You know it's humid when you step outside and your glasses fog up

July 4, 2019

Feliz cuatro de Julio!!!

Our p-day is today because of the holiday and it's an ALL DAY p-day so we're gonna be hitting everything on our bucket list today! It has been a HOT sweaty past couple of weeks. And so humid that the subject of my email is almost an everyday occurrence. And if it's not over 90 degrees and sunny, it's pouring rain! Also, Omaha literally feels like a war zone during 4th of July weekend. So smoky and fireworks blowin up everywhere you look at all times of the day! Gotta love 'Murica.

On Monday of last week we had an appointment at 6:00, but we were running late from our dinner appointment. We were hurrying to our car when we saw a homeless man in a wheelchair. I said hi to him, and he didn't ask us for money, he just went on to tell us that he had no place to stay that night and that all he wanted was a little food and a sleeping bag so he wouldn't have to sleep on the hard ground. We got in the car feeling sooo bad for this man. So instead of rushing to our appointment we were already late to, we went home and gathered together a little food and brought a few extra blankets and a pillow that were just laying around in our apartment. When we returned to give it to him, he was so happy he almost cried. He just kept calling us angels! This little experience taught me that making it to an appointment on time isn't always the most important thing. If we are always in a rush, we might look over the people that really need our help!

Last transfer during zone conference, Elder Brian K Taylor from the 70 promised us in the name of the Lord that we could get to 40 baptisms in the month of June as a mission if everyone used the "YES list" every week (a list with a bunch of ways to ask for referrals from the ward/branch). Last month as a mission we had 18 baptisms so that goal was a STRETCH. But everyone worked so hard and we prayed and fasted as a mission, and WE DID IT!!! We had 40 baptisms on the dot this month. That was huge for us and it taught me that faith and hardwork really does bring miracles. And that promised blessings from general authorities are REAL and they work. Heavenly Father really will give us what we ask for if it is His will and if we are willing to do our part. 

This week Guadalupe, Boris, and a guy the elders are teaching told us that they are being visited by evil spirits so that's terrifying. Guadalupe said it's because when we make good decisions, Satan gets angry so he tries everything he's got to scare us. Be she said, "I am not scared!!! Satan is nothing and I have God on my side." 

A few other tender mercies:

-One of my favorite nights of my mission was when the city had their firework show and they lit them off in a park that was right down the street from us so we went out on our porch and got to watch them. Blessed.

-We had a lesson with the family we're teaching in council bluffs and at the end,  Griselda (the mom) gave us like 1000 products like face wash and deodorant and toothpaste and hairspray, you name it. And they were all like GOOD quality name brand stuff. Is she an angel sent from heaven?? Sí. 

-Our English class attendance has gone down by like 90% in the past few weeks, so the elders reposted about it on Facebook and about 30 more people came!!! Éxito!

-All of us were thinking about how fun camping in the summer was, so we made a tent in our room over our beds and hung up Christmas lights and all that jazz. So now we sleep in a tent :) 

That's about it for the week!!! Los quiero mucho!

-Hermana Hansen 

Pictures (not sure if these are in order):

-We helped a family move this week and all 9 missionaries from our branch came to help. Also an elder just got emergency transferred into our branch so we now have 10 missionaries in a little branch. I think we deserve a metal or something.

-A selfie after our "trainer trainee" meeting

-Us and Boris!!!! (Our best friend)

-Us outside watching the fireworks 

-Some CUTE kids we are teaching. The parents are members, but there are 2 kids that are over 8 and haven't been baptized that we are teaching! We made this "plan of salvation board game" and as we played it we taught them the plan of salvation! Pray for them to come to church please!

-A selfie of us in our tent that I made

-The day we were hot and dying so we got snowcones

-our big English class!!!