Flo-Town

Well, I am officially in Florence and I love it! The area is REALLY big, it’s like one of the biggest areas in the mission! Like I said, I love it! 

It was a kinda a weird week because there was a lot of saying goodbye and a lot of new hellos! The people that I have meet so far here in Florence are really nice! Members have feed us a lot this week. I know it’s not about food but it’s also nice! 

Well, my new companion is Sister Tucker and she is SO cool! She is from Dewyville Utah and went to Utah State! We are the same year but we have none of the same friends, so that’s crazy! She is the only person so far that knows Fantastic Mr.Fox, so brownie points right there! It’s kinda crazy to see all the things we have in common! It is so amazing and I have already learned a ton from being with her! She loves random Japanese things and she is going to try and teach me Pokemon, so we will see how that goes!

We had a lesson with a recent convert B”” and she is SO amazing and loved talking about her baptism. It was really sweet! We also meet with a less active member “L” and she is so, SO cute! She has had a lot of health issues and she is just the sweetest! She loves to have people over and hear messages and her love for the gospel is amazing! We also had a lesson with a member and it went really good! 

Saturday we were up bright and early to go and help with The Church’s Helping Hands (lol I don't know what they will change the name of that to)! It was so cool and such a great experience. We were able to go help people that had been affected by the Hurricane Florence and I feel blessed just seeing how much they appreciated the work that we were able to do! We also got a lot of contacts and they want us to come back to chat so that will be a good thing! 

Then it was conference! Holy Hannah there is a lot of changes coming to the church and it will be bomb! I think that having a strong focus in the home will help families become stronger in the gospel and be more fully converted! Also, 12 new temples is pretty bomb and it’s so exciting to see the work growing! 

A fun thing was that Grandma Julie sent a box of candy from Japan so everyone in the chapel (only missionaries and Tom, a new convert) tried the candy and it was fun to see reactions on some of the food! 

I guess if you didn't have the chance to watch Women's Conference, watch it! It was really good and President Nelson had some challenges that I think we should all try and complete! I know that if we do that our conversion will be deeper! 

Well, I love y'all stay safe and have a blessed week! 

Love, 

Sister Jensen