Hola!!
I hope you had a great Easter and got a chance to reflect on the Savior and His Atonement and Resurrection. As for us, it felt exactly the same as every other day haha. I suppose that is a blessing though, because the calling we have requires us to reflect on the Savior and His Atonement daily - so really every day is Easter for us. The only different thing was a member gave us like 1000 pounds of candy so that was nice. We kept the stuff we wanted and then we gave some of it out to homeless people on the street corners (there is no way we could have eaten it all ourselves). It was actually really sweet to see their faces light up and for them to recognize that they are loved.
Not that much else exciting happened this week so I'll give the highlights in bullet points.
-Last Monday for Preparation day we went to the Zoo!!!!
-We car fasted on Tuesday and it was so hot I thought I was gonna die. But we survived and we talked to like 1000 people. Even though most of them weren't interested, it's nice to get home from a long day like that and just feel exhausted because you know you worked so hard. The funny thing is, even though I've been out for almost a year, talking to random people on the street never gets easier. But you just do it and you open your mouth and just hope that something normal comes out of your mouth because most of the time you really are just winging it! And sometimes the Spirit touches them and they want to learn more! And sometimes you say something stupid but you just laugh it off because most of these people you will never see again anyway. Hermana Jorgensen and I read this missionary letter called the Ricciardi Letter together and it's about a super bold missionary. Every morning he would look at himself in the mirror and say to himself "I FEAR NO MAN!" So now whenever we get afraid to talk to someone, we look at each other and saw that haha. It helps a lot.
-We started teaching a family that got referred to us in Council Bluffs, Iowa because they speak Spanish. They are so prepared and want to be baptized!!!! But sadly no one in their ward speaks Spanish so please pray for us to figure out a solution for that haha.
-I translated for the Spanish members in Sacrament meeting and Sunday school and my brain was fried afterward but it is crazy looking back at how I was when I first started translating for Sacrament meeting in Worthington when I was like 4 months into the mission. I can actually correctly say what I am trying to say! The gift of tongues is so real.
That's all I got for the week, but go to ComeUntoChrist.org and watch the new easter video if you haven't yet!!! Love you all, the church is true!
-Hermana Hansen
Pictures:
1. Selfie at the zoo
2. Hermana Jorgensen in a sombrero
3. Us with Brother Washington!!!! The member who loaded us up with candy for easter. Love that guy
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