Week 16

Area: Chanute, KS
Companion: Elder Hansen and Elder Christensen

 

Answers to Questions

- We have an interview with President Vest every other transfer - so once every 12 weeks.

- Yes after baptism you reteach all the lessons again.

- Yes it is already hot. A day in the 90s is not uncommon, and then the humidity is coming in not to long.

This week has been really sad but awesome at the same time. Elder Hansen was transferred so I am still in Chanute and my new companion is Elder Christensen. So we did service for the Hannons on Tuesday and then we got the transfer call that night. So Wednesday we packed Elder Hansen up and said goodbye to a lot of people. It was sad but it was good. Giles all cried so that was hard but it was amazing to hear how much we have changed their lives and how much happier they are because we just knocked on their door.
 

Elder Hansen is a great missionary and a great friend. We already have plans for after the mission but he gets home in August and I don't get home till 2018 so that's still weird to think about. It was hard to say goodbye but Elder Christensen, I can tell, is the missionary that is meant to be here in the area right now.

So we drove up to Independence and turns out Elder Hansen was sent to the Liberty Zone which has Liberty Jail in it. Then Elder Christensen drove all the way back. He is from Phoenix Arizona, and is really into sports and is crazy stronger than me so he is nice to have around. He is definitely a goofy kid but he is a lot of fun and very hard working.

 

This week we have seen a lot of miracles and just being in the right place at the right time. Its been really cool to get better at following the little promptings of the spirit and then seeing them work out.

We helped the Hannons again move water out of their basement. We figured it out and I think we ended up bucketing about 1000 Gallons out of their basement and its still really full. We also helped our bishop plant his garden and chop some wood. The wood was really soft so it was hard to split and I ended up breaking one of the bishops mauls so that was fun. It was funny though right after I did it bishop said "Sweet I dont have to chop wood anymore. Lets go get some ice cream". So after that we had ice cream.

 We have had some awesome doorstep lessons and talked to a lot of people. It is very challenging at times but it is totally worth it.

 

Thank you for your emails. Its awesome to hear how life back home still exists. Please keep them coming. Thank you for all the support you have given me - it really helps.
 

Elder Jensen.

Missionaries from the Iola ward before transfers.

 

 

This is literally where our tomtom took us.... Kansas roads