Feels like Spring... and then of course it Snows.

Hello Family!!!

What a crazy week!! Spring felt like it had come this week!! It was upwards to like 10 degrees Celsius most days and the sun was shining! Of course this is Calgary, so the beautiful weather only seems to be able to last for a little while. On Saturday it was windy as all get out!!! We almost where blown away and the wind was a whistling through the windows! Then of course by today it had snowed. Gotta love Calgary!!

I REALLY LOVE THE NORTH EAST!!!

So first news of the week!! KOUL GOT BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY!!! He is our child of record that got to be baptized by his older brother!! What a sweet moment. Unfortunately he is little and his brother is really tall so they had a bit of trouble getting him dunked, but all is well and Koul and Emanuel (his older brother) where both good sports about it.

We had mine and Sister Kendrick's first apartment inspection this week!! We got a 9 out of 10 (apparently they don't give 10s). They kept commenting on how we did a great job with the limited space that we have... really it is quite tiny. I got to take Sister Kendrick downtown this week!! It is always fun to go downtown. We seem to always find a member that we can invite to give a book of Mormon out. We also met a past investigator of the Mandarin Elders in EVERGREEN on the train!!! She said that her name was Ellen (totally recognized the name), and we got to have a short lesson with her before we got to our street contacting. She is going to be picked back up by the Elders in the area soon!! So exciting!! God works in mysterious ways!

We had a really cold miracle this week that we went to go talk to a potential investigator and she wasn't home. When we turned to go, a boy named Chris came outside to smoke. We said hi and talked to him and he said that we could talk to him for a while. Sister Kendrick and I shared a totally by the spirit 10 minute version of the Restoration, gave him a Book of Mormon, and got his contact information. Because he is 20 we decided that it would be best to hand him off to the Young Single Adults elders who should have had a lesson with him last night. Speaking of YSA, about 3 months ago Sister Gardner and I found a man downtown named Nana Sabiti. He was interesting in learning more, so we got his contact information and gave it to the Mission Office to hand off to the missionaries in his area. Turns out that his area was actually the North East and on my first day here I was like "what he lives here and I was just transferred here???". Well apparently the sisters before me went to contact him and could never find him, so Sister Kendrick and I decided to go back because I knew he was interested. He was home, but we thought we would go back a couple of days later. Fast forward to Saturday, our Sister Training Leaders Sister Murphy and Condie came and went on splits with us. Sister Murphy and I went to Coral Springs and Sister Kendrick and Sister Condie stayed in Taradale. Sister Murphy and I went to go contact Nana Sabiti again and we had a lesson with him, and then the next day Sister Kendrick and I went and had another lesson with him. He has a lot to learn, but he has a love of Christ and we were totally excited about him. We did pass him off to the YSA elders because he is 18, but we hope that he will be able to be taught and learn more about the gospel.

It has been a pretty great week. My rash went away after 5 days, and I am slowly getting over my cold. We have a lot of work to do in Prairie Winds and we are really excited!! Have a great week!! I love you all. Pictures to come!

Love Sister Kelliann Jensen

Hello Mommy!!!

My rash finally went away after about 5 days of really annoying itching and trying not to scratch. I am not sure what the rash was from... apparently Danny got one in his second area too... they never found out what it was either. Weird. Maybe I am more like Danny after all and need some of the same things to grow that Danny did on his mission? How has your week end been? I am not going to lie this week has been one of the harder weeks, however that doesn't mean that I am going to give up. :) It really is fitting that the quote that I picked to put on my planner for this transfer is "God loves us. He is good, He is our Father, and He expects us to pray, and trust and be believing, and not give up, and not panic, and not retreat, when something doesn't seem to be going just right." This seems to be my transfer or at least week of my trial of faith. Sometimes it is hard to keep going. Sometimes it is hard to get up at 6:30 every morning and get through the day. Sometimes it is hard to go to an appointment because you are not sure that you are good enough to teach, however you keep going. You keep getting up at 6:30. You keep trying to be exactly obedient. You keep having faith that this trial will pass one day. Sometimes you have to just sit for a while and try not to cry. Sometimes you do. But most of the time I just try not to be and feel overwhelmed. Knowing myself I feel like I have so much to do and I am trying to accomplish all that I can, but I don't ever seem to be doing everything. I still fall short and I ALWAYS feel like I am not doing enough. I am not very good at letting myself see that I am doing enough, or what I can. That it is okay, that I am one person and that I don't have to carry all of the weight, but I don't seem to know how to change that. So I keep praying, I keep trying, and I keep going. Trying to help Sister Kendrick the best I can.

