Getting Cold!

Dear Family & Friends Winter is settling in over here in England! I don't think there is such thing as a Fall here. Oh well. It's been a fabulous week despite the cold! Monday: We had Zone P-day! The Zone leaders set it all up. It was district against district. We did lots of relays, played ultimate frisby, had a PMG quiz, and more. It was fun but it took up most of our day! That night we didn't have a DA so we came back to the flat for dinner and had study. Tuesday: FABULOUS day! We did loads of finding. We decided to mix up our ways of finding and so we did some tracting. We ran into this lady, Marie who is just SO incredibly nice! She talked to us as if we've been friends for ages. And she's young! She has 3 little boys and a hubby. We met them all and they were very nice. We scheduled to come by again on Tuesday. I have so much faith in her! Then later that day, we ran into her again on the street. She was like, " What are the chances we'd see each other twice in one day?" I was thinking in my head, "It isn't by chance!" I'm SO excited to see her tomorrow! She is so prepared. Wednesday: Full of more finding! We had one appointement that flogged. :/ We also had to go to the chiropractor for Sister Bertha's back and then we had Coordination meeting. We did more finding that night and we met a guy, Paul. He was out fishing at Stowe Pool and we talked to him a lot about the Restoration and Plan of Salvation. He liked having a chat with us but wasn't really willing to commit to a follow-up appointment. Thursday: Everything Thursday is district meeting! Which I love. We have to leave our flat at about 10:00 am to get there by 10:30. This week we talked about How to Begin Teaching. Elder Alejandre asked Sister Bertha and I to role play an HTBT situation. It was great. Then we each shared a couple questions we'd been asked that week that we had a hard time answering and we all went through the scriptures looking for answers. District meetings are such a great way to receive inspiriation and learn from one another. Then we always have district lunch after. Just down the street from the church is China King and a Fish and chips store which the Elders usually eat at. I usually bring a packed lunch with me because my stomach cannot handle all the fried food! After District meeting we went and stopped by a coupld less actives and then did somemore finding. We had flat inspections that night so we had to head back a little early to clean the flat, have dinner and then do 12 week program. Friday: We had study till 10 and then did a bit of planning. We went to visit a less active Mary Louise. She lives really close to us and is this sweet old lady from Switzerland. Her family is VERY anti and doesn't want her going to church. She hasn't been in ages but she loves when we visit. She tells us that even though she says she is C of E, she will always we a Latter-day Saint and she reads the BOM every day. She got talking to us about the second coming and it was SO cute she asked us if we thought Jesus was coming soon. She started saying she believes He is and she started tearing up. What a sweet lady! We then came back for lunch and thenwe had to do the rest of our planning. We did some tracting and finding for the rest of the day. Saturday: We did some service for Janine, a single Mom in our ward who is LA. then we met up with this guy Kieran. He's 21 years old and his Mum is a member but doesn't come anymore. He used to come to church when he was little and the missionaries have kept in touch with him for a bit. He is currently attending another church but he told us that he feels like he could become a Mormon someday. Haha. He brought his friend Zach with him and we taught them the restoration. We invited them both to read the BOM. Kieran we VERY hestitant to take the book. Haha. It was kind of funny. It was like he knew that if he read it, he would know it was true and that would be the end of it. Well, we will be meeting with him soon again and hopefully we can exhort him to try out Moroni's promise. Saturday night was Lichfield proms. It's just a celebration in the park where they have a live band and fireworks, etc. It was so fun! Sister Bertha and I went to have a look around and we asked this kid in a group of teens if they would take our picture. He said yes, and then we started talking to them. Thank goodness for our American accents! I cannot even tell you how many times they have been the best conversation starter. We got talking to these two boys, about 16 years old, and they were just so nice and respectful. We invited them to church and they said they would come! Sunday: Church from 9:30-12:30. Charlie and Conner BOTH showed up to church! And apparently Charlie has a friend, Joe, who is a Mormon but is in the Sutton Coldfield ward. So Charlie texted Joe Saturday night and said he was going to the Mormon church in Lich and Joe and his WHOLE FAMILY came to our ward the next day to show their support for Charlie. It was SO cool. The members did a great job at fellowshipping and the boys really enjoyed it! We will be meeting with them tonight and hopefully inviting them to be baptized! As you can see, it has been a great week! I'm so thankful for all the many miracles and blessings I have. I know that my Saviour lives and he loves me! This is His work. I am only an instrument in his hands. I love you all so much! Love, Sister Jensen