Some pictures

Hermana Jensen hasn't written a general letter in the past few weeks so I thought I'd send some pictures. 

​It's getting dark earlier: fall is coming!

Hermana Penaranda, Bishop, and Hermana Jensen

Cozy fall afternoons, missionary style. :)

Knock Out

Every day in the Great California San Fernando Mission, the missionaries participate in something called "Knock Out". For two hours, all of the missionaries in the entire mission knock on doors to try to find people who are seeking to find the truth. Before they start, wherever they are in the mission, the missionaries say a prayer. It's powerful to think of all of these faithful missionaries united in prayer each and every day.

Hermana Jensen invited us to pray with her at Knock Out time. We set a timer on my phone and now we stop to pray at that time as well. We have witnessed our faith grow and missionary opportunities expand as we participate in Knock Out with our Hermana. Here is an excerpt of a letter she sent us about Knock Out:

Thank you for always praying for us during knock out. :) We've been having a lot of success during Knock Out lately, and I know that it's because of the faith and prayers of everyone around us. :) Just this week, we had an absolutely incredible experience. I think it was Thursday- we started knocking doors at a specific intersection we had planned, and it just kept feeling wrong. We tried going in several different directions, and finally we walked towards an apartment complex that we had tried opening, but was locked. Just as we got there, someone came out, and we were able to go in! We taught the message of the Restoration to every person we talked to except for one, and we set several return appointments with interested people. The most amazing thing, though, is that at the very last door, we found a family! First, we were just talking with them, and the mom was asking us questions about how our church is different from the Catholic church. We asked if we could come in and explain it, and we sat down with her and taught her the restoration, and committed her to read and pray about it and to learn more! At the end, she gathered all of her kids together, and we had a family prayer with them. :) We're teaching them tonight, and I'll tell you how it goes!

I love you all! 

Love,
Hermana Jensen :)

Faith to conquer fear

This letter is from October 3rd. We were gone so I wasn't able to update.

Hello, again! I love you all!

This week, following our pattern of knocking like Paul, Hermana and I found 6 new investigators! The ones we're most excited about, however, are actually a referral from a ward member.

He invited his sister-in-law to church, and the next week, we set an appointment with him to go teach her. When we got there, we found out that his wife isn't a member, either! We taught them all the message of the restoration, and invited them to be baptized. They're not ready to commit yet, but they will keep meeting with us to try to learn more!

As I testified to them of the restored gospel, I felt such a strong witness of the Spirit. I knew, then, that all of this is absolutely true. More than true, it's the most important thing anyone can ever know or participate in. This gospel is real, and it changes lives.

I love you all!