14 April 2014
This has been an unusual week. First of all, it is between transfers so
there is not the same busyness. But, you
have plenty to do, not just so rushed!
Second, I have the cruddy respiratory flu. I am feeling much better today so I will go
back to the office. Missed 2 ½ half days
last week. I seem to get one really good
cold/flu in the Spring and again in the Fall/Winter. Thirdly, I had no big problems!
Two sweet stories:
The first is from our Mission President.
In talking to the missionaries, he shared how he was interviewed by
Elder Quentin Cook to be a mission president.
Elder Cook asked how soon he could come to Utah. They were making a trip in the next week so
they made arrangements to meet with Elder Cook.
They told him he was being interviewed for a possible Mission President
call. After the interview Elder Cook
said the Jensens would know in a few weeks if they were going to be called as
one of the new Mission Presidents. He
had no idea where the mission might me.
It was quite a spiritual interview and President Jensen said he felt
unworthy to even be called. Elder Cook
then said to him, Brother Jensen, the Lord knows that you would push a handcart
across the plains if you were asked.
Little did President Jensen know he would be the next Mission President
of the Iowa Des Moines Mission where you find a lot of church history spots and
stories about the pioneers. When I
heard this my thought was the Lord knew I would gladly drive in a warm comfy
car, live in a simple apartment , live in a ward that is friendly, helpful , live in a time
where technology keeps me close to my family and loved ones and surrounded by
hard-working, cheerful (for the most part),
and the most helpful young missionaries around. I have a very, almost too comfortable, life
right now!
The second story is one Elder Stringham told me about
yesterday. I missed church, but it was
Ward Conference. One of our sets of missionaries had an investigator family
with him. The one missionary is the
missionary who had been in a terrible, life-threatening accident the day the
President Jensen arrived (story from a previous letter). He went home and came back several months
later with a few casualties from that accident.
The ward loves him and his companion.
The investigator shared in the Elders/High Priest meeting during Priesthood
that some time ago he had been in a lot of pain. The doctors had given him heavy pain killers
that didn’t seem to work. He couldn’t
stand the pain and just wanted to end it.
He contemplated suicide and had it planned out. His daughter came to him and said there were
two ladies at the door who wanted to talk to him. They came in, talked to him, and offered a
prayer. There was no miraculously
healing, but he gradually started feeling better. For some reason, he did not know how to get
in touch with them again. He was quite
emotional telling the brethren that he felt bad that these Sisters never knew
what a difference they had made in his life that day. Now this man and his
family are hearing the gospel that will forever change their lives in a very
positive way.
We took one of our Sister Missionaries who is actually
assigned to the Nauvoo Mission, but who spends 6 months of the year in our
mission do proselytizing, to a building
to meet her ride back to the Nauvoo Mission.
She was one of those great Sister Missionaries. She talked about how the internet missionary
work and how much she loved chatting with people online. I was surprised at how great it was
going. I guess a lot of people can be
anonymous and really open up about their religious feelings and needs
online. Well, I’d better get to the
office! Love to you all!
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