Happy Monday everyone!
This week was actually super awesome! For those of you who saw the news on
Wednesday we had the coldest temperature that Chicago/Chicago area (yes that
includes Hebron) has had in over a century! I enjoyed waking up on Wednesday
morning and seeing that it was negative 20 degrees and then you add wind-chill
and it was negative 50. What a great time!
The sisters in my
district actually had all the roads in their area shut down. It was a bummer so
they had to stay in their apartment. We we're "strongly advised to not
drive anywhere" but also in my head we are always reciting "the truth
of God will go forth boldly nobly and independent till it has penetrated every
continent visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear
till the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say
the work is done." Don't worry that's not a Jehovah’s Witness quote,
actually Joseph Smith said it! :)
But president sent an
email to all of us pretty much telling us we couldn't tract and that even if we
were traveling we had to be smart. Well the truck worked and Elder Jensen and I
had scheduled as many lessons as we could for that day so we were set!
Definitely had very many ward members calling us and telling us to not go
outside, they care so much, but tbh would probably rather freeze to death than
sit in a lame apartment all day. So the day was a success and went well!
Also this week a
lesson learned: it is possible to burn hot chocolate.. Who knew!?
This week I was able
to go on another exchange with my favorite zone leader ever Elder Thompson. He's
my Boi and we had a super great time. Of course we were driving past Cedar lake
and it was frozen and had snow on it and looked like Hoth from Starwars 5 and
he said he needed a photo shoot or else it doesn't count so that happened.
It was a really good time and we got a lot of good stuff done.
This week was actually
really successful, we were able to have 5 people at church and so the ward was
super hyped and excited for the missionary work, and testimony meeting was
really good. Hebron is starting to boost and it's super awesome to be a part of
it! Elder Jensen and I are creating like a record system to hype us up and so
we've hit lesson records for the past three weeks! He’s like the best companion
ever. The man is a beast. He's so funny too. Fun fact about Elder Jensen, he
used to go hunting with a bow so he'd just leave society and go in the
mountains for like 5 days and 4 nights away from human contact. So pretty much
he's one with nature and it's pretty awesome and I think he would fit in really
well in Santa Clara, UT with all the Gubler squad. This week we met some cool
people and it was a really great week.
Also you'll never
believe this but we were just finishing with shopping because it's Pday and
he's like "It's nice today, you wanna go for a jog?" and I was like
"I've been waiting for one of my companions to say that this whole
time." So we went on a super nice run. Oh by the way it’s 100 degrees
warmer today than it was, I don't know why but today is 50 and like last week
it was - 50 so this place needs to make up its mind, haha but basically he's
the best and running was super awesome.
This morning we also
went and taught one of our Seminary classes in the ward. (There are 3 small
Seminary classes because the ward has such huge boundaries). It was really cool
and I think we did decent, I mean I'm not a Doctrine and Covenants master, but
that's what we taught and it was really fun (just thought you would be proud
dad ;) we woke up at like 4:45 to go teach it and it was a good time. We decided
to wait until Pday so we could take a nap after haha.
Last of all this ward
is the best ward and I love this area. Elder Jensen and I are enjoying every
second of it together and we even enjoy choir! Haha the ward choir director is
actually really nervous because the choir performance we've been working on
after church every week is like the week after transfers. So she's hoping one
of us doesn't leave and I'm really hoping that too. I'd like to stay here cause
this place is the best and there are just some amazing people. We might have
baptisms coming up the next 2 Saturdays! I'm super pumped! I'm enjoying Hebron
a ton! I think that's about it for this week!
Elder Jensen
Pics
1. Gotta love the
cold
2. Awesome ward!
3. Elder Thompson and
I
4. Me trying to look
like Han solo on hoth
5. Elder Thompson and
I pt. II
6. Elder Jensen makes
bangin crock pot burritos
A Video Elder Jensen sent home (Exchanges with Elder Thompson)
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