Thank Goodness for P-day!

Thank goodness for P day!  I'm officially loosing my mind!!!  Earlier this week I woke up in the middle of the night to footsteps upstairs.  (we live with members, but they are always out of town).  So obviously I started to panic.  I didn't want the intruder to know we were here, so I "yell whispered" at Sister Robinson.  She didn't wake up, so I shook her and said "There is someone upstairs!!"  Before she could answer I realized it was probably the members getting home late from vacation.  I felt SO bad!  My heart was still pounding when I layed back in bed and we listened to them walk around for another half hour.  My poor companion!  Seriously, for a good 3 minutes there was no other option in my mind...I was positive there was an intruder!  I'm loosing it haha.



Sister Robinson and Hayley



How was the classic Jensen Memorial Day?  I'm sad I couldn't be there to help.  I hope Wes had a fun day.  Because our P day was a holiday this week, our P day got switched to today (Tuesday).  Holidays are prime for tracting.  So we went tracting in some apartments near our house in hopes of finding people home.  Specifically YSA people.  I'm really trying to develop a love for tracting.  I just wish more people were interested our curious in hearing our message.  We did have success though at a couple of apartments and we'll send those referrals to the family ward Elders.

I can't believe I'm on week 4 of this transfer!  I have a feeling my visa is here, but I don't want to get my hopes up.  The reason I think it's here is because my missionary online portal changed from Spokane WA Mission back to Manaus Brazil Mission.  Fingers crossed!  I'll find out in another week and a half.  Also, Sister Prater and I get to be companions for 24 hours this week when we go on splits tomorrow!!!  Ahhhhh!  So excited!  How often do ya get to go on splits with your best friend?  That's missionary fun right there!  Haha be sure to tell Jane for me :)

 

Yum, it smells like cream soda!



So this entire weekend Sister Robinson and I took on an extra Sister.    This poor sister had such a bad time that she wanted to go home.  In fact, there is nothing I could say to convince her to stay.  So Sister Robinson and I decided we would make it the funnest weekend on her mission.  She said President put her with us because we are the funnest sisters in the mission.  What a compliment!  I wouldn't say I'm that fun, but I try to find joy in the work.   

Hayley with President and Sister Mullen



We picked up a new investigator this week!  Her name is Kristen and she is dating a less active named John.  Kristen said that a year ago her and John had been praying for God to see if He was there.  She said the next day, Elders showed up at their door and they took that as a sign from God.  Kristen has been so prepared!  She has zero religious background and she truely has the desire to learn more and draw closer to God and Jesus Christ.  We are going to start with the basics.  At our first visit she had a lot of questions about life after death so we are going to teach her the Plan of Salvation first to grab her attention.  She knows she has a lot of changes to make, but I think she will be willing to change as long as we can help her feel the Spirit and keep her commitments.  We had her pray after our first visit and she did not hesitate.  Before we could ask her how she felt, she said, "I can't explain how I'm feeling".  We are so excited to teach her!

This past Sunday we got less active member Scott to come to church.  He hasn't been since his dad died a little over a month ago.  He seemed really happy to be there.  Then last night someone brought him to FHE and he was laughing and having so much fun.  It's a really different experience being a missionary.  You can see others so different.  I look at Scott smiling and laughing and my heart is so full of joy.  For a moment, I can see him how our Heavenly Father sees him and I feel like he is my son.  The same can be said for my other less actives and investigators.  I just can't help but love them.  I can see their potential and I won't give up on them.

This mission can be likened unto the Plan of Salvation.  I leave my family for a short time, have experiences that help me grow, and I endure until the day I can return to my sweet family.  I look forward to that day so much.  I think about what it must have been like to leave our Heavenly parents.  We came to Earth to endure tough things and to have joy.  We are tested.  We make choices and those choices either draw us closer or distance us from our Heavenly Father.  And if we endure this life well, we can return to His presence and enjoy eternal life with our families forever.  I look forward to that reunion the most.

Let us use this short time on Earth wisely.  Like Moroni, I would "commend you to seek this Jesus" (Ether 12:41).  Come to know your Savior Jesus Christ.  He is real and present in our lives.  I feel His love on a daily basis.  It is His love that motivates me to do this work.  I love you all.  Thank you for your e-mails/letters and prayers. 

