10 Book of Mormons

From the very first day we arrived in Freiburg, Sister Christopher and I were determined to do our best. To give our all to the Lord. There was never any other option. So when we decided to do something, we did it – No option.

One particular day within the first month of our arrive in Freiburg we decided that we were going to give 10 Book of Mormons out that day. And we couldn’t just give them out like candy but we had to feel like it was the right thing to do. We wrote our testimonies in the front and packed our bags ready for a very long day.

The day went great. We had made some new contacts and had a few potential investigators. By the end of the day we were tired but excited about the progress we had made. We arrived at our apartment complex with 10 minutes left in our day. Missionaries have to be home by 9:00pm. So here we are at 8:50 and Sister Christopher had 1 more Book of Mormon to place. As I mentioned when we decide to do something, we did it – No option.

There was/is a park located right next to our apartment so we started walking. We stopped a few people and gave them pass along cards but no one was really interested. Each of us praying fervently that we would find the one ready to receive this Book of Mormon. Without any warning Sister Christopher said, “We need to stop them” and off she went. She had stopped this middle aged couple, very cute. Who were taking their nightly stroll. We talked for what seemed like an eternity with them and shared our testimonies of the Book of Mormon. The man said he was interested in reading a book like that and asked if we had a copy. We sure did. After saying our goodbyes and exchanging numbers they left.

I don’t know how it works but the Lord is all powerful and I am 100% positive that he slowed down time during this experience. When we finished and looked down at our watches it was 8:58pm. We ran the entire way home and made it before 9:00pm. It shouldn’t have been possible. We had stopped a few people before this couple and we had pretty much taught a lesson to this couple on the street but there it was the longest 10 minutes ever. The experience taught me two great lessons I lived by during my mission. First I learned that if our desires are in line with the Lords that there is nothing we can’t do. Second I learned that sometimes the Lord waits until the last hour to provide, and that we need to endure to the end.

How grateful I am for a companion that wasn’t ok with giving up. A companion who said we have 10 minutes, so we will work for 10 minutes. While together we never went home early. In fact we rarely ever saw the apartment. We ate lunch on the go and never stopped back at the house for dinner. If we hadn’t eaten we’d wait until after we returned home at 9:00 and had planned and then we would eat. I was truly blessed to get a companion who knew the meaning of work. Who knew that we only had 18 months and we were not about to waste 1 minute.

mit freundlichen Grüßen

Jenessa Jensen