Dear
Family and Friends Monday,
February 24, 2014 at 1:15 p.m. (EST)
Well I am getting transferred tomorrow.
I dont know where I am going next but I know that I will stay District Leader.
We are headed down tomorrow morning. We leave Berlin at 6:00. I will really
miss this area. It is hard to believe that I have been here for 6 months. I
have had a lot of fun here and I am going to miss the place. This last week was
a good last week though.
On Monday we went to the Joseph
Smith Memorial for a Zone Conference. That was really good. I got to talk to
some missionaries that are serving in Lamoille Valley right now. They said
things are going good. Adam and Faith are still not baptized and it sounds like
they are probably done investigating the church. Because we had Zone Conference
on Monday, we had Preparation day on Tuesday. That made the week go by really
quickly. The best part of the week was Saturday when S and E got
baptized. That was so wonderful. Elder Simmonds baptized S and I baptized
E. They both felt really good after getting baptized and their mother, CJ
is really looking forward to her baptism. They were supposed to get confirmed
in Church on Sunday, but Lu thought church started at 11:00 not 10:00 so we
have to move it to next week. Everyone was really sad to see me go on Sunday.
It is so wonderful to serve in the small branches up here because if the
missionaries work hard the members notice it, and here everyone was so glad
that I worked so hard. Almost everyone said goodbye to me. It is amazing how
fast a mission goes. In the moment it seems like it takes forever but looking
back it has really cruised. I hope I do well in my next area. I will try to
remember to buy something on my home debit card so that you know where I am. I
really enjoy getting mail from people. The only letter I got this week was from
Grandma Jensen. But I really enjoyed that!
I sent a package today and
noticed how expensive it is ($17 for a large box) I wanted to thank everyone
for the packages that they have sent in the past. I really enjoy when I get
things in the mail. Although I do enjoy getting food, we do get fed quite a bit
as missionaries. (I have gained 20 lbs on my mission!) I would much rather get letters
and pictures from people than large packages of junk food from the store. (This
would help me keep off weight and save money) I do enjoy getting packages of
homemade treats and if you would like to send those I really enjoy them, but
the things I most enjoy are letters from people and pictures from home.
I love you all and I keep you
in my prayers.
Elder CWJensen