Hello
Family and Friends! As always... WHAT A WEEK! I still truly love it here in the
glorious Calgary area. Every day I get to look at the beautiful skyline of
Calgary, walk up breathtaking (literally) hills, and work with and serve
amazing people in this area. I couldn't feel more blessed to be spending this
time in this area.
Some highlights of the
week!
First off I would like
to apologize for not emailing much last week.... I need to learn to balance my
email time ha ha!
Anyway! As you can
tell by my subject line this week was awesome!
We went to the Guidi's
(our Italian/French) family for Dinner on Tuesday. It was beautiful outside...
about 5 degrees so Sister Layton and I didn't even wear a coat just a light
sweater. When we got there Sister Guidi met us at the top of the outside stairs
(they live in the basement) and told us in her awesome French accent that we
better go see what Brother Guidi is doing. So we walked over to a fire pit that
Brother Guidi was standing by and Sister Layton asked "What are you making
Brother Guidi" his response... (in his amazing Italian accent)
"Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"! So I have now tried roasted
Chestnuts and I must say they are quite good. We had a traditional french meal
that day including a cheese platter before Dessert! As we went to leave Sister
Guidi asked us if we needed coats and we said that it was beautiful outside and
then we walked out and saw that we were smack dab in the middle of a snow
storm.... you think that I would have remembered that Calgary is the most
bipolar when it comes to weather... It was a great night with a great lesson
with Shannon and Bishop and then ending with getting stuck on a hill by our
house. The elders had to come rescue us.... it was great!
Wednesday we had our
Arm Activity (Additional Relief Society Meeting) which was a fun Christmas
dinner. It was awesome because we had three less-actives, a ward missionary and
a visiting teacher to one of the less-actives all at our table! It was great!
We had a great time and have appointments set with 2 of the 3 less-actives this
week.
As always we helped
out at the Food Bank this week! It was awesome! As I was helping someone out to
their car I chatted with him and he said that our churches are Beautiful. He
was from Nigeria and as I got talking to him I offered for the Sisters in his
area (which happen to be some of the Sisters that we serve) to get in touch
with him. He said yes and I gave him our number to call if he had any
questions. Even though we go to the food bank to serve, I still love being able
to share my testimony with people and help them to remember the love of
God.
That night we went to
our dinner appointment and had an awesome miracle! We had the chance to help
make dinner for Sister Redfern and Sister Dow. They heard that I like to make
Fried Rice so that is was Sister Layton and I cooked... however we didn't
realize that when we got there that the rice that she gave us was Brown rice
and it takes 45 minutes to cook... but we didn't have that time do to a lesson
with Eddy later. So if response we did what any missionary would do and said a
prayer.... AND THE RICE COOKED IN 30 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 45!!!!!! Ha! Who says
prayers aren't answered! We had a great lesson with Eddy that night and then
drove up to the North to go on exchanges with our Hermanas (the Spanish
Sisters!). I went up again to the North to stay with Hermana Dean and we had a
great time learning from each other. She is one firecracker missionary only
being out for 3 months in the field. It is kind of cool because when we decided
who is going where for an exchange we do a lot of praying and a lot of
thinking. Normally we don't have a lot of trouble, but this week we couldn’t
decide until right before the exchange. I had originally thought that I would
be staying in the area with Hermana Dean and Sister Layton would go to the
North with Hermana Ratliff, but we still had some confusion until we decided
that I would be going to the North and Sister Layton would stay here....and it
felt right! It is crazy that Heavenly Father really means to study it out in
your minds and then ask if it be right because I know that I had thought it out
and I felt off when I asked but I was too stubborn to think that I could be
wrong. Moroni 10:3-5, be humble, ask God if the thoughts and feelings you have
are not true and then listen for the Holy Ghost... God will tell you!
Sunday was unlike any
other Sunday. All of Canada this weekend didn't have church but watched instead
the Montreal Temple Dedication! So now I have been to two! It was a special
experience and we had both a less-active and recent convert come! I loved it!
We also made dinner for a potential investigator with one of our ward
missionaries Sister Brule (Spaghetti and Pudding with crushed Candy Cane!) and
took it over. Kory and Katherine were a referral from a member in the Foothills
stake and they just moved it from Edmonton. They are struggling but were so
nice and accepted the invitation for us to come back this week for a message.
They are the sweetest and I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will really
bless their lives. It has been a good week with many miracles! I hope that all
of you Americans have an amazing Thanksgiving Day on Thursday! Thank you so
much for all that you do! I love you!
Sister Kelliann Jensen
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