So I'm sorry, I forgot to send this last week... but Happy mothers day!!!! Shoutout to all the mom's! And mine who is downright amazing!!! Love her sooo muchhh :) ♡♡♡
This week was exciting since we had yet another sister stay with us until her new companion arrived. She completed our dual and we were the three musketeers this week. My companion being the Cabo verdiana, me the American, and her as the Brasilian. Yep, covered all the bases with everyone. Hahaha but it was literally a blast and she is the cutest!!!
Okay, a couple updates about our area and friends. I don't usually include much on this topic but I decided I'd give a sneak-peak this week. So we cover the half of our area that is called Brasil, because all the houses and streets look like brasilian favelas kkkkk but it's definitely a party there. Lots of men on the street. Sister Pereira and I realized we are only teach a couple women and the rest are men. Don't know why but it just happens to be. But this week we surprised a family that we absolutely love here. They are the cutest and smartest!!! The dad has faith like no other and knows the Bible better than I do. Literally prays everytime he gets home. Then his daughter literally recited the plan of salvation back to us, immediately after we taught it. She's incredible and afterwards told us she wanted to be baptized!! So we're trying to help them all together :) especially with the temple coming we're focusing more on families!!!
Anyways, we brought a cake over at night and sang happy birthday for them and it was touching since no one knew it was his birthday. Love being able to just serve and visit and love people all day everyday!! It's a different kind of joy.
We also had our second lesson with the gang! Went better than the first but still crazy with lots of them distracted but we're finding the ones that really have interest which is paying off.
The temple is opening here in a couple weeks and its amazing to see the influence it has on everyone here. We literally do contacts on the street and pretty much everyone knows the building just not what it is. So doing contacts on the street are usually quite easy once they connect us to the giant, white, gorgeous building here. So the whole mission is about to explode with references here soon. Hahaha but I'm excited out of my mind to get to help with it all!!!
Anyways, life is good!! My English connect students practiced everything we've learning in a whole conversation and it was amazing!! I was so proud of them!!
We also had stake conference here and I think this was the first time I have seen so many members together here in Cabo Verde!! Our chapel was filled literally wall to wall even with added chairs in the hallways. The general authority of the Europe area came, from Denmark, and talked which they had to have a translator for his talk but it was amazing and a spiritual feast for us all. One thing I really liked and have been thinking more about is our purpose here on earth. He presented these questions for us and I've been thinking about them for a while, what are we doing to fulfill our purpose? Are we becoming the person we want to be? Are we on the path we want to be on?
I am so grateful for the Spirit and the presence of God we can feel and even see in our lives. He loves us!! He loves you.
...and I do too!! Have a fantastic week!!
Sister Jensen ♡
Our trip to cidade velha!!
Buying groceries to feed our guests in the hotel Achada
The 3 musketeers
Our cowboy hats we won!!!
I GOT TO HOLD A BABY MONKEY!!!!!
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