What I learned by the spirit on Sunday is that sometimes we just have to ask Heavenly Father what we can do and then try our best to do those little things. The little things add up to the big things, and even though I am only one person I can make a difference. I know that God looks out for me and answers my prayers even when I cannot always see them. This week was a little rough, but it was probably mostly all in my head. We had wonderful weather. Got 2 new investigators (both of whom we passed off to the YSA elders), and we got introduced to a wonderful new initiative that the church is doing called "Because He Lives". I love you so much. It is in the hard times that I miss you, but I am very thankful to know that you are my mom and that you have done so much for me and I wanted you to know that you truly have accomplished your divine role as a mother and specifically as my Mother. I will be getting Facebook this week so if you see me on facebook don't be alarmed. We also had a baptism for a little boy named Koul!! He is a child of record and is soooo cute. I felt a little bad for him though because we had to be dunked 4 times, but he was a good sport about it. I will send more information about the week in the mass letter. I love you!!!

Watching the fruit

Hello Everyone!!!

First, don't get too alarmed by my title. Second, this week was pretty fantastic. Now of course things have been interesting, as they always are for a missionary. And in the North East of Calgary :). I am growing to love this area more and more. The people that I meet, the love of the gospel that the members have, and the amazing area, just bring a smile to my face more and more. So, I did start off this week still getting over my cold. It is basically gone now, however, I did wake up yesterday with a new surprise. I woke up with a rash on my arms and legs that seemed to be allergy related but we weren't really sure. We watched it all day, got some semi-professional help (Moms in the Ward are the best), and went to bed. However when I woke up today the allergic reaction had spread to my torso as well as more of my arms and legs, so we called Sister Nicholas and set up an appointment to see a doctor. He said that it is just an allergic reaction, and that I should take Benadryl 3 times a day until it goes away... however the annoying part is that we are not sure what is causing the reaction... Boo. Nothing has changed in the last 6 weeks with my product... the only thing that I can think of is that the detergent we used was scented... however I have been using that same bottle of detergent since I got into Prairie Winds... so I am rather confused on what is going on. I did find out that I am allergic to Rabbits. One of our members has one, but that was a small reaction. Weird.

Okay enough with the health updates... Now to the real stuff. Things in the NE are really going well. We had our investigator Shem come over to a members house yesterday for dinner and a message!!! We had a lesson on the Book of Mormon, and about how it can help us to really gain a testimony and know that Priesthood Authority has once again been restored to the Earth. I have really enjoyed teaching my investigators, as well as finding new people to teach, and teaching the old. Morgan is still on date for the 3rd of April!!! And we have an 8 year old boy named Koul getting baptized this Saturday!!! He is so cute and is the son of a less-active family that we have been teaching the lessons to. He is so excited that he said that he wants EVERYONE in the ward to be there.

This week we had Ward Conference. Poor Sister Kendrick has not been to a normal church service yet in the Prairie Winds ward. However, she is quite the trooper, and is doing really well with the members in the area and the lessons. I realized this week just how grateful I am for the ability to serve a mission. I am able to recognize every day just how much God loves everyone, as well as what the Atonement of Christ can do. And once I get home from my mission, I have this knowledge for the rest of my life. I am truly grateful for the people that I have met, for the things that I have learned, for the miracles that I have seen, and for the knowledge and testimony that I have gained of the Atonement of Christ. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and that the time change has not affected anyone too bad. Really, I don't get day light savings time, and I am grateful Arizona's lack of it. It looks like spring is a coming... however that doesn't mean that that couldn't change. I love you all. Have a great week!!!

 Love, Sister Kelliann Jensen!!!

Hello Mom!!!

I must say that I am really starting to be thankful and loving my mission!! I am realizing everything that I am learning, gaining, and growing in... and I am grateful. If I really think about it, if I was at home I would still be watching Doctor Who, still be going to church and really only thinking about the gospel on Sundays, still be working at Target and probably doing some sort of schooling... things would be the same, and I would not be who I am today without these last 6 months. I still love cats, still love Doctor Who, still love Target, still am shy to talk to people sometimes, but now I am more believing, more excepting, more faithful more steadfast. I have a more deep testimony of the gospel, not just a surface level that helped me when I was young to see miracles and be believing, but a firm testimony that when life tries to push me over, I feel like I can keep standing. I am so excited for you and Dad, and Mandy. I am grateful that this mission blesses you all as well when I am out here. I am grateful that I can know that you are doing well. I am grateful for the packages that you send me. I am grateful that I know that this gospel has been placed on this earth to protect us. To guide us, to give us strength. That is what the Atonement means. That we can be strengthened through Christ, and I know that we are when we follow and apply HIS gospel. I know that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ, that the Book of Mormon is true and because it is true Joseph Smith is a Prophet. I love you so much...... sorry for the weird testimony email... I just needed to say it!!!

