Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Living the Dream!
Hi everyone!
This has been the best week of my mission. Iwona got baptized, and we´re having another baptism this weekend, with our investigator Allessandra! She´s been investigating for about a year, now, and she is so ready!
But that´s not all. We got some amazing news in the mail today, from the mission office:
"Es gibt so viel Erfolg in der Mission, wir wollten euch nur kurz Bescheid geben. Es wird getauft wie verrückt! Vorletzte Woche, gab es 9 Taufen (wir haben die Zahlen seit 2006, und es gab noch nie 9 Taufen in einer Woche), 5 Taufen letzte Woche, und 8 werden diese Woche getauft! Das ist durchschnittlich über eine Taufe pro Tag!"
And for those that don´t speak German:
"There is so much success in the mission that we wanted to tell you all about it. There are baptism like crazy! The week before last, there were 9 baptisms (we have the numbers from 2006, and there was never that many baptism in one week), 5 baptism last week, and 8 more will be baptised this weekend! On average, that is a little more than one baptism per day!"
The revelations for Germany are really coming to pass! We can just feel it in the air. And so many crazy miracles happened this week that I don´t even know where I could start! Hard work is being paid off, and the whole mission is feeling a new spirit of hope. It´s such a good feeling.
Sister Bognar and I are working hard and having fun. Things are going really well. Everyone please pray for Allessandra as she gets ready for her baptism!
Love you all, enjoy the pictures,
Sister Jensen
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Happy Easter
Hallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister Jensen
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister JensenHallo!
I hope you all had fabulous Easter celebrations! We had a good Easter here, too. In Germany, they have a four-day Easter weekend, beginning with Karfreitag (Good Friday) and ending with Ostermontag (Easter Monday... no idea if that has real religious significance, or if they just get an extra day off work. :)) It was a good opportunity to talk about Jesus Christ, and to go door-to-door singing Easter songs. I think I sang, `Christ the Lord is Risen Today` about 100 times.
Another fun Easter tradition here is to have an Osterbaum, which is the same idea as a Christmas tree, but for easter, and not a pine tree, and they hang decorated blown eggs on it. Some are really cool.
We had some really good lessons this week, and there are some new people we´re really excited about, too. Also, my host sister from the MTC, Sister Braaksma (the one who greeted me, took my luggage, and showed me around the MTC) just got home from her mission, and her home ward is Duisburg, Germany, so I see her at Institute every week! It was such a random coincidence. But then it hit me... she was in the MTC at the same time as me, so if she´s home, I must be going home soon, too! Weird.
My two favorite quotes from this week:
“The greatest battle of life is fought out within the silent chambers of the soul. A victory on the inside of a man’s heart is worth a hundred conquests on the battlefields of life. To be master of yourself is the best guarantee that you will be master of the situation. Know thyself. The crown of character is self-control.” - Unknown author, quoted by President Kimball
"your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!" - Randall K. Bennett
I have been studying apostasy, and I read some really interesting verses about it in the New Testament. Everything makes so much sense when you understand the pattern of prophets and apostasy, and when you understand that, then it´s so obvious that a restoration had to happen. If I was a theologian, and I didn´t have a knowledge of the Restoration, I don´t know how I`d even tie my shoes in the morning.
Iwona´s doing great and is very excited for her baptism this weekend. We called her yesterday, and she had been feeling really depressed because her friends are still being so weird around her and not talking to her because of the church, and she was feeling lonely, but then she said, `So I just went out and talked to some people about the church, and gave them some of those cards you gave me´ (passalong cards). If only everyone had that attitude! And one time we called her in the evening, and she was reading Doctrine & Covenants to her kids as they fell asleep. I am just so impressed by her. I feel like I´m the one who´s learning from her, not the other way around.
That´s about it for this week! I love you all!
Sister Jensen
Monday, April 2, 2012
Our Hilario(us) New Investigator
Hello, everyone!
I was really re-charged and inspired by General Conference. It was a little hard to concentrate while juggling investigators' kids, but I still had some really strong impressions that came to me while listening to the talks. I'm sure you've all had similar experiences, but I could have sworn a few of the talks were talking directly to me.
This week, we got a referral! (One of 6 referrals I've gotten my whole mission). In most parts of America, missionary work is almost entirely referral-based, but in Germany they are few and far between. This one came from the Hawaii temple Visitor Center. A family from Germany -- The Hilario family -- was on vacation there. They hadn't planned to visit the temple, but they decided to go, just to use the bathroom. They met some sister missionaries there who spoke their native language (Tagalog -- they're from the Phillipines), and in the end asked if they could have a tour after all. A few weeks later we got the referral that they wanted a copy of the Book of Mormon, which we delivered, and they invited us to come back and teach their family! We're meeting with them again on Wednesday.
Other than that, everything's going really well. I registered for my BYU classes last week, including German 330. :) Should be good!
I love you all!
