Snow and
a change of plans
Dear
Family,
Sorry this email is coming late. There is some crazy snow outside
and there has been all day, also we found out that Sister Bogar doesn't get
driving privileges for quite sometime so we had to cancel our trade offs with
Caro and we are trading off with Owosso tomorrow instead. It turns out well
because when I called Sister Thackeray she sounded all too happy to spend some
time with me. She said that she needs some help. So once again God moves in
mysterious ways and I am supposed to be in Owosso tomorrow.
I got a new temple recommend on Saturday. Hooray I don't have be
expired there as well. [Hers expired in the Philippines, too.] Seriously a big
relief to have a current recommend. I can't wait to use it again!
It was great to talk to you on Sunday. Amazing to think of how different
that phone call was from the last Christmas phone call I made. I am much
happier here and now. As for those we are working with, they are all blessings
to have and to teach.
Ryan and Lily (Recent Converts) are just amazing. We were able to meet with
them and talk to them about the Priesthood and preparing for it. Also preparing
to enter into the temple and enduring to the end. The Spirit at our lesson was
so strong it strengthened my testimony in the power of families and the
importance of a strong father and mother. What a blessing it has been to teach
them. They read the Gospel Principles manual and the Book of Mormon together. I
love how their spiritual journey is only strengthened and enhanced by their
relationship and love for one another and for God. I see now why we focus on
teaching families.
Eryun is coming to church now regularly and feeling right at home.
He also came to our Christmas Eve activity and loved being around the other
investigators and missionaries. He told us that this Wednesday he will tell us
what he has decided about being baptized. He knows he wants to be baptized he
is just not sure if he wants to wait for his wife or if he wants to go ahead
first and then be there to baptize her when she finally comes in America in
February. It is a big decision but Eryun loves to pray and he is sensitive to
the Spirit, I know that he will make the right decision for him and his
family.
Branjal and Pratibha are doing well. Pratibha has completed reading
the Book of Mormon and loves it, she wants to come to church. Branjal keeps
forgetting to read the Book of Mormon and pray so we have been reading with him
the past two visits. They planned on coming to church but didn't realize that
the bus did not work on Christmas. We are working on coordinating a ride for
them and hope that the Evan's family can fellowship them.
Pedro was born in Texas but raised in Mexico. He meet the
missionaries in Mexico and talked with them. He is 17 but already in college at
MSU. He is super smart and grew up very religious. Pedro would spend extra time
with his ministers growing up and they would have him teach classes to kids his
age and go with them to pray for people. As we were sharing the restoration
with him, he really enjoyed it and had a lot of insights. He also came to our
Christmas Eve party and his truck was broken down so he walked all the way from
Spartan Village just to come (that is over 2 miles). We are hoping to pass him
off to Elders DeHart and Ransley, we think that both he and Elder DeHart are
too smart for their own good so they should be able to connect and hopefully
they can help Pedro put his spiritual and intellectual side together in the
form of an awesome testimony.
Today has been very interesting. A lot of snow, boots
that would not have traction today. Teaching a lesson on the bus on the way to
the bus terminal in Lansing. Being asked for money three times and once for
this man's funeral because he was shot outside the bus terminal we were standing
in and realizing that I sat next to that man a few weeks ago on the bus. Small
world. Having my companion hit on by just about every man in the room. Feeling
like we wanted to tesseract out of there because of the unwanted attention and
iffy people surrounding us. Surprisingly having a guy named Steavan come up to
us and ask what Church we belonged to and wanted to learn more. He had studied
a little about Latter Day Saints in College and wanted to read the Book of
Mormon. We taught him a brief Restoration while standing there and gave him a
copy to read. He emailed Sister Bogar tonight and said that he has read the
introduction and wants to learn more. Also when this slightly questionable man
came and talked to us he stood there all tall and ominous in the back, his
presence was very reassuring. I am grateful that God does protect us and that
he is always sending people who are prepared into our paths. We have been
praying for those who have been prepared to be placed in our path and to help
them recognize us or to us recognize them, and lately we have seen those
prayers answered in so many ways. What blessings!!
I love you all very much. Happy New Year. Happy Birthday
Mom!!!
