Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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

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