Week 44 - Take Out the Trash

This week started out a little different! On Tuesday we were put in a
tripan companionship with Sister Hatch because her Companion went home.  Sothey did an emergency transfer and brought a Sister into our zone fromGoldendale.  Guess who it is?..... SISTER CROOKSTON!!! God must have knewthat we couldn't stay separated for too long :') #blessingsWe did a bunch of service on Tuesday.  Yard work alllll day long.  Two ofthe people we did service for lived up the mountain a little ways and itwas BEAUTIFUL! I love Wenatchee!
Zone Conference this week was so good! It was President and Sister Lewis'last one so we had to say goodbye... it was an emotional day for a lot ofpeople I think haha.  President sang to us! I didn't even know that hesang! I am so happy that they only live in Orem so I can go and visit themwhen I get home from my mission :)
We found a few new people this week to start teaching! One is an older mannamed Dennis that we gave a Book of Mormon to.  He LOVES his little dog andit ran out down the road so we had to go catch it for him haha.  We alsoare starting to teach the little girl that we met a couple of weeks ago.Remember the one that said hi to us on the streets and asked if we were theMormon girls? We went to see her again and she gave us a huge hug! She toldus that she really likes us and that she reads the bible and the Book ofMormon everyday! Her mom gave us permission to start meeting with her! Andthis week we are going to start teaching a YSA aged girl named Kimberly.Elders in a different area have been teaching her for a while and arereferring her to us since she just graduated! She sounds SO AWESOME! We'rereally excited to meet her :)
Heres a story about a spiritual prompting Sister Baggett and I bothreceived this week.  So we had to take out the garbage but we live on thesecond floor and weren't going outside yet.  So we decided to put thegarbage bag out on our balcony.  Then we forgot to take it out... and thenended up putting another bag out there.  Well one day we were leaving theapartment and both had the prompting to go and get the garbage.  Neither ofus did... and then it poured rain and they filled up with water and it waskinda nast.  Sooo moral of the story: LISTEN TO PROMPTINGS.  Even when theyseem like they might not be a big deal hahaha.  We could have saved ourselfsome trouble.
I was reading in Alma this week and something really stuck out to me inchapter 31 verses 30-33.  Alma prays for strength and patience to getthrough his afflictions and infirmities.  He doesn't pray for the trials togo away, but prays for help to get through them.  I think that shows anenormous amount of Faith! God won't always take our trials away.  In fact,he allows us to go through trials so that we can learn and haveexperiences.  BUT! We can rely on him for strength and ask him for thepatience to endure hard times.  "O Lord, wilt thou give me strength, that Imay bear with mine infirmities." And in 31: "O Lord, wilt thou grant untome that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience theseafflictions which shall come upon me"   There is so much that we can learnfrom Alma :)
I can't believe that transfer calls are already this week! Crazy.  Time isgoing by so speedy quick.  I hit 10 months last week! Weird, eh?

Love you all!

Love, Sister Jensen


 Heres loads of pics! Hopefully they all send.

1&2: Doing service for Brad. Hes sitting on the chair in the background.We helped him take the tarp off of his pool! He told us we could come havea pool party.... haha. Maybe after our missions

3: I don't know why dogs love me.

4: Pulling some weeds

5: Sister Lewis

6: Mcdonalds run with Sis. Baggett

7: Today at Walmart

8: the Lewis'

