Hola Familia y Amigos!!!
I HIT 9 MONTHS THIS WEEK! So crazy how time flies. I put that as my subject line because that phrase kept going through my head this week haha. We had so much going on, but Heavenly Father truly was with us helping us and guiding us! I really hold on to this quote when times are stressful on the mission: "I you feel a little overwhelmed, take that as a good sign. It indicates that you can sense the magnitude of the trust God has placed in you." (Henry B. Eyring - "Walk With Me" April 2017).
Service:
This week we went on exchanges and we saw a really cool miracle! There was this elderly lady named Margaret shoveling her car out of the snow so she could go to the library. We offered to help but she said she was almost done, and she wasn't interested in our message so we left. We knocked a few doors, and about 15 minutes later we were walking back in that direction and saw the same lady trying to drive away, but her car was stuck. We ran up to go help her and even recruited another random guy to come help us. We were all pushing her car for like 10 minutes and it wouldn't budge, so he gave up and left. We asked Margaret if we could pray with her, and the second we said amen, a skater-looking-dude walked past and I called out to him to help us! He couldn't get her out either, so he called his roommate and he came out and we all worked together and finally pushed her out! Afterward Margaret came out of her car and gave us all hugs and was so thankful she almost started crying. She told us she wanted to buy us all a cup of coffee hahaha (we politely declined). I was just looking at all 5 of us standing there. An older lady, a skater dude, and a shaggy haired college student, and 2 missionaries. We were all just chatting and everyone was so happy we were able to get her out. All of us come from such different walks of life, but we were able to come together to serve.
We were also able to serve in a food bank this week with Sister Thomas (the mission nurse/service coordinator)! There were some other young girls about our same age volunteering. We overheard one of them saying she wants to join a new church. You best believe we went over to talk to her! We were able to connect about college and just get to know her, and we ended up inviting her to check out the Singles Ward here! My testimony of service really grew this week, when people come together to serve each other, there are so many opportunities that come up to share the gospel.
Guadalupe:
We saw so many miracles with a sweet older lady we are teaching with Guadalupe this week. She keeps every commitment we give her and wants so badly to be baptized, but she works on Sunday so could never go to church. Her mom recently passed away. This week we felt strongly prompted that we should teach her about Temples and Baptisms for the dead, so we did. When she heard that she could be baptized for her mom, she was so touched. The spirit was so strong, and I think her angel mother was there with us that night. I think that her angel mother lead the missionaries to find Guadalupe. The feeling in that room that night was indescribable! That night Guadalupe told us she was going to come to church. She had talked to her boss and said she isn't going to work on Sundays nada mas! Guess who came to church on Sunday and even bore her testimony in Sacrament meeting?? GUADALUPE! And guess who agreed to be baptized a week from Saturday? GUADALUPE! In her testimony she said something like "You have no idea how much my life has changed since the hermanitas came." She asked for all the members to pray for her to keep progressing in the gospel.
There is so much more that happened this week but these were the highlights! I know that Jesus Christ truly is at the head of all of this work. Every night I look back on the day and just recognize that none of these miracles would be possible without His help! My invitation to you all this week is to find someone to serve!!!! It will make you so happy!
Con amor,
Hermana Hansen
Pictures (they might not send in order):
1-4: Exchanges! Sister Spencer and I with Margaret after we pushed her car out haha. Also the tire tracks of her car. She pushed the gas so hard she made a hole with her tire hahaha.
5: This is Borys (person we are teaching) and a member named Tere after the Family Home Evening activity at the church!
6: Us with the cutest little girl in our branch named Lucy.
7. Hermana Gubler and I eating at a member's house.
8. Serving at the food bank with Sister Thomas
9. Guadalupe!!! She is in the middle and her fellowshipper Hermana Ochoa is on the right.
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