Hello
everybody! This week was the last week of the transfer and it has been
absolutely amazing! First off we got our transfer calls last night, and our
area will be closing :( but it will not be in vain because I have never learned
more than I have in this area. My awesome companion, Elder Dodson, has taught
me so much and I've learned a ton from him. I don't think I've ever knocked
doors as much as I have here! It’s been a crazy time!
So Elder Dodson will
be going to the Chicago YSA where I was born into this great mission. He will
be able to continue the work that my papi and I were doing! As for me…I guess
the homie who pulled out the gun on us last week was foretelling the future
because I will be going to serve in the Hyde Park ward in the south side of
Chicago! It’s also known as Englewood, which is supposedly a pretty dangerous
place, and I would ask my mom to not look it up on internet. But I'm soooo
pumped! I will also be the only white person within quite a large radius
besides my companion whose name is Elder VanTassel. Elder Dodson says it will
be quite a culture shock so I'm super pumped! And I get to stay zone leader and
go to MLC and have revelation poured into my mind! Yay!
So some highlights of
the week:
I was able to go on
exchanges with Elder Harker, who is an elder from enterprise. He actually comes
from a polygamist background until he was baptized at the age of 18. He has an
amazing conversion story that was pretty cool to hear about. He actually served
in this area a year ago so he got to see all the old stuff and had dinner with
some of his favorite members here.
My second exchange was
in Wheaton with Elder Weinmuller. Wheaton has the most churches per captia in
the United States so a lot of people answered the door like "Do you know
where you are?" And we were like "yeah do you know what we're sharing
with people? THE TRUTH." it was super awesome and we got to teach some
pretty cool Africans there.
Also Illinois taxes
are awful and everybody is leaving. It's pretty funny but also not. I've never
seen more U-Haul trucks in my life. Like everybody is getting out of here. We
helped people move like twice this week. The first time was at president’s
house because the new president is coming on the first of July, the second was
a family in the ward. There were two families moving at once so the elder’s
quorum helped one and we helped the other and got the whole thing finished in
like 3 hours. It was crazy. But also we're not supposed to use our time moving
so we woke up early to go help them and it was way exhausting but a good
time!
Also we went to a Mega
church this morning because Elder Dodson has been here for 6 months and we've
heard everyone talk about Calvary church but we've never actually seen it.
Let's just say it is yet another testimony that the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is true. And the truest and fullest gospel there is and ever
will be.
Well that's about all
the excitement from this week! Until next time!
Elder Jensen
Pics:
Prepping for Mega
church
What an interesting
backpack
Elder Weinmuller and I
We tricked the sisters
into taking a polygamist Pic with Elder Harker haha.
Tired while moving at
presidents
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