Com Amor,

Sister Hayley Jensen

7th Letter "Shawnee YSA Ward"

Have you seen the movie Tangled?  Do you remember the part when Rapunzel leaves her home and she goes through this emotional roller coaster?!  One minute she is crying and the next she is screaming "I'm never going home!!!"  That is the mission for ya!  At least the first week in the field.  I'm not going to lie, it's tough.  But then Heavenly Father makes up for it with miracles that give me so much joy!  I don't know how to explain it.

I'm loving this area more and more.  If I do stay another transfer, I hope I can stay here.  Washington is really beautiful and the people are generally very kind, even if they're not interested.  A lot of the members around here own the Subways so we can get free Subway anytime we want!!!  This is especially exciting for Sister Robinson and I because we serve in the Young Single Adult Ward and typically missionaries don't get meals when they serve in YSA wards.  But, that's ok!  We eat a lot of microwave meals and cereal.  Sometimes when we stop at member's homes they will feed us too.

We've seen a lot of miracles this week.  One of these miracles is Audrey.  Audrey was a member referral that started taking the discussions because she was curious.  We met with her a second time this week and this time she came without her fellowshipper!!!  Miracle number ONE!  We had planned to give her a church tour, but instead we sat down and got to know her a little better because she didn't keep her commitment to read the Book of Mormon.  After asking her some inspired questions, we found out why she felt like God wasn't in her life.  We asked her if she wanted to know if God was there and she said yes.  So we kneeled down and asked her to pray right there and to ask God if He was there.  Audrey offered the most simple prayer and because of her desires God answered immediately!  We could all feel it and we could not deny it.  I have never felt so much joy.  Heavenly Father truly cares if our prayers are answered, but we need to ask in faith.  After the prayer, we took her on a church tour and commited her to baptism on a specific date.  She is so awesome!  I really want her to continue progressing.

Another new investigator is named David.  (I'm calling him David to hide his identity).  David has been taught by the Elders before, but because he is YSA age, they gave him to us.  He is so ready to be baptized!  He asked us in our last meeting, "How can I show Jesus that I love Him?"  How many times do missionaries get that question?  There is a bit of a language barrier when we teach him and we are worried about being able to baptize him because of his family's religious background.  He wants to be baptized so bad.  He came to church yesterday and sat through all 3 hours.  When we had to leave him for priesthood meeting, I was worried.  He could tell I was worried so he said, "Just go, don't worry about me.  I'm fine!"  It was a weird feeling when we left.  For a moment, I felt like David was my son and I was genuinely worried about him and his welfare.  At the end, he went to the munch and mingle and he said he really liked church, but he only wants to come back for Sunday School next week.  He loved the Sunday School teacher.  Hopefully we can teach him how important the other meetings are too in our next lesson.

I wish I could tell you more!  There are so many miracles happening everyday!  There are people prepared all around us.  Last General Conference Elder Nelson said, "Catch the Wave!"  The hour of our mission has come and it will never end.  Everyone knows someone who is prepared or who is being prepared to hear the gospel.  I challenge all who read this e-mail to create a list of 5 names, pray over it, and decide who Heavenly Father wants you to invite to hear more about the gospel.  D&C 31:7 says, "I will open the hearts of the people, and they will receive you."  I can promise this is true.  If we do this, God gives us a promise in verse 13 "Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you".  What an excellent promise!  Open your mouths!  We can all be better missionaries!

I love you all and I think of you often.  Thank you for your prayers.  I know that this is Christ's church today.  He is at the head of it.  When we take the gospel more seriously, God will bless our lives.  I know this.  I know He lives and loves us. 

Have a great week!  Your favorite missionary,

Sister Jensen

P.S. Read GC talk Catch the Wave! :)

6th Letter "It's Official"

Hello Family and Friends!