Week 43 - Be One

We didn't have a car this week because it was in the shop getting the scratches fixed up. But we didn't scratch it! It was like that when we got here haha. Hopefully we'll get it back tomorrow. Because sister Baggett has a torn meniscus and partial torn pateller tendon.... she's getting surgery on it when she gets home. Poor girl. 
Some pretty cool things happened this week! The Spanish Elders in the area called us and told us they met one of our investigators, Roxy. But Roxy said we hadn't been around in a while. We didn't even know about her!! So of course we immediately went to meet her. She wanted to know if people could join our church later in life or if they have to be born into it. She was pleased to hear that all are welcome! She had lost her Book of Mormon and so we were able to give her another one and we'll be going back to see her!
Another miracle was the other night we were walking down the street and a young girl was outside walking back into her house. She kind of stopped and stared at us so we said hi and she said, "are you the Mormon girls?"  Turns out, the sisters before us had met her and given her a Book of Mormon and she's been reading it! So we set up a time to go and see her as well.
We keep finding these people that we didn't know about! I know that God truly puts people in our paths for a reason. His work will get done one way or another!
We laid some more Sod this week! I'm thinking about starting a business with it when I get home ;)
We were able to watch the "Be One" Broadcast the other night with the YSA members.  It was so good! Dang if the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang like that at General Conference, it would be a PARTY! Can you even imagine?? Can I get a Hallelujah? It really was amazing though. 
I'm super sorry that I didn't take more pics this week.  But please enjoy this pic that I took at Walmart today. 
I hope everyone has a good week! Much love.  God Bless.  

Love, Sister Jensen

Week 42 - What does the Book of Mormon mean to you?

Jeremy got baptized on Saturday!!! He was so happy. He hasn't stopped smiling since. All of the sisters that have taught him were able to come to the baptism, even the one that has gone home FaceTimed in for it! 
We had exchanges with the STL's on Friday and exchanged back on Saturday right before the baptism. It was pretty stressful! Hahah hermana Green and I were on our way to the church when Sister Baggett called and asked us if we could bring as many towels as we could to the church. They flooded it! I guess someone unlocked the door to turn on the faucet but then shut the door and didn't leave the key. So the sisters had no way of shutting it off! It flooded up over the steps and out the door onto the carpet. There was quite the puddle on the floor once we got there but they had contained it haha. It was about 45 minutes til the baptism so we set up some fans and soaked up the water with some towels. Jeremy walked in and was pretty confused as to what was happening. It was honestly one of the funniest things ever and I wish I would've been there for the full story haha! Dont worry, the Bishop gave us a tutorial afterwards on how to fill the font Exchanges went well! I was with Hermana Green in her area. I got to do some more Spanish work! We went to a Spanish book of Mormon class and they asked me to read out loud.... It was a little rough. But I'm still working towards my goal of becoming an Hermana by August! ;) In other exciting news, Sister Baggetts brother got his mission call last week to South Africa, Johannesburg! He opened his call live on Facebook so we were able to watch it. Isnt technology the best? Oh! I feel like I received a calling in the YSA ward.  Not only am I a missionary, but I am now the ward chorister.  I have lead the music in Sacrament meeting 3 weeks in a row! I don't even know if I'm doing it right... but no one watches anyways right? Right.  In my interview with President this week he asked the question, "What does the Book of Mormon mean to you?"  I've thought a lot about it this week and its something that I encourage all of you to really think about! It amazes me that words on a page can make our hearts feel something so strong.  The power in the Book of Mormon is unreal! It truly is a gift from God.  Its the missing piece of the puzzle.  And I really can't imagine my life without it.  I'm grateful for my mission and the opportunity that I have had to really grow my testimony of the Book of Mormon.  Its true! And I love it :)
Love all of you! Happy Memorial Day!!Love, Sister Jensen

Pics:
1: we did a Facebook video chat lesson with Jeremy. The other girl is a member named Melissa :) 2,3,4: Jeremy's baptism!!! Not sure why the coloring looks yellow haha 5: I planted some cilantro the other day for service 6: days for girls service activity with the YSA relief society

