Another week bites the dust

It is so crazy that this is my last full week on the mission. It is such a bittersweet feeling and I am just in awe that God sent me to beautiful South Carolina to learn how to love Him even more! 

So, Christmas was so much fun! We went to a lot of different members house and we got to see our BFF Connie. We gave her a little gift and then she told us to come before she leaves for a trip because it will be the last time I see her 😭😭. I said goodbye to her yesterday and it was so sad and I am going to miss her so so much!

I was also able to give a talk in church on Sunday and per usual I cried like a baby and it went good. The first counselor who was conducting said a goodbye to me in front of the ward. It is just a weird feeling to know that I am close to going home. 

A great talk that I read this week is called "The Empowerment of Humility" by Richard C. Edgley. 

Anywho, I love y'all and I hope you have a blessed week! 

Love,

Sister Jensen 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hello y'all! I hope you are all ready for the most bestest Christmas ever!! We are that's for sure. We are going to feed and sing to the homeless in a park and I am so so pumped! I am so excited to celebrate Jesus's birth!! 

Anywho, this week was really fun and a little sad. It was sad because I went on my last exchange and I just love exchanges so much! We were able to go to this members house and they had us go and deliver cookies to their neighbors. It was a lot of fun! 

We went and had another lesson with Willar and he is still giving his all to have the Book of Mormon  be apart of him and I know that as he prays that it will happen. God loves us too much!! 

A good talk to read this week is " The Tender Mercies of the Lord" by Elder Bednar. I truly know that God cares for us so much and that He will give us something to show us that He cares. I also know that this church is true and that  Jesus died  for me and for each of you! 

Well, I love y'all so very much and I hope you have a blessed week!

Love,

Sister Jensen 

Oh What Fun!

This week was a whirlwind of emotions! I had my last zone confernece on the field and it was so so good. We had it all about Jesus Christ and how we can be more like Him. We even did a Christ workshop and made gifts to give to a family in need. It was literally the cutest thing ever! Normally on your final zone confernece they have you stand up and bear your testimony and let me just tell you, I bawled my eyes out! I never thought I would get to this point. 

I have also been getting departing emails from the mission office so I have just been a mess and a half this week with crying. 

We are teaching Willar and let me tell you this, that man is going to get baptized soon. He hasn’t set a date yet but hear this, he told us that he knows the Book of Mormon is true! The only thing that he is having a hard time with is that it's not a part of him yet (I didn't explain it well, so sorry). He told us how he has been a part of his church since he was 9 and he is now 73, so he has some questions about timing, but I know that God will give him his answers soon. 

A good talk to read this week is "Come What May, and Love It" by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin! 

Well, I love y'all and and have a blessed week! Remember that God loves you so so much 💙💙

Love, 

Sister Jensen

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Well, not really here in South Carolina. The only thing that has changed is people put lights up and their Christmas tree lol. Praying for no snow this year!

This week was a lot better than last. We had some pretty amazing things happen and I know it was truly God blessing us.

One of our investigators wanted help to quite smoking so we did the church’s 15 step program with her. One of the first things you have to do is crush a pack of cigarettes. We were nervous for her to do it because that's a big step. She not only crushed the pack but she completely destroyed it! She knew if they weren't ruined she would try to smoke them still. She is still going strong and it's almost been a week. I am so proud and I know Heavenly Father is helping her out! 💙

That was probably the highlight of my week!! 

We got called out in sacrament meeting to bear our testimonies because the speaker didn’t show up. After the meeting the bishop and the counselors just kept saying, you can always rely on the missionaries. I hope that is a true statement. 

This reminded me of the talk, "Ask the missionaries, they can help you". This is super good so y'all should go and read it!

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

Love,

Sister Jensen 

If I’m being honest...

If I’m being honest, this week was a hard one. Maybe it’s because it was Thanksgiving or just because sometimes being on a mission is hard (it’s very rewarding, don’t get me wrong and I love it). 
This week I felt little tender mercies and they let me know I am loved. 
On one of the hardest days God gave me someone at the store to just talk to. This sweet lady and I talked for over 20 minutes about Disney and I felt happy. Silly maybe, but it was what I needed :) 
I was also in a house this week and recognized a painting that was hanging. It was painted by an awesome man from my home ward, Steve McGinty. This made me feel like a got a little hug from home too. 
A cute moment that happened was when Brother Jensen’s  daughter told me that she wants to be a missionary. I let her borrow an extra name tag and she wore it then ran upstairs to try and match me. She even asked her mom to put her hair in a pony like mine. Brother Jensen looked at me and said you have a fan and that his daughter Lydia looks up to me. It made the day a little bit better. 
I good read is Hank Smith’s  “Fighting for and not with your Family”. 

Well I love y’all so much and have a blessed week!

Love, 
Sister Jensen