Happy Birthday mom and Weston!  (and Mother's Day!)  I love you both so much!  Have a great Birthday week :)
I'm finally in the field!  I'm now serving in the Washington Spokane Mission.  It's so beautiful here!  I love it!  Thank you Lesa and Ron for the packages!  And everyone else for the letters and e-mails!  I'm trying to write ya'll back, but I can't promise I'll always be this good at writing.  Be sure to include my first name on all letters and packages.  There are apparently 3 Sister Jensen's here.  Crazy!
Walking through the SLC Airport Monday morning was literally a dream come true.  I love sporting the tag and talking to people about the church.  On my flight from Oakland to Spokane, I sat between 2 very nice ladies. Terry and Karina.  Karina and I hit it off right away.  She has a faith in Jesus Christ and was leaving for a mission trip the next day.  We had a great conversation about the church and I gave her a picture of Jesus Christ.  She was so happy!  Terry didn't care to know much about the church, so I was just friendly to her.  At the end of the flight, I gave them each a Book of Mormon with my testimony inside and a pass-along card.  Karina hugged me!!!  She was so grateful.  She has been so prepared to hear the message of the Restored gospel!  I'm going to try and e-mail her this week.  Terry accepted it and said she would take a look at it.  I think she mostly accepted it out of obligation because I was so nice to her haha.  Convert with kindness!


My companion is really great!  Her name is Sister Robinson and she is originally from London, England and moved to Ohio when she was 12.  She is a great trainer and we're having a lot of success here.  Her accent is difficult to understand sometimes.  For instance, I asked her if she had an apostle when she was in the MTC and she thought I said "parcel" (a.k.a. another word for package).  She send her mom tried to send her one but it was too late.  I just kind of laughed to myself.  It's fun being her companion.  We are sweeping the area together and that's been challenging because our area covers the entire stake because we serve in the Shawnee YSA Ward.  We love the area and the people are very kind to us.  We live in a basement apartment (kind of) and the owners were out of town for the past couple days so we watched their dog Kula. Kula is pretty old and smelly and helpless, but that's what makes him so cute I think haha.  His owner left instructions of what to do if Kula died while they were gone and who to call to get him cremated!!!  I took a picture of the note, I thought it was so funny.  It was very detailed haha.  


The funny note



We already have 2 investigators!  Isaiah and Audrey.  Isaiah has been working with the Elders for quite some time now.  He is graduating from high school this year and said he is struggling with some spiritual battles.  We are trying to help him feel the spirit and recognize that Christ can help him overcome these battles.  It's tough though because he has to want it too.  Audrey is a referral!  We LOVE referrals!  She is just curious about our church, but if we can help her fell the Spirit, I know we can get her to progress towards baptism.  I extended the baptismal invitation to both of them this week and they both said yes!  Hopefully we'll have them both on date this week.

I have so much more I want to share, but I'm already out of e-mail time!  I want you all to know that I love my Savior.  Everyday is so hard, yet so joyful!  I find my self repeating in my head often, "I love my Savior.  I love my Savior.  I love my Savior."  He is the reason I am here.  I've also developed a greater love for the scriptures.  I love reading my scriptures everyday and marking them up.  I treasure this opportunity that I have to serve.  Thank you for your prayers.  I love you all!

 

Sister Hayley Jensen

5th Letter "Final Week at the MTC"

Hello!!!

Thank you to everyone who wrote me/sent packages to me this week.  Alli, Mom, Dad, Sandi, Susan, Jean...sorry if I'm forgetting anyone!  And Dana and mom especially for the packages.  It's the best.  Thanks again for the shoes mom!  They are so nice.

First you must know, that I'm very proud of this watch tan line.  I've never felt tan before, but now I have an efficient way to track my progress.  Ok fine, so I'm not tan...but I'm definitely a darker shade of pale. :)  This week is my final week in the MTC!!!  I don't know why, but they changed our entire schedule.  (Probably to accommodate the influx of missionaries this week).  Just so you know, Brazil bound missionaries totally get the shaft schedule around here, but tudo bem! :)  I'm sad to leave, but very very excited to start teaching for real!  Thursday evening I will know my reassignment and travel plans.  Hopefully I will fly to my reassignment so I can call home at the airport.

It's only been a few days since I last spoke with you, but it feels like forever!  The days are so long here, but they go by way too fast.  Since we last spoke, I met the newly called  General Young Women President.  She spoke in Relief Society to all the Sisters, then we got to meet her after.  So that was really cool.  She talked about Jacob 5 (The allegory of the olive tree).  I have a new found love for this chapter.  I especially love verse 72 where it says,

"And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights; and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them..."

