Team Jensen*: September 2025

Monday, September 22, 2025

Van Got His Mission Call

Cape Town South Africa Mission

We got home later than expected from CA and friends were gathered at our home waiting for Van to open his call. As you can see he was super excited to hear that he’ll be serving in the South Africa Cape Town Mission, English speaking, leaving January 28th.

Africa is where he was hoping to go!

He was super excited!

Our reaction to his call!

We're all so excited for you.

In May Van was still not sure if he was going to go on a mission or not. I had started telling him he was going to Africa. I took him in to get his wisdom teeth out and the doctor said are you getting ready to go on your mission and Van said I'm thinking about it, the doctor said, "what do you mean you're thinking about it? You're going to go to Africa." Van said, "that's what my mom says." He had a few other people tell him that as well. He had lots of friends mission call openings and farewell's he attended which played a role in his decision to serve a mission. I attended the temple a lot pleading with Heavenly Father to answer this prayer (help Van decide to serve a mission). I would say to Heavenly Father, "I'm here knocking at the door." Danny and I had a talk one evening and thought what can we do to help Van in this decision and Danny felt we should start praying together again, (it's been awhile since we've prayed together as a couple). Danny felt it was the day or two later that we started having prayers together that Van decided to serve a mission. I know one of the biggest impacts that helped Van decide to go was his friend Jones bore his testimony to him. I'm so grateful for his friend's and the good examples they've been to him for so many years. Beckam and Elliet were getting Van to the temple often, before Beckam left on his mission.

Good friends are so important and a huge blessing!

Beckam is serving in Paraguay and Jones just left to Ecuador.