Crazy!
Hey family and friends. Sorry for such a late email. We went the library today and for some reason the computers at the library would not let us get us on any of the church websites. So I'm now at the Hatchers house emailing you on there iPad. Haha don't worry I asked Pres. Gerber if we could and he said yes. :)
Now onto the week! This last week has been a very good week for us in the Blue water area! On Monday we were able to go to the Bills and have a great dinner and also shared an uplifting message. We talked about the sons of Mosiah and of course Alma the younger. Just talked about how we can all just stand up for our faith and other things in life. Without backing down.
On Tuesday we did not have much to do but we were able to make a great day out of it. First we went over to the local hospital and asked if we could putt ourself down on a list so we can give blessing and service. The we went to a less active house, Brother Rae who we have not been to for a long time. Brother Rae is about in his 80 amazing man but his health and other things are stopping him from coming back to church. Later in the afternoon we were able to see a family that just moved into the ward and hoping to start coming back to church. Around 6 we went with the Zimmers to a nice restaurant that looks over to Canada.
Wednesday we had District meeting and it was great. The focus of district meeting was on teaching with unity and also adjusting your teaching needs to the person. Chapter 10 of PMG. This week focus will be on more finding and the Lapeer Sisters will be giving the instruction/discussion. Other then that we went and help people in the ward move and stopped by a couple of family's.
Thursday Elder Leonard had his one year temple trip! So that meant that Elder Wallace and I had to go down to North Shores with another Elder and help him in his area. Haha one funny thing is later that night Elder Leonard did not have dinner so we went to Panda Express in Troy. Guess who I saw......it was Jazlyn (Curney) a family I baptized in Troy about two years ago. It was pretty awesome. Sounds like the family is doing great!
Friday and Saturday we basically just stopped by less actives and knocked doors which is great! Found one new investigator which is always great. We are planning to see Sean this Thursday but sadly I will be on an exchange with Elder Peterson in his area of Lapeer.
It's crazy to think that this week is my last full week of being a missionary. It's sad butt it will be a great last week of working hard and having fun all at the same time! :) I will be shipping my bike home tomorrow, I have the box and all just need to dropped off at UPS and swipe the card sadly.
We'll love you family and can't believe it's already that time. :) I know that the church is true and really that I have and will be learning a lot this last week.
Elder Jenson
Elder Cristian Jenson serving in the Detroit, MI Mission
Monday, June 30, 2014
Monday, June 16, 2014
June 16, 2014
Awesome Week!!
This week has been a pretty good week up in the Blue Water area. So yesterday I was able to go up to the Crosswell meeting with Brother Beem ( member of the bishopric). The Crosswell meeting went great. We had seven less actives attend church up there. It made my whole week because I've always have been big on Less Active work and it was great to see a little of it pay off yesterday. There was about 35 people to attended up there. I had Elder Leonard and Elder Wallace stay down here in the Blue Water Ward so they could take care of our investigators that came and any Less Actives. I was able to bless the Sacrament and it was amazing because I have not been able to do that every since I was in the MTC.
We've been working with the Hinkel family, they are doing great! Only two of the kids showed up to church yesterday. We are planning on seeing them tonight after we go over to the Bills (every other week, Less Active family) for dinner. We've been working with this other young man name Adam. Adam was meeting with the missionary's about a year ago but had to stop because family request but now that he is 18 he started back up. On Tuesday we were able to go and teach him about The Restoration. It was more like a review! We are planning to see Adam this next week and will be reviewing The Plan Of Salvation. Adam is on date for July 19th also.
So if everything works out we should have a couple of baptism this next month!! :)
This week I was able to go on an exchange with Elder Searle. Elder Searle is an awesome Elder that been out for over a year. Elder Searle is from Boise, Idaho. Planning on going on a exchange my last week with Elder Peterson in Lapeer. District Meeting went great! The focus was on Finding using the survey that the mission came out with. On the the ex change Elder Searle and I used it and we were able to get a couple of return appointments and also teach The Restoration. This week the focus for District meeting will be on Teaching in Unity and Adjust teaching to meet needs. Chapter 10.
Other then that we've been just contacting people and working with Less Actives in the area. Received information about Returning home. So I will next week let you know about the bike and all that stuff.
