Week 6.....9/22/2021

 Здраво вие !

да, y'all read that right, I am in week 6 ! Kinda wild. Which actually isn't even as far as it sounds, because I have all of this week and then 3 more weeks in the MTC. Then I have an extra week before I get to leave for Nashville sooo pretty much I still have over a month left, but that's okay. This is the week when most foreign missionaries are finishing and heading out to their assignments, but lucky me I get to vibe on zoom for a whole more month:))))) I'm starting to get just a little bit tired of it, so if y'all so desire, send me some missionary appropriate memes to get me through this next month. Feeling #blessed rn that I have not decided on a career where a desk job is required :)

Aside from feeling like I'm under house arrest pretty much every other day heh, I am doing just swell. Сестра Chamberlain and I have taught 2 more lessons на македонски and they're going pretty well. It's difficult, but somehow we make it through them with some ability to convey what we're trying to say. I'm pretty sure Lila, the person we're teaching, is just an absolute angel and the gift of interpretation must be with her so she can understand our very, very poor Macedonian ahah. BUT, I have enjoyed being able to teach so much, even if it makes me nervous and I don't feel like I can say everything I want to.

I have been attempting to memorize the first vision in Macedonian this week and while doing so I've been thinking a lot about how much God loves us individually. When Joseph Smith decided to pray to God, God answered him by name! Christ even teaches that he searches for the one (Luke 15: 3-7). God works to help us individually because He loves us perfectly, and I think that is amazing. I'm going to a country where there are nearly as many missionaries (usually around 10) as members, and where it seemingly doesn't make sense to even have missionaries there. Not to mention that the translating of the Macedonian Book of Mormon was expedited and was completed just before I started the MTC ! That only further testifies to me of how important each person is to God because it makes no sense to spend years translating one book for 12 members (and of course tells us how important the Book of Mormon is !! please take some time to read it today).  BUT I know God loves His children in Macedonia just as much as He loves His children in the U.S. He works through means that don't make sense to us, but man am I grateful that He knows what is important and what is best. I feel honored to have the opportunity to show the people of Macedonia how much God loves them individually, even if my efforts are small and even if all I can do is love and serve the members directly. 

I love you, God loves you, and have an absolutely blessed week. Sorry nothing more lively happened this week but thank u if u read this far :)

Со љубов,

Сестра Џенсен

СЛИКA !!

-We found several frogs on our walk last night and I thought it was cool hah, plus it looked bigger irl and its the only thing that I have a picture of so enjoy