THANK YOU!!!!

Kendall and our family would like to thank everyone who has supported us and him these last 2 years. We love you all and it has been appreciated. We are VERY excited to have Kendall come home next Wednesday, to be able to see him, hug him and under the same roof. Though we are excited to have our little buddy come home, we can't help to feel sad that his mission is coming to a close. We appreciated all the wonderful members, people and missionaries that Kendall has been able to associated with while out there. We can definitely say that he has matured from a boy to a handsome young man. His knowledge of the gospel has also increased. This has been quite an experience with hard ache, sacrifice, and a lot of prayers but we wouldn't have had it any other way.

As in the words of the song "Coming Home" by The Nashville Tribute Band:

"I said goodbye to my old life, I followed my heart more than a thousand miles.
I've lived the joy, I've known the pain. I've felt the hand of God out on that frozen plain.
I walked today on blistered feet and now the echo of these canyon walls makes me want to sing

I've never seen beautiful like a journey's end, when nameless faces become my best friends."


                                

                                                         THANK YOU!!!!!
                                                             -The Christensens

Feb 3rd Pics

Saying goodbye to everyone in the Spring Creek area (his favorite area)

 

 

The Hironymous family

Avila Family

Kelsey Hodson

Elena Kent

All the members who came to say goodbye

The Singer Family

 The Lemmon Family

Bobbi Jo (previous investigator) 

Temple Day

His District

His last baptism

 Joe and Elizabeth O'neill

He baptized Elisabeth

 

Feb 3rd Letter ( LAST ONE!!!!!!!)

Ahh Man This week was the best week of my mission!!!!!!!! So much happened. This has truly been a week that I will never forget so let’s don’t hesitate and Lets GIT R DUN

Monday I went down to my favorite Area in my Mission Spring Creek. And I was able to see some people for the last time. The awesome thing is that everything worked out perfectly God provided a way for me to see everyone I wanted to see. So I first visited with the Hironymous Family, sister Hironymous was like our mother always making sure we got fed and was taken care of so I said bye to that family than I went to go see Leticia. But when i got there she wasnt there but she texted me and told me she would be at the singer's house at 7. So i went to see the Aviala's than I was able to see Kelsey Hodson I didn’t think I was going to be able to see her but I had the time and she was so happen to be home. I sneak up behind her outside of her house she was so happy to see me It was awesome. She is so grown up and she loves missionaries. Then I went over to see the Singers and they had dinner ready for us and we ate! It was awesome, than around 7 we had people show up. She asked me earlier who I wanted to show up and she sent out a email and a lot of people came. I was so happy even some that I forgot to mention they even came. I was able to talk with Elena Kent she is not active because of some things that is making her not come. Some personal issues, but I was able to talk with her and get her thinking more about the truth. I was able to visit with more of the members there. The asked me to give a spiritual thought and they asked me questions. One of the girls there said that I was finally a "man" haha I don’t know what that means but I’m glad I’m finally one! But it was a night that I will never forget and I love those people so much!!

 

BAPTISM OF JOE AND ELIZABETH

Yesterday was the most special day of my mission. I was able to witness and to participate in the baptism of Joe and Elizabeth O'Neill. This Baptism Mean a lot more to me than others now I’m not saying that my others don’t mean a lot to me, but this one was special in a way that I’ll explain later! But we met with Joe and Elizabeth all this week making sure they were prepared and ready. Saturday they even celebrated there baptism early they had a Pre Baptism BBQ. We went there and it was awesome while we were there Joe mention that whenever a Life changing experience happens for them it always rains, it happens to their wedding, and guess what. It happened for their Baptism also!  Sunday came along and they showed up and they were ready to be baptized. They had family come to see them, and we even had our stake president drive an hour to get here for it! So this was a big deal. This Branch saw their first convert family baptism In YEARS, like we are talking 7+ years. The water was cold so that was fun but Elder Bryan baptized Joe and he is a big boy as you can see. Well let’s just say he went down but he didn’t come back up all the way He kind of dropped him and couldn’t bring him back up. Than it was my turn to get in the water. It has been 18 months since I was in the water last. I was happy and I felt the spirit so strong. I baptized her twice because I guess her knuckle came up but its ok she is extra clean!! But while I was sitting there I was just pondering and I felt the spirit was so strong I was in tears. That’s all I felt, was the spirit testifying to me that this is true  I knew that Heavenly Father was happy for me and that he was grateful for my efforts in the mission and he was pleased with me and the work that I have done in The Texas Houston Mission!