I'm not alone in this great cause of spreading the gospel.  The Lord is laboring with me.  And it makes us happy!  I've never been happier or more excited about what I'm doing.  There are many trying to decide whether a mission is right for them.  This can be a difficult decision that may require a lot of prayer, but my answer is always "YES!"  Go serve!  You will love it and it will alter the outcome of eternity.  I know this to be true.  I'm so grateful for my decision to serve.  That is Hayley's opinion.  Let's see what the scriptures say about those deciding whether or not to serve a mission...in D&C 4 (classic missionary section) verse 3,

"Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work"

There you have it!  The scriptures say yes too.

 I also have enjoyed the opportunity this week to reflect on the role of the Spirit on my mission.  I have often thought that I'm not very good at recognizing the Spirit.  I often think that when I feel the Spirit, I should immediately recognize that it is a spiritual prompting.  This is not true.  Usually it comes in a good thought.  And that thought makes you squirm in your seat until you act on it.  This has happened since I've been here.  A couple weeks ago I saw an old Relief Society President from my BYU student ward.  We were only together 2 and 1/2 months, so I knew she wouldn't remember me, but I couldn't shake the thought "Go say hi!"  I squirmed in my seat for a minute trying to talk myself out of it until I couldn't take it anymore.  I walked clear across the room to say hi and reintroduce myself.  I didn't know why, but I had to do it.

Read Nephi 4:6 (We don't often know beforehand the things that the Spirit wants us to do)

Sister Decker on far left

I got her attention, reintroduced myself, and told her how great I thought she was when she was my relief society president.  Then I returned to my seat.  A week later, I ran into her again and she stopped me and thanked me for saying hi.  She said that week she had been thinking a lot about her time as RS president and how she wished she could've done better.  She said that my compliment was inspired.  It was so simple, but it meant a lot to her.  I'm grateful that Heavenly Father was able to use me as an instrument in helping one of His children gain a little confidence in herself.  It was a neat experience.

Music is also a great way to invite the Spirit.  Have you ever felt the chills while listening to something beautiful?  That is the Spirit.  This week Sister Decker and I have been singing a lot.  To our investigators, roommates, and in sacrament meeting.  I love the way music invites the Spirit and I hope to use this a lot on the mission.

I wish I could write more!!!  We have to go to choir practice now.  Eu amo voces! xoxo


Love,


Sister Jensen

4th Letter "Semana 5 no CTM"

Oi!

First of all, thank you to everyone who sent me mail/e-mails/packages this week.  I feel so loved!

I'm on Week 5!  Can ya believe it?  1 month down, 17 more too go!  Gosh!  I can't believe how quickly time flies here. Next week I'll be receiving my reassignment somewhere in the states.  Any guesses?  I'm very excited to start my mission in the U.S.  It's like 2 missions in one and who wouldn't want that?


The weather has been so nice the past couple days.  We've been studying outside a lot and I may have over done it because I'm starting to get a watch tan line.  I'm really proud of that tan line too!  It makes me feel like I'm making progress and it definitely makes me feel like a sister missionary.


I love the MTC.  It will be sad to leave for sure.  I love meeting new people all the time.  I also really love telling people I'm from Detroit.  One Elder in my district didn't believe me for at least a week.  Everyone thinks that I grew up in the ghetto.  It's cool though.  What I will miss most is the Spirit here.  Last Saturday we went to TRC (Training Resource Center) and taught a couple volunteers.  Our favorite lesson was with Miles and Drew, two member friends that served a mission in Brazil.  Drew became less active after his mission.  Sister Decker and I spent most of the time talking to them and getting to know them.  Then we shared a message about prayer.  It went so well!  I felt like someone was actually benefiting from what I had to say and the Portuguese was flowing so easily.  The were surprised that we were doing so well after only 4 weeks.

This week I've been pondering a lot about the reality of a Savior and the Atonement.  We watched "The Testament" on Sunday and it really got me thinking about what it must have been like for the Nephite people to finally meet the promised Savior.  Then I read in 3 Nephi 17:5,

"And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and behold they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them"

I can only imagine the perfect joy they felt when the Savior had come.  How devastating to know that He would again leave them.  And then it says in verse 6,  "And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you."


The Savior has an infinite and perfect capacity to love and have compassion that extends to all who are willing to receive it.  I have felt His love so abundantly in my life.  Especially since I decided to go on a mission.  So many people today think religion was important only in ancient times and that God doesn't manifest His power anymore today.  I testify that He does.  God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  He is very real and very much alive.  He is completely aware of us and what we need.  The resurrected Savior will return again.

