Story time for the title! It was my first Sunday and I found out that Bishop Redmond hands out candy to the little kids. We were talking to this little boy and he was eating the candy and this girl walks up. She asks him where he got the candy from and he said the bishop. She turned and said, “Bishop, that traitor”. I found out later while at our apartment that the little girl was the bishop’s daughter.
Wednesday was my final hours in the MTC! We had to be to the travel station at 6:15 to get to Trax and get to the airport by our flight at 11:12. Leaving the MTC was weird. It had only been 3 weeks that I was there but I hadn't seen other cars or people in what it felt like as so long! It was FANTASTIC! Trying to talk to people on Trax and having them ignoring me was amazing because I knew they were real and that they weren't paid to speak to me!
We got to the airport safely and were allowed to call home! It was so good talking to my family! It made me happy to hear how great they were doing!
From Salt Lake we flew to Georgia. This airport was really confusing and big! By the time we got off of our plane, we only had about 15 or 20 minutes to get to the next gate and on our plane to South Carolina. We got off the plane and tried to find our gate, we (all 14 of us going to SC) had to ride the tram and get there. We booked it and got to our gate with like 5 minutes left to go! What a thrill! When we arrived, the airport people said they were just about to close the gates and we made it just in time! Definitely a tender mercy of the Lord!
We landed in South Carolina and met President and Sister Innes and the assistant to the presidents! It is so SO pretty here! There is so much green but there are not any mountains so that's the one downside! I have not seen any gators, snakes, or turtles! So I take that as a good thing! Thursday I meet my trainer and new companion, Sister Sanders! She is just so amazing and such a great teacher and helper! I also got to my first area which is Orangeburg. It is so cool here! The humidity isn’t too bad and it is actually making my normally dry skin feel so SO nice, so thats a plus! We also get to drive everywhere and we have a 2018 Chevy Malibu, so the air conditioning is a blessing!
My first lesson was with a recent convert about the temple! I LOVE THE TEMPLE!Brother Kendrick is amazing and so ready to go through in September! We also taught an investigator named Rosalee. She has some concerns and isn’t really grasping that this church is the only true church, so we are going to teach her about the Spirit and about receiving personal revelation! She committed to be baptized in August so we will see if we can get her prepared for that! We ran into Miss Jo and she said that she is going to put us to work and I am really excited about it. In the South, they don’t really like females to lift or do any hard labor and I just want to serve and help others so I am excited she wants to put us to work! The people I have met are great and they are so sweet! Southern Hospitality is a real thing and its pretty cool! Cheerwine is a drink I tried and holy crap it is so weird but so good! Sister Sanders explained it as a mild, cherry Dr.Pepper without the Dr. Pepper.
That is just a little about my week! I love y'all (I am getting better at Southern) and the church is so true!
Love,
Sister Jensen
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