P.S - I love and miss Bobbie Q's.... I hate daylight savings time... Fall forward is great spring back is the worst invention of my life. Things are definitely thawing here. It has been about 50 all week. OH and I got my package!!! And my new bank card!!!! LOVE YOU!!!

Sister Kelliann !!!

Wow, that is a good check!!!!!!!! Can I just say that I am proud of you... is that weird to say that you are proud of your Dad?? I don't know but I am saying it anyway!!! I was wondering when Kayla's homecoming was!!! I can't believe that she is already back... when she left I was just thinking about going, and now she is back and I am 6 months out. Tell her I say Hi!!!! I put Mandy's name in the temple two weeks ago. I know that she will find the best job for her and that this move is really making a difference in her life. She just sent me an email about prayer that made me cry. I really enjoyed the testimony of my great, great, great grandfather. I also really enjoy all of the stories that you send. Do you have any stories about your life that I don't know about....??? I love you so much. Sister Kendrick and I had a whole conversation about how to pronounce Hooper... have you ever been there or to Antelope Island??? I had never even heard of it.

Love,

Sister Kelliann

New Missionary Companion

Hello Every One!!!!!

 What a week!!! I think it will be easiest for me just to go day by day!! 

Monday: This past Monday was crazy. We thought at the beginning of this week that we were not going to have a P-day because in used to be on Transfer week, Tuesday was our P-day... however President surprised us and told us that P-day is now always going to be on Mondays, whether it is a transfer week or not. Of Course this was difficult because we had already planned our week. So we went to the Mission Office for Sister Bullock's last interview and Employment seminar. While we were there I got to see Sister Waller and Sister Hassan (both of my past STLs) and Sister Egbert and Sister Condie and I all went out and went to do service and email. Sorry that I didn't send any personal emails last week, I only had about 50 minutes. We then went to pick up Sister Bullock, went to P-day, and the rest of that day was pretty normal.

 Tuesday: Tuesday was probably one of the longest days I have ever had on my mission!!! It started off at 6:30 as normal, and because this was the day that Sister Bullock was leaving, Sister Waller, Sister Condie, Sister Calder, and Sister Perrero, all came over to surprise Sister Bullock with breakfast. It is hard to keep secrets from your companion... I am very glad that I do not have to do that again. After studies, Sister Waller and Condie took Sister Bullock to the mission office and I went with Sister Calder and Perrero for the day. We spent half of the day in my area and half in theirs. We actually had a really cool miracle in my area. The other day when Sister Bullock and I had been to visit a less-active in the ward, a group of people behind our car asked us if we had just been to visit the lady in the house we were parked in front of. We told them no, but they told us that the lady had just had a new baby. Right away, I put that in the back of my mind to remember to stop by and say hello!! Well on Tuesday we stopped by and it turns out that her dad is a member and her mom is taking the lessons. She didn't seem interested, but we planted another seed that hopefully will be sowed in the future!!! I spent the night in the Lynnwood branch.

Wednesday: Wednesday was kind of a nerve racking day!!! From the morning until 1:30 I was in the Lynnwood branch, but by 1:00 Sister Perrero and Sister Calder took me to go pick up my new companion!!! 5 new sisters and 6 new elders joined us in the Great Calgary Canada Mission this week!!! So cool experience!! All last week as soon as I found out that I was going to be training, I started praying for my new companion and asking Heavenly Father that He might help me love her from the very start. As we went to the new missionary meeting, President always does this thing where all of the new missionaries go up and bear their testimonies. It is really cool to watch, because you get to see how much they love the gospel and how much they will grow. As I watched the Sister go up, one by one I would look at them and try to figure out who my new companion would be. As the last one got up, I was immediately filled with joy and love for this sister.... and because of my prayers I took that as an answer. Of course after that President always has all of his trainers get up, says that we should be more experienced at discerning by now, and lets us pick who we think our new companion will be. When He got to me I said Sister Kendrick (the last sister who went up). When we were all done we sat down and the new area assignments begin. When Sister Kendrick got called up, there had already been 2 other sisters given their assignments and when she read the area of Prairie Winds on her call and said my name I was filled with happiness and love!!! My new companion is now Sister Kendrick. She is from Hooper, Utah!! She was in color guard and loves marching band just as much as I do. She plays the Violin. She loves Doctor Who and Sherlock and Merlin and Chuck and just about everything else that I do. She told me later that after I picked her she knew that I was her companion!!! SOOOO COOOOOLLLL!!!!! I love this gospel and the spirit! That night we jumped right into things and we got unpacked, had a quick 15 minute dinner, and left for our very first lesson together with Morgan!! After that we had our very 2nd lesson together with Kirsten (who got a new place)!!! Such a crazy day full of miracles and wonderfulness!!

