Bonjour à tous!
Man, this has been a crazy past week. First, you should know that in the past week, I've had Domino's pizza three times, kebabs twice, Chinese buffet once, and KFC once. Bleh. I want a fresh salad with some olive oil and raspberry vinaigrette.
So yeah, I have a fresh, shiny, new comp straight outta Utah! Sort of, he's actually from Southern California ☀️ His name is Elder Masterson (hence the title of this email, hehehe) and he's a great guy. One of the first things I noticed about him was his slim suit and European-style shoes, both of which he got in the US of A. A lot of missionaries leave the mission looking like that, but not many come in that way! Hashtag swaggiest blue in the mission 🕶
After meeting Elder Masterson on Wednesday afternoon, we all went to the Parc de la Tête d'Or to go contacting! It was interesting, our last contact was these two girls from Paris who had heard about a temple being built in Versailles and were actually interested! They didn't want to give us a phone number, but hopefully they'll get in contact with the missionaries là-bas.
Thursday morning we went porting :) we went to Dardilly, this super nice neighborhood in Ecully sector, and had a blast. Elder Masterson never studied French before the mission, but he did great and continues to do so! They grow up so fast.
We got back to Grenoble around 20h00 Thursday night, so we didn't have time to do anything but dinner. Friday, we went over to a member's place for lunch and watched a conference talk with him, so that was fun. Then we saw a 78-year-old recent convert whom we see practically every week. It's hard for her to come to church because of health problems, but she's really funny and individual (best word I can find to describe her). Elder Masterson didn't understand a word she said, bless his heart. However, it's not entirely his fault, I blame it at least partially on her severe lack of teeth.
Seeing Elder Masterson go through so many "firsts" reminds me of me being a blue. His first Sunday was kinda rough, just like mine. Feeling lost, still jet lagged, trying to understand but failing and getting tireder because of that, etc. Things get better!
Also relating to the title of the email, here's a little thought for you: often the word Master in the scriptures refers to Christ, but I'd like to use it this once to refer to Heavenly Father, unequivocal Master of the Universe and all things past, present, and future. In that case, the Master's Son refers to Jesus Christ, who was sent by His Father to Earth to redeem us all. Christ was born like all of us are and was pretty normal at first. However, as He grew He learned who He really was and eventually realized what His duty was. Instead of backing down, He "drank the bitter cup" and suffered beyond anything we can imagine. To top it all off, He was crucified. His apostles were ready to let it go at that, accept that Christ had suffered all things for all people, be grateful for it, and then "go a fishing." God had other plans. The message we hold and the reason that we don't display the symbol of the cross is this: Christ was resurrected! He conquered death! No one had ever done that before! It was impossible, which is why the apostles didn't understand when Christ told them that He would be crucified and then rise on the third day. Rise he did, and because He lives we too will live again. Resurrection is a free gift given to everyone, no restrictions. Without that, we wouldn't be able to inherit "all that the Father hath." Without the gift of His own life, we would have zero hope at ever achieving any degree of joy after this life. Everything was weighing on Christ, and He won. Happy Easter :)
Tonight, make sure you say a little prayer of gratitude for Him :) then do it again the next night. And the next. And so on and so forth. Gratitude and Humility are godly virtues, you know!
I love you all! Christ loves you more!
Elder Jensen
江长老
Man, this has been a crazy past week. First, you should know that in the past week, I've had Domino's pizza three times, kebabs twice, Chinese buffet once, and KFC once. Bleh. I want a fresh salad with some olive oil and raspberry vinaigrette.
So yeah, I have a fresh, shiny, new comp straight outta Utah! Sort of, he's actually from Southern California ☀️ His name is Elder Masterson (hence the title of this email, hehehe) and he's a great guy. One of the first things I noticed about him was his slim suit and European-style shoes, both of which he got in the US of A. A lot of missionaries leave the mission looking like that, but not many come in that way! Hashtag swaggiest blue in the mission 🕶
After meeting Elder Masterson on Wednesday afternoon, we all went to the Parc de la Tête d'Or to go contacting! It was interesting, our last contact was these two girls from Paris who had heard about a temple being built in Versailles and were actually interested! They didn't want to give us a phone number, but hopefully they'll get in contact with the missionaries là-bas.
Thursday morning we went porting :) we went to Dardilly, this super nice neighborhood in Ecully sector, and had a blast. Elder Masterson never studied French before the mission, but he did great and continues to do so! They grow up so fast.
We got back to Grenoble around 20h00 Thursday night, so we didn't have time to do anything but dinner. Friday, we went over to a member's place for lunch and watched a conference talk with him, so that was fun. Then we saw a 78-year-old recent convert whom we see practically every week. It's hard for her to come to church because of health problems, but she's really funny and individual (best word I can find to describe her). Elder Masterson didn't understand a word she said, bless his heart. However, it's not entirely his fault, I blame it at least partially on her severe lack of teeth.
Seeing Elder Masterson go through so many "firsts" reminds me of me being a blue. His first Sunday was kinda rough, just like mine. Feeling lost, still jet lagged, trying to understand but failing and getting tireder because of that, etc. Things get better!
Also relating to the title of the email, here's a little thought for you: often the word Master in the scriptures refers to Christ, but I'd like to use it this once to refer to Heavenly Father, unequivocal Master of the Universe and all things past, present, and future. In that case, the Master's Son refers to Jesus Christ, who was sent by His Father to Earth to redeem us all. Christ was born like all of us are and was pretty normal at first. However, as He grew He learned who He really was and eventually realized what His duty was. Instead of backing down, He "drank the bitter cup" and suffered beyond anything we can imagine. To top it all off, He was crucified. His apostles were ready to let it go at that, accept that Christ had suffered all things for all people, be grateful for it, and then "go a fishing." God had other plans. The message we hold and the reason that we don't display the symbol of the cross is this: Christ was resurrected! He conquered death! No one had ever done that before! It was impossible, which is why the apostles didn't understand when Christ told them that He would be crucified and then rise on the third day. Rise he did, and because He lives we too will live again. Resurrection is a free gift given to everyone, no restrictions. Without that, we wouldn't be able to inherit "all that the Father hath." Without the gift of His own life, we would have zero hope at ever achieving any degree of joy after this life. Everything was weighing on Christ, and He won. Happy Easter :)
Tonight, make sure you say a little prayer of gratitude for Him :) then do it again the next night. And the next. And so on and so forth. Gratitude and Humility are godly virtues, you know!
I love you all! Christ loves you more!
Elder Jensen
江长老
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