Elder TJ Jensen - Idaho Boise Mission - Gracious Savior Representative

It was a great week this week, still getting used to the new area. Tuesday we visited the old penitentiary in downtown Boise. Then after that we visited a family that doesn't make it to church too often and had some good chili. Wednesday morning Elder Norgan wanted to sell his G-Shock watch, and the closest store is in London and we needed to fix something so we talked to a lady in London for a bit. Then we did service at a food bank with a Reverend and his wife. Then we biked to garden city and got muddy from all the snow slush and I ran into a guy with my bike because my one brake was all wet. But the guy barely noticed somehow. Then I shoveled snow for the first time, we shoveled the driveway where we live.  That night we visited a woman who served in Afghanistan. Thursday I got boots that fit me. We also shoveled the driveway yet again. That night we shared a good message with a family that really brought in the spirit. Friday we had a council with our district, then biked ...

Great week! It was full of different things.  Tuesday we did service at idaho youth ranch and sorted clothes. Then a member drove us to big bun and got us lunch. Then we did some family history work. Then we taught a lady about how to quit smoking. Then we met a family who had just moved in and started teaching them and we had a great disscussion with them Tuesday. Then we got our transfer calls. Sadly I had to leave my good old pal Elder Parker. But now I'm with Elder Morgan whos originally from Ukraine which is pretty cool.  Wednesday was full of goodbyes, and a member bought us tacobell. We also had a good lesson with a girl whos getting baptized next month. I said goodbye to a good friend of mine whom Ive fasted and prayed for that he would reach out to the bishop for help with some things and he finally did it...after 6 months! So right after we left the bishop came to his house. Hard work pays off! Wednesday night we couldnt sleep, and I got a cold too.  We go...

Great week this week, ate lots.  Tuesday we did service at a thrift store then a man we see every now and then took us to subway. We also gave him a blessing for an injury he has. We called some people and got some people referred to us. Then we visited some people and met a high school friend of the singer Nicki Minaj which was interesting. Then we got a foot detox.  Wednesday we went to a man we teachs house but he wasnt there, then we studied then ate at olive garden. Then we taught a girl about Repentance, then we taught a kid about the Restoration of the Gospel at a frozen yogurt place. Then we taught a family about attending church.  Thursday we planned, then one of our good buddies took us to Olive garden for lunch again. We visited some people then had a good dinner. Then we saw more people and knocked on a frat houses door, replaced a bike tire, then BSU student took us home.  Friday we had a good meeting with other missionaries, then we ate mexican ...

Just got done at a trampoline park and dunpster diving for a ring I accidentally threw away.  Was a good week this week. We met with a family at another familys house and talked about the Word of Wisdom Tuesday night (keeping our bodys healthy and all the good stuff).  Wednesday Elder Parker had a stomach bug so we didnt do much for half the day. Then we had a good lesson with a girl we teach. Then we went to a dinner and met another guy we can start teaching.  Thursday we planned for the week then a member took us to subway. Then we tried more people.  Friday we had a big conference with many missionaries, we also heard a great quote about our Savior: "he came to pay a debt he didnt owe, because we owed a debt we couldn't pay". Then after the meeting we had dinner and met a disabled veteran who is looking for his spirituality and peace in his life. Then we visited a man Ive been seeing since Ive been to this area and he finally decided to reach out for ...

Great week, tuesday night we had an awesome dinner appointment, we bore our testimonies and it was powerful.  wednesday we did lots of biking around and Elder Parkers bike pedal kept falling off (he uses the same bike my trainer used). Later that day w ehad 2 great lessons. Everyone we teach, the members, and our misison president love our companionship, me and Elder Parker are practically brothers. We even burp at the same time.  thursday we had inspections then we worked on our video were making about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Had a good dinner with some people who dont usually come to church and we had a great lesson using salt, pepper and a spoon.  Friday we had a great district council. Then we worked more on our video. Then we had a good dinner, a lady told me part of the reason she hasnt left the church is because she liked me as a missionary haha, little strange. Then w evisited a friend of ours who doesnt usually come to church and he gave us $20. Then we...

Just got done talking to the man who had died and come back in my last area with our ZLs, this morning we also drive around on the little old people cartsvat walmart which made shopping fun.  Had a good week up here in Boise!  Tuesdayit snowed a little, we had a great lesson with a girl we teach, did some service at the thrift store, a lady we see told us how she used to be Putins waitress.  Wednesday we did lots of visiting and biking around to see people. Had another great lesson with another girl we teach. We ordered dominos to a man who doesnt come to church and we showed up and told him that pizza was coming and he didnt believe us, then it showed up and we had a good time.  Thursday we biked a bunch and visited people and ate some salted nut bars and nachos at the gas station. That night i interviewed a lady thats gonna get baptized.  Friday we had a good district council, got a new sister in the district. Then we ate at a pizza place then we did...

We just ate a good lunch here at Buffalo wild wings, and explored the capital a little bit.  Downtown Boise is always interesting.  Its been an awesome week. Me and Elder Parker get along super well so it makes it a blast.  We have found the nice median of having one of the most joyful times of our life but also following the Holy Ghost and getting things done.  Monday we had played chair soccer with our district and had a pizza delivered to us by a church member which was great. We had a good lesson with a kid who is 8 thats getting baptized soon.  Tuesday we had interviews with our misison president, our mission president is a great man, but he scared me at first because he started with "Elder Jensen, I read your letter to me and it seems like you dont have a care in the world....about anything that would stop you from getting the work done and finding joy!".  We got back on bikes since Tuesday too since it got warmer and thats been fun. At one p...