Thursday: Transfer day!!! Thursday was transfer day for the rest of the missionaries. President asked for us to come back with our new companions so that they could be introduced into the mission. It was so nice to see so many people that I missed and love from my last area as well as get updates about my investigators!! I also learned that the Mandarin elders in that area are teaching on of the potentials that Sister Martin and I found named Franklin!!! ANOTHER MIRACLE!!! We found him on a whim of knocking doors after an appointment fell through!!! The only bad part about Thursday was that I seemed to be getting a super bad cold... :(. Sister Perrero ended up having to come with us for the day because her companion was coming up from the south and when we went back to drop her off I got to see more wonderful people including SISTER MARTIN (my trainer) and not only that but Sister Perrero's new companion is............ SISTER MARTIN!!! It will be so cool to have my trainer in my zone for her last transfer, especially because she served in Prairie Winds before she served in Evergreen.

Friday: Well Friday was the day of no voice for Sister Jensen. However, we helped Kirsten to move into her new place and had another miracle about prayer. Somehow in the move the keys to everything for Kirsten got lost. She was kind of sacred and so we suggested that we take 10 minutes, say a prayer, and then search. I went out with Sister Kendrick to talk to her son Lochlan and asked him if he would say a prayer. After he did, we went inside to try a few ideas, and then found the keys!!! We all said a prayer of thanks and talked to Kirsten. Both Sister Kendrick and I feel like that was a very powerful and important experience for her and Lochlan to have together.

Saturday: Pretty normal day. Still no voice and my cold got worse.

Sunday: Most interesting Sunday ever. I felt much better by Sunday which was really nice. Because it was the 1st sunday of the month, we had fast and testimony meeting, but this time it was a four ward meeting. We all got together at the Stake Center, and it was a really powerful meeting. After the first hour was over, all of the Primary and Nursery kids went to their classes, and all of the adults and youth stayed. We had a really cool presentation from a man name Jordan Harvey. He travels all over the states and Canada giving classes, seminars, and church meetings about the Truth About Pornography. It was really interesting and not as awkward as I felt it would be.

 Well that is my week in a nutshell. Sorry about the length but so much happened this week that I really happened this week that I wanted to share. Sister Kendrick is amazing. She is really pushing me to be the best missionary that I can be!!! I feel like she is training me more than I am training her. I am excited for the week to come. Thank you all for your wonderful emails!! I love you lots. I know that Heavenly Father hears and Answers our prayers and that He is aware of us. You are all amazing!!!

Sister Kelliann Jensen 

Greetings from the cold and then warm and then cold again North EAST!!!!

Hello Everybody!!!!

Man, I feel like every time I am away from my family (i.e not near a computer or a Monday) I get new and exciting news. I mean when I learned I was to be a drum major in high school my parents were on a flight to Hawaii, when I learned that my first area Evergreen was being combined with Elders it was NOT a P-day... and of course this transfer is just the same with news :). So on Wednesday night at 10:11 pm I found out something pretty cool. I will be staying in the North East for another 3 months... and how do I know that..... I AM TRAINING A NEW MISSIONARY!!!! I am super excited to be able to learn so much from my new companion and to really work hard this transfer. At the same time I am kind of terrified and I really hope that I will be able to make an impact on the life/mission of my brand new companion. It will be so different for me because I have never been the senior companion, and almost all of my companions after next month will be home already. It will be really cool and rewarding to see her grow. Hard but cool.

On Friday we went to our new trainer meeting and I found out that not only am I training, but Sister Milias (one of my MTC roomies) AND Sister Wagstaff (my MTC companion) are training together!!! There are 5 new sisters coming out, so I feel really blessed to be able to train.

On Saturday, Sister Willicome (the member we live with) took Sister Bullock and me to the Temple in North West Calgary. That temple is so nice, and I feel really blessed to be able to have attended it 3 times already on a fluke. It has a beautiful wheat theme, and although it is small, it is amazing. We continue to have lots of work at our fingertips in this area. It really is a testament to how working hard, although it will not always create an immediate response, will bless you in the future. This week with Morgan, we taught her about the online portion of doing Family History. She only had her mom and her dad on her line so far, so we found the name of her Grandma and put it in. We then decided to put in her Great Grandpas name into the search bar and found a couple of possible Matches. When Morgan texted her Grandma asking when her dad died and when he was born, we FOUND HIM!!! And then when we plugged his name into her tree, her tree EXPLODED!!! In a matter of 5 minutes her tree went from 2 generations all the way back to the early 1700s!!! Crazy right??? ANNNDDDD, when we looked to see who put the names into the computer, the majority of them had been updated and added by Familysearch.org in August of 2014.... she walked into church in November of 2014.... We love Morgan and only have one lesson left with her. She will be getting baptized on April 3rd, and so we will be teaching/re-teaching the things that she feels she needs a better grasp on.

