Yes, well a few tears are being shed on this end of life as well. Champ will be missed but it is good to know that he is finally passed on. [Our family dog died this morning. - Emily]
This week has been one of many adventures. Namely we are starting to roll forward with those thousands of potentials and we have 7 new investigators this week. Also one in Brazilian and we have a Portuguese Book of Mormon ready to give him tomorrow at our lesson. We also have a Chinese one that we are giving out today at our lesson with Suri. What a blessing it is to
teach so many people the gospel. No matter where they are from around the world they are still children of our Heavenly Father.
We had Sparticiapation this week...that was interesting. We were told come, don't come, come. So we went and there were TOO MANY people. The LDSSA was supposed to make our booth, well it was a poster board with LDSSA written with black sharpie. The rest of the stuff we as missionaries provided. There was no color, no gimmick, nothing. That was slightly embarrassing especially since we were right next to the marketing booth. Oh well the important thing is that there were some that were interested so it was a success.
Also I got to drive the Assistants truck. Dad, thank you for having a truck and for Clark occasionally not using it so that I had experience driving a truck. It was way too fun, I was seriously giddy for hours after wards. They had an appointment and we needed to get home, thus the driving.
We as missionaries have deep charity for Asians, on Monday we had an appointment with 2 of them, but they brought a friend. Mid meeting one of them got up and said wait my friends are coming. Well in walk 2 more Asians. We taught all 5 of them the Gospel of Jesus Christ!! When we walked out Elder Ransley and DeHart were standing right outside the door of the Institute where we had our appointment and the look of shock and awe was completely worth it. Happiness!!
Seriously though we have been so blessed this week, everyone has been bringing a solid friend to their appointments and so we have been able to pick up a lot of new investigators that way.
My mary jane shoes that have left my feet with 2 white bars of shocking whiteness have died this week as well. The sole of my left shoe is well no longer intact. So I have been wearing my other shoes which don't have the strap and it has been embarrassing since my feet are tanned to my other shoes. Sigh. The life of a sister missionary.
MSU had their first football game yesterday. We were advised to get off campus before 5pm when the tailgating started. The tailgating started around 3pm, I have never seen so many people drinking in my entire life, not even in the Philippines. It was just wrong. Luckily we were able to do companion study at night and we had a dinner appointment so that took up the evening and we were safe.
We made cookies last week to celebrate my half birthday. It was so much fun to just be in the kitchen with Sister Keys talking, laughing, having a wonderful time and doing something fun. I have been so blessed to be her companion, I really never understood before how you can really live a fun happy life as a missionary. What a blessing it is that I get another shot at this missionary thing.
The burn on my hand is pealing up a storm this week, it is kind of nasty and looks a little weird, but it looks like it is in the final stages of healing. Huzzah!
Emily I have a great present for you, Brittany Abbott a girl I taught up in Mount Pleasant is being Baptized on your birthday and since I worked with her so much she asked me to come to her baptism and President Hess said I could go. I finally have a baptism in Michigan. I am so happy. :D The Assistants are driving up to Travers City next Saturday morning so they will drop us off and we will spend the day in Mt Pleasant. I am super excited about that! I love Mt Pleasant!!!!!
I think that is about all that happened this week. I am still a little in shock mode from the news about champ. Please know that I love all of you and I am praying for you all many times a day.
This church is true, it has the power to change hearts and lives for the best. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity I have had to share the Gospel as a missionary, I have learned so much and I have started to become the Sister Jensen and I need to become. I know that I still have a long hard pathway to travel but at least I am on my way. What a blessing it is to serve, I hope that I always have the opportunity to serve others.
I love you all.
Mahal ko po kayo.
Sister Rebecca Jensen
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