Hallo Familie

Hallo Familie!

I have a couple of awesome stories from this week! First the highlight: Inge.

Inge Benkoulla is a referral we got from a member family in our ward. It was a few days before we were able to contact her, but this week we went by, and we had two really good appointments with her, and she was at church yesterday! She is an amazing woman. She has been through a lot of hard things in her life, but I think that has prepared her for the gospel. She is so open and receptive to the spirit. In her own words, she is "looking to find [her] believe in God again." When we were there on Saturday, Inge said the closing prayer, and it was the most beautiful, humble prayer I have ever heard. All of a sudden I just felt this overwhelming love for her, and I knew without a doubt that Heavenly Father was listening to that prayer, and that she really is one of his daughters, and that he loves her. Everyone please pray for Inge!

Another kind of random story: So Sister Römer and I were going door to door contacting, and even though it was prime finding hours, we came to a building where not a single person was answering the door. We had klingeled about 12 doors, and there was only one doorbell left, and so I turned to Sister Römer and said, "If this guy answers the door, I'm going to use the topic of Chastity for the door approach." Of course he answered, haha. It was pretty awkward. But sometimes we have to have a little bit of fun while we're out. :) And on that same day we found a guy from Oregon! He seemed pretty interested. I'll let you know if anything comes from it.

Well, not much time today, but I sure love you all!
Love,
Kristin

P.S. Congratulations to Julia Blackham and her mission call to Columbus, OH!
P.P.S. I'm attatching a photo of Sister Römer and I doing doors. You may ask yourself, "Who took this picture?" The answer is... one of the three nephites.

Mission Conference

Hallo,

Highlight of the Week: Mission Conference!

We had a wonderful meeting last Tuesday with Elder and Sister Bednar. It was probably one of the coolest experiences of my life. "You're probably expecting that I'm going to give a talk, and you're going to take notes, right? Well... we're going to do something a little different today." We then had a really interactive conversation, first with him asking us questions, and then letting us ask him questions. The spirit was so strong, and we all learned so much! I asked him a question as well, and as he was answering, all of a sudden I was faced with the dilemma, because I wanted to take notes on what he was saying, but I also didn't feel like breaking eye-contact with an apostle. So I opted to take notes while keeping eye contact, which means that for about 3 minutes my notes aren't super legible. I needed Grandma Jones' shorthand skills!

It was also really good to see everyone in the mission. I am including a couple of pictures. The first one is of me and all of my former companions (except Sister Thaden, who is already home). The second is of all the sisters in the mission. Aren't we all cute? :) The pink sweater I'm wearing is from Sister Römer, for my birthday.

Well, lots of other cool stuff happened this week, but we're short on time today! Needless to say, miracles are happening, and the work is going well! I love you all!

Sincerely,
Sister Jensen

The Bahn Strike

Hello everyone,

Highlight of the week: the Bahn strike!

(that's only half sarcastic.) The trains here went on strike, which meant that we had many unexpected delays, a few appointments we had to cancel, and quite a lot of time wasted at train stations, but it actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise! On Friday, we were waiting at the Bahnhof, and we got into a conversation with someone from Peru, who was here as a school teacher. We gave her a book a Mormon and the phone number for the missionaries in her area. Then, later, as we were stuck at a different Bahnhof, we got into a conversation with a woman who knew a member in our ward, and drove past the temple almost every day. She had quite a few questions, and we're going to set up a temple tour for this week with her. Then, later, stuck at yet another Bahnhof, we met a student in Frankfurt who lived literally across the street from the temple in Colombia, and also had a lot of questions! We got her in touch with the Frankfurt Elders and they're working with her now. It is just so cool to see how anything, no matter how frustrating or annoying, can also be an opportunity!

Another AWESOME thing, which will most certainly be my highlight for next week, is that Elder Bednar is coming to our mission! I am so excited! It's actually tomorrow morning! This is double exciting because it also means the whole mission will come together for a mission conference, so I'll see my whole MTC district again, and all of the Sisters will be together at once.

We also had a baptism yesterday, and Sister Römer and I sang again. We brought one of our investigators to the baptism, and it was so cool! He felt the spirit so strong, and afterward, he said that he wants to be baptized! He is such a cool kid. 18 years old. He has such a sincere heart. I don't think I have ever seen him not smiling. Please pray for him! (his name is Leonel).

Well, that's about it! Love you all,
Sister Jensen

P.S. Happy Birthday Melinda!