Kirsten and Lochlan, will be moving out of their house on Friday to, hopefully, another part of our area. We had a lesson on prayer, scripture study and church attendance and we really worked hard to help her see what those three things can do for you. She told us that she has a better understanding know of the Sacrament, and promised us that she would be coming on Sunday... AND SHE CAME!!! It is really exciting to see people begin to understand. My new companion and I will be helping her pack and move along with a set of Elders in the area on Friday and meeting with her on Wednesday. Hopefully when they get settled we will be able to pick up her son Lochlan as an investigator, but for now the support that the ward has given them is amazing.

Shem has been to church every week that I have been in Prairie Winds, he is doing well, really loves church, and hopefully we will be able to help him to understand and gain that desire to be baptized this week. Jasleen comes to Young Women's every week and Indika continues to come to church, even though he doesn't have time to meet with us. This area has soooo much potential with less actives and potentials, and I really hope to be able to apply myself with my new companion to really reach out in love.

This past transfer, my motto has been "little by little", however I think this transfer will be "Motivated by love". When we truly take the time to ask Heavenly Father to help us to love someone and we take the time to understand them, we can be motivated by love. I want to really be able to show my love to all, including Heavenly Father, my companion, my investigators and members. I love all of you so much. I can't believe that I am coming up on my 6 month mark. It really does go by fast. Have a wonderful week!!!

Love, Sister Jensen (Kelliann)

Happy Family Day

Hello Everyone!!!

Happy Family Day! Sorry for the late email, the libraries we closed yesterday because Alberta took a day off to spend with their families. Personally I think this is cool because families are such an important part of my life! I am growing to really love the North East of Calgary! The people here are amazing!!

Let me tell you what a little bit of love can do :). So every holiday minus Christmas as a missionary, my companions and I have done a bit of doorbell ditching :). On Thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving), we made a bunch of hand turkeys and put them on member’s doors with scriptures on them. On Halloween, we made candy corns and did the same. On Valentine's Day, Sister Bullock and I cut out 120 hearts and put them with notes and scriptures on 12 less-actives houses. We were only caught once, and we ended up having 12 less-actives at church on Sunday. It is really nice to be able to show people that you care 24/7, especially on a holiday where some people can go unnoticed!!

Morgan continues to progress and is working towards baptism on the 3rd of April!! We are planning on teaching her about Family History onfamilysearch.org this week.

So because Sister Bullock is going home next Tuesday, Heavenly Father has blessed us with a fuller week then we usually have (even though we ALWAYS have full weeks). Usually we end up planning a little bit at night, but we will mostly be planning backup plans and lesson plans every night this week. Sister Bullock has really been encouraging me to take the Senior Companion position and to really take charge as my state is uncertain as of right now. I could receive a whole new missionary, another last transfer companion, or anywhere in between. It is scary but exciting to see what Heavenly Father has in store for me. Also because Sister Bullock is going home, we are going to the temple on Saturday!!! I feel very blessed because normally you can only go once every 3 months, but I have been 2 times in the past month and a half. With Sister Bullock and Sister Gardner. :) It is always nice to be able to be in the house of the Lord.

As a missionary, we see a lot of very interesting things and one of my favorite days of the week is downtown. On our way downtown this week we met a lady on the train who had a small parrot named Twinkle that she carries around everywhere. It is always fun talking to these people. Along with that, we talked to a girl named Victoria who was taking pictures of about 40 ducks who were sticking their bills into the melted ice/snow. At the end of that three Canadian Geese swooped down and scattered the ducks. In the end we gave her a copy of the Book of Mormon as well as a Mormon.org card. Also, remember when I told you that we met a Muslim man downtown who talked to us for like 2 hours. We I met that same man again on the train back to the Northeast and he told me that he actually went to church in the Northwest by the temple!!! I gave him a copy of the Book of Mormon as well, and we parted our ways. I have a feeling that I will see him AGAIN!!

This week I have been learning a lot about Eternal Perspective. Keeping our eyes focused on Heavenly Father's plan will help us to better understand and cope with the things that we have to go through in order to help us grow into the people that Heavenly Father knows that we can be. I will be studying the Plan of Salvation even more this week and will let you know next week more of what I learn. Remember we are not humans having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience!!