I know God loves me.  I'm grateful for the opportunities I've had to struggle this week.  God is quick to remind me who is in charge.  I'm learning to submit my will to His and rely on the Spirit more than my own reason and logic.  The church is true.  Missions are tough, but it would be disappointing if it were easy.  I love my Savior and I'm eternally grateful for His atoning sacrifice for me.  These things I say are true.


I love you all and think of you often.  Have a great week!

Your favorite missionary,

Sister Jensen

3rd letter "We had an Apostle visit this week!"

 Oi!

Another excellent week in the MTC!  Thanks everyone for the e-mails and letters: Dad, Mom, Abby, Kelley, Mat, Kristie, Christy, Jane, LuLu, Nick, Katie, Kathleen and anyone else I may be forgetting.  Thanks mom and Christy for package!  Sorry if I'm missing anyone or double thanked anyone.  It's so hard to keep track!

I'm now in my fourth week at the Provo MTC.  Unreal.  Time flies when you're a missionary.  This morning our district went to the temple and it was great.  I love living close to the temple.  Always take advantage of the closeness of our temples.  We are so blessed.  I love being a missionary!  Sometimes, I forget I'm actually in Provo.  I'll walk outside and I'm like "Wait, we're in Provo?!"  I'm so tuned out of the world.  What's going on anyway?  It's amazing how we intertain ourselves in here.  This week our Elders had fun tossing candy around the classroom.  We toss candy at them and they love catching it their mouths.  The Elders are like our District pets!!!  We feed them candy, they do cool tricks, we scold them when they get out of hand....it's fun.  Makes me miss my dog haha.  I'm just teasing, our Elders are great!!!  Each night we share our highlights from the day. (Sister Prater's idea...LOVE HER!)   Last P day one Elder said his highlight was seeing the Sisters in white at the temple.  They tell us all the time how much they admire our decision to serve.  For them it's a Priesthood duty, for the Sisters it's a choice.  I'm really grateful for my district.

We had a cool devotional this week with Greg Droubay (Director of Media-Missionary Department).  He began by showing us all that the church is doing to spread the word about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Have you heard of the "I'm a Mormon" campaign?  Go to mormon.org.  The church purchased several electronic bill board displays in Time Square last Christmas that displayed the true meaning of Christmas along with the logo "mormon.org".  It is also very exciting in England right now.  The "tube" and several tunnels, taxis, and buses are completely covered with "I'm a Mormon" ads.  God is truly hastening His work.  Never pass an opportunity to share the gospel.  There are many prepared to hear the fullness of the gospel.  Help the missionaries in your ward find people to teach.


We got an apostle this week!!!  Richard G. Scott came Tuesday night and it was pretty amazing.  I wish I could write everything he said, but I'll share my favorites.  He said that our choice to be a missionary will bless us eternally.  He said that everything good that has come of his life is a direct result of his mission.  I love this!  Missions are truly the refiner's fire.  I'm humbled on a daily basis.  It is so easy to feel completely inadequate here, but according to Elder Scott, the Lord didn't call us to fail, he called us to succeed.  I'm grateful that Heavenly Father allows me to struggle, before He picks me back up.


He spent most of his time talking about prayer.  He said learn how to pray on your mission.  Pour out your heart to your Heavenly Father.  This reminded me of a quote I really love:


"Of all the titles of respect and honor and admiration that are given to Deity, He has asked us to address Him as Father"

-Quorum of the Twelve Apostles


He wants to hear from us because He is our loving Heavenly Father.  Elder Scott then closed by saying "I know Christ lives because I know Him".  He left us with a special Apostolic blessing that we would master our foreign languages and that we'd be richly blessed for our service.  It was so powerful. I know this church is true.  My heart is full of gratitude for the opportunity to serve Him.  Sometimes I wish my family was here so badly.  I yearn for you to hear the words of these speakers and feel what I'm feeling.  There is no place like the MTC.  Rumor has it we are getting another General Authority this Sunday!  So excited.


Thanks for the letters!  Alli, I hope you got mine.  Mom never told me that you did.  If so, I expect one stat Miss!
Eu amo voces!

Tchau!  Tchau! 

Sister Jensen

Hayley's 2nd letter from the MTC

Oi familia e amigos!

