Feb 18th Letter

HALF WAY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



This week I have celebrated my one year mark and man how time has flown. I don’t even think I am from Utah. I think I have this as my home because I’m so use to it so it’s kinda weird but I was excited to celebrate my year mark on Friday!!! It was fantastic. I just got onto my BlogSpot and I found the post about my year mark and I found some pictures that I haven’t ever seen and it made me tear up looking at yall and how that was the day that changed my life forever and it is continuing to change for the better.

Man let me tell you about an awesome week I have had. I have never had a week like this in my entire mission. So let me tell you about it here.

Tuesday I had to go to a district leader training it was for all missionaries that was just made district leaders I had to learn all about being one and how to bless, inspire and uplift the members of the district it was a good training. That afternoon we did some service for an investigator. We had to dig up his lawn and level it out and take an inch out of dirt so we can put new grass in. It is going to be a long process but its fun .Tuesday evening we have basketball at the church for anyone but it is mostly nonmembers who love and want to play ball. Well they are mostly black and they are way too good I’m like a white nerd with them but before we start we share a spiritual message. So I did one on faith and afterwards I sat down and this guy told me to come over and talk with him and he was asking me questions. It was awesome I didn’t play basketball my comp did and others were asking me questions. This one guy named Beto said that he was going to bring his family to church on Sunday and to check it out But he didn’t make it this week but he will next week.

We volunteer at this store called hand me up shop It’s like a D.I. store it is where people donate stuff. We go to help them sort, test and help out it was an awesome time I loved doing it. Afterwards we went to Michael LaBlanc to help him out with his yard again and we had dinner with a member who cuts hair. I’m happy I can keep up my streak with getting a haircut without paying for it I love it so happy.

DONUT SHOP- So this donut shop is were the previous elders go to hang out or when there isn’t a lot going on and they sit down and plan out the rest of their day. So we went there and lately they have been able to teach the workers there, well we went on Thursday and we were intending to meet this one guy named Thomas but we found out that he got fired but the girl who replaced him her name is Simon and she was asking us a lot of questions. We got talking with her and getting to know her and come to find out she is getting married Friday to her boyfriend who is in the air force. Well we asked if we can come back and visit with her and she said yeah. I have been looking for a church and so is my husband and we want to try to figure one out together. So that was awesome and so the next day we went and we came into contact with another lady at the donut shop named Kiristin. She is a very nice lady and come to find out she is gay but she like us because she can talk to us and she needs friends Kinda awkward but o well. But we talked with her and she likes us coming in and doing what we are doing. She even hooks us up with donuts for free at the end of the night so we get a lot of donuts so I feel like a cop hahah so basically our goal is to convert the donut shop hahah just kidding but seriously hahah

Friday was my year mark again and I’m glad I’m over the hump mark all downhill from here baby!!!!!!! it was an awesome day. After district meeting we visited with a less active by the name of Jamie ( hi-me) Lozano this guy is LEGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I want to be him. He has the life. He is EMT at an oil and gas company and that is his is full time job and also he had his own ambulance company!!!!!!!! JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! I get along a lot with this guy he has everything I want awesome job and life and he has a huge truck what more can you want. He took us out to lunch at a BBQ place and we sat and talk with him for a while I was in heaven man I’m telling you that this is destine for me to be in the emergency services I’m surrounded with people who are. Also I met with a potential family to teach and they have a huge dog. Her name is Dakota and she is a massive dog. Guess how big???? 180 pounds no lie and she is 3 feet tall on her all fours. NO LIE. She is so powerful that she can crush limestone rocks with her teeth. THAT IS POWER but she is scared of little 20 pound puppies kinda weird but awesome. haha

Sunday we had a stake conference broadcasted to New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. It was President Eyring and Elder Scott and a member of the Primary Presidency and a Seventy it was a powerful one and Elder Scott's talk hit me hard it was talking about how we need to respect women really good talk I’ll try to get it for yall .We went to dinner after wards and we were sitting there and I noticed my companion was anxious and he is never like that I knew something was bothering him So we left and he said that we need to visit this one guy. He is a referral that we got into contact with thru voicemail we stop at his house before and left a note and he said that he is really interested. Elder Kuila said we need to go to his house now. SO we went and he was home and we got talking with him AND HE IS A GOLDEN INVESTIGATOR!!!!!!!!!!! He is a dry Mormon. He is practicing all of our beliefs and he has food storage all he needs to be baptized. His name is Shawn Beard and he heard about the church from his friend from another ward. He has already heard the first lesson on the restoration and he understands it and we taught him the plan of salvation and he loves it and understands it. I know for a fact that he will be getting baptized soon. I’m so excited that Elder Kuila followed the promptings of the Holy Ghost and we are so excited because this is new for him and Shawn is our way golden investigator. AHHH THIS IS SO AWESOME THIS IS WHY IM OUT HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One last thing. So update on my last area. So Bobbi Jo has asked me when she gets baptized she wants me to baptize her!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!! And that Justin Swapp is getting baptized I think March 24 by his father in law so I’m way excited for that.





I just want to close with my testimony I have seen so much joy in my life this week so many miracles have happened. I know it is because I am serving a mission at this time that God wants me to be. I know that if we are obedient and diligence and hardworking God is going to bless each and every one of us. I have been blessed so much more than I deserve I don’t know if you can see but I’m loving my life as a Missionary I can’t believe I’m out here and I enjoy every moment. I also couldn’t do it without the Lord’s help and guidance. I have been praying and fasting for success and I have seen it in just one week I know it will continue and I know it is because the love from yall and the pray from all yall. Thank you so much,

I LOVE ALL YALL

Elder Kendall Christensen