Pasco, the Promised Land

Dearest Friends and Family,

Pasco is awesome! Every night I have been here so far has had an incredible sunset. Sister Carver is from Logan Utah, and she is great! Even though this is only her second transfer, she has been leading the area like a pro. Now that I am the senior companion, I am also the designated driver, so I have had fun driving around Pasco, and East Pasco, and Burbank, etc. Our area is actually bigger than it was in Walla (the YSA branch covers 2 stakes), which is crazy. We drive on the freeway a lot, basically all day, so I guess I am going to become a really good freeway driver throughout this transfer. This week we did some service at a place called "2nd Harvest", where we sorted through some old potatoes (at least this week it was potatoes) at a warehouse out in the middle of nowhere. Our whole zone was there, so it was pretty fun.

The YSA branch just had a baptism a couple days before I got to the area (his name is Brandon, and he's awesome! He was found, taught, baptized, and through the temple in three weeks!), so our teaching pool is really small since they were kept busy teaching Brandon. We are going to be doing a lot of finding these next few weeks, so that will be fun! Coming to a new area has felt like restarting my mission. It has been very humbling trying to train while also not knowing anything about the area, so I am very grateful to have the Lord on my side. Also, if anyone knows what exactly I'm supposed to be doing as a trainer, please let me know! No one has told me, and I feel very under-prepared...

Pasco is beautiful! I'm out by the river now, and it is really nice. It has been a lot of fun working with the institute here. Unlike Walla, there is an actual institute building for the Columbia Basin College where we have church and we can teach lessons. The institute teachers are both awesome, and they gave us some bananas, so that was really nice. I think we're going to make some banana bread for the 4th of July.

I love you! I am grateful that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can change, and become better. Let people change! Also, let yourself change! Change may be hard, but choosing to progress and to become more like our Savior is major purpose of our lives.

Love,
Sister Jensen