September 11

Hey Pops,

 I gotta be honest i dont really miss the cold. Its nice not having to worry about freezing in my sleep. Of course i say that now in the verge of spring. We will wait and see how i fair in the summer months. That sounds like a nice sled. What are you doing to the track and suspension? How is it going to be a different ride?

Thats really cool. First door knock gets baptized. I wish i could say the same. But the odds are that i will get a baptism here pretty soon. We are really working hard on being obedient and searching for the people ready to be baptized. There are a lot of prideful people here. We talked to one guy who says what a lot of people say. All the churches that preach Jesus and dont take advantage of people are true. We then asked him to pray about his church and receive an answer from God to see if he was on the right path. He absoloutly refused. It was pretty sad to see the pride in his heart. On a little more of a dark note. Me and my companion talked to a possesed guy. I have no doubt that he had a demon inside him. He denied Jesus Christ right in front of us. Dont worry though i wasnt assaulted or harmed or even scared for that matter. I know that the priesthood is infinitely more powerful than the influences of Satan himself. 

I really dont like slacker missionaries. There are a lot of them here in our mission. But right now i have a really good companion. He is from the state Piaui (Pee ah wii) I think its a really fun word to say. I am keeping a journal. I go through and read it every now and then and look at the progress. As im sure you know im pretty prideful. Im working on that. 

When was Moms birthday? I thought it was the Nineteenth? Dang it i missed it again.

As far as who needs the Lord help...The entire state of Bahia Brazil. I am convinced that this is one of the most wicked places on the planet. I have heard Bahianos tell me that. Some say that when Satan fell from heaven he hit here and bounced over to Africa. I dont actually believe that but the symbolism is interesting.

I sent the letters on wednesday last week. They should get there in a month or so.

Anyway I love you too and wish you the best

Love Elder Jensen

Hi Emma,

Its good down here. Contrary to Alaska its only getting hotter down here. Thats ok that you havent had time to write much but i appreciate the effort. Good luck with school I know you will do great :)

love Coulson

September 4

Dear Mom,

Thats ok its no rush. I have plenty to do here. So today one of my two companions went home to the united states. He only had five months on the mission it was pretty sad. He didnt give a reason but he said he needed to do it and hoped that he can return. So now i have to work in two areas with just me and one other missionary. All right i will look at my pants. Are you buying the suit pants or the black slacks? To be honest it doesnt really matter to me. I like the suit pants a little better but the black slacks are better because i can wash them in the washer. 

I am eating less now. I am finding that my appetite is just not what it used to be. Its almost impossible for me to not eat after nine. We get back at the house at 9 or later every day. By the end of the day i am starving. But i am eating as little as possible at the late hour. I bet it is hard to lose weight with how cold it has been there.

Oh i want to see Despicable me 2! You will have to tell me if its just as funny as the other one. I am glad that Trevor is excited about football. Dad told me about how he was getting fouled the whole game and the refs didnt see. Thats too bad but he can do it. Tell colby and trevor and emma to email me. I liked getting their emails. You need to eat more bananas. I found out that milk doenst have the right kind of calcium for our bodies to use properly. I also found out that bananas have a ton of the right calcium.

Its too bad you cant see all the cool fruit they have here. We get juice from the members all the time. Its super good. 

Jakes cancer has a purpose for sure. I read somewhere that things like this happen because God wants them to happen. Without this Uncle Aaron would probably never come back to church. Yes it is sad but the knowledge that this life is just a blip in the road makes it not so bad. 

Colby got seasick!? I dont believe it. Im glad that Emma is being successfull. Anyway i have to go.

Love Elder Jensen