Mission Memories

Wow, I'm so happy! I love being a missionary and I'm loving being on my mission :) The people are amazing! The members, investigators, and the people we meet each day. Transfers are soon, and I hope that I don't get transferred! Sister Stephens and I want to stay together to be able to see our investigators be baptized,  and we just want to stay in Bennington. I guess if the Lord needs us somewhere else we'll go there, but we REALLY want to stay. Keep your fingers crossed! Our investigators are doing great, and we're trying to work as hard as we can. I love the work!

We had exchanges, and Sister Adkins came to work in my area with me. We went to something called the "May Fest." It's where there are tons of booths and fun things to do all along main street! We were focusing on OYMing (open your mouth), so being on Main Street during the May Fest was perfect! We were able to talk to a lot of people! There was a military booth where you could do push-ups  and I decided to try! I did 24 push-ups and won a bag of cheetos hahaha. Great prize, right? ;) After I was done doing push-ups everyone was cheering and clapping. It was REALLY weird because as missionaries we're so used to people ignoring/avoiding us. It was fun having people actually being nice to us for a change haha!

Later that day Sister Adkins and I went to try knocking on this guy's door that we had met a few days before. We knocked on the door and no one answered. So we waited a bit and then knocked again. We all of a sudden heard him scream through the door, "TAKE YOUR HOLY WATER AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ______!!!!!" We just awkwardly backed away from the porch and left haha. It was scary, but funny at the same time. We laughed about it later!

Here are some funny quotes for the week!

"I'm so used to things being odd, so I don't really notice strange things anymore." -Sister Hansen

"God can still see you... even if you're hiding under a bed." -Brian

"Do I act funny around old people?" -Sister Stephens

"It's an exciting world out here in Bennington!" -Sister Stephens

"I hear sweet and I come running! What can I say, I'm sweet!" -Scott

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm still on earth." -Sister Hansen

Thanks for all that you do! I'm grateful for my family and friends and love them! Hope everyone has a great week!


Love, Sister Hansen