Spencer's Gone to Portugal!

hey everyone,

it's me again :) i only have four more days til i get to Portugal!!! but sadly my companion can't go because of the blood clot in his arm that he had taken out. he has to be on cumadin and the church doctor doesn't want to take the risk of him getting and injury and bleeding to death so he's going to be reassigned somewhere in the USA portuguese speaking.

thank you all for the letters and packages that you've sent me since I've beena th the MTC. i really appreciate them and they make my day better.

i've had so many spiritual experiences since I've been here at the mtc it's unbelievable. i found a scripture that gives a pretty good representation of my MTC experience. its luke 24:36 i believe. it's about when Jesus was resurrected and in disguise and walked with a couple of apostles and what they said is exactly what my experience here has been like.

i'm so glad that i've had this experience to be here and i know my testimony had grown so much becuase of this experience. i love you guys so much and i miss you, but i love being here more and this is what i'm supposed to be doing.

i'm very excited to be leaving for portugal finally. i can't wait to get out there and start teaching the people. i'm sure once i get there i won't understand a thing they say but i knwo the Lord will help me with that. and he already has. my language skills have improved so much and i am able to understand most what people say and able to hold a pretty good converstation with somebody. and i know once i get there it will come even faster than it has here. and Portuguese is such a beautiful language and when i get home i will show you what it kinda sounds like haha since i can't show you guys now you'll have to wait haha.

we ahd a pretty good lesson at the TRC this week. one thing we're supposed to do is keep the investigator involved whichis really hard especially in Portuguese but i think this lesson we did a reallly good job. we taught her the plan of salvation. which is one of my favorite lessons to teach. it has a bunch of good stuff in it about the atonement and celestial kingdom it's awesome.

well before i leave i just want to extend to you guys againt he invitation to go on mormon.org and make those profiles again if you haven't. the church wants the member to find the investigators now. the missionaries should be teaching and the members should be finding. that is the ideal situation because it keeps them in the church and it strengthens the church. so if you know anyone help the missionaries find them and bring them to the gospel. it is the best weay to do missionary work and it helps the church stay stronger and grow.

i love all of you so much and i miss you. thanks for all the love and support. Ate Logo.

love

elder spencer jensen