Week 10

Area: Chanute, KS
Companion: Elder Hansen

 

Answers to Questions

- So yes we were able to meet with Gary again, he is part of the Seventh day Adventist church. So we talked about religious views and things like that. It sounds like they are very similar beliefs, but he wasn't interested so there's nothing really we can do there.
-Nathan is still doing awesome and going strong. He is awesome. You can tell how much the Lord prepares people.
- Probably the weirdest thing that I have eaten out here, which is apparently a Kansas thing because Elder Hansen hasn't ever had it either, is chicken noodle soup on top of mashed potatoes. But not like Campbells soup, like home made noodles and everything chicken noodle soup. If its done right it is actually pretty good but still a little weird.
-We have both kinda been on this kick to eat healthier. So I usually make sure I eat a carrot an apple a banana everyday and then just stay away from junk food as I can. We have both been buying Naked juice which is a 100% veggie and fruit juice. Its expensive but its really good.
-I am doing good on money. Apparently I save a lot more than other missionaries because I havent even got close to the money they gave me for this month.
- A lot of my ties are starting to fray and fall apart, and idk if I am already growing or if my pants are shrinking but some of my pants are getting shorter...
 

My Week
So I think the cold everyone has is staring to hit Kansas because Elder Hansen was out for Wed then I was out for Thurs. Then we left for Gardner on Thursday evening because we had a Zone Conference on Friday then Elder Stevenson came on Saturday. So we had like 4 hours of working on Monday then Tuesday and then we were out of our area the rest of the week. So we really didnt get very much done.

But we did have an awesome lesson with a part member family and they want us to come back for dinner and the second lesson. So it will be good hopefully. Again you can just see how much the Lord can prepare people to receive the gospel.
 

So Elder Gary E. Stevenson came to the mission this week... that was cool. He is awesome, he gave a really good talk to us and we were able to go up and shake his hand and say our name and where we were from. Then when speaking to us he said that he got to interview us each for ten seconds while we talked with him. So I was just interviewed by one of the 12 apostles of the Lord so that was fun. He did a really good job though he  was super funny and he bore one of the most powerful testimonies that I have heard. He talked about how when we obey any commandment we are blessed and so we as missionaries (probably the members of the church with the most rules) when we follow any of the guidelines set for us we are blessed and the more rules we have the more opportunities to keep them and then be blessed because of them.

He also talked about how we are serving in the Alpha and Omega mission, on the world that Christ actually walked and lived his mortal life and that he actually performed the atonement on our Earth. How lucky are we! He said that this mission is very special and that God had a special assignment for us. It was really cool to see him receive revelation on what to talk about in the moment and to see him just in general. There are only like 200 missionaries and we sat on like the third row (it was just in a church chapel) so we were really close the whole time.
 

Another interesting thing he said is that when assigning missionaries more often than not the assignment is based heavily on who the mission president is not necessarily where in the world it is.
 

So we also went on exchanges with my district leader in Gardner and of course some crazy things happen when you get more than two missionaries in one house together... for two nights... hopefully the video will send, it was pretty great.

 

Also one of the girls from a family in the ward said that we were "cool" after dinner apparently... So my purpose as a missionary is fulfilled and I am happy to go home now :)
 

Thank you so much for the emails you send me. It is like our only life line to the outside world. Thank you all for everything you do for me and the support you show me.
 

I liked my Pie day and the Ark day packages. Thank you very much

Elder Jensen