Hello all;
Calgary has been full of Spring time this week!!! Expect
for the random 4 degrees Celsius blizzard that happened during dinner on
Tuesday, things have been going great!!! Sister Kendrick and I are really
starting to push ourselves hard to be able to reach the goals that we have set
for our area, and So far the Lord is really consecrating our efforts!!
Miracles of the Week:
Sister Willicome had to go to Cardston for a couple
of days this week, so we walked her dog Ramsey for a 2 days. We
decided to take the opportunity to find someone new that we could teach. Before
we went out, Sister Kendrick and I said a prayer that we would be able to find
people that have been prepared and the first people that we found on the trail
was a couple named Minal and Arun. They came up to us after asking which area
we were coming from (the walking path extends from Saddletown past our area)
and then Minal read our name tags. She was super interest and we scheduled an
appointment for them on Sunday!! We went on Sunday. They are from East India
and speak Hindu and are Hindi, but want to learn about Christianity. However,
when Sister Kendrick and I were talking about the Book of Mormon the Spirit was
soo strong that Minal committed to reading it even before we could ask her. It
was so cool to see the spirit work on them and see the changes in the faces!!!
They also will be coming to the ESL class on Friday and will be coming to
church on Sunday!! It is very interesting working with a family that we have to
start on Square One, but Sister Kendrick and I are so excited for them!!!
We have also found so many new potential people that we
could pick up as Investigators. We have been focusing our attention of some
Part Member families, and we have been able to find 4 or 5 potentials. We were
sitting in a surprise lesson (I say surprise because we were going to visit a
Less-Active member in the ward who moved to a different part of our area and
she wasn't home but her daughter who is not a member was) and I couldn't help
but noticing how much a difference the Gospel would make in her life. I
was so proud of Sister Kendrick for being bold and straight up asking her if we
could teach her. They will be leaving for Lebanon this week, but we will be
teaching her when she gets back.
Sister Kendrick and I also spent 3 hours walking to
and from Taradale to Coral Springs talking to people on the way and
finding people while we were out. We were really tired after that.
Funniest Thing that Happened to Us:
On Thursday we had about 20 minutes before we needed to
drive out to Skyview (it is about a 15 minute drive from Taradale) to go to our
Missionary Correlation meeting with Brother Doig. We wanted to use the time,
and I felt like we needed to go to see a slightly less-active members house. When
we stopped by we learned that they were doing really well and that they planned
on coming more to church as they knew that their new daughters health was going
well. As we were there time quickly went from the 20 minutes that we had
allotted to 45 minutes, however neither of us felt like we needed to leave.
During this entire time we were sharing our message and getting to know them,
their dog Dolly kept coming up for us to pet her or lick us. She was probably
the softest dog ever. The mom kept telling her the entire time to go lay down
or to get down and that it was rude, however secretly Sister Kendrick and I
really enjoyed petting the dog.... A lot. When we got done we quickly called
Brother Doig to apologize that we couldn't come and he said that it was
alright. We then found out that his wife was just getting home, and
we wouldn't have been able to go into the house anyway
because it would have just been him and us. The family we visited also
came to church on Sunday!!
I am really beginning to see what a difference this
gospel and the Atonement make in the lives of those around me. It is an amazing
feeling to have the Spirit of the Lord work through you and help you as
you teach the Children of our Heavenly Father. I truly know that this
church is true, that the Book of Mormon is true and that it is also evidence
for us that we can know for ourselves if Christ's true church
has been restored to the earth. I love you all and hope that you are
having a marvelous week!!!!
Love,
Sister Kelliann Jensen
Hi Dad!
I did notice the difference this
week as a result of the Facebook and I am glad that we are on the same page. It
is so much easier to feel the spirit when we are not distracted by the things
that go on in the world, especially in my favorite parts of the world. I will
not be checking my facebook like that again. Live and learn. It is always such
a miracle for you with the Choir. It always makes me happy to hear that as you
try your hardest to magnify your calling, the Lord consecrates your efforts!! I
love you so much! Hope you are having a wonderful week!!
Love Sister Kelliann
Hi Mom!!
I really love the new bench!!!
Sometimes I wonder what is going through people’s heads. But then again, I am
really learning to love the peace that comes from centering our lives and
families on Jesus Christ! I have seen the difference that it makes in the lives
of others and my own life!! I just sent off my third edition of Family Letter
Evening! It is kind of a fun way to make sure that I write every week (which
has been hard for me) and also allows me to follow the council of the Prophet.
Thank you for the dress!! I really love it and in the words of Sister Kendrick
"it fits like a glove"!!! We have been having really wonderful
weather this week!! It has been about 10 degrees Celsius all week which is
about 52 degrees in the States. I haven't even had to wear a coat for most of
the week!!! or Sweater. We are working hard here in Prairie Winds and I am
specifically working on building my Faith in the Lord and my life around my
Savior. I have realized that I am just so much more happy when I can just look
at life through the Gospel then through the world. There is so much more peace
and it really is like I am offering people an $100 dollar bill as I walk
around. We found two new investigators this week!! I will be telling you all
about them in my mass email!! I love you so much!! Thank you for everything
that you do for me. I will be sending out your mother's Day package soon!! Have
a great week!! Don't let the world get you down!! Oh and have you and dad
gotten to go to the Phoenix temple since it opened?
Love,
Sister Kelliann
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