Things that
make Virginia, Virginia: (or different from Utah)
1. Pineapples
EVERYWHERE. Door knockers, light fixtures, door frames, picture frames, car
stickers, plates!
2. Sidewalks,
or rather, lack thereof. Virginia doesn't believe in sidewalks, so usually only
one side of the street has one, and then it will just stop halfway.
3. The greenest
trees ever! It is almost November and the majority of the trees are still
green.
4. So many
churches. I think I counted at least 15 churches on one street before. In our
white handbook it says not to proselyte near or on church property... but
that is pretty much everywhere
5. Summertime bugs. So many different kinds. Lots are juicy. Glad that is over now!
5. Summertime bugs. So many different kinds. Lots are juicy. Glad that is over now!
6. Hardly
anyone has a sprinkler system! Perks to humidity and getting so much rain
7. SQUIRRELS They
are the equivalent to deer in Utah. The moment you step outside, there is
always a squirrel within 10 feet of you.
8. Colonial
style town homes. At first I thought they were cute and fun. But usually people
just tell us we aren't allowed to solicit there.
9.
Diversity. Virginia is full of people from all around the world. I've marked
the places where I've met people from, and I've covered almost the whole globe.
10. Impatient
drivers. See point 17:
11.
"Towing enforced" signs
12. Leaves are
on the ground year-round
13.Custom
license plates. Its the cool thing. We feel put of place having a regular
license plate.
14. DOGS.
People love their dogs more than their children.
15. Your career
is everything.
16. TRAFFIC
EVERYWHERE!!
17. Fast pace.
To illustrate my point, consider the infamous quote of Ricky Bobby: "If ya
ain't first, you're last". But also, the cost of living is so high that
many people unfortunately have to work multiple jobs.
18. The way the
roads were designed is.... The worst. Our mission president' s wife likes to
explain it like someone just took spaghetti and threw it on a map and said
"there we go!"
I LOVE
VIRGINIA. It will always have a huge part of my heart. 💗
This week I
finished the Book of Mormon once again. Now, I HATE reading, but I LOVE reading
the BOM. I honestly get excited to read it every morning which makes me laugh.
This last time I went through & marked all the times it references or
speaks of Jesus Christ, every time he speaks, & his attributes &
actions. That truly helped my testimony grow of how the BOM is Another
Testament of Jesus Christ. My love for the Savior continues to grow everyday
& it's awesome. This time as I read it, I am going through & marking
the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is: Faith, Repentance, Baptism, receiving the
Gift of the Holy Ghost, & Enduring to the End. (Its also supposed to keep
me motivated & in my study habits when i return, haha) I KNOW THE BOOK OF
MORMON IS THE WORD OF GOD & THAT ITS TRUE. I probably have talked about it
in every email hehe!
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!
xoxo, sister jensen
Pics:
- What makes Sisters different from Elders: glittering in the car. 👍
- Exchanges w/ Hermana Mendoza! She's the coolest.
- It's always a good time @ the storage meet.
- SISTER CALVERTS ONE YEAR!!! WAHOO
- Our ward Fall Festival! Which was so much fun. We were the unbiased costume judges & we had 2 investigators there!!
- FALL. Its really cold here now...
- My cute companion. Don't know how I have been so blessed in the companion category.
- Happy Monday💗
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