Aug 31th Letter

Hey Dad
Thanks a ton for the letter, i always love getting the semi weekly updates and it is always good to hear what is going on at home. I am glad that you all had a good time at Deans party, i hope it all works out for him. I would love to get a few nice bibles if you would like to get me some. If you could get one engraved for me that would be awesome and a few others, i have about 4 people that i think would really appreciate one, mostly recent converts who would get a lot out of the bible dictionary, but as many as you can i would appreciate all that you could do.
Well not much is going on this week, one of our roomates got the swine flu, so that was lame. We also had a few of our top investigators kind of fizzle off, i am not sure what happened but hopefully we will figure out whats up and help them overcome whatever doubts they have. We don't have anyone that is really progressing now but we will keep working. I had my interview with President this week and he told me i will be training again next transfer and it is an illegal from Honduras. Ever since a missionary got deported at the airport illegals are not going to the MTC and they are going within 300 miles of home. So its a brand new program and our mission is the trial run with it. So its a bit different but it should be fun. Anyway thats about all thats up, thanks again for all that you do for me. I hope you have a good day and tell everyone i love them Love Elder Jensen

24th email

Hey Dad
Thank you so much for the package, it was really a nice boost to get during the week, i am going to have the entire Book of Mormon in action figures pretty soon, The Hunsakers have sent me Samuel the Lamanite and a stripling warrior, so it was way cool to have my favorite character in the Book of Mormon added to that list. I haven't gotten moms card yet but i am sure that i will get it soon. Thanks again for the letter about Gary Ceran, it was a really good story and i am pretty sure that we can all learn from his example. Life isn't to bad in retrospect sometimes. WEll other than that things are going well in life, a few downs this week like our top investigator getting a job on sunday. It has been really difficult for even our really strong members to not take jobs on Sunday, just because everyone is lacking work and getting pretty desperate that they will do anything. WE are teaching a ton of lessons about just putting your entire faith in God so that he can bless you and provide for you. But we will see what happens, hopefully the economy can turn around and we can get some people out of work and back to church. Lazaro is doing amazing and the only thing he needs in his life is his family, but not much we can do about that now. I have officially decided i hate Cuba because of the rediculous regulations to get here. I am going to use the money on my card you gave me to order him a nice book of Mormon and bible when it comes out. I am glad to hear that the dedication of the Temple went well and that you all got to see it. Well life is going well here and i am so thankful for all that you guys do for me. I love you very much and hope you all have a great week.
Love Elder Jensen

Lazaro

Well things are slowly progressing and i am doing well. President Woods called me the other day and told me i was going to be training another illegal from Honduras this next transfer but we will see what happens. I am doing well and enjoying the area, we have some very cool members. Our best member is a guy named Lazaro who was baptized three months ago and is from Cuba. He is probably the most Christlike person i have ever met and makes me feel like a really bad person everytime i talk to him. He just radiates love and humility and complete selflessness. He is getting ready to go through the temple and get the priesthood soon. So he is really cool and there are a few others that are amazing, the only problem is the leadership, or lack of i should say. But we will just keep going and hope it improves, it is improving just too slow. Our baptisms didn't happen because one went to texas for the week and the other wasn't ready, but we will keep trying to work with them and see if they are ready. This area has been worked by missionaries for a very long time so it is hard to find people that haven't already talked to missionaries, but every once in a while we run across a miracle and meet someone new. But we will just keep trying and hope for the best. I am going to have to cut the letter short today because one of the missionaries i live with doesn't have a library card and so i am going to give him a bit of time. But i am fine, thanks for everything. Some crazy old man gave us some pants so that provided some much needed releif and so i ordered some new garments with the money you gave me, thank you so much for everything.
Love Elder Jensen