5/22/17
Mom:The baby chicks in your room hatched. Three of them lived but one died. They were born on Mother’s Day! The day you skyped. They are the cute ones that have all the curly feathers and etc. Halle has baby bunnies. Dad has 3 calves that need to be bottle fed. The pigs! Busy farm life. We are trying to get things done outside but the stinking weather. It keeps raining and getting cold.
This has been one of the tougher weeks I have had for lots of reasons. I keep thinking to myself how I need to choose the right and sometimes that isn't easy. In fact sometimes it down right stinks... ( ; But, in the end there are blessings or consequences for those choices. I can only control mine. I think a wise missionary told me that once...
This next week is the last week of school. The Earnests temple on Saturday a.m., Kassie temple on Friday, Kassie’s farewell on Sunday and the missionaries are speaking in our ward. But, I am going camping with my side of the family unless it is too cold. We have planned it and committed for too long now. I would feel like I was betraying. I plan to go down and see Kassie the week before she goes and possibly go to the temple. I will support the Earnests at their farewells and try to make up this absence, and the missionaries will have to live.
Cameron, I loved seeing you on Mother’s Day and I hated saying goodbye. I can’t wait to have you at home again. This motherhood thing is such a blessing and at the same time so very difficult! My heart and thoughts are with you all the time. I worry, I cheer you on, I pray for you, I get all those emotions that I did when you were home but they are a lot tougher. I do realize we have heavenly father with us more at this time but also the devil knowing where our weaknesses are at. We need to stand strong and keep our faith. I will do everything I can and I hope you know how much I LOVE you! This is one of the hardest things you will ever do but also the best. Never again in life will you be able to focus on the gospel every day. You will be so happy to come home but you will have a sadness to leave all that you’ve done for 2 years. It is such a bitter sweet blessing and I am actually very envious to know what it feels like. I already know we are blessed because of you and I could tell you exactly how Satan worked and how my faith overcame. I will always have a testimony and faith that I will try to share and make evident. I wish I would’ve realized how important this all was and how strong I felt about this long before now. But, instead of regrets, I am looking at each day as a day to be that much better. That’s why I really want to do my best to stay kind even when I feel like this. I can't do much about others choices but I am in control of mine. Even when it comes to agree to disagree. I LOVE you Cam and your example makes me want to be the BEST me that I can!
Cam: I am sorry mom. I have news to make your week better! We were able to get the weddings of Lettisia and Overlan marked also Valmir and Edivania marked!!!!!
Cam: I paid for Valmir and Edivania and then me, Elder Perez, helped out for Lettisia and Edivani and then the branch paid for the other. So, it all worked out.
Mom: You make me proud! Hayley had her baby two month early. She got toxemia and they had to start her for her health and the babies. She was transported to Ogden Regional where they had what she needed. Everyone is fine but baby Cal has to say in the hospital for 6 weeks total. So another 5 weeks. Jenny said she was so sad to leave him there and not be able to bring her baby home with her. It make my heart hurt.
Cam: I am glad they are both o.k. I bet they are happy and ready to bring him home.
Mom: The senior cheerleaders got the others out of bed for breakfast on Saturday. MaKayla accidentally announced it at practice. So, Annie knew but the anticipation still made it exciting and fun. They ate at Craynor's house. Annie said it was really fun. Annie and Mal have been to the school to help me when their classes have been watching movies. It is finally a little warmer today. Maybe we will get summer. This is my last one and only one that I won't see you in so I am excited!!! I hope Shad and Tyson get their butts out to see me soon or they are in trouble. Cameron's (Earnest)testimony was sooo touching. I love that kid
Cam: That is awesome they won state! I bet they're excited to end their season and senior year with a win like that.
Mom: Ya, they are so happy and excited. Amber and the boys are pretty emotional these days. I feel for them. Last summer was the hardest part of my life yet plus up til now. But, I do remind them that you said it gets better. I miss you just as much but time passes, you are making a difference, and I look forward to P-DAYS and Skypes to get me through the weeks and months. I didn't realize how hard my friends ached when they had a missionary and I feel horrible that I wasn't more supportive. I think everyone just thinks you should be so happy and thankful. Which I am but Satan works on us and he want our hearts to hurt. Amber has to do this twice. Give her some kind words. I will be done with school in a week and I plan to step up my game. I will be there for all of them. Oh ya, at Purple and White Cameron gave a speech Annie said. She said it was really cute and sweet.
Cam: Ha! That is so funny. It was really nice to see them and Nicole. Thanks for letting them come over to skype.
Mom: How is your belly and your legs? Did you get the blood results back?
Cam: I feel better and the tests came back normal.