Week 41 - Keep on Keepin' on

This is the email from May 21. its been a crazy week and I forgot to send it again. but look at it this way...you get another one tomorrow. 
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Wanna know something sad? June is President and Sister Lewis' last month in the mission :(Everyone is really going to miss them! I have my last interview with him tomorrow.On Wednesday I got to take my first trip up to Levenworth.  Levenworth is a little town that they have tried to make look like Germany.  The Mountains around it look similar to the German Alps so they've tried to make the city look Bavarian or something like that.  The reason we went was to go to a youth activity.  They had a set of Elders and a set of Sisters come and the youth did a Q & A about missions.  It was a really neat experience.   I loved talking to them about how great missions are! The Youth have such a sweet spirit about them :)We did quite a bit of yard work this week! Lol we were working in one ladies garden and we must have disturbed a huge ant pile because next thing I knew they were attacking me! I didn't know ants were such grouchy little buggers.  I now have ant bites all over my ankles... oh well.  I learned my lesson.  We got to lay some sod on Friday! Luckily I laid sod in my backyard at home a couple of weeks before I came on my mission so I was practically a pro ;)The Spanish Elders in the area have been sending us so many referrals lately and its awesome!! There is quite a bit of work to do in this area.  Especially in the YSA ward.  Its been kind of hard adjusting to the area and trying to pick up where the last sisters left off because all that was left was a few notes for us.  But we're figuring it out! The last little bit has been much better.  Jeremy is still planning on getting baptized this Saturday if all goes well with his interview tonight! He is such a neat guy.  I'm really excited for him :)I went on a hike this morning! It was extremely hot outside haha.  It was definitely a little more difficult than hiking P-mountain.  The weather has been up in the 90's lately but I'm not going to complain because I have a car.  And Its much better than the snow!I hope everyone has a fabulous week! 

Love, Sister Jensen


Heres some pics: 1: Theres a mall here! I haven't been to the mall in so long.  Heres a cute unicorn thing haha2 & 3: Pics from the hike today 4: Laying Sod5 & 6: Youth in Levensworth 7: I was in the Newspaper in Ephrata! 

Week 40 - 9 Months Along!

Sorry everyone. here is Camris email from last week. I forgot to send it along. 

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Hello all! 

What a week, am I right?? I arrived in Wenatchee on Wednesday and oh boy it's been an adventure. I felt so sad to say goodbye to my friends in Ephrata. But I'll see them again. :) Good news! Sister Baggett, my new companion, started her mission here in this same area. It was about a year ago but she still remembers where things are pretty good! This is probably her last area too before she goes home. So she started here, and she'll end here. Pretty cool eh? There seems to be a lot of work going on in the ward right now. It's awesome! We've kind of just been thrown onto a moving train, so we're trying hard to get things all figured out. We have one investigator here named Jeremy that is getting baptized in a couple of weeks! We met with him on Friday. He loves studying the gospel and the missionaries that were here before us left a note saying to be prepared for hard questions. And he did have some pretty hard questions! But he doesn't seem to let his questions shake his faith. Which is awesome. :) Oh! We had a lesson with Debbie on Tuesday and it was SO good. When we first got there, she told us that she had watched a bunch of videos on the gospel library app and that she finally understood the Restoration! She also watched the hour long video about President Monson and told us all about it! She's been telling her boyfriend about all of the things we've been teaching her and he decided to come to the last lesson and he wants to learn with her. She told us she knows it's true because of the way she feels when she studies the Book of Mormon. She is planning on getting baptized in June! I had to say goodbye to her... But I'll get to go back when she gets baptized which is really exciting. It was amazing to see her desire to learn! She basically taught the lessons to herself before we even got there haha. Skyping my family yesterday was a huge highlight of my week. They're so cute. :') Oh! Haha yesterday we walked into church and I went to introduce myself to a lady sitting on the pew. I didn't even say my name before she pulled me in for a tight bear hug! She started swinging me back and forth as she said, "I've missed you so much!!! It's so good to see you!!!" I think she is mentally challenged... But it felt so good to be welcomed so warmly into the ward!  I had never seen her in my life. But obviously she remembers me somehow...? 

The Yakima Washington mission is definitely the greatest place to be. I love it here. Have a great 

week everyone!!! 

