Hola mi familia y amigos!!
I hope you all are staying out of the heat because I am melting. every. day. But it's okay because the work goes on and I'm staying hydrated! The biggest news of the week is that WE ARE GETTING 2 SPANISH BRANCHES IN OMAHA!!! One in North Omaha, and one in South Omaha!!! There was a big meeting about it last night and the spirit was so strong. The gathering of Israel is commencing, and it's happening here in Omaha, Nebraska! This opens more and more opportunities for people to hear the gospel in their native tongue, and I am truly so grateful to be part of this amazing work. Sometimes I pinch myself and can't believe it's really happening. Also, sometimes I forget that I am in Nebraska. This place feels like Guatemala I'm not kidding!!
Getting accused of theft:
So about a month ago, these elders found this lady on the street named Bree. She said she used to meet with sister missionaries and would like to meet with them again, so they gave her our number. She calls us asking if we could come over and do a "study" and she asked if we could invite the elders too. So, long story short, we went to her house and she expressed to us that she really didn't want to do a study, she just wanted us to clean her house. This lady is a hoarder... haha. So anyways we we were wearing dresses so we set up another appointment and came back to clean her house. I did dishes for 4 HOURS. Anyways, fast forward a month and here we are. She called us again, and asked if we could come help her clean out her apartment again because this time she was getting evicted! So we went over with the elders again and got to work. We took out like a MOUNTAIN of trash. After we left, we get a bunch of texts and calls from Bree and she was screaming at us telling us the elders threw out her lighters (she had good reason to believe that after they did try to throw away her cigarettes - she caught them though). We told her to keep looking and promised they didn't throw them out. She stopped calling so we assumed she found them. Mistake number one... we didn't save her phone number. So a few days later we get a call from an unknown number and guess who it was? Bree. This time she accused us of stealing her X-box controllers and $400 and threatened to call the cops if we didn't give her the "church's number" so she could report us. I was just taking it all in as she screamed and swore at me over the phone hahaha. After all of that we just told her we love her and God loves her and good luck with everything and then we blocked her. So much for cleaning her house for her haha.
Chasing guinea pigs:
The other day we were car fasting when we saw a guinea pig roaming free in someones yard. Of course our first thought was, "Oh no! Their guinea pig got out!" So of course we decided to catch it, thinking it would be a good first contact for the person on the other side of the door. "Hi there! We just wanted to return your escaped guinea pig to you. By the way we are the missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!" Haha. Anyways, didn't quite go as planned. We chased it around like crazy ladies for like 10 minutes, when the owner saw us through the window and came outside asking us what we were doing hahaha. We explained ourselves, and then she told us that the guinea pig actually just lives outside and roams around free! We were so embarrassed haha. But at least we gave her a card and told her that normally we don't chase guinea pigs, we actually share the gospel of Jesus Christ with people :)
Priesthood Power:
This week has been so awesome for our recent converts. There really is nothing more sweet than seeing people learn and progress in this amazing gospel. It really has been manifested to me that baptism is not the end, it's only the beginning! Guadalupe got her patriarchal blessing and she was beaming from oreja a oreja when she showed us the envelope of it (pictures included). Yonatan passed the sacrament for the first time, and Boris received the Aaronic Priesthood. I got so emotional during the blessing because the spirit was just so strong. He was crying afterward and told everyone about how often he finds himself crying these days, but not sad tears, happy tears because the gospel has just brought him so much peace and joy. Later that night we took him to an appointment to help us fellowship. We were teaching a guy named Pablo - who can't go to church because he has work on Sundays. Boris looked him in the face, and testified so strongly that "God will open the doors for you if you have faith in Him." He testified that he has seen it in his life, when God literally removed mountains so that he could get baptized. I literally almost fell on the ground because the Spirit was so strong. Afterward, he said "Wow. I went into that lesson not knowing what to say or to do, and after that I think I want to go on a mission." SO COOL HUH?!?! Sharing the gospel brings so much power and blessings into your life that I can't even explain to you. If you let Him, Heavenly Father will use you. He will qualify you. He will make you an instrument in His hands, no matter how inadequate you may feel. I know that is true, because I have seen Him work through me and help me do things and say things I never knew I could before. I love this gospel so much.
I'm probably getting transferred next week (tears) but I know the Lord has plans for me and the new area I'll be in! He is preparing His children everywhere. And He needs ALL of us, on all 4 corners of the earth to help Him! Love you all!!
-Hermana Hansen
Pictures:
-Found a popcorn shop last P-day and it was like the highlight of my life (popcorn is my favorite food)
-Cute pond we found and studied at this week
-Guadalupe and her patriarchal blessing :)
-Boris and Yonatan all dressed up in their new white shirts and ties! All of the hispanics in the branch kept calling them guapo it was so cute haha
-Yonatan and his kids!
-The rest are of us exploring Laritzen Gardens this morning!
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