Mom: Well that makes a mom feel better. Has Junior left for his mission yet?
Mom: Today is your 9 month mark. Can you believe a year ago you were graduating? This group of kids are the first group of kids I taught as a teacher and the only year I did 5th grade. They will always be so special to me. I am starting a "Hump Day" package so I can send it in August. Let me know if you think of something you want in it. Does the branch have young men and young womens?
Cam: Yeah, they have ym/yw but we don't ever go. We have a lot of work to do.
Mom: Have a good week you lil baby skunk! Remember to eat enough fruits and drink water to make sure you poop. Also, sunscreen is wise. Be proud of your testimony and that Heavenly Father chose you to go to Brazil to these awesome people. They love you and they feel your love! We receive blessings and/or consequences in life for the choices and roads we take. I hope you remember either way what is important is what we do with these consequences and blessings. Thanks for the letter to your friends. You make me proud! Keep smiling and looking for the blessings. You will see and accomplish a lot if you give your self to the lord. Mushy, I know but true. I want that so bad for my children.
Raulmir rocking his dad's motorcyle
OH! Lacrosse won state!!!!!
Cam: No, he leaves August 2nd. President Edinildo and his wife Joselma fed us this week and it was good.
Cam: Happy Birthday mom on the 27. Thank you for all you do for me. I couldn't ask for a better mom! I love you!
GROUP E-MAIL
Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!! The last couple weeks have been great!!! Last week I got to talk to my mother for Mother's Day!! It was great to catch up and see the fam!! This week we were able to mark 2 weddings for our investigators. We were able to get the money to get it marked. Now we just wait for the judge to sign then we can do it whenever in the church. Both of the couples are really excited for the changes coming up in their lives!! So a story of the week, we were walking home and I heard someone say do you speak English so I looked around and a guy was waving to me. So, I went over and was like, "yeah, do you?" He laughed and said, "I only know that in English." So, I started talking to him for a bit. Sadly he doesn't live in my area and was just visiting. After talking for a bit he was like, "do you want food?" I was like, "sure." So I went to see how much it was and I didn't have enough money with me so I started walking away and said, "bye." He said, "I thought you wanted food?" I told him that I didn't have money and he told me that it was o.k.. He told me he would buy and to go get food. I told him that he didn't need to that and I had money at home. He told me to go get food. So, me and my comp ended up getting food and a pop from him. Got to love nice people in the street. I also hit 9 months today, crazy how fast time is going! Have a good week!
I bought a mosquito net cause our house is filled with mosquitoes and I would wake up itching to death so I bought it,
The church bought a ping pong table so we went a played last P-day with some members. It looks good in the sacrament room.
I bought myself a soccer jersey. So, I had to rock it. The name of the team is Palmeiras. T They were champions in Brazil last year.
Here I am with a family we are teaching (the ones that will get married here in a bit. The husband is Valmir and his wife Edivania and their son Raulmir.
Here is the letter that Elder Jensen wrote to be put in his friend newsletter that Becky Bown does:
iae meus amigos tudo bem? I am here in Viçosa still with the same companion Elder Perez from El Salvador. The funny story is no one knows where El Salvador is and there is a big city in Brazil named Salvador. So, when he says I am from El Salvador and they think of that and say, "oh Bahia (which is the name of the state) you live close." He then explains and he is getting tired of it. So, now he just says that he is from Mexico. I would laugh so hard every time he says it because he isn't from Mexico. So, Viçosa is a branch here that is really good. I like it here a lot it is out of the big city and poor too. So, this week we got 2 weddings marked. The one couple are both non-members that are really excited to be baptized and to change their lives. The other couple has the husband that is inactive but coming back and the wife is not a member. So, we are really excited for this in the upcoming weeks. We also have a wedding this week Thursday May 25th. The wife is coming back and the husband is not a member. We are working with him, his daughter, and granddaughter to baptize them!! Here in Brazil no one marries they just move in together so that is difficult for us missionaries. But, the lord has a plan for everyone and has prepared people. We just have to find them and they don't have a problem with changing because they know that it is true!! Winter has started here and so it has been raining more and more. The last couple of days have been a down pour for 3 days. Yesterday at church it was raining so I called our investigators and asked if they were going to be able to make it. She said that it depended on the weather because they have a little boy and live far away. Not very many people have cars. No one in the branch has a car either to go get them. So, I was like o.k. and sad that they wouldn't be able to come. 10 minutes later they walk in! It made me so so so so happy to see that they made it a priority to come to church. This just shows how the lord prepares his children for us!! I love this gospel and all it has given to me and for this opportunity I have to give a little back from what I have received!!
Love,
Elder Cameron Jensen
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