Lord, I Would Follow Thee

Hello everyone!!!

Wow this week was a crazy one. To start I had a grand total of 5 companions this week and was definitely stressing out a bit. I dropped Sister Ziegler off to the mission home Monday afternoon, after which I received Sister Whitmer for the remainder of the day. Sister Whitmer and I were together for all of Tuesday as well. Transfers were Wednesday, for which I was in a trio with Sister Stott and her new greenie, Sister Worth! I was with them until about 3:30 or 4pm, when Sister Wilson finally arrived from Star Valley!! It's been great to get to hear how everyone is doing and I definitely miss it out there.

I want to share an experience we had Saturday, and since it's pretty packed, that'll about summarize my week. On Saturday we had the opportunity to meet President and Sister Southward! While I miss the Hancock's, the Southwards are going to be great to work with(: We had a special meet and greet in Soda Springs, during which we each got to have a minute to chat with President, his wife, and their kids. Just a reminder that is pretty key to this whole entire day- when Sister Ziegler and I were first in the area, President Southward skyped into a lesson we had with Michael. Michael seemed solid and set for baptism, but backed out right before his baptismal date, and dropped us.

When I got to speak with President Southward, Michael was the first thing he asked about, and I had to tell him that we still haven't had any further contact with him. I heard him talking with a few Elders about Michael as well, but I didn't think too much about it. Later during the conference President Southward was talking to us about hastening the work and reads us a text he received from Michael, just 10 minutes ago, out of the blue. Michael told him he was in the hospital and that prayers would be appreciated, to which President Southward responded, asking if he could visit him.

That evening we went with President Southward to visit Michael in the hospital. On the way up President asked Sister Wilson and I if we would sing for Michael as we visited him. The hymn "Lord, I Would Follow Thee" came to mind and we decided on that. When we got in the room Michael was laying there in the hospital bed with an IV sticking out of his arm and a giant ice pack on his head. He basically overheated and it opened the way for a virus to hit him. He is recovering, but will be in the hospital for a bit longer. President Southward talked and caught up with him a bit and then he and President McNabb (President's first counselor) gave him a blessing. After they finished the blessing, Sister Wilson and I sang and I bore my testimony to him. The spirit was so strong in that room and I know he felt it by the end of everything. Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways. My hope is this experience reminds him of the spirit he felt as he was learning about the church and helps him realize what's really important in this life.

I love you all and I hope you all have a wonderful week. I know if you're looking, you will see God's hand in your life. He loves each and every one of us and is aware of our situations.

Love you,
Sister Jensen