This
was another fantastic week on the Southside! I've been here almost 6 months and
this place is like home to me! This week we had a lot of cool experiences.
Of course riding the
bus past 8 brings a lot of crazies. We were riding the bus this week and this
one lady was looking in her bag fumbling for her glasses and she says loudly
"Ugh! I cannot see anything!" The dude next to her says, did you know
that smoking Marijuana will improve your vision?" As the woman hears this
miraculous fact of the century she exclaims, " Really!? Do you like
Marijuana?" And the brother says, "Nah, I like cocaine.” No wonder
his vision didn't have the super powers that weed provided to him. Gotta love
the bus life.
We were given a bunch
of Malta (Nigerian soda) as usual and so we were lugging it around with us
until eventually we came to teach the King family. Before the lesson we dared
this African American family to try it and let's just say they hated it haha.
There's something beautiful about seeing someone’s face when they try Malta for
the first time.
We've had some pretty
incredible lessons this week! There is nothing more incredible than having one
of your recent converts be a member present in a lesson! There is one lady we
found in the Lowe building a couple weeks ago from Nigeria named Renke who has
come to church like 5 times now and she is so excited to be baptized! And she
lives right next door to Darlene! So we've been teaching with Darlene and there
is nothing more powerful than when members and missionaries teach together and
find together! We were reading in the scriptures and Renke wanted to know how
we are baptized by fire and Darlene taught all about confirmations and how much
of a special experience it was for her! Renke got to see it in church the next
day and came and told us she's super excited to be baptized!
We saw a miracle this
week on Sunday morning. We had a member come to pick up a recent convert family
and they had two extra seats in their car, so they were going to provide a ride
for our friends Renke and Gabriel. Well, as the member was waiting outside one
of the elevators broke down at the perfect moment which makes the delay time
from 5 minutes to about 15, and the member had to leave. Renke only lives on
floor 3 so she was able to take the stairs, and make it, but Gabriel lives on
floor 22. So they had to leave and Gabriel was on his way down but was trapped
on the elevator and we were frantically trying to think of how we could get him
a ride to church when the ride that was prepared had to leave.
We had our bikes but
weren't exactly sure how to get him there on just 2 bikes. We called the new
senior sisters in the ward and they just happened to be driving right by the
building with one of the returning member recent converts we'd been working
with. They rolled up right at the time the elevator finally came down and we
all hopped in their car and went to church. It was chaotic but we all rolled
into church right on time. Gabriel saw the confirmations and asked me about it
and then told me he wants to get baptized. MIRACLES!!!
After church yesterday
we had to jet to Naperville because President Dallin H. Oaks the legend was
visiting the Illinois Chicago Mission! Super awesome! He’s like my favorite
apostle and I love reading his talks because he always throws down and states
the doctrine like Jacob from the Book of Mormon and I love it. He shook every missionary’s
hand, and then spoke to the entire mission with his wife, and Elder S. Gifford
Nielsen of the 70 who was here a few months ago. President Oaks went to University
of Chicago in Hyde Park and lived in Naperville for a little while! So that's
pretty cool! There is definitely power that comes from being in the presence of
an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ! It was seriously one of the greatest
experiences!
Everybody pray for the
Rotimi family, Gabriel and Renke! their baptism should be coming up in the next
few weeks! It's going to be a Nigerian Christmas/Baptism! Everyone stay blessed
and have an incredible week!
Elder Jensen
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