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Elder Kade Jensen

3549 Curry Lane #2414

Abilene, TX 79606

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A: Lubbock       B: Amarillo       C: Abilene

I got transferred!!!

Elder Kade Jensen

3549 Curry Lane #2414

Abilene, TX 79606

Hey Everybody,

I got transferred! I am now in Abilene!! I am with Elder Rowley now who makes you cry because you laugh so hard. He is so funny! We are white washing an area meaning we both haven't done anything so we are just starting fresh here. My last few days in Amarillo were fun. I went to an investigators house after the never ending pasta bowl at olive garden. They told me to come over because they have a present for me. I walk in their house and Cary the husband walks into his guitar room closet and comes back with an Edward Van Halen tie that is still wrapped and has never been open. It was so AWESOME!!! I felt like a kid with a new toy or a family who just got an extreme home makeover. Then of course went and said by to the coolest members in Amarillo. If I ever go back there after my mission I am going to the Tascosa Drive-In Theatre which is my dream now that I know where a drive in is I'M GOING!!!

The bus drive down was fun seeing mostly everyone from the MTC. Sister Poulson and Sister Wilson are in my zone. Poulson is in my district and same apartment complex so it should be fun. Abilene is greener than Amarillo it's still fun to joke about the brown land. I know Elder Rowley and I will be great! He is from Paramore or Panawan Utah or something like that. I guess it's really small. But we got put into a bike area so hopefully my bike didn't get too destroyed from mountain biking. Also good news is I didn't break my finger it's just way jammed but not as bad as dads finger. Elder McAdams got put with another new missionary so he will be training again but for 12 weeks because of some new program the Presidency put out. Elder Rowley has 12 weeks left until he goes home so I'm thinking I will be with him for that time but ya never know anything can happen these days. I love you guys!

Love, Kade Jensen

Wow what a hectic week

Hey yall sorry this email is late today. So saturday we had 4 baptisms and 4 confirmations in our ward the next day. I also gave a talk on the gift of Agency. This week we haven't been doing much except for service we ripped up a whole lawn on Saturday and replaced it with stone for Nancy some investigator. She fed us breakfast and lunch. On monday we went tracting and I went through all the people that Rob Folsom ran into only one of the seven actually was still around. Early morning we set a baptismal date for a guy named Jason who is really interested! Also on monday I found out some stuff which made me not eat at all Monday and Tuesday just cuz I was really down and didn't know what to do. But tuesday we knocked all day weaving back and forth through neighborhoods. It went well we found lots of new contacts who are somewhat interested. On Wednesday I wouldn't have ate anything but we went to Nancys to touch things up with the yard and she fed us breakfast and lunch again. We went to Kristens who just needs to come to church and get dunked but her kids always say the "aries" are coming over and then we show up it's way weird but Kristen needs to understand that what we are teaching her is true but her work schedule and friends think differently. So that's why everyone needs to find out for themselves and not be peer pressured into anything.

Today I am late writing this because we just went mountain biking up Palo Duro Canyon which is the 2nd largest after Grand Canyon. It was 122 degrees outside in the canyon. It was way fun and scary going up and down the hills and cliffs but I got used to it. We were riding to this one hill called Lighthouse and right before not 20 seconds before we got there my chain broke and my bike stopped and I went forward slamming my right index finger I don't know if it's broken or not but I don't think so since I am typing lightly with it. I am so burned and dusty from it but it was still fun!!! Elder Moss was there too which was fun. I rode a fake bull and had harry potter glasses on and we got a shirt and got water bandannas from Nancy it's the new style these days.

This next week is Transfers so I don't know if I will get transferred to another area we think I will stay but you never know. But if I do stay then yes I am moving into another apartment anyways at the end of this month so send me letters if you know they will get here before the month is over.

Hmmm what else oh yeah I don't know what to do with this stupid retainer that does not stay in so it just cuts my tongue constantly. It's really starting to bug me. Shaving!! Ugh I have to start shaving every day now so it's coming in fast!! I just got my haircut yesterday too and it looks nice. I'm glad Laine is liking all the camps she's been too and that her faith and testimony is growing now she just needs to stay on that path and not let high school get in the way. So Laine when someone picks on you just go to the gym lobby and point at the wall and say "so my brother is better than your brother" I'm sorry that's not christ like at all. Everyone have a good week and go to church!!!