Love, Sister Jensen 



Here's some pictures from this week! 

1: Erika and Jim Fish. Some of my FAVORITE people. 

2: Debbie  

3: Joyce 

4: this is the back room of the Thrift Store in Ephrata that we always did service for. 

5: Sister Baggett and I didn't want a bunk bed in the front room so we took it apart and tried to move it into the bedroom....not our smartest idea. It got stuck in the doorway. And then it was bedtime so we just slept on the floor on our mattresses. We took the bed apart the next day with a screwdriver and were able to finally get it through! We felt majorly accomplished hahah 

6: Sister Crookston got transferred to the Dalles so she had to leave early. I was still in my pajamies when she left. I'm going to miss her so much :'( 

7: these are the sisters in my area. We did some service on Thursday helping a lady sort food! 

8: IT'S A BOY!!! Hahah just kidding. This pic is a joke. Since I'm "9 months along" in my mission, I had to take a 9 months along picture ;) 

Week 39 - I'm off to the Promised Land!

Camri got her wish. Last week she told me that is she was to get transferred she wanted to go to Wenatchee. I looked it up on the map and it is about an hour or so further Northwest of where she is. It looks like it is some beautiful country. Now for the 64 million dollar question…how is she going to get everything packed by Wednesday and get all those dishes done in her picture. The picture where she is making banana bread on the floor reminded me of when she was a little girl and we fed her cereal on the floor…just kidding. Anyway as you can read, she is doing great. She is officially halfway through her mission. The time sure has gone fast. Her parting words to me were, "I will see you Sunday when we skype." she didn't bother telling me what time or from where. This ought to be an interesting set up. I guess I can always messenger her on FB. 

Have a great week and thanks for your support. 

We got transfer calls on Saturday night and I'm going to Wenatchee! I've heard some missionaries say that its the promised land in the mission so I'm really excited about it! Another exciting thing about transfers is that i'll be in a YSA ward again! WAHOOOO! Bombdiggity.  My new companion is going to be Sister Baggett.  I served around her in Moses Lake, so I know a little bit about her.  From what I can tell, I think we are going to get along really good! Oh also, Sister Baggett and I are going to be doubled in.  Which means that they took both of the missionaries that were there before us out of the area, and both her and I will be brand new.  So we won't have a clue about anything when we first get there.  Its going to be interesting!

I'm sure a lot of you saw my post on Facebook, but the temple trip was awesome! Always is.  It makes me excited to be back in Utah again where I can go to the temple all the time!

Yesterday in Sacrament meeting, a man named Brother Norris bore his testimony.  We ate with him and his wife the other day and we committed him to go and talk to his neighbor that we had given a Book of Mormon to.  His neighbors name is "Catfish".  Well, we met Catfish a while back and hes the guy that told us he "could see Jesus in our eyes".  We didn't talk to him for too long and he didn't invite us to come back.  But when Brother Norris went and talked to him, he said something so cool! He told Brother Norris that when we left, he went in and told his wife that two angels had just came to the door.  He said immediately after we left, he regretted not letting us in and felt like he needed to talk to us more.  He also said that the Book of Mormon that we gave him was so precious and he promised he was going to read it.  

How amazing is that?! Its proof that sometimes we don't know the impact we can have.  Sister Shuldberg and I meet a lot of people and give away a lot of Book of Mormons.  But we don't always get to know what happens after we walk away.

We went on a picnic with Jutta and her daughters on Saturday and Scarlet wanted me to show her what would happen when she got baptized.  So I showed her how they would hold her and stuff and then she shouted "mom! I just got air baptized!!" hahah it was so funny.  

Oh yeah, on Saturday the members that fed us dinner told us to bring a change of clothes because we were going out to A-I cows.  We weren't really sure what that meant.... but boy did we find out.  Hahaha wow.  The Miracle of LIfe is a beautiful thing, aint it? 

