dear family ( and friends even though
you are still family ), its been a splendid week here in the "916"
i hope that all you
got my email last week , and sorry about the previous week.. i had a little
miff with a busy preparation day. oh i also have to apologize for today . its
transfer week here so prep day is today ! ill come around to transfers!
so first off i went on
an exchange with Elder S who was transferred in around the same time i was
back in LODI zone almost a year ago. that was the first exchange ive done in 3
months. and thank goodness for it because it was a ton of fun ! the biggest
thing i learned from that exchange is to remember to laugh! life and the work
of salvation is meant to be joyful. Make jokes and be positive. "come what
may and love it" neal a maxwell once said. it was just a good reminder of
the Joy that missionary can truly bring. sometimes satan just likes to cloud
your mind with the negatives. THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD ! we also went
college contacting at SAC STATE . i have never been surrounded by so many
people my age and of the opposite sex my whole mission. slightly overwhelming.
Elder H and i a
couple weeks ago helped this newly wed couple moveinto our apartment complex
one night because he almost broke his foot and couldnt walk. they still had big
dressers and things to take in so we helped out! it was awesome. they said
thanks and we were on our way and every so often wed see them and say hello
annd things but not much more than that but they would always thank us. then
after a long hard hot day of biking with elder Hafen we came home to a necklace
on our door step with a note that said "thanks for help moving the dresser
from T and J a @ 70 . a heirloom for luck, and blessing from god !"
it was a necklace with the mother mary on it. i couldnt believe it. i was
filled with what the scriptures would say "exceedingly great
joy."
what a blessing that
something so simple could mean so much. especially with the day that we had.
we felt we had to do something back. we didnt know what to give.
so we decided to give
the thing that meant the most to us... the Restored gospel of Jesus Christ. so
we wrote our testimonies in the book of mormon and wrote down the scriptures
that meant the most to us. and told them if they are EVER having a bad day or
need something more than what the world is offering them- just to open the book
and start reading anywhere and they will receive the help or the thing they
need.
Tender mercy :
we decided to go out
for dinner for elder H and i last chance . so we went to beach hut deli.
best sandwich shop. and a byu foot ball game was on so that was lucky. had to
really fight to keep my head at the table.
so church was awesome
! V is an incredible new member ! she is willing to do anything to get to
church. i also gained a new appreciation for mothers because we sat with her
and tried entertaining a 2 and a 4 year old. WHAT ?! how do you mothers do it !
especially if your husband had to sit up on the stand to fulfill his church
calling. my hats are off to you. and shout out to my mother Care-bear because
she had 5 children to deal with . i will never doubt the sacred calling of a
mother again. we spent most of that day cleaning top move apartments because of
TRANSFERS.
Thats right ! transfer
calls ! it happened ! Elder H is being transfered out ! totally not
expected and i am training for the second time in a row ! what ?! they didnt
think i did a good enough job so they are giving me a chance to repent ! hahaha
and im moving apartments AGAIN back to the apartments i was in a transfer ago
hahah im tired of moving . but i love this apartment ! its weird to be back !
looking forward to a another 3 months here !
love you all
Elder Kristensen
okay so if any of you
know me and my car, i had the "guardian angels" (pokemon) who sat in
the dash of my ford escort. they were with me in my car accident and they
always looked after me haha so when i left they stayed in my car and my sister
inherited them . then they became traveling guardian angels and they went
everywhere with my sister and she would take pictures with them in different places
. and send them to me. then i got a package the other day with the traveliong
guardian angels to carry with me and take pictures now! they stay in my bag at
all times.
this other one is
elder H and i's companionship tie. again sent by my sister .
also elder B
. i love this missionary. he is going home for the second time because of injuries on the mission. pray that he will heal up and get back to the feild ASAP
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