Guten Tag!
It's getting closer and closer to Christmas, which means my departure date is coming closer too! All of us are getting really excited, but also really nervous. Also, a sister going to Berlin (my old roommate, Sister Risemay) sent a letter to me yesterday. She has been in Germany for about three weeks, and apparently it is sooooooooo cold there right now! In her letter she said, "Yesterday, the high was 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and the temperature is supposed to plummet next week." Yikes! I'm really excited, though. And it's already been crazy cold here in Provo, so I don't feel totally unprepared.
So a couple of exciting things happened this week. First of all, I got called to give a talk in Sacrament Meeting, which was cool! I think I told you already, but the way they do it in my branch is that everyone prepares a talk in German, and then right after we take the sacrament, the Branch President calls two people at random to come up and talk. In a way it was kind of nice, because I didn't have time to get psyched out! I just walked up there and gave it! A bunch of people complimented me on my German afterward, which made me feel good.
Another cool thing is that we had the BYU Men's Choir at the MTC for the Fireside on Sunday. They are AMAZING. I love men's voices. They sang a bunch of Christmas songs and showed some really cool video clips and such.
We also got a new roommate on Tuesday, Sister Nieman, who is also going to Frankfurt! She is already fluent in German, though, so they fast-tracked her and she moved into a different zone, different branch, and different room even. But we had fun for the two nights she slept in our room. She's a convert, so she shared her conversion story and everything with us. It makes me excited when I hear conversion stories, because soon I'll be the missionary in those stories! Yay! Aaaaaagh I can't even believe how soon Germany is!
Also, I got a really nice Christmas email from the Stake Presidency today. If you see President Lundgren soon, tell him thank you for me. It was really nice. Maybe I'll forward it to you, Mom.
What else..... Hmmm.... Oh, so I don't have my travel plans quite yet, but they're supposed to be here tonight or tomorrow morning. I was hoping I'd have them in time for me to email them to you, but I guess I'll just write them down and mail them to you with my handwritten letter, Mom. I hope I have a long layover so I have lots of time to talk!
Okay, well that's about it. My testimony is growing and filling me up inside. I love the MTC, but I can't wait for the field, life is good, and the Church is true!
I love you all so much!
Love,
Sister Jensen
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