO MUCH! Have a fantastic
week!!
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| Lovely Michigan |
Love,
Sister Jensen
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