Tudo bem no CTM! (All is well in the MTC)

First off, thanks for all the e-mails, letters, DearElders, and packages.  They are much appreciated here.  Letters are gold.  Thank you Mom, Dad, Alli, Wes, Jayne, Sue&Jim, Christy, Kristie, Teresa, Amy, Austin, Abby, Kelley, Jane, Lesa, and Clint.  Sorry if I missed anyone.  Thanks for the love!


This week was awesome!  Vocal Point came and gave the devotional on Sunday.  It was very fun.  Everyday I'm more and more grateful to be here.  When we're not learning, we are laughing and having a great time.  I have some awesome missionaries in my district.  The Elders are especially awesome.  I was sick this week and the Elders were more than willing to give me a Priesthood blessing.  I love our Elders.  Despite their ages (18 and 19 year-olds) they are more than adequately prepared to serve.  They also make us laugh a lot.  On April Fools day they made all us Sisters believe that they got their visas!!  That really got us going, until they started laughing and said "April Fools!"  We totally forgot it was April Fools day.

They also do this thing called "spooning".  In the MTC, spooning is defined by carefully placing plastic spoons in another Elder's pocket, belt loop, etc. without them knowing.  It's pretty funny.  I like to joke and say that our Elders are always "spooning" each other and it's really awkward haha.  We have fun Elders.

Sister Decker and I are pretty cool too.  One day I started beat boxing and she started rapping in Portuguese.  It was funny, really funny.  She kind of reminds me of the funny Elder on the movie "Best Two Years".  You can only imagine how awesome her rapping is.  The Elders in our Branch are obsessed with it.  They think it's funny that a girl like me can make those kinds of vocal percussion noises!

This week we found out that 2 missionaries in our district received their visas.  They both went through the San Francisco Consulate and they leave for the Sao Paulo MTC this Tuesday.  We are so sad they are leaving, but also very happy for them.  One girl in our district is very dramatic about getting her visa.  It is all that she talks about.  As much as I'd love to be in Brazil, I know that Lord has different plans in mind.  I signed up for a mission, not for Brazil.  This is not a vacation to me.  I'm on the Lord's errand.  He will send me where He needs me.  In fact, I'd be very excited about a temporary reassignment.  Two missions in ONE!

How did ya like General Conference?  I thought it was wonderful.  It is a neat experience watching GC in the MTC.  The Spirit is so strong here.  I loved all the talk of missionary work as well.  It is so cool being numbered with the missionaries of the church.  It's an exciting time!  Not only for missionaries, but also member missionaries.  Do not miss an opportunity to share the gospel with others.  If you are reading this letter right now, find out for yourself why I'm sacrificing 18 months in the prime of my life to preach the gospel.  This is Christ's church.  If you want to know more, call the missionaries or write me and I'll hook you up. :)

This week I'm cherished my personal study time.  I especially loved reading in John 13:1-17 where Christ is washing the feet of the 12 apostles.  He says that He does this to give them an example, that they should do to others as He has done unto them.  Then He makes this promise in verse 17, "And if you know these things, happy are ye if ye do them".  We can find happiness in serving one another and loving one another.  I had a viral infection earlier this week.  Wednesday was a tough day.  It was all about my sickness, my antibiotics, me me me.  It was not the best day I've had in the MTC.  Not because I was sick, but because the focus of the day was on me.  I knew sister Decker had been wanting to go to the early morning yoga class.  Even though I was really against it, I went because is was important to her.  As a result of this sacrifice, I had a much better day.  Turn outward instead of inward.  "Happy are ye"


Thanks for your note Alli.  It made me cry.  I'm sorry I can't be there for you right now during high school starting.  Trust me, it is very hard not to call my mom and vent to her on a daily basis.  But it is forcing me to rely more on my Heavenly Father.  I believe that is why we have limited communication in the MTC.  Instead of venting to mom, I pour out my heart to my Father in Heaven.  He knows you best.  So Alli, when you have no one to turn to, go to Him.  He will comfort you.  He understands and He loves you.  Keep being a good example to others.

My time is up!  (I may have even gone a little over time)  Oops!  Just too much on my mind.  Love you all so much!  Continue to write me.  (Remember, this is the only time on my mission you can write me everyday on DearElder for free!!!!)  So do it!  When I don't get mail, the Elders feel bad for me and buy me candy haha.  so send mail!

Love your favorite Missionary/Amazon women,

Sister Hayley Jensen