I just want to close and wish yall the best in the coming week. Don’t get too trunky for the 12 of Feb. It will come faster than you think than I can tell you all about the experiences in person. Endure to the end and have a good week. Be safe and I’ll talk to yall  soon

 

Elder Kendall Christensen

Kendall's Homecoming

Kendall will be having his homecoming talk on Sunday February 16th at 11:00 am. The church is located at 455 East 100 South in Hyrum. We will be having a lunch served right after at the Hyrum Civic Center (same place as we had his farewell luncheon). The address is 83 West Main Street. We would love to see you all there!!!

Jan 27th Pics

Look at the label he found on the hot sauce

It got cold in Texas but he only got ice not snow

Jan 27th Letter (2nd to last letter!!!)

This week was really Cold!!! We had some snow around Texas but not where I was but we got a lot of ice!!!!!!!

So this is One of my last times emailing yall. So I have one more big letter after this so it’s sad to have this end, but it’s better to hear the stories in person.

This week was a good for us we had some cool things happen to us. On Wednesday we went to go do service at the old people's place where we go and call bingo. Well it was my turn to call it and before I called the numbers there was this man named Mr G. He said “you’re Mormons I said yes we are”. He told me that he is a member and he was baptized back in 1974 in New York. He remembers his baptism clearly! haha I was thinking, you can’t go too far until you are found by someone I thought that was cool. This service is bringing a lot of chances for us to talk about the gospel!!

Thursday was an Amazing day for us! First off we found a new investigator!! Her name is Lupita and she is Hispanic. She is the daughter of a Less Active that we just reactivated she is like 19 years old with 4 kids!! haha yeah weird. But she wants to take the lessons. That was awesome it’s been awhile since we got one! Than that same day we got a call from our Elders Quorum President saying we had a family move into Navasota!! WHAT THAT NEVER HAPPENS!!!!!  They moved from Idaho to here. The husband is the Emergency Manager for Red Cross for about 7 counties right now. But we helped them move in a little bit on Thursday and gave them a church tour! The family of 5 will be a huge impact on our branch! I was talking with the dad while at the church tour he is not active but I was talking and he was talking about being an emergency manager for a county or city and I was like well this is what my dad does and told him and he said who is your dad. I told him and he was like I have met him! WHAT!!! That was like a shocking moment. That is like the third or fourth time I have met someone out here who has known my family!!! So hopefully I can get in with this family before I leave!

I spent my 21st birthday in Brenham on exchanges!! It was a good time. District meeting was cancelled due to the weather. So it was a pretty relaxed day! But I was on exchanges and the weather improved in the day time. We went to this old people home to play bingo and the funniest thing happen. There was this lady her name is Ms. Peggy. Now this lady is not all the way there she was looking at me and I said. What are you doing Ms Peggy? She told me this. Wiping off my lipstick, I don't want to put 2 big marks on you!. She sat there just looking at me and smiling at me. I couldn't but help myself to laugh!!! I didn't know what to do! It was so random and awesome.  We had dinner at CiCi's pizza for my birthday and had a good day! Thank yall for the package it was awesome!!

Saturday was an awesome day. We went to Joe and Elizabeth's to help them get ready for this Sunday for baptism. I think it is awesome, every time we go over there they are always asking questions of what they need to do to be ready. They will be ready and we will have a baptism on Sunday!! But the best part was dinner that night we had one of the best dinners i have had. It was just chuck full of meat and amazingness!!!!! It was a typical Texas dinner. haha

 

Missionary Moment

3 Nephi 5:13

Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.

This is what i read today! And it stood out to me a lot. This is what I have been called to do for the past 2 years. And this is the calling that I want to do for the rest of my life!

Yesterday at Church I had a thought! We had a lot of people show up and it was awesome. I looked around and most of the people there were families. The soon to be new converts was there as a family, new family and everyone else. It kinda made me realize the importance of families. Everything that our mission president has said about teaching families, apostles and prophets talking about families It all came to me and helped me know that families are ordained of God and there is a huge importance of families in the church. I’m so glad for my family that I have with a mother, father, and sisters strong in the gospel. This has been a time for me to grow in the gospel and the mission was the key for me to get a stronger testimony and knowledge of it! I’m so glad for it!!

I love yall! Be safe, stay warm and I’ll see yall in 16 days and counting haha

Love

Elder Kendall Christensen

Jan 21st Pics

Went back to his first area to say goodbye to the Rios

family. The first family he baptized.

Member's little girls made menus for dinner that night.

Meeting in Caldwell Branch. It is a warehouse

 

Demolishing a house