Hola!!!! I don't have the energy or strength to describe this week but I'll do my best haha. If you want the short version of my week read my subject :)
Elder Renlund
SO yeah basically this was the best weekend of my life. The whole mission came down to Omaha because Elder Renlund and 4 sets of either area 70 or general 70 came to visit our mission!!! Elder Renlund came to the Mexico MTC when I was there so when I shook his hand I reminded him I'd met him before. He totally remembered me! ;) Haha broma. The council he and his wife gave us was exactly what I needed. I forgot my notes but he made us some amazing prophetic promises and if you really want to know what they were, email me and I'll let ya know when I get my notes haha.
Baptism of Yonatan and Boris
Yeah it turns out that Boris actually has spelled his named with an i instead of a y (instead of Borys) and he was just lying to us the whole time haha. THIS WAS THE MOST AMAZING DAY OF MY LIFE. For Boris this day has been LONG awaited. The first time I met him in February he was afraid to pray aloud. He was so timid and convinced that he would never get to the point of being baptized. I have seen him literally TRANSFORM into a new person. I'm convinced that I came to Omaha Nebraska on my mission to meet Boris. He will be a life long friend for sure. THANK YOU for all of your prayers. He has conquered so so so many roadblocks to get here. It was so amazing to help Yonatan get to this point too. Never have I seen someone so prepared and willing to drop everything to change and become a member of Christ's church. The coolest thing is that Yonatan brought his kids to his baptism (that's the first time we've met them) and they were SO EXCITED for their dad. He also surprised his dad that day in Guatemala who has been a member for 10 years and didn't know he was getting baptized :) It was cool to see his father's example play effect on him so many years after his conversion, and it was cool to see Yonatan being an example to his little children too. I can only imagine how proud our HEAVENLY Father is of his decision to repent and be baptized. Both Yonatan and Boris bore testimonies at the end after they got baptized and these were no ordinary testimonies. IT WAS POETRY. And they were both like 15 minutes long hahaha. Boris literally wrote the most beautiful poem I've ever heard and read it. They both expressed how the scriptures have filled an emptiness that they had. Yonatan told us that we are angels sent from God and Boris said that we rescued him. What I don't think they realize is that THEY were the ones that did this - not us. They followed the Spirit and that is what prepared them to make this covenant with God, not us! Also how special is it that both Yonatan and Boris came into the church at the same time and they are both from Guatemala? They literally became instant best friends and now will fellowship and support each other in the church probably until the day they die haha. On Sunday they got confirmed, and after Boris's confirmation he sat down by us and was literally glowing and had the biggest smile I've ever seen him have. WOW. I wish I could explain the feelings I felt this weekend but I can't. I am like Nephi:
"And now I, (Hermana Hansen), cannot write all the things which (happen on my mission); neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men." - 2 Nephi 33:1
Hopefully the Holy Ghost carried something into your heart after reading this messy email :)
Oh by the way Hermana Jorgensen and I found out that we are TRAINING TOGETHER!!! Haha so we will be getting a new Hermana and we'll be training her in a trio. We're moving apartments because ours is tiny and we are moving in with the Senior couple the Hickmans in our branch and we are so excited they are literally our best friends haha. IT'S A GOOD WEEK TO BE A MISSIONARY!!!!
LOVE YOU ALL!
-Hermana Hansen
Pictures:
1. We finally got the Mexico MTC gang back TOGETHER! The picture on top was taken in the CCM a year ago!!! And the picture on bottom was on Saturday!
2. Hermana Iverson and I up close and personal haha
3-4. Yonatan and Boris's baptism!!!
5. All the Spanish missionaries (minus a few) after the devotional with Elder Renlund :)
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