Interesting Week

Dear Family and friends,

Well, it's been an interesting week! Wednesday was my "hump day" which basically means that i'm halfway done and it's all downhill from here! It was Zone Conference that day and Elder Dyches came to speak to us. So, needless to say it was a bit of a difficult day to realize that I only have a short amount of time left. I can't believe how fast time flies! I can remember perfectly what I was doing this time of year last year! How could I forget? This is the month when I received my mission call to Birmingham, England. I can't help but laugh thinking about how I said, "Birming-HAM" and we have it on video! Well, I can bear testimony today that Heavenly Father does know us all perfectly. I know that my mission call was inspired and I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I have met so many incredible people who have impacted my life forever and I know that I will meet more in the coming months. My testimony has grown SO much since this time last year. I KNOW that the atonement is absolutely real. Our Saviour loves us unconditionally and he wants to take away our guilt and shame. But the most important thing I've learned about the atonement has nothing to do with sin. It is that Jesus Christ suffered for our weaknesses and that I can call upon his strength at any time of the day or night. He is always there to help us up. I know that I couldn't do anything in missionary work without Him! 

So, this week we have met some brilliant people! We were in Burntwood doing some finding and we were headed to our dinner appointment but we had a bit of time until we were to arrive there. So we decided to stop into this little flower shop and get a flower for Sister Dracocardos, who was feeding us dinner. Well, we went into the little shop and were the only ones there. We started talking to the owner of the shop and of course she could tell that we weren't from England and she asked the golden question: So what are you doing here? We did our whole spiel on missionary work, etc. She asked us a few more questions, like Do you like it here? Which is the funniest question because everyone asks us and we always answer in the affirmative and they are so surprised. Haha. They can't understand why someone from America would like living in England. Well, anyways, she told us that her name was Kaylee and that her Mum is a Mormon! (YES.) So we asked if we could come back and talk to her more about the gospel! So she said yes- and we'll be seeing her tonight! Also, we begun teaching this lady, Victoria and her two sons. We taught restoration and it went SO well. It was so funny because in the lesson, she just said, "Oh and I'm going to start giving up coffee." Haha, she apparently remembered the word of wisdom and committed to living it even before we asked! We'll be seeing her again tonight as well. 

Roy is doing really well and came to church this week. He is a gem! He's still having a hard time with prayer. But I know that he will get there. Also, Charlie showed up at church this week!!! We weren't even expecting him and he just walked through the door. So that was a very happy moment. We will begin teaching English classes this week to Carlos and Eduardo and we're really excited about that. 

Zone conference was absolutely amazing! Elder Dyches is so cool. He trained us on how to use our time more effectively. I got to play the piano for the meeting so that was also a great opportunity. His wife was a convert to the church and she is incredible as well. It is an exciting time to be a missionary! We're all really looking forward to the coming year and the changes that will happen with our missionary work. Thank you everyone for all your prayers and support! They are felt! I love you all! 

Sister Jensen