July 15th Letter

"Today is the most wonderful day of the week"  ( to the tune of  the most wonderful time of the year Christmas tune)

P-DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week there wasn’t lot of things that happened that was really cool.

I’m sorry it was kinda of a boring week, we did work hard this week, but not a lot of memorable things happened that was like HOLY CRAP! Status

One cool Thing that has happened this week is WE ARE GETTING A BAPTISM IN 2 WEEKS.  That’s right you read correctly!!!!!!!!!! Another of God's children coming into the fold!  His name is Daelin Strause! He is 9 yrs of age and we found him through a part member family. This is the kid I keep talking about in my weekly letters! We had an awesome lesson this week and as a family they decided for him to get baptized on July 27!!!! His grandpa is flying from California to baptize him, and because of this it is causing the family to come back to church and to reactivate them. I honestly love doing this!!! Reactivating families. I rather reactivate families than finding people on the street. I love families coming back to church and understand that families can be together forever through the gospel of Jesus Christ Because I know that my family is going to be together forever!!!!

This week I went on an exchange with Elder Cejka. He is a good Missionary with a really good heart! I was in his area called Legends area! We had to walk 3 miles within 1 hour that is dinner for them. So needless to say it was so hot and sweaty! But when we got there the family let us in and we had dinner. The funny part of the whole thing was there little 6 yr old daughter. She LOVED ME!!! She wouldn’t leave me alone. She always wanted to sit on my lap and she just didn’t have boundaries! It was funny she kept whining cause she was like “Mommy he keeps pushing me off his lap” and mom was " like i said you aren’t supposed to be on their lap" haha I know that was random but I thought it was funny cause kids love missionaries and no matter the age of them, they are really smart and notice when Representative of Christ is in their home. It always reminds me of the scripture “come unto me like a little child"

RANDOM MOMENTS

This week was kinda full of random Moments.

First was Elder Cornwall driving home last night, from an area we were coming out of and I was looking down and all of the sudden I hear O CRAP!!!  And the car jerking to the right, I look up and he was driving on the wrong side of the street!!! That is my second companion that has done that!!!!!!!!!!!

Second we got caught in 2 huge rain storms ( more coming on that )

Missionary Moment

As I mention I caught in 2 rain storms this past week and we got soaked. (Don’t worry I took videos ) but the one that touch me was the one we got caught in last night. So we were walking to dinner and we noticed that huge rain drops were dropping and we knew it was going to pour on us. So we found cover! So we were behind trees and bushes trying to get dry and we noticed this car pull of the side of the road and hop out. He came up with an umbrella and said " here you go " and shakes my hand  I was like " wait where do you live so we can return it " he said " don’t worry about it I am from the Gateway Baptist Church"  again I was shocked but there was a message that came out of it. He believes in Christ and he was Christ like and he would give up everything to help others, that is charity! I hope we all become Christ like and help others and give up everything for someone  and help others.

 

I love yall so much and thank you for your service in the gospel

 

Elder Kendall Christensen