The Screaming Banshee

Dearest Friends and Family,

So I have some good news...and some bad. Bad news-- we're back to phase 1, which basically means no more outdoor lessons at member houses or member meals, no gatherings in the church  (so our sacrament meeting will be outside). Good news! The temple will open for live sealings starting in a couple weeks! As of now. I'll keep you updated! 

My new companion is named Sister Shirley, and she comes straight from the at-home MTC in Texas. The three of us have been having a fun time together! Sister Lowe and I have had about a dozen meetings between our zone leadership and social media responsibilities. It has been good though, and it always feels nice when you can give a training knowing that the Spirit is speaking through you. 

A couple weeks ago we invited the Baird family to make a family mission plan. Part of their plan was to host a free carwash and we helped their family wash their neighbor's cars. It was awesome! We met a couple really cool people that we never would've met any other way. Plus, we got to wash some sweet (but really big) trucks. It was a lot of fun. I'm so grateful for their willingness to think outside of the box in order to help us do missionary work! One man in particular, Nick, was really cool. We hope to be in contact with him soon. 

The Air Conditioner saga: Our neighbor's air conditioning unit randomly turned in to a screaming banshee last night. After tossing and turning for hours, Sister Winward and Hurst finally marched outside at about 4am and gave the unit a good kick. It didn't fix anything, but it was satisfying to finally do something. We had a good laugh together in the middle of the night.

We found someone to serve through a Facebook service request post. Our district helped weed for the sweetest family! They recently moved to the area and said we could help again soon. It was awesome to see Facebook help us find some people.

Miracle! While I was saying my nightly prayers, I had a thought that I needed to write Nichoelle (the mom of a sweet nonmember family that fed us dinner) a letter. I fell asleep and forgot about it (terrible, I know!) and was rebuked by the spirit the next night for forgetting. So I wrote a letter, and we went to deliver it. I was feeling a bit discouraged that I couldn't even knock on the door to deliver it, and as I walked up to the door Lexi (the eight year old) walked out on her way to feed the dogs! Soon Nichoelle was outside and they were both able to meet Sister Shirley and invited us back this coming week. It was a great reminder to always follow the promptings of the Spirit! Even if the action seems small, the Lord can work miracles through our tiny efforts. 

We had a couple other really good lessons, one with a part member family we have never worked with before (the Bocchis) and another with Zayne. The work is progressing! God is so good.

Love,

Sister Jensen