I love you all so much and hope that you are all having a wonderful week. This next week will hold lots on new things and adventures for me as I finish off my transfer with Sister Bullock. I will let you know as soon as I can what will be happening here in Prairie Winds. Have a great week!!1

Love,

Sister Jensen (Kelliann)

Hi Mommy!!

Happy Family Day/Valentine's Day/ President's Day!! Canada doesn't celebrate President's day, but it does set aside a day for families to be together, which means that the libraries where closed!! I am really glad that you went to church after working until 10:30. I am also learning that living our religion is the only thing that will really help us to gain a testimony of the Gospel, however as we pray and read our scriptures, we will have the spirit in our lives to help us to gain a strength to do those things. I can't believe that O'Malley even fit in the couch let alone was able to move in it!! He is so funny. I bet you really like having Mandy with you. I miss being with you to hang out with you, but I know that we will hang out when I get home. Can you believe that it has almost been 6 months. I don't get what happened, but like you said time flys when you are busy. I had another cat sit on my shoulder this week. Weird. Did you get my picture of cloud. She is a cutie and it is really nice to have a cat again, although I do miss O'Malley sometimes, and I almost call her that. I did get my Valentine's Day package on Friday. The Fererro Roce things are already gone... and I wore my new shirt on Sunday (because I had my heart shirt for Saturday). Also Thank you for the Toothbrush!! I was just starting to think about really taking care of my teeth. I have been flossing day and night and using my new toothbrush and mouthwash every day!! I love you so much. Thank you for the new card. I will let you know when I get it!! Everyone in Canada uses the chip, so people look at you weird when you have to slide your card. What should I do with my old card?? I love you lots!! Keep me updated on the Mandy things. Tell everyone I love them!

Love,

Kelliann (Sister Jensen)

Dad;

COLORADO SPRINGS!!!!!! That is soooooo cooooooooolllll!!!! I can't believe that she is being sent a place that they lived for such a long time growing up! That is super cool and I am sure that there will be many people that she will be able to touch because of this. How is the settle in? I love you. I must tell you that you are always inspired as you send me things. We I got your letter for Valentine's day I had been thinking about and studying doing the will of the Lord His way. What is the one day that you pick out from your Bible Calendar to send me? The Lord's Way. I love you so much. It is nice to know that my home has a wonderful Priesthood holder over it that can and will receive revelation for his family... even when they are far away. Have a good week!! I love you lots and hope that things are going well. I am trying to stay strong. I had a cool experience listening to the Holy Ghost this week. We were looking for a house in Skyview, but because the area is so new, we didn't have a map with the street on it. I turned down a street and we were not sure which way to turn... when I looked to the left, I felt like we needed to go down the street at the end of the road. I didn't actually follow that at first, but as soon as I didn't we turned around. When we went down that street we found the street we were looking for and we able to catch the Less active that we where looking for!!! Really cool. Have a good week, I love you!

Kelliann

Happy Valentines Day

Hello Friends and Family!!!

What a week :). Calgary continues to go on a weather rollercoaster as it went from -14 to 8 to -12 all in the course of 3 days. You got to love it :). I am just glad that I am not affected by pressure change like some people are.

This week we had some pretty great miracles come our way. Although we had to stay inside for most of Friday because Sister Bullock was sick, Heavenly Father still blessed us with more people in our area that we can reach out to. We had the lovely opportunity to do some service painting and sanding for a nonmember daughter of one of our less-actives as well as do some packing help for an investigator who is moving to Ontario. It is always fun to see the look on people’s faces when we tell them that we can help them with service. Their first reaction is to always say "reaaalllyyy" and then they always say "weeeellll I guess if you want to". It really is priceless. We were able to pick up two new investigators on Saturday which was pretty awesome. Her name is Margret and she has 3 adorable kids. She is from South Sudan and one of her kids (Abuk) is 8, so we picked her up as an investigator as well. She came to church this week and stayed all three hours and her kids loved it. They both came away saying that they loved it and that they got 2 new friends. Speaking of Sunday, this week was fast and testimony Sunday. It was really nice to be able to fast and learn from the Spirit. It seemed like the theme of the day was agency. My new motto is "Be the change you wish to see in the world" which includes choosing to do things by your standards instead of by the standards of the world. As well on Sunday we had a new potential named Qwame just showed up to church. He is from Denmark (THE DANES!!!) and has been trying to come to the church for the past week but of course it is really only unlocked on Sundays. He calls me "Sister Yensen"!! We are planning to meet with him soon when he gets back from Edmonton, but he is armed and ready to go with a copy of the Book of Mormon, a Gospels Principles Book and a Teaching of the Prophet book for Ezra Taft Benson. We are excited to be able to work hard and see a lot of miracles in these next two weeks before Sister Bullock go’s home. She leaves on the 24th, so it will be very interesting to see what happens with me before the new transfer on the 27th. I love you all and hope that you are having a wonderful week. Safe travels to everyone who will be traveling. Remember that Heavenly Father provides for us when we do the things that he ask of us.