Nothing too exciting

Welp nothing much to say in this letter. Laine is having tons and tons of

camps so she is always busy this summer which is good. And Aley died a week
ago today. Heard lots of bad news this passed week. Hopefully it's better
this week. So Saturday we had a ward picnic and we threw water balloons at
each other. Sunday we had church and this Sunday I have to give a talk on
the Gift of Agency. Monday I met Jason who is having us come over every day
to teach him because he learned a lot when he visited Spain and their
missionaries there so he called the church building on Sunday and we just so
happened to be there to pick it up. Perfect timing. We also knocked all day
and made 5 contacts so we will keep checking on them. Tuesday we helped a
less active clean her boat. Wednesday I finally met Kristen whose mom is a
member but she isn't so she will come to church this Sunday. And today is
nice out with clouds and wind and it's not hot really feels good. So we were
going to play volleyball now it may look like we play something else since
the weather is good. After we shop for food we are going to Cici's Pizza.
Welp that's it for now and tell Jordan Rigby welcome home. It's a short
email see ya.

Drunk People these days

Hey Everybody

Wow I just had to pick the worst keyboard here at the library but that's okay. I am doing well. Let's see how my week went.... Can't remember anything from Friday or Saturday but Sunday, Justine (10) showed up to church and I confirmed her that was way awesome! Elder McAdams kept whispering don't pass out don't pass out because of my spells and all. But yeah that was cool. Monday was fun but way exhausting and hard. Now that Dorothy and Justine are members we don't have any investigators really so Monday we knocked six hours straight and then Tuesday knocked another 4 hours straight. The title is called Drunk People these days because of Monday we were knocking and only 2 people talked to us in 5 hours so we knocked another house and this guy named Randell is 51 and he was hammered. His dog was the ugliest thing I have ever seen to being 20 years old. Anyways this drunk guy told us to sit outside and he will come back so we sat and talked about what we should teach and we said let's ask him to be baptize just too look at his reaction. He came out wanting to know a story so we did the First Vision and he smoked 5 cigarettes in 15 minutes and all the smoke was hitting Elder McAdams hahaha so he started saying a few bad words here and there and he told us he would stop and we said the name Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon and he was tripping out like a demon was inside of him. So we just made fun of him asking "So uhh how many drinks did you have? It smells like you showered in it. Hey how does that cancer stick taste? You know it's killing you." And he is completely out of it while we are having a good time messing with his head. I know it was a waste of time but we needed some fun!!! So anyways we asked him if he would be baptized into our church and he told us, "I will only if you go back to your old school ways man ya know what I'm saying man." We asked what do you mean? And he said it's a very VERY bad word man. We just start saying polygamy multiple times and he kept yelling stop saying that word. We were laughing so hard. We exclaimed how we don't practice that anymore and he said that it was man who changed that rule it wasn't god. We just said okay whatever man and messed with his head more. He walked around like gollum and completely acted like him too he would make a weird noise every time we say Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon. But it totally made my week the best part is he works at one of the Wal-Mart's around here.

Okay now Tuesday is the first day of Zone Conference where we had interviews with the mission president. We had pizza with him. The Vehicle Coordinator and Supplies Elders stayed with us. I finally saw Elder Moss again too which was cool having a reunion. Now wedneday we all woke up early and went to Amarillo High and played Ultimate Frisbee with about 30 of us. There are 10 of us who always play Tuesdays and Saturdays but Wednesday was where everyone is in town. After that there were 8 of us who came to my apartment to shower to head to the stake center. Fast shower. Zone conference went well and I hung out with Elder Moss a lot of the time then we went knocking some more. I can't stand the Texas Sabbath! Every wednesday and Sunday they are all at church so nobody is home to teach. Also school is starting soon which means no one want's us Friday or Saturday because of High School and College football. Now today is P-Day and Elder Moss said they are hopefully coming up to come play basketball today which will be awesome!!! Today is also Sister Augustin's Birthday (President's wife) and tomorrow is Dorothy's birthday and Saturday we have a ward picnic with kickball and water balloons.

Wow Laine is doing all the church things possible this month. Trek, EFY, BYU, Girls Camp! That's so cool!! Hopefully she learns a ton about the gospel and what the Spirit feels like. Never forget that feeling. I wish I can do Cascade Lakes Relay that would be so much fun. I wouldn't be going as fast as usual ha. Seems like the camping at the coast went well. Dad you gotta stop complaining about Oregon heat. It's great to hear that Kelly is going to New Mexico for his mission it will be tough work. I haven't heard from Greyson but that's good he is doing well tell his family I'm doing well. I'm glad everyone is doing so well!

Love, Kade Jensen

P.S. I forgot to write above somewhere that the more I've been with Elder McAdams the more he reminds me of Jordan Rigby! He acts and talks like him.