Dearest Family
This past week has been a blur. We have had 4 zone conferences in the past 4 days. It all seems to blend together now. After every zone conference President Jergensen interviews all the missionaries for only 5 minutes just to get to know them. That 5 minutes adds up though when you have up to 40 missionaries to interview. By the time the interviews were done we had to drive to the next area, collapse in the hotel bed at about 11-12 every night and then wake up to repeat the process the next day. Poor President and Sister Jergensen, bless their hearts, are pretty tuckered out at this point. The scary thing is that we have to do this all over again next week only with just interviews.
To answer mom's question, I have met their son, Jason Jergensen. I have no idea how we are related but he's a cool kid. He actually came around with us to the zone conferences and spoke a little at each one. He just got back from his mission in Leeds, England like 6 weeks ago so we are about in the same boat. The cool thing is that he is going to BYU this fall too and living at Liberty Square as well. Sis. Jergensen knows someone who works there so she is going to see if I can get switched into the room with Jason and some of his California buddies. I don't know how that works but if we could work that out I would love that.
Going over to the Illinois side of the mission I realize there are some sweet Elders over there as well. I'm really excited for when we can mix the missions up a little more. The only dumb thing was that in each Illinois zone conference I felt like I was in enemy territory. They make it seem like we have taken them over and we are a threat. I really don't get it. Most of the Elders warmed up to us by the end but some are just stubborn. To me it really doesn't matter what the mission is called. We aren't here to compete, we are here to baptize. I could go off on that for a good while but I'll stay positive and just say that I love Elder Morris and it's a good thing I have him by my side.
Naturally our proselyting area has been getting neglected because we are never in Des Moines but we did teach this family right before we left on our road trip. I'm pretty sure I mentioned them before but me and Elder Blanchard found them right before he left. Alfred Seo is a member but inactive and his wife is Felicia. The 3 of us had a lesson with them and they commited to come to church this week and read from the Book of Mormon. Felicia said she is willing to be baptized but wants to learn more first.
They look like they are straight from the jungles of Africa so it's a little hard to understand them but I was very impressed with Felicia's knowledge of the scriptures. She knows way more then Alfred and he's the member! The only problem is that she likes to talk a lot and tell us long stories about white and black boys stabbing each other. Haha! She went off for a while on that. Bless her heart.
We are going back to teach them tonight so we'll get them to church tomorrow and then get a date set up with Felicia. They also have their daughter and grandson living there so if they are around we'll get them in on this as well. I would love to have one more baptism here at the finish line, especially a blacktism!
That's about all here, but I can't believe the babies broke the xbox! How am I suppose to be an RM bum now?! Babies! Haha, that is probably for the best. Now I will have to teach the Babies the "missionary ways". Tell those freakin's to buckle up for some intense missionary work in a couple weeks.
I love you all!!!
Love
Elder Jergensen
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