Have an amazing week!! :) Elder Jenson
This week has been a pretty good week up in the Blue Water area. So yesterday I was able to go up to the Crosswell meeting with Brother Beem ( member of the bishopric). The Crosswell meeting went great. We had seven less actives attend church up there. It made my whole week because I've always have been big on Less Active work and it was great to see a little of it pay off yesterday. There was about 35 people to attended up there. I had Elder Leonard and Elder Wallace stay down here in the Blue Water Ward so they could take care of our investigators that came and any Less Actives. I was able to bless the Sacrament and it was amazing because I have not been able to do that every since I was in the MTC.
We've been working with the Hinkel family, they are doing great! Only two of the kids showed up to church yesterday. We are planning on seeing them tonight after we go over to the Bills (every other week, Less Active family) for dinner. We've been working with this other young man name Adam. Adam was meeting with the missionary's about a year ago but had to stop because family request but now that he is 18 he started back up. On Tuesday we were able to go and teach him about The Restoration. It was more like a review! We are planning to see Adam this next week and will be reviewing The Plan Of Salvation. Adam is on date for July 19th also.
So if everything works out we should have a couple of baptism this next month!! :)
This week I was able to go on an exchange with Elder Searle. Elder Searle is an awesome Elder that been out for over a year. Elder Searle is from Boise, Idaho. Planning on going on a exchange my last week with Elder Peterson in Lapeer. District Meeting went great! The focus was on Finding using the survey that the mission came out with. On the the ex change Elder Searle and I used it and we were able to get a couple of return appointments and also teach The Restoration. This week the focus for District meeting will be on Teaching in Unity and Adjust teaching to meet needs. Chapter 10.
Other then that we've been just contacting people and working with Less Actives in the area. Received information about Returning home. So I will next week let you know about the bike and all that stuff.
Have an amazing week!! :) Elder Jenson
Monday, June 9, 2014
June 9, 2014
Amazing Week!!
Another amazing week in the mission! :) Where to start. On Monday we went out with Brother Griffin and saw a recent convert/less active. Adam .S is an amazing middle age man that loves the Gospel. Adam has not been to church for a couple of weeks because of work and school. But when we do see him at church or even are able to meet with him he has a very strong testimony.
This week we've done lot's of contacting down on the board walks. Not to many people have be interested but still really nice people out here. One funny thing is the last couple of weeks that we've been down on the board walks contacting people we have run into members from out west. One was a mother and a son that were on a trip out to Michigan just for fun and family stuff. They told us that it good to see that missionary's are doing work. Then this week we heard a couple of girls from a car say "Elders" so I look and did not recognize them. So we went over and the 20 year old girls told us that they are going to UVU in Utah. We said "cool" then just talked about where they are from and where we were form. Good girls but from what we got that they won't very active any more but who knows. It's just been a testimony to me that everyone is watching you and also there are always members watching the missioners everywhere you might be. :)
We've been teaching the Hinkel family over the last week or so. They are still on date for July 19th :) Two of the kids Joel and Joyce came to church yesterday and they said they loved it and want to comeback next week. Well that's what we heard from some of the members. So they are doing great, hopefully we can still keep the ball rolling. Other then that not to many investigators, still working with a couple less actives. Speaking about less active we were able to see a less active family that Elder Humphreys and I saw only a couple of time during our time as companions. The family asked us if we could come do some service for them so we did and then we got kicked out because one of the Elders said something they did not like at all. It was right for the family to ask us leave. The reason I bring this up is because even if you might think the joke might not hurt you it might hurt someone else. So we have to be smart in our talk with anyone we come into contact with.
This last week we did not have District Meeting because of Zone Conference. It was crazy to sit there on Wednesday at Zone Conference and say that it was my last one. The Zone Conference went amazing. It was on revelation through Church, Prayer, Read and how we can get our recent converts to stay active after baptism! This week District Meeting will be focused on Finding! :) Specifically how we can better use the surveys in our finding! In the mission they come out with a survey that will better help us know were the people are with religion and all. See if they are Joseph ( how President Holmes would put it! :)) I love the concept to find out if they would be more willing to listen and if they are the one.
Other then that not much has been up. Will be going on ex-change this Wednesday :) Love the mission and really will miss it but for now just need to keep working.
Love Elder Jenson
Another amazing week in the mission! :) Where to start. On Monday we went out with Brother Griffin and saw a recent convert/less active. Adam .S is an amazing middle age man that loves the Gospel. Adam has not been to church for a couple of weeks because of work and school. But when we do see him at church or even are able to meet with him he has a very strong testimony.
