7 missionaries stuck in an elevator.

Hello everyone!

Just a heads up, it's the last week of the cycle so starting tomorrow if you have letters to send, hold on to them until I find out if I'm getting transferred or not. It's not likely, but just in case! We get transfer calls on Saturday or Sunday, so next time I email I'll know if I'm staying in Friedrichsdorf or moving. I hope I stay, because we have a couple of awesome investigators and I don't want to hand them off to someone else!

Highlight from this week: 7 missionaries stuck in an elevator.

This was hilarious. So our district was all together in Gießen, doing district finding / getting dinner. They have this big main street that you take a bridge to cross, and we were like, 'Hey, let's just take the elevator.' So we all got in, and right about halfway between floors, the elevator got stuck. Also, it was an outdoor, glass elevator, and the stairs wrapped around it, so everyone going up and down the stairs was like staring in at us hahaha. 7 people, all dressed up in suits/skirts, stuck in an elevator. We were laughing so hard. I have some great pictures. Anyway, so we used the emergency phone thing, and they were like, 'KEIN PANIK!!!' (Don't panic) which was hilarious because we were just sitting there cracking up. Maybe through the emergency phone it sounded like screaming. It was a little embarassing when fire department came down the street with lights and sirens and had to break us out haha. We had one native German with us, Elder Hoffbauer, and we just had him talk for us. It was bad enough without everyone thinking we were American tourists or something.

What else... oh, so I officially anmelded (registered) today. In Germany, every time you move to a new city you have to anmeld as a citizen of that city. So I'm now a legit citizen of Friedrichsdorf, and I finally got my passport back from the office, too. Cool stuff!

Well, today is P-day, so we did some of the normal stuff, grocery shopping and such. After emails we're going to get some Wurst for lunch and do some shopping. Then tonight we have a cool route planned through Ober-Ursel, one of the cities in our area, where we're going to go by on former investigators and do a little door-to-door proselyting. This week has been a tough one for proselyting. It's been so cold and gets dark so early that we've been lacking in motivation a little. However, we know this is the Lord's work and that we're where we need to be! Sometimes when I think about what we have, I feel an urgency to share it. Think about all the things we know, as Latter-day Saints: we know there's a life after death, we know that God is our father and loves us, we know how to communicate with him through prayer, we know that we can repent and change no matter how many mistakes we've made, we know that we existed and had personalities before we were born, and we know that this life has a point and a purpose. Basically, we know everything we need to know to have hope, happiness and confidence! How can we not share that?

Oh, another thing, I am seriously lacking in recipes. I didn't think to bring any! When we're not eating with members, we end up making the same food over and over. So if you happen to write me a letter, grab one of your favorite recipes and stick it in :) Particularly, Mom, if you could send me the biscuit recipe from your cookbook, the big, red, plaid-looking one (or I think mine is still at home, except mine is pink. better homes and gardens? I think?). Also, your cornish pasty recipe. I know, I've asked you for it so many times I should have it memorized by now, haha. But anyways. Recipes are appreciated!

I think that's everything. Again, sorry I've been slow about responding to letters. The past couple of P-days we've had appointments during the day and had to end our P-day early (p-day normally ends at 6:00 pm, but if we have a lesson or a dinner appointment we have to get back to Friedrichsdorf early and don't get much time for writing.) But know that I love you all so much! Thank you so much for the letters and pictures and everything!

Lots of love,
Sis. Jensen



A couple people-specific notes:
Grandma Jones - I got both your letters this week, thanks! They're averaging 5-6 days to get to me. Not bad.
Jessica - I hear you found an awesome apartment! Hope all goes well with that. Send me pictures when you move in.
Kelsey & Co. - Thank you for the pictures. I died laughing at some of them. Good luck with grad school apps.!
Hailey - Thank you for the Friedrichsdorf weather report. It helped us greatly!
Mom - Thanks for the emails! I especially enjoy the bits of German you include :)