Sister Jaiden Jensen: Jaiden's Homecoming (Mom Post)

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Jaiden's Homecoming (Mom Post)

Sunday, February 16: Jaiden had been asked to report on her mission to the high council at 7:30 this morning. That was kind of stressful since we have 9:00 church and were trying to get ourselves ready, plus get everything ready for the luncheon (brunch) afterwards. So Rick, Jaiden, and I had to get up a little after 6:00 to get ready. Branson Averett got home from his mission last Thursday and so he reported to the high council also, and Brother and Sister Bryner, a senior couple who just returned from their mission in Maryland.

We hurried home and Jaiden changed into her blue Mongolian Deel for sacrament meeting. She did a great job on her talk and shared four meaningful stories. I really enjoyed it! Jaiden's best friend, Emily Williams, sang Rick’s arrangement of “Go Forth With Faith,” that Rick arranged and it was such a nice touch to the meeting! Then Branson spoke and did well too. We actually ended about 8 minutes early, but better early than late!!

I invited family members and our good friends, the Williams, over for brunch after the meeting. I told Jaiden that she could invite whoever she wanted. A senior couple, Berkeley and Erica Price, who served with Jaiden in Mongolia came to her homecoming. That was nice of them! As we got talking we realized that Berkeley is cousins with my former missionary companion, Juliette Landsom Holdaway! So fun! We sent Juliette a picture of us together with a little message.

Jaiden’s former SUU roommates did a re-creation of the photo that they took on our front porch for Jaiden’s missionary farewell, which was fun.

After everyone left we cleaned up and took naps and then I fixed Bambido Salad for dinner. Josh was able to talk to Jaiden over messenger for about an hour while I fixed dinner and then after dinner we had our zoom call with Josh. It was a wonderful day!!