Dave's getting a greenie

This week was very good, and it went by super fast! I did divisiones with Elder Rose the other American in my district one day, another day was the zone conference, and then yesterday I received some crazy news! So well tomorrow I will receive my first kid in the mission. For those of you who don't know, I will be training a new missionary! Also I will be District Leader so I am the leader of a group of missionaries. Today I will be heading down to Saltillo and I will be trained on how to be a dad and then I will be back tomorrow night! The area is doing really good, I am happy to be here for more time. All is well down here in Monclova. I hope all is well with you guys! 

Elder Jensen

If we tell you something, will you get mad?

This week was COLD! It was super hot here 3 weeks ago and now its freezing! I don't even know what happened! 

This week was really fun, we have found a lot of people who want to get baptised and we are hoping that they will progress. We are nearing the end of this change and we are excited to see what will happen next change. Funny story from this week that we were eating dinner with a family after church, and they all start to look at us and ask if we say something will you guys get mad? We said of course not! So they told us that we all look fatter than we did when we got there! NOOOOO! We all freaked out so now we are on diets! But this is something that always happens in this ward all the missionaries get fat here and the sisters think its so funny. I don't think so - but they do cook good here! 

Hey - I am pleased to announce that i was able to get with my birthday money:

1. Jacket

1. sweater

1. sweat pants

5. pairs of pants

3. pairs of socks

1. pair of shoes

1. pair of slippers

1.scarf

I think that is some smart shopping!

So yeah we are all fat down here! But I hope all is swell for you guys! 

Con mucho amor, 

Elder Jensen

In Other News: David is a famous boxer!

[Just an aside - I told David that if the people in Brazil think that his cousins are Barbie & Ken, so who is he? His reply: "that's who they think I am" and a link to this Mexican boxer. Okie Dokie then.]

This week was awesome. The works is normal we continue finding new people to teach and its awesome. BUT! This week was really amazed me was the people here! They just love the missionaries so much, its 100% different than the united states. So today was my birthday and the entire ward was just so nice to, First the bishops wife who owns a cake shop made me a cake! Then this morning we went and ate a birthday breakfast with another family, we had a birthday lunch, and after this we will be heading out to a birthday dinner, I haven't felt so loved in like a year! I am very grateful to be here. Also more than one year ago I entered the MTC a lot has changed! But the mission is the best and I am super happy to be here. I hope all is well back at home, I love you guys!

Elder Jensen

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This week was exclente! We are continuing working hard and looking for new people to teach! We are working hard with a family of 10. 7 or them are members and 2 can be baptised. So we are working with them alot, it's rather fun to see a family that big, that are always getting into trouble and its rather hilarious to be with them. Also yesterday in church the bishop brought his boss, who is a member who was visiting from the United States, and had me be his official translator so that was fun! He was a cool guy and caught me up on all that has been happening for the past year! And it's starting to be cold here so that is a relief - the heat was rough. Ah! Also my comp decided that he wants to lose weight so we went on a diet and we are going running in the morning, it's pretty fun, and I have been running farther than I have ever in my entire life! A mile and a half easy! It's not a whole ton but way more than before! But yeah all is good here in Monclova, I hope all is well with you guys!

Con amor,

Elder Jensen 

 Also! One of the photos is of that factory that is by my house, it dumps hot metal sometimes and when its does the whole sky lights up - it's pretty cool!