"All of His commandments are given to make blessings available to us. Commandments are opportunities to exercise our agency and to receive blessings. Our loving Heavenly Father knows that choosing to develop a spirit of gratitude will bring us true joy and great happiness." - "Grateful in ANY Circumstance" President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Have a wonderful week!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

Love you always,

Sister Kelliann Jensen

Hi Dad!!!

The jewelry box is beautiful!!!! I love it so much and I know that mom will love it. Let see, this week was a pretty good week. I ended up helping pant a house, pack an investigator, we taught Morgan about Family History. Speaking of Family History, I have decided that there is too much of our Family stories that I don't really know about, so in my Valentine’s day cards I have requested stories and stuff that I can start collecting as a missionary as well as in the future. I kind of want to make a Jensen Family Book and continue it for each of us as we move forward so that we can have all of our stories in one place. I figure that it will be a good way for me to do family history because most of our line has been finished up until the 1500s. We ended up staying in most of Friday due to Sister Bullocks cold so I made Snickerdoodles for ward families. That was quite fun, but I don't know what I am going to do when I get home. I was only in the apartment for 5 hours and I got stir crazy... We picked up two new investigators this week, Margret and Abuk. They are mother and daughter and she also has two other kids and a husband. They came to church this week and we will be going back over on Saturday to teach her and her kids more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love you lots and hope that you are having a great week. Tell your boss that I say hi... Maybe when we get Facebook as a mission I can start teaching her online so that she can learn more about the Plan of Salvation... just a thought. I sent mom a few pictures of Cloud and myself. Tell Mandy that I say Hi and Josh and Danny too. I haven't heard from Josh since November, how is he doing. I am excited to hear where Sarah is going!!! Tell her that I am excited for her and that I know that wherever she is called is where she needs to be.

Love,

Sister Kelliann Jensen  

Hello Mommy!!

Happy Valentine’s Day!! I haven't gotten my package yet, but I am sure that I will get it soon :) Your Valentine’s Day cards are in the mail, as well as one for Grandma and Mandy... which makes me sad because Mandy will not be in Florida anymore, I hope she forwarded her mail...... ummmm this is going to be the weirdest thing for me when I get home and my sister is now living in the same state as me, but I am excited. I have decided that in order to catch up with my sister (and my family) that I want to collect Family History stories from everyone. I realized that there is quite a bit of family stories that I wasn't there for, so it would be kind of cool to have them and start collecting them. I think that you did a fantastic job on the flags!!! However yes.... flags do stink :/... It sounds like you are going to have a fun Anniversary this year (much better than last year when you got your I-phone stolen in San Francisco. I really am going to have to take you back and show you all of the things that I love about San Fran.

I can't believe that it has almost been 6 months since I left for my mission. I got my camera back this week (because I left it in my last area) and I was just looking through all of the pictures that I have taken. It really does feel like I have been out still for 3 months but you blink and all of a sudden you are at 6. Soon I will blink again and I will be done, but until then I plan to continue to work hard and keep moving forward. So what is Mandy's plan for when she gets to Arizona? I haven't heard from her in a couple of weeks because she has been busy moving, so I am not really in the loop on what's up. Tell Josh I say hi and that he is a stinker for not writing me back. Give the girls a big Valentine’s day hug for me and O'Malley. I accidently call Cloud O'Malley sometimes... it is kind of embarrassing. I love you forever.

Sister Kelliann Jensen

P.S I have attached Pictures of Cloud and Myself. :) I still don't have a way to charge my camera so these are from Sister Bullock. 

Happy February!

Happy February to all of my amazing friends and family!!!

What a busy week of learning and growth!! It is crazy how busy we always are in Prairie Winds. One minute we are at one lesson and the next we are at another. We hardly ever have time to go knock on some doors, but I always try to make it my goal to talk to the people that we see on the street. I have learned so much this week that I feel like a different person every new day... and really this is how every week feels as a missionary. One week you can feel one way, and the next you have learned a months’ worth of information. It really brings a whole new meaning to the statement that "You are exactly who you need to be for the Lord this week, and you will be exactly who you need to be for the Lord next week". I am excited to see what this whole week will bring in my future, as well as in the future of my investigators.

