My dear friends and family,
It was a wonderful week! Zr Kimmons and I get along very well and this week has been full of many miracles and well as many laughs. :)
On Tuesday we did service again at the school/daycare for handicapped children. They people there are so great, and they simply cannot believe that a bunch of young people want to help without anything back- and we love doing it! This time we spent pretty much the whole day getting weeds out from between patio stones, which is an adventure. We were scraping between the cracks with butter knives, I got stung by stinging nettle 3 times (it really does sting! I've never had it before but even the slightest touch hurts!) and we were literally attacked by ants! It was so much fun! :D (*Note: there is no sarcasm whatsoever in that last phrase. I love service!)
On Wednesday we had Zone Conference, which is always wonderful! I finally got to meet President and Zuster Bunnell, and they are awesome! Of course we all love and miss President and Zuster Robinson, but the Bunnells will be just as good. They are very loving, fun, and personable. However, they had to deliver some hard news which will test the commitment of us missionaries; direct instructions from Salt Lake City, we will now be a helmet-wearing mission! Mom, don't cheer too loud. ;) This will defnitely not be the easiest thing, as literally the only people who wear helmets here are 3 year old kids, racers, and tourists. However, obedience brings blessings! So, we will go and do the things we are commanded and hope that the attention we're going to attract will turn out to be good. :)
We had some other great adventures and lessons this week, but I'm running out of time so I just want to tell you about a couple of great miracles this weekend! First, on Saturday night we were at the church for an activity and were taking the bus to go home. We caught the bus last minute and the driver was nice enough to stop for us, and then when we got on she contacted us! That always makes a missionary's day. :) She said she'd seen us at this stop before (makes sense, since the church is right across the street) and she was curious about what we do. We had an awesome 5 minute conversation before we had to get off, and then as we left I gave her a card and invited her to look at the website. She was so excited and said she would, and that we would probably see her again! :)
Sunday was really wonderful but especially a lesson we had in the afternoon with Beya, and less active. He is very sick and it prevents him from coming to church, and our last lesson with him didn't go very well since a member we brought with us sort of verbally attacked him for asking a question. :( So today we just really wanted to make sure he knew that we loved him and God loved him. We weren't able to find other members to come with us to keep to the mission rules, so luckily the zone leaders were able to come- and it turned out to be an amazing lesson! We talked about how Christ is the Good Shepherd and just how much He and God love us. The spirit was already definitely present, and then God intervened and just slapped Br Beya with love. :) He lives alone and rarely gets visitors, but during our lesson a neighbor randomly brought him dinner, and then not 20 minutes later a group of kids came asking if they could do any small bit of service for him. Br Beya was so touched! And then we read Psalm 23 (about the Lord is my Shepherd) and we all just bore our testimony about God's love and that we are never alone, and it was so amazing! We could all just feel the Spirit so strongly, and it was exactly the sort of lesson we had been praying for.
Take the time this week to read Psalm 23. Alma 5 is also a wonderful supplement, especially verses 34, 38, and 40-41. We need to make sure we are doing our part and listening for the Shepherd's voice, but He will always be there, calling for us, and waiting with His peace and love.
-Zuster Jensen
It was a wonderful week! Zr Kimmons and I get along very well and this week has been full of many miracles and well as many laughs. :)
On Tuesday we did service again at the school/daycare for handicapped children. They people there are so great, and they simply cannot believe that a bunch of young people want to help without anything back- and we love doing it! This time we spent pretty much the whole day getting weeds out from between patio stones, which is an adventure. We were scraping between the cracks with butter knives, I got stung by stinging nettle 3 times (it really does sting! I've never had it before but even the slightest touch hurts!) and we were literally attacked by ants! It was so much fun! :D (*Note: there is no sarcasm whatsoever in that last phrase. I love service!)
On Wednesday we had Zone Conference, which is always wonderful! I finally got to meet President and Zuster Bunnell, and they are awesome! Of course we all love and miss President and Zuster Robinson, but the Bunnells will be just as good. They are very loving, fun, and personable. However, they had to deliver some hard news which will test the commitment of us missionaries; direct instructions from Salt Lake City, we will now be a helmet-wearing mission! Mom, don't cheer too loud. ;) This will defnitely not be the easiest thing, as literally the only people who wear helmets here are 3 year old kids, racers, and tourists. However, obedience brings blessings! So, we will go and do the things we are commanded and hope that the attention we're going to attract will turn out to be good. :)
We had some other great adventures and lessons this week, but I'm running out of time so I just want to tell you about a couple of great miracles this weekend! First, on Saturday night we were at the church for an activity and were taking the bus to go home. We caught the bus last minute and the driver was nice enough to stop for us, and then when we got on she contacted us! That always makes a missionary's day. :) She said she'd seen us at this stop before (makes sense, since the church is right across the street) and she was curious about what we do. We had an awesome 5 minute conversation before we had to get off, and then as we left I gave her a card and invited her to look at the website. She was so excited and said she would, and that we would probably see her again! :)
Sunday was really wonderful but especially a lesson we had in the afternoon with Beya, and less active. He is very sick and it prevents him from coming to church, and our last lesson with him didn't go very well since a member we brought with us sort of verbally attacked him for asking a question. :( So today we just really wanted to make sure he knew that we loved him and God loved him. We weren't able to find other members to come with us to keep to the mission rules, so luckily the zone leaders were able to come- and it turned out to be an amazing lesson! We talked about how Christ is the Good Shepherd and just how much He and God love us. The spirit was already definitely present, and then God intervened and just slapped Br Beya with love. :) He lives alone and rarely gets visitors, but during our lesson a neighbor randomly brought him dinner, and then not 20 minutes later a group of kids came asking if they could do any small bit of service for him. Br Beya was so touched! And then we read Psalm 23 (about the Lord is my Shepherd) and we all just bore our testimony about God's love and that we are never alone, and it was so amazing! We could all just feel the Spirit so strongly, and it was exactly the sort of lesson we had been praying for.
Take the time this week to read Psalm 23. Alma 5 is also a wonderful supplement, especially verses 34, 38, and 40-41. We need to make sure we are doing our part and listening for the Shepherd's voice, but He will always be there, calling for us, and waiting with His peace and love.
-Zuster Jensen
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