Just to let you know it is warmer in other parts of the United States especially here in Texas. Its nice and warm and rainy haha like I have mentioned before I rather take rain than snow any day!!!!
This week has been Awesome, Amazing. Crazy, Frustrating, Exciting, Spiritual, Emotional, and Miraculous. I think that best explains how my week has been this week it was a week that went by way to fast.
Tuesday was our day to go the temple with our Zone it seems like that happened a week ago with all the things that has been going on this week but it was a very good session that I had. We went there for a specific purpose and that was to find answers for our investigators with problems that they are dealing with for their progression in getting baptized. It was cool getting promptings and ideas on how we can best help them I love going to the temple for that purpose alone is to go and get inspiration and feel the spirit in roids hahah ok that probably wasn't funny but the spirit is so strong there.
Thursday was a very awesome day besides being my 20TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was part of a huge miracle on my mission. So we have a family who has had a recent birth in the family and she was born 2 months premature and weighed in at 3lbs and 7 oz. Well the baby was rushed into the ICU unit this was about week and a half ago that she was born. The mom has been able to go in every day and get to see her baby and makes sure everything is going well. Well the baby was not doing so good her weight was dropping and she wasn't getting enough oxygen to her brain and her blood pressure was decreasing. The Bishop has been asking if the home teacher would go over and give the baby a blessing but he has been slacking so he asked us to go over there and perform this ordinance. We quickly agreed and talk with the family on Wednesday we then went the next day to give this baby a blessing. So we got to the hospital Thursday morning and we go to the infant ICU and they make us scrub up like we are going in for surgery I’m at the sink scrubbing up and I make the stupid comment. 'Well I’m ready for surgery" they just laughed. But the interesting thing was my comp was sick so he couldn't go in the ICU so I had to do the blessing all by myself. I was just thinking oh crap I hope I don't mess up luckily I didn't haha but going in there and seeing this little baby in an incubator was a humbling experience. As I was giving a blessing I felt this huge warm feeling I knew it was the spirit! After I got done the parents thank me for everything and was appreciated I said no problem it seems like every year on this day there has been a miracle of some sort happening. I told them that this is very meaningful to me and yall have a huge place in my heart. It was one day that I will never forget I got a call from them the next day saying that ever since I gave the blessing the baby’s weight has improved and she hasn’t had any problems what so ever so the doctor was surprised the family isn’t because they knew exactly why.
Later that night we went on splits with our Elder’s quorum and I was with an elder and we went to see a potential investigator. She is a friend of a member I think I mentioned it to yall last week. Her name is Lily we wanted to go by and see her and to get to know her. We got her friend who is the member to come with us and to go visit with her. We got to the door and she was like I knew yall were up to something when her friend called to get her address. haha. But while we were talking to her I mentioned about how about coming to church and remember to read and pray about things because you wanna learn more and this is the best way. The next thing I know she is just laughing. It was really awkward later to come to find out that she was so happy and that she never felt this happiness before so the only way she could overcome it was to laugh. I know for a fact that it was the spirit.
Saturday was a full day of emotions. We started the day off with some service for a member that we help each week on Saturday After we got done we had some appointments lined up but one after the other they dropped like flies. I was so confused and more frustrated I didn't know what to do to salvage the rest of the day. But I came up with a plan that we go visit some referrals and potential investigators. We go to this one who is a member's neighbor. Her name is JANET!!! But she is a little cu cu for coco puffs. (Needless to say she is crazy) she is a heavy drinker. And you can defiantly smell it on her breath. She was saying that she knows a lot about our religion because she knows a lot of our doctrine from other pastors. So I asked her so give me an example and she said that Joseph Smith was wondering in the desert for a time and found god. WRONG GUESS AGAIN! Needless to say she doesn't know anything. It was kinda awkward talking to her cause she was slurring her words and acting weird, we had girls going up and down the street going " OW OW" " HEY SEXY" and stuff like that. Then it got more awkward when Janet said to not have a crush on the members 12 yr old daughter. I was like “what are you talking about Janet that was the dumbest thing I have ever heard. She said that when the neighbor came by while we were doing service she was all dreamy eyes when we were working. I mean this was getting awkward and we are trying so hard to leave. Janet told us that it was cause we were tall dark and handsome. I was thinking well you are thinking of the wrong person here ma'am cause I’m not tall nor dark. so sorry haha!!!
After we got done talking to crazy Janet we were walking down the street and this car came pass. Elder Hilton said that he waived at us. Than I notice the car stopping going, stopping and going. I knew something was up and I ignored it and went to a house to knock and right before I was going to ring the doorbell I had a strong prompting to go find this car. So I told Hilton lets go find this car so we found the car and knocked on the door and this gentleman came out and said " Elders how are you" First thing that came into my head was are you a member??? You must be?? But talking to him he has some friends who are members and have gone on a mission. We found out he is Roman Catholic and he gave us a drink of water and ask us so how does this all work what do yall do? I was like well can we share our unique message with you? He said come on in!! We got to know them a little bit and the man name is Joseph and his wives name is Kayla. Joseph is a history teacher and I can’t remember what Kayla does I think she is a stay at home mom. But we were sharing the restoration lesson with them I felt bad I took over the lesson but I was filled with the spirit so much I couldn't stop. I know that I was smacking him in the face with the spirit. When we were going over Joseph Smith and his experience he couldn't look at us in the eyes. Later he was telling us about his religion and he was trying to explain everything what the church believed in and he was trying to back it up with scripture and he couldn't or with history unlike us when we were backing everything with scripture. He was asking us question and I was answering them. I was so shocked like one question was about how do we know that God and Jesus Christ are separate and not one person I remember hearing someone saying always refer back to the restoration So I mention again about Joseph Smith's experiences and the other part was something that popped in my head and it was so in the bible it talks about Elohim and Jehovah and how can god be both and not separate When I mentioned it he was shocked just because he says he believes in the bible but how can you believe in the bible and where it states specifically about them being separate It just was a testimony building for me in how much I actually know and have a testimony of and how much the spirit can be used and how we can be instruments in thy hand. We gave him a Book of Mormon and will visit with him soon.
Sunday was just another miracle. So lately we have been trying to work with his less active girl. She is the granddaughter of our Relief Society President. She is the same one who brought Carl to us she has gone through a lot in her life and she brought a friend with her to church. I noticed this so I made my way to go talk to her and they came up and said this To me " Elder Christensen this is my friend" I said " Well nice to meet you I’m Elder Christensen The Friend said " I WANNA GET BAPTIZED" I was like wait what did you say???? I was shocked. She gave me her info and said I really like your church and I need a church and I want it to be this one. I was like well here is a Book of Mormon and explained it to her and she was so happy. All she mentioned was I wanna do this for me and I know that it is what I need. After church she came up to us and asks for a blessing so we gave her one of comfort to make sure she is doing what she is supposed to. Talking to the Relief Society President She felt the spirit Cause she was crying!!!! This girl is golden
I have been SOOOO Amazed with all the miracle that has been happening to me, our companionship and to the ward. This area is blooming. I’m so grateful that I can be part of this marvelous work. I know now why I am out here on my mission and that is to bring souls unto Christ but more importantly to see these miracles take place and it couldn’t happen if I didn’t have the love and support of all yall. THANK YOU SO MUCH
I love all yall and be safe this week
Elder Christensen
The Singer family made him a cake for his birthday
MATCHING TIES!!!!!!!!!
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