On Tuesday we had an exchange! I got to spend some time with Sister Na'a from Tonga, and my companion went with Sister Anderson (my Sister Training Leader companion). We had a lot of fun and it was absolutely amazing!
It's pretty fun spending time with Missionaries! Sister Na'a and I visited a woman named Fany and were able to help her feel the spirit and we invited her to come to church this Sunday! It was a super powerful lesson!
On Wednesday, we met back up and visited some members we haven't seen in a long time, as well as our dear brother Luis. He is so funny. We are still working with him on changing his life for the better, but he has really grown on me since coming to Lakeland. We decided we can call him Tio Luis after our missions.
On Thursday we went on another exchange! It was a blast! I ran a 400m again and realized how out of shape I've become 😅so that was a needed wake up call! It actually wasn't that bad for not having ran one in almost a year, so I just need to make some time during my exercise time to sprint more so I can beat my brother when I get home. ;)
I was with Sister Briggs and Sister Anderson was with Sister Zinck! It was fun because Sister Briggs was companions with my trainer the week before I got to Florida, so we shared some fun stories! (Cough cough, Sister Gibson!!)
On Friday we visited Jose and actually got some really sad news... he used to be a member of another church and his friends basically said he had to choose them or the mormons. Well, because he is deaf, it would mean losing all the people he can communicate with... he is trying to have faith, but they have been tearing it down. We are trying to help him be strong and recognize the new friends he has made. Please keep him in your prayers this week, he is such a great guy and has such potential as a son of God!
This was a candid shot we got of him during a lesson. We need to get one of him all dressed up for church too!
Saturday was crazy! We ate pig, like someone killed a pig that morning and cooked it all day, spent some time with an Angel, and saw fireworks!
Sunday Fany came to church and Angel got the Gift of the Holy Ghost and it was just fantastic! We visited them after church and Barbies mom made Tamales! Except for they were special, made as if they were from Nicaragua, so they were literally the best Tamales I've ever eaten!
It has been a pretty full week!
Some things worth Reading:
"Meeting the Challenges of Today's World" by Elder Robert D Hales from October 2015 Gen Conf.
2 Nephi 31-33
Enos
Philippians 4
Next week is going to be even more crazy!
I hope everyone has a great week and that your New Years Resolutions can be a little more Resolute this year!
Love you all!
Hermana JensenWow! It's 2017! Can you believe it?!
This week has been awesome! We had a Zone Activity Day that was
probably one of the most fun to date! We had a white elephant sock
exchange and then played Mafia, but with a Book of Mormon twist! It
was fun to see everyone interact and their personalities come out. We
ended the night with District Meetings (where an assigned group of
missionaries get together and have scripture study) and it was super
insightful. We talked about Christ's doctrine and how it applies to
us.
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