You know, it's really strange, getting all your emails and hearing about what it's happening. It's like a whole different world. I hear about "BBQ parties" and "swimming" and stuff like that... one question: how many investigators are there? I'll teach them. Have them write me and I might actually write them back to teach the gospel.
Transfers are coming up next week. We had our first round of transfer planning earlier today. We also played basketball with President Lekias and Jared and Joe Hamula, the boys of Elder Hamula (area president). That was nice. In the last two weeks, Elder Kaufusi and I traveled from the bottom of the mission to the top and back down! We traded off with 14 companionships and gave trainings at a few meetings. I love visiting with all the missionaries. There are some amazing elders and sisters here.
We lost the keys to our chapel this morning... not good...
We saw Nicola (the latest convert) on Friday and gave her a blessing because she was feeling sick. Her whole family was there for the blessing (nonmembers) to watch and they were very interested. I think we are going to baptize the whole family! Father, mother, sister... How cool is that? I've still never baptized a complete family, so this is it! We saw Nicola again at church and asked her how she felt; she said she felt great the very next day. What a miracle.
We went to this great restaurant/fast food place in Ngaruawahia (near Hamilton) called Poppa's Takeaways on our way home from the trade off extravaganza. It's owned by a member, the former ward mission leader there. He is awesome. He fed us for free because we're the missionaries. We were on a hunt for food other than McDonald's, Subway, or Burger King (our diet), and low and behold, we found "The Works Burger," the best burger of all time. It was amazing, then we had kumara fries. Kumara is the best vegetable of all time. Turn it into fries and you've got heaven on a plate (no, that's not true -- it's an exaggeration).
I taught this lady last week and she starting crying because she was feeling the Spirit so much as we talked about faith and how she can quit smoking and she can know why her father is having heart problems and where he'll go when he passes away, and now she wants to get baptized. I was thinking about that and how everyone was talking about Grandma in their emails. That's really sad to hear about her. She will find those that need her on the other side and be led back to the gospel. I know that is true. I love Grandma so much; she's had a big impact on my life. It's good that it's about time for her. If there is one thing that makes this gospel so amazing, it is the knowing. We know why we are here, where we came from, and to whom we will return. We know how to stay with our Heavenly Father. We know that He doesn't just want us back; He wants us back to stay. Grandma is going home.
I love you guys. I'm really thankful for everything you do, and for the prayers especially. Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Elder Jensen
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