I can't believe how much I've grown to love the people in Ephrata.  I feel so at home here! I've realized that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can do that.  With the Gospel, you can always have a home anywhere you go.  Someone yesterday in testimony meeting said "The church is true in Wenatchee too.  Its not as cool as Ephrata... but its still true".  Hahah he is so right.  The church is true wherever you go!  

NOTHING can bring the same kind of happiness that the Gospel brings.  I am so happy that I am here in Washington to tell people about that happiness.  :)

LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Love, Sister Jensen 

1: Baggin some onions at the Food Bank!

2: I was making banana bread on the floor in the kitchen haha.  (Ignore the messy countertops..) 

3: Air Baptized! (This is actually Scarlets friend, Avrie.)

4: I'd hate to have that guys job... 

5: Out in the country :')

6: I had to clean up some crumbs from a little kid yesterday at church

Week 38 - #FeedtheFifteen

Sorry in the delay of Cam's email. Things have been a little crazy around here. She is doing great and the work is going well. She is proud of her scar. She is excited to be on Facebook and somewhat in touch with so many people. Transfers are this week and it will mark the 1/2 way mark of Camri's mission. Make sure to check out her blog for this weeks pics. Sisterjenseninyakima.blogspot.com

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Guess what?? My zone gets to go to the temple on Wednesday! PUMPED!Something I think is pretty awesome from this week is that my zone set a goal to find 15 new investigators.  The "Standard of Excellence" for my mission is 3 new investigators per week per companionship.  So that adds up to 15 for the zone.  And we did it! We all prayed about it everyday to find the people that God was preparing.  And at 8:50 last night, the Elders found the 15th investigator for the week! Hard work and prayer makes the difference :') Thats also why the subject line is #FeedtheFifteen. Christ said "Feed my sheep", so thats where that comes from.
Yesterday at church we had quite a bit of people there! Debbie came! We have only taught Debbie part of the Restoration and we have read the Book of Mormon with her.  She listens to it on the Gospel Library App every morning and loves it! She usually works sunday mornings but for some reason wasn't scheduled so she was able to come to church! I was really nervous though because Sister Shuldberg and I were teaching Gospel Principles and the lesson was the Word of Wisdom.  We haven't taught Debbie about it yet and I wasn't sure how she would take it... But at the end of the lesson she announced that she had a lot to work on but she was going to try and live the Word of Wisdom! I was like Oh my goodness this is a miracle! Can I get a hallelujah?!  Joyce was also there and I was nervous how she would take it too.  But at the end of the lesson, she asked if she could take the gospel Principles book home to share with her friend because she thinks the Word of Wisdom could really help her.  God is SO good.  It turned out WAY better than I expected.
More exciting news: we started teaching Juttas other two daughters! We were already teaching Scarlet but Ana and Angie sat in on our last lesson and Ana has come to church a few times with Jutta.  Jutta is being such a good example to them and her other family members.  Its amazing to see what a good missionary she is so early in her conversion!
Oh! We went to the doctor for Sister Shuldbergs ankle.  The doctor said that its a high ankle sprain so takes a while to heal.  She has to use crutches for a few weeks :/ But! He looked at my dog bite and good news! Its not infected! hahah not that I was worried. Just thought I'd let y'all know.
This morning in my personal studies I was reading a talk about the symbolism behind the Good Samaritan story.  Its incredible! There is a lot to it that I had never even thought about before. I attached a link so y'all could go check it out.  I learned a lot from it. https://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/02/the-good-samaritan-forgotten-symbols?lang=eng
Transfer calls are this Saturday so I'll have the deets for ya next week. Love you all! Be good.  :)

Love, Sister Jensen



Pics: 1- Debbie gave me a jean jacket, some sunglasses, and this cute kitty.... Jk she didn't give me the kitty.  But look how cute it is! 2- We found this cool lookin wall in Soap Lake
3- Doctors visit
4- We played Zombie's and Soldiers again with Reizo :')