So this week we had a crazy amount of stuff. Starting Tuesday, we had Zone Conference from 9am-4pm in which we talked about the addition of Facebook to our mission. We will be receiving authorization to start using Facebook sometime in the next two months, so keep an eye out for me on Facebook as well as other media sources such as blogs and Skype :). I will be posting uplifting messages and inviting people to learn more about the Gospel and how it's message and how it can and will bless their lives!! I won't, however, be communicating/chatting for personal reasons... that will be saved strictly for P-days and emails when I get to learn about what it going on in your wonderful lives.

Wednesday I went on my first exchanges in Prairie Winds. I have always enjoyed exchanges, as I always seem to learn exactly what I needed to. My STLs on my mission have helped me to identify faith expanding miracles that bring me closer to and understanding of just who I am.

Speaking of Faith, Just like last week, my study on Faith has continued and will be continuing. I am really starting to understand just how faith works in our lives, and how much Heavenly Father wants to bless us when we show our faith. Faith and miracles go together, but it is only after you show your faith that you receive that miracle, not before. As it says in the Bible Dictionary Miracles to not give us faith, but when we show our faith or loyalty to the Lord and willingness to do what He asks, we will receive the blessing that come from following that principle and become more solid in our faith. :) On Wednesday we also had our investigator, Morgan tell us that her mom gave her permission to be Baptized!!! She will be baptized on April 3rd!!! Such exciting news!! The work is moving forward!! We also had the opportunity this week to attend the baptism of two 8 years olds in our ward! It was very sweet to see them making this covenant with their Father in Heaven!

We also had Stake Conference this week, in which we learned about missionary work in both the temples and in our earthly lives. I am grateful for the understanding that we can receive by the spirit as we put ourselves into positions that allow us to feel it. I learned very specifically that it is okay to be homesick, but to know that one day I WILL be at home and I will be able to be with my loved ones and moving on in my life. A mission is just a small part of my life, but it is a part in which I get to really learn of my faith and devotion for the Lord. I am grateful for each of you!! Please know that I love you and that I hope that you take the time this week to learn and grow as you express a small amount a faith!!! I love you all!!

Love,

Sister Kelliann Jensen

Hi Mom!!!

I love the little hearts!! I haven't gotten my February package yet, but I am sure that I will soon :), So let me see what can I tell you about! So in Prairie Winds we have quite a lot of work. I mean each day practically fills itself. We have 8 different little neighborhoods that we cover in our Ward, and we live in Taradale with Sister Willicome and her animals Ramsie (dog) and Cloud (CAT). The neighborhoods are Taradale, Martindale, Falconridge, Castleridge, Skyview, Saddleridge, Redstone, and Coral Springs. When I first came into the area, I was a little overwhelmed because I was used to my little two areas in Evergreen, Evergreen and Woodlands... but I have learned to love them and am excited to keep learning the area. The other day I had the chance to have a lesson mostly in Spanish... and I barely understood any of it. It is really cool because we have like 8 Spanish families in our ward and one who is working on coming back to church. We had our lesson with them, and another family from Costa Rica came and helped us out. It was really cool to be able to understand their concerns and really I wasn't completely lost as I picked up on a few words and understood the basics of it before it was explained to us in English!! It think one of the coolest parts about serving in Calgary is that I will have the chance to stay in touch with my friends, ward members, and investigators when I am at home. It is really cool to be able to get to know them and know that really I am only a few hour plane ride or car ride away from them. It must be hard for Danny because Chile is so much farther away. Cloud is the cutest cat, however having her around is hard because sometimes I almost call her O'Malley and then I want to pick her up but she is not a fan of that and her name is not O'Malley. I accidentally left my camera in my last area, so I will be getting it mission mailed to me soon. I have had the hardest time with my camera, from losing the charger to leaving it in my last area... I am very glad that I did not bring my huge camera!! I also found out that I am allergic to Rabbits... one of our members had one and I pet it and picked it up. I washed my hands after but because Rabbits shed I had its fur all over me. I was itchy on my arms as well as my eyes for like two days... note to self, never get a rabbit. Of course the snow decided to drop on us this week after a nice couple of weeks, but it is supposed to be a nice 7 degrees on Thursday through the weekend. Good ol' Calgary. Oh and we have an investigators on date for April 3rd!!! So we are super excited about that. I am just rambling because I want you to know what is going on her in the EAST so if you have any questions let me know because I can't think of any more. I love you lots and hope that you are having a great week!! Also I worked at GCU from October of 2013-December of 2013 so I started again at Target in January. How is the Hawaii store coming? I will be going to Target today to take advantage of the clearance. Good luck with the flags... that sounds like no fun... Danny is lucky he has such and amazing mom… :P. Love you

Kelliann