Mahal ko po Kayo!
Ingat,
Sister Becky Jensen
Sorry this email is coming late. There is some crazy snow outside and there has been all day, also we found out that Sister Bogar doesn't get driving privileges for quite sometime so we had to cancel our trade offs with Caro and we are trading off with Owosso tomorrow instead. It turns out well because when I called Sister Thackeray she sounded all too happy to spend some time with me. She said that she needs some help. So once again God moves in mysterious ways and I am supposed to be in Owosso tomorrow.
I got a new temple recommend on Saturday. Hooray I don't have be expired there as well. [Hers expired in the Philippines, too.] Seriously a big relief to have a current recommend. I can't wait to use it again!
It was great to talk to you on Sunday. Amazing to think of how different that phone call was from the last Christmas phone call I made. I am much happier here and now. As for those we are working with, they are all blessings to have and to teach.
Ryan and Lily (Recent Converts) are just amazing. We were able to meet with them and talk to them about the Priesthood and preparing for it. Also preparing to enter into the temple and enduring to the end. The Spirit at our lesson was so strong it strengthened my testimony in the power of families and the importance of a strong father and mother. What a blessing it has been to teach them. They read the Gospel Principles manual and the Book of Mormon together. I love how their spiritual journey is only strengthened and enhanced by their relationship and love for one another and for God. I see now why we focus on teaching families.
Eryun is coming to church now regularly and feeling right at home. He also came to our Christmas Eve activity and loved being around the other investigators and missionaries. He told us that this Wednesday he will tell us what he has decided about being baptized. He knows he wants to be baptized he is just not sure if he wants to wait for his wife or if he wants to go ahead first and then be there to baptize her when she finally comes in America in February. It is a big decision but Eryun loves to pray and he is sensitive to the Spirit, I know that he will make the right decision for him and his family.
Branjal and Pratibha are doing well. Pratibha has completed reading the Book of Mormon and loves it, she wants to come to church. Branjal keeps forgetting to read the Book of Mormon and pray so we have been reading with him the past two visits. They planned on coming to church but didn't realize that the bus did not work on Christmas. We are working on coordinating a ride for them and hope that the Evan's family can fellowship them.
Pedro was born in Texas but raised in Mexico. He meet the missionaries in Mexico and talked with them. He is 17 but already in college at MSU. He is super smart and grew up very religious. Pedro would spend extra time with his ministers growing up and they would have him teach classes to kids his age and go with them to pray for people. As we were sharing the restoration with him, he really enjoyed it and had a lot of insights. He also came to our Christmas Eve party and his truck was broken down so he walked all the way from Spartan Village just to come (that is over 2 miles). We are hoping to pass him off to Elders DeHart and Ransley, we think that both he and Elder DeHart are too smart for their own good so they should be able to connect and hopefully they can help Pedro put his spiritual and intellectual side together in the form of an awesome testimony.
Today has been very interesting. A lot of snow, boots that would not have traction today. Teaching a lesson on the bus on the way to the bus terminal in Lansing. Being asked for money three times and once for this man's funeral because he was shot outside the bus terminal we were standing in and realizing that I sat next to that man a few weeks ago on the bus. Small world. Having my companion hit on by just about every man in the room. Feeling like we wanted to tesseract out of there because of the unwanted attention and iffy people surrounding us. Surprisingly having a guy named Steavan come up to us and ask what Church we belonged to and wanted to learn more. He had studied a little about Latter Day Saints in College and wanted to read the Book of Mormon. We taught him a brief Restoration while standing there and gave him a copy to read. He emailed Sister Bogar tonight and said that he has read the introduction and wants to learn more. Also when this slightly questionable man came and talked to us he stood there all tall and ominous in the back, his presence was very reassuring. I am grateful that God does protect us and that he is always sending people who are prepared into our paths. We have been praying for those who have been prepared to be placed in our path and to help them recognize us or to us recognize them, and lately we have seen those prayers answered in so many ways. What blessings!!
I love you all very much. Happy New Year. Happy Birthday Mom!!!
Mahal ko po Kayo!
Ingat,
Sister Becky Jensen
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