Dearest Family,
I am glad to hear that everyone is okay even with all of the wind and craziness that has been going on in Northern Utah.
What a week it has been. It feels like more than that since I last wrote. I did exchanges in Caro last Monday-Wednesday morning. Oh Monday we had the Sisters P-day we went to a lighthouse and then we came back and we made ginger bread houses and decorated the mission home. I got to put the garland up on the banister, what was way too much fun. Then everyone else watched Muppet Christmas Carol...it just made me too homesick so my companionship went and helped Elder Ransley and Elder DeHart put the lights up on the roof. It was a lot better than getting trunky.
I drove back to Caro on Monday night after the Sisters p-day, we dropped off the Mt Pleasant sisters so it took us 3 hours to get there. Talk about a long drive! While there we did a lot more driving. It is the thumb of Michigan and there are a lot of unique people there. The work was difficult but we were still able to pick up a new investigator and 3 return appointments. When we got in the car after finding Sister Froisland turned to me and said that she has never in her life had such a good day finding and we did all of that in an hour. What a blessing it is to be able to come to these sisters areas and work with them and strengthen them. Every single area I have been to we have found great success while working there. It is a miracle that I can go and give them a spiritual boost and some advice of how to become better. I love it! It is amazing what love can come for these sisters as we pray for them. I have been amazed at the love that has come from kneeling many times a day and pleading for each sister to feel the spirit and work together in unity and love. The Caro apartment was not up to Sister Jensen clean and with the extreme snow warning and really bad tires we came in at 7:30 and I was able to Pinesol until the floors sparkled and vacuumed until the room felt clean. It was great to go to bed and just sigh feeling quite accomplished. The Assistants were going to come pick us up and with all the snow they were not sure if they were going to be able to come. They called on Tuesday night and said Snow or Shine we are coming to get you. It was fantastic. We also got permission to drive the shortest and safest way home which was surprisingly through Flint. That was an amazing car ride with all the fresh snow outside and all of the fields it was beautiful. Also it was great because I didn't freak out being driven on the really snowy icy roads, I didn't even have to reach for the Tums! Happiness.
Sister Bogar is doing well. She is absolutely amazing, a hard worker, and willing to learn and grow and take on so much responsibility while I am gone on exchanges. I am so blessed to have Sister Bogar as a companion. I love her so much!!!!
Danny met with us after two weeks of being out of town and doing group work. When we met with him we knew something was up because he was pacing out front of the institute. We came in and he sat down and looked straight ahead and told us that he no longer wants to meet with us he just wants to study the Bible alone. He had such a strong testimony before he went to visit his family in San Fransisco we think that he was Antied while there. We tried to help him feel the Spirit to recall that testimony that he once had but he would not let it in. It was heart breaking to see. We have been blessed to see him on the bus every day since that happened, the ward is also stepping up to call him and see how he is doing. It was his birthday yesterday so a perfect opportunity to call and say hello. We are not giving up on him yet.
Cloud is absolutely amazing. We met with him twice last week. We taught him about tithing and fasting and also about the Law of Chastity. It was great to hear him come up with examples from what he has seen, "they are so stupid" he would say over and over again. His simple and pure faith is amazing. What a blessing it is to be able to teach him. He will be baptized this Saturday at 10am and we are all so excited!
Ryan and Lilly are set for baptism on December 17. They told us at the ward Christmas party that they want to be baptized before the move. It was a tender mercy to have them come together as a couple and pray about this decision. There is a power in teaching couples like Ryan and Lilly, it has taught me so much about how a real companionship should work. You can feel the love they have for each other and the Lord just by standing around them, it is in their smile and the way the look at each other. I love it! It is an honor to be learning so much from them while we try and teach them the Gospel. They were able to come to all of Church and all of the Stake Christmas activity and the broadcast and they loved all of it. They were also able to give Eryun another investigator of ours a ride to and from the activity. What a beautiful couple.
Eryun is doing well. He came to the activity yesterday night in a suit!! He said that he noticed that he was different than the other men while in pants and a jacket. He is also emulating the men in the ward, his prayers have become more specific. He is always smiling when we talk with him and teach him. We invited him to be baptized and he is praying about January 7th. He said that he needs to talk to his wife in China before he can accept. He is reading a lot from the Book of Mormon and says that he doesn't understand it all but he likes how he feels and the story it tells. He was also able to come to church and the activity last night.
Branjal and Pratibha are doing well. Pratibha has read in the Book of Mormon up to Mosiah and she radiates while she talks about it. Branjal has been quite busy and has not had a chance to read much of it, so our appointments lately we have been spending in the Book of Mormon. We talked about baptism and the importance of Church. We had planned on inviting them to be baptized but Pratibha was quite nauseated (she is also pregnant) and kept running in and out of the room so we kept our visit short and didn't want them to make that big decision while feeling that way.
The Lansing ward is amazing, they have been so great to fellowship our investigators and to help them feel loved and at home. We are still struggling to work with the Williamston ward, it is quite difficult for us to go finding in their boundaries because of the distance and the time that is involved. Also we tried to go finding in Nob Hill and were asked to leave. We are still trying to work hard and find people to teach in that ward. We talked to Bishop Rawson and he is still trying to work with us and his members to help us find people to teach in his ward boundaries.
The Christmas Devotional was fantastic last night. We had 3 investigators there so it was even better!! I love our Prophet and his counselors they are so full of the Spirit and wisdom.
This week looks good. I will be doing 2 exchanges, tonight until Wednesday morning in Owosso with Sister Thackerary and then on Friday with Sister Topchiyska. Please pray they go well.
I think that is about it.
If anyone is wondering what to give me for Christmas here it is: I want handwritten letters with details about their lives. I just want to know how everyone is doing.
That is all.
I love you all so much. Thank you for all of your prayers and support, it does make a difference.
Ingat,
Mahal ko po kayo.
Sister Rebecca Jensen
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