Sister Jensen
I was really re-charged and inspired by General Conference. It was a little hard to concentrate while juggling investigators' kids, but I still had some really strong impressions that came to me while listening to the talks. I'm sure you've all had similar experiences, but I could have sworn a few of the talks were talking directly to me.
This week, we got a referral! (One of 6 referrals I've gotten my whole mission). In most parts of America, missionary work is almost entirely referral-based, but in Germany they are few and far between. This one came from the Hawaii temple Visitor Center. A family from Germany -- The Hilario family -- was on vacation there. They hadn't planned to visit the temple, but they decided to go, just to use the bathroom. They met some sister missionaries there who spoke their native language (Tagalog -- they're from the Phillipines), and in the end asked if they could have a tour after all. A few weeks later we got the referral that they wanted a copy of the Book of Mormon, which we delivered, and they invited us to come back and teach their family! We're meeting with them again on Wednesday.
Other than that, everything's going really well. I registered for my BYU classes last week, including German 330. :) Should be good!
I love you all!
Sister Jensen
Monday, March 26, 2012
Hello Everyone
Hello everyone!
I have a crazy story for you today. We gave Iwona a conference talk about temples, and she called us and said, "We're going to have to talk very seriously next time we meet." We were a little nervous, but figured she just had questions about temples. Then, the day of our next appointment, she called us and said, "We can't meet at my house today. Instead, I want to meet you in the Altstadt" (Altstadt is the middle of the city, where all of the bars are, and it's always really packed). We had a really weird feeling, and so we asked her if everything was okay, and she said, "Yes, everything's fine, but today I'm going to be talking, and you're going to be listening."
*GULP*
We thought for sure she was going to tell us she doesn't want to meet with us anymore. Well, we went to the Altstadt, and Iwona was acting really mysterious. The only place where we could find a little peace and quiet was in the St. Andreus Kirche (a Catholic cathedral). We sat down on the steps, and said, "So... what did you want to talk about, Iwona?"
"Yes. My baptism?"
"What about your baptism?"
"When is it? And what else do I have to do?"
And then we set a baptismal date with her, right there, on the steps of the cathedral! I think it was one of the happiest days on my mission! She is so cool, she has such strong faith, and she is ready! But man, she really gave us a heart attack, haha. We had been panicking the whole afternoon.
She'll be baptized on the 14th of April, so I'll be here for it!
Another cool thing is that I got a letter that same day from Grandma Jones, where she said she had been praying for Iwona. After we set the baptismal date, I pulled out the letter and read that part to her. She got a little teary-eyed and said, "Oh, I like your grandmother." I know a lot of you prayed for Iwona. Thank you so much. I know it made a difference.
That was definitely the highlight of the week, but we also found some really cool people and had some amazing, faith-building experiences. This week we really saw how fasting and prayer works. I've been studying about the Holy Ghost, and I'm learning so much. There's always something new to learn. I'm also trying to read the Book of Mormon again before I come home, and this time I'm reading it backwards (starting in Moroni 10).
I love you all!
Sister Jensen
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sister Bogner and I are staying together!
Hello, everyone!
It's a beautiful day, and I have marvelous news: Sister Bognár and I are staying together!
We had totally given up on the idea; in our mission it's really rare to stay together for so long, especially when both of us are so 'old'. It's about the best gift I could ever have! I'm ridiculously happy, and we both have the feeling that something great is going to happen this transfer. We're full of a lot of hope and faith!
This means I will end my mission here in Düsseldorf, with Sister Bognár. My hungarian vocabulary is growing every day. I'm a little bit weirded out to think that I'm in my last transfer, but I'm not trunky, and I'm working hard right up to the end. There's a really great quote from C.S. Lewis that describes how I feel:
“We shall of course be very muddy and tattered children by the time we reach home. But the bathrooms are all ready, the towels put out, and the clean clothes in the airing cupboard.”
Anyway, enough of that topic. I may have mentioned it last week, but Iwona finished reading the Book of Mormon (in less than two weeks! How many of us do that?) and she said it was like she was hungry for more. She told us that she's ready for baptism, but that she's really scared at the same time, because her best friend stopped talked to her entirely because she's meeting with us. On one hand, it's easy to say, "Well, she wasn't a very good friend, then," but either way it's really hard on Iwona, and she's lost a huge source of friendship and support. She's afraid of what others will say -- especially her family -- if she gets baptized. Please pray for her!
Lots of miracles are happening in our mission right now. We had a conference call with our mission president and he told us some stories that blew my mind. There's a promise for Germany that there will one day be 100's of stakes and dozens of temples. Right now, you can count the number of stakes in Germany on one hand, and there are two temples. That means that something is going to change in the next few years, and we're already starting to feel it!
I love you all, thank you for your love and support.
Sister Jensen
P.S. I'm attatching a picture of me with Iwona and her kids, as well as a picture from the cathedrals we looked at last p-day. The last one is of Sister Bognar and I in a confessional. (we had some things to talk about). :)
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