This week we've done lot's of contacting down on the board walks. Not to many people have be interested but still really nice people out here. One funny thing is the last couple of weeks that we've been down on the board walks contacting people we have run into members from out west. One was a mother and a son that were on a trip out to Michigan just for fun and family stuff. They told us that it good to see that missionary's are doing work. Then this week we heard a couple of girls from a car say "Elders" so I look and did not recognize them. So we went over and the 20 year old girls told us that they are going to UVU in Utah. We said "cool" then just talked about where they are from and where we were form. Good girls but from what we got that they won't very active any more but who knows. It's just been a testimony to me that everyone is watching you and also there are always members watching the missioners everywhere you might be. :)
We've been teaching the Hinkel family over the last week or so. They are still on date for July 19th :) Two of the kids Joel and Joyce came to church yesterday and they said they loved it and want to comeback next week. Well that's what we heard from some of the members. So they are doing great, hopefully we can still keep the ball rolling. Other then that not to many investigators, still working with a couple less actives. Speaking about less active we were able to see a less active family that Elder Humphreys and I saw only a couple of time during our time as companions. The family asked us if we could come do some service for them so we did and then we got kicked out because one of the Elders said something they did not like at all. It was right for the family to ask us leave. The reason I bring this up is because even if you might think the joke might not hurt you it might hurt someone else. So we have to be smart in our talk with anyone we come into contact with.
This last week we did not have District Meeting because of Zone Conference. It was crazy to sit there on Wednesday at Zone Conference and say that it was my last one. The Zone Conference went amazing. It was on revelation through Church, Prayer, Read and how we can get our recent converts to stay active after baptism! This week District Meeting will be focused on Finding! :) Specifically how we can better use the surveys in our finding! In the mission they come out with a survey that will better help us know were the people are with religion and all. See if they are Joseph ( how President Holmes would put it! :)) I love the concept to find out if they would be more willing to listen and if they are the one.
Other then that not much has been up. Will be going on ex-change this Wednesday :) Love the mission and really will miss it but for now just need to keep working.
Love Elder Jenson
Monday, June 2, 2014
June 2, 2014 (one month from today!)
Great Week!!
Hey Family and Friends, So this week was another great week over in the Blue Water Mission (Out in the edge of no where, makes up most of the Michigan Detroit Mission). Joke that we have out here with other Elders that have served here because really no one does no what goes on over here ;)
Anyways this week we were able to fin 6 new investigators through media referral and putt 5 of the family members on date for July 19th!! :) The Hinkle was a referral from there great Grandpa that's from Idaho, from the sounds of it he is a Patriarch in the church. The farther is working on his way back into the church. The mother of the family we saw was raised in the church but never did get baptized. From what the family told us, is that the two daughters were calling up there great grandpa asking them questions about our church and what we believed. So he asked here gran daughter if he can send a couple of people to the house to answer there questions about the church. We've been over there twice so far :) Taught the Restoration and yesterday talked about The Book Of Mormon and where it came from and all. It went great planning to see them this next week on Friday.
Doina dropped us over this past week. Sent her a text asking her like always when we can set up and share a lesson and answer any questions she has about her reading through The Book Of Mormon. She said " Hi, thank you for all the time you spent helping me, but I've decided I won't be continuing with our meeting" Then the other Elder said to ask "why she is not meeting with us anymore" so I did, nothing back. So the next day I text'ed her and just said "Hey Doin, if there is anything we can do for your or your husband you can always give us a call. It's been great to be able to meet with you and get to know you also help you. We encourage you to keep reading and praying. If anytime you want to come to church you always welcome" She text'ed back a couple minutes later and said that will do with the reading and praying. Hopefully we left her in good feelings with the church so if she does want to know she will ask to set up another appointment. I'm pretty positive that she will accept the Gospel in this time or in the next! :) She has what she needs to begin.
My first District meeting went great! We had the Zone Leaders at it, Elder Uptain (goes home with me) and Elder Bytheway (not related to John Bytheway) but anyways had the focus on Retaining New Members! Went great from what the Zone Leaders told me after District meeting. Then I gave the discussion/ instruction on Retaining New Members and then made up a practice that went into........practicing the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Pamphlet on really focusing on Enduring to the End .
