Hello Everyone!
These past weeks have been really good! We had transfers 2 weeks ago and I’m staying here in Plano. My new companion is named Elder Theriault and he’s pretty old in the mission. He’s got 4 months left and he might end his mission here. We are working hard together and we are teaching some amazing friends.
We have had fun playing soccer with our friends. We play almost every Thursday and Saturday. Last night we found a group that plays in a court on Sunday nights. We got to chat it up with them and make new friends. We were going into a lesson but all of friends were outside. So we ended up teaching about 8 people in a circle outside which was super cool. They all locked in on the message and Elder Theriault and I felt really fulfilled after and we are going back to teach them tomorrow.
There is a family of 4 who we are teaching who should get baptized this week. One of the kids is 6 so he has to wait a little longer but he is our #1 fan and gives the best prayers. We also are teaching a couple that need to get married but could get baptized this week with the other family. This week will be a super fun week of finishing everything done. Elder Theriault and I are very excited.
A week ago we got a message from a lady in our area that used to be taught. I had taught her on exchanges and gotten to know her but she never was able to go to church. She sent us a message asking us if she could come to church and she has come the past 2 weeks. We texted her during the week and learned that she wants to be baptized and be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. We taught her and her daughter yesterday and they will get baptized the 31st!
We had an amazing sacrament meet yesterday. One of the Seventy came and shared a talk and shared in the second hour. For those that don’t know there is a living prophet, 12 apostles and 70 Elders called to serve the 12 apostles. Just like Jesus established they go and organize the church. He shared about how everything we do is to become more like our Savior and that we have to follow the laws or commandments. Similarly to scientific laws our Heavenly Father has set the way to come closer to him and return to his presence. I love the plan that our Heavenly Father has for us and how we can follow him. His work is amazing and the change in the lives of our friends is real. He loves us and anxiously awaits us.
I love you all!
-Elder Christensen
