Dearest Beautiful Mom-
Well remember how I said in my last letter that I didn't want to get transferred? Well what do you think happen? I'm sure you can guess.... I'm getting transferred "again." I have been transferred so much. This will be my fourth area in 6 months... That Isn't normal at all. Elder Young one of my MTC buddies here is getting transferred to his 2nd area finally. I didn't want to leave this place so badly. I was actually praying during sacrament that I would not get transferred.. That's how much I wanted to stay. Things here were going so well. We were starting to have so many lessons and set appointments then from when I first got here. Also me and this kid named Ryan who was 17 were great friends. He wasn't planning on serving a mission or anything but he and I really just became great friends that he was always wanting to come out to lessons with us when ever we had them. I started playing basket ball with him too every Monday and he was actually inviting all of his friends to listen to the missionary lessons. We were having so many great things starting. I honestly feel like this was not a right decision to move me out of here. But if I believe this church is true then that means I should have trust in my mission president but still... I really really wanted to stay. But really fast before I have to get off and pack I just want to say that I have a testimony that the Holy Ghost really does give you the things that you need to say when you need to say it. We were teaching this guy named John who has been going to church for 2 years but wont get baptized. When we were talking with him he would always go off topic and talk about something else. Well last time as we were talking with him he started to talk about his students and how they were all different. He started to talk about this student he had that would always come to school but was always really lazy with the homework. He started to ask us why do the young men come to school and not do everything they are asked so that they can get good grades? There the ones that signed them selves up for it. So I looked at John and asked him " Well can"t that go both ways? Why would you keep some of the commandments of God and not all of them like being baptized?" He started to think about it and tried to reply back but then just stopped and said " Well... honestly I don't know. I'll get back to you on that question later." It keeps going on from there but I don't have much time. Mom, I really do love you and I hope things keep going great back home. I'm glad to hear that your going to be a lead teacher soon too. Oh, I almost forgot to say that I'm getting transferred back to Spokane but now I'll be in North Spokane instead and my new companions name is going to be Elder Smith. I'll be sure to tell you how he is next week and how my new area is.
Love you gorgeous mom of all moms.
-Elder Jensen
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