Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas everyone

Well its been an awesome week this week! Hope everyone had a great christmas day!

We caroled in the rain last night for christmas which was super ufn actually. Dont have much time but just wanted to write and say merry christmas to everyone!

welp let’s see what can I say.  Some good experiences in the mish.

Well I guess I can say that miracles do happen in the work of the Lord.

Like I shared with you guys  yesterday one of the coolest things that happened to me in the mission so far was in el Coca.  After a change of having 0 baptisma and really no one progressing, we received a call from an old inv that I had taught 2 times before in my first change en el coca. He was a really cool guy and his wife is a member, but out of the blue he got sick and was in Quito for like 2 changes, or 3 months. I had honestly thought something bad happened because he was in the hospital for a while. I had forgotten about him but when he got back, he called us up and said he was ok and wanted us to visit him again. We went over to the military base and the first thing he does is show us the wedding ring on his finger.  He had gotten married with his wife like 8 days earlier and he was already for baptism.  We gave him a baptismal date and he got baptized. The hermano had changed a lot and was really ready at that time. He had listened for a long time to missionaries, but this was the right time for him. I know that the lord directs this work and that everything works in his time. Sometimes we reap and sometimes we sow. The work of the Lord is filled with miracles! 

Another great experience we had was through sharing the BoM with others teaching the members how to do it. We talked about the BoM with them and watched a video called How rare a possession (watch it, its awesome!) then we referenced a little bit the talk by Pres Benson about the BoM. He said the BoM is the greatest gift that all mankind has ever received, greater than anything. Than we gave a BoM to everyone and we wrapped it up in wrapping paper with a list of the questions of the soul that are in Preach my Gospel. Then each member told us who they were going to give it to and we planned to visit with them and teach them. I know that there is joy in sharing the BoM. Dont worry about what people say. They may accept or they may reject. (and if they reject you, they are rejecting Christ :) But there will be success in every invitation if we do it with love and the purpose of helping others to come unto Christ. 

My testimony.   Welp I know this is the true church and more than anything I have come to know it through the BoM. Honestly I can't deny it and I'm so glad to be apart of it.  The BoM has helped me through so many difficult parts of my mission. I love what Pres. Nelson said about the BoM in this last general conf. he made the questions to us, what would our live be without the BoM. What would I not know and what would I not have.  I can honestly say that without the BoM I would not be able to grasp the importance of the Saviors Atonement nor would I be able to understand how great his love is for me. I would not have this testimony and would not be able to preach this news to the people here. I'm so grateful for it. I Know Christ lives and that he loves each and everyone one us. Thanks to His atonement, we can truly repent and sins can be washed away.  I love this work even though it's hard sometimes and that it's sometimes scary to share with others, but like I said before it's a joyful work and there are miracles in it.  In the name of Jesus Christ amen

 

Chao

Elder Jensen

Elders in my ward on Christmas PDay playing good ole stratego and drinking coca cola floats.

Surrounded by volcanoes here,  Kinda cool. 

 

 

Ecuador Quito North Mission

Christmas Card 2018

 



Desafios..

Hey everyone,

Well it's been another good week here in the good ole mish.  Welllll mas o menos.  haha

Kinda a tough one.  Not as good as the last week.  Last week we had a great week in the work but this week the challenges have been big.  More than anything it's just been a little discouraging in finding people who want change.  or finding people in general.  To be honest this week has been one of the slowest weeks in the mission. We found 1 new inv.  Probably the low of the mission. But we kept working. We worked hard this week, knocked on a lot of doors, but nothing. I think it was just time to have a really tough week and learn to trust more in the Lord and in His time. This Sunday we had a long day of contacting and at 8:50 we had a little #FourthFloorLastDoor experience like Pres Uchtdorf talked about last year in his conference address. We found a young man at night and really that was amazing.  It had been a tough week but then I realized that we needed to have some challenges.  Nothing is easy in the mission or in Life. But something that has really helped me is a quote that Elder Holland gave in a talk like 17 years ago.  He said basically that some blessings come quick, some blessings take more time, and some blessings don't come until heaven, but for faithful and diligent members of the church, blessings always come. (An High Priest of Good Things to Come- 1999 Oct Elder Holland)  Look it up! 

But ya, that was our week. Despite the challenges, I'm still loving the mission and I'm loving this time of year!  My trainee is learning a lot and progressing a little more everyday.  Kind a sucks that it hit us to have a tough sector for the beginning of his mission, but then I remember back to my training which was also tough.  It will make him better later on. I know there are people waiting for this message though. I know that the Lord will have His hand in this work!

But ya, today for pday we got permission from president murphy to watch a Disney movie for Christmas soo we watched Moana as a zone.   It was pretty good!   Probably will be better in English.   but ya also I found a store that has American things, but super overpriced.  Soo I bought a highly overpriced Dr. Pepper, but it was super worth it ;)  haha.. welp that's it, life is good, have a good week #IluminaelMundo

 

Elder Jensen

 

 

Photos from Ecuador Quito North Facebook Page

 

Area Conference with Ipiales and Imbaya Zones

 

December 13, 2018

 



Christmas! ya mismo

Wow, good week.  

Welp we had a super good week to be honest.  We found 17 new inv this week and almost all of them were old inv from the area book, so we're working a lot with that.  Lots of little miracles this week!  But ya this week was way faster than the last one.. We now know like our whole sector and have probably hit almost every door but hey it's going good. 

My comp is doing good and is adjusting well.  He has the desire to be out here and we're getting along.  No one with baptism potential for now or with date I mean, but little by little.  Que mas puedo decir.   Just has been a pretty normal week tbh.  Getting all hyped for Christmas.  Should be a fun one!  Getting to know the members a little more so it will be fun.  The zone I'm in is cool and we always hang out in Otavalo for pday.  

My comp and I have been getting up early to go over to the house of the other elders in our district to work out every morning.  They have a bench bar in their house made of cement that weighs probably 65 pounds.  So we're doing full reps!  We did 100 this Saturday and then did a service proj to help build a house soo my arms are dead,  haven't done anything for like a year, sooo time to get back into it.. but ya, all good. hope all of you are having  a good Christmas. 

Left my camera home..  I'll send pics next week for sure..   

ya pues cuidaranse no mas 

Elder Jensen

Quichua

Hey guys, 

well I'm in my new sector with my trainee..   He's a Peruvian and his name is Elder Chiroque.  He's cool, should be a fun time here.  Welp, the sector I'm in is super farm lands.. it's basically a giant hill and has a pretty active ward.  The ward has like 200 attending regularly so that's cool.. bad news that we have taken over the sector of 2 Hermanas who fell into a really bad rut.. I mean we got here and there were 0 investigators.. so we're starting from scratch.. from nothin tbh. Soo it's gonna be a little interesting but ya, for some reason president trusts in me and Elder Chiroque so we're going to work hard and I know we will see miracles.   We found 6 new investigators this week and are hoping to find a lot more this full week! Also everyone speaks Quichua, an indigenous language and I don't understand anything.. Sooo that's gonna be super fun!  Well don't have much time today but have a great week! #LighttheWorld  #IluminaelMundo     

 

Make the most of this Christmas season and keep lighting the world in everyway you can!

Love you all

Elder Jensen

fotos next week