Don't have to come up with any assignments this week because of Zone Conference on Wednesday.
Love the Mission it's so crazy it's almost at the end. I would not give anything back for it!! Just still keeping focused and enjoying every last few weeks I have out here. The Church Is True and everything in The Book Of Mormon is for our day!
I found a cool little insight this week while I was flipping through my Book Of Mormon trying to decide what we should share with a family in the ward. So I have shared to you about Nephi killing Laban, Right?! Anyways this his what I believe how he prepared him self for that moment in life. As we see in the very first chapter in the first verse of 1 Nephi he says " I Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my farther.........." Nephi recognized that he had some amazing parents. So
the Lord trusted him. Then in 1 Nephi 2: 3 it talks about being obedient as Nephi saw in his farther. Then when the Lord saw that he was learning from being obedient and saw that he loved his parents he told Lehi to ask his sons to go back to Jerusalem. We see in 1 Nephi 3:7 Nephi's willingness to "will go and do". The Lord was preparing Nephi to kill Laban even if Nephi did not know that. By listening to the still small voice and his common sense.
Well Love Your Family and Friends!! :) Have a great week!
Hey Family and Friends, So this week was another great week over in the Blue Water Mission (Out in the edge of no where, makes up most of the Michigan Detroit Mission). Joke that we have out here with other Elders that have served here because really no one does no what goes on over here ;)
Anyways this week we were able to fin 6 new investigators through media referral and putt 5 of the family members on date for July 19th!! :) The Hinkle was a referral from there great Grandpa that's from Idaho, from the sounds of it he is a Patriarch in the church. The farther is working on his way back into the church. The mother of the family we saw was raised in the church but never did get baptized. From what the family told us, is that the two daughters were calling up there great grandpa asking them questions about our church and what we believed. So he asked here gran daughter if he can send a couple of people to the house to answer there questions about the church. We've been over there twice so far :) Taught the Restoration and yesterday talked about The Book Of Mormon and where it came from and all. It went great planning to see them this next week on Friday.
Doina dropped us over this past week. Sent her a text asking her like always when we can set up and share a lesson and answer any questions she has about her reading through The Book Of Mormon. She said " Hi, thank you for all the time you spent helping me, but I've decided I won't be continuing with our meeting" Then the other Elder said to ask "why she is not meeting with us anymore" so I did, nothing back. So the next day I text'ed her and just said "Hey Doin, if there is anything we can do for your or your husband you can always give us a call. It's been great to be able to meet with you and get to know you also help you. We encourage you to keep reading and praying. If anytime you want to come to church you always welcome" She text'ed back a couple minutes later and said that will do with the reading and praying. Hopefully we left her in good feelings with the church so if she does want to know she will ask to set up another appointment. I'm pretty positive that she will accept the Gospel in this time or in the next! :) She has what she needs to begin.
My first District meeting went great! We had the Zone Leaders at it, Elder Uptain (goes home with me) and Elder Bytheway (not related to John Bytheway) but anyways had the focus on Retaining New Members! Went great from what the Zone Leaders told me after District meeting. Then I gave the discussion/ instruction on Retaining New Members and then made up a practice that went into........practicing the Gospel Of Jesus Christ Pamphlet on really focusing on Enduring to the End .
Don't have to come up with any assignments this week because of Zone Conference on Wednesday.
Love the Mission it's so crazy it's almost at the end. I would not give anything back for it!! Just still keeping focused and enjoying every last few weeks I have out here. The Church Is True and everything in The Book Of Mormon is for our day!
I found a cool little insight this week while I was flipping through my Book Of Mormon trying to decide what we should share with a family in the ward. So I have shared to you about Nephi killing Laban, Right?! Anyways this his what I believe how he prepared him self for that moment in life. As we see in the very first chapter in the first verse of 1 Nephi he says " I Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my farther.........." Nephi recognized that he had some amazing parents. So
the Lord trusted him. Then in 1 Nephi 2: 3 it talks about being obedient as Nephi saw in his farther. Then when the Lord saw that he was learning from being obedient and saw that he loved his parents he told Lehi to ask his sons to go back to Jerusalem. We see in 1 Nephi 3:7 Nephi's willingness to "will go and do". The Lord was preparing Nephi to kill Laban even if Nephi did not know that. By listening to the still small voice and his common sense.
Well Love Your Family and Friends!! :) Have a great week!
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