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Another Transfer Down!


Heyoo,

Wow, this transfer flew by! I have already been here in Santa Barbara 6 weeks, and it feels like a lot less. This past week we had a Zone conference in Santa Ana. They presented the new Christmas video for this year, in Spanish it is called "Ilumina el Mundo" (Light the world). It is about "lighting the world" through little or big acts of Christlike service. We can share the light of Christ that we feel with others who are maybe passing through a difficult time in their lives and need us to help them. Everyone should watch the video using #Lighttheworld, or on mormon.org!

We also were able to continue to teach Patricia Rogel, and she is going to be baptized this coming week. The cool part is that her brother that got baptized a few months ago is going to baptize her. They are both super cool people, and have great testimonies of the Savior. This past week we helped a family clear a piece of land by their house. We used a machete to cut a bunch of huge weeds and grass and stuff. Then, we tried to cut down a big tree, and we had almost cut all the way through it, but it hadn't fallen. So... then we noticed that a branch from a different tree was stopping it from falling, so we had to cut that branch as well. We did all of that with machetes, and an axe. It was fun, and we were able to help that family. Anyway, have a great week and a great start to the Christmas season!

Elder Jensen

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