Work is slowly starting to progress here in Coops-town! We're making small steps right now that will help in the long run. We're still trying to strengthen the members and help our investigators get to church. SO many people here work at the hospital, so it's difficult for people to get work off on Sundays. I know things will work out though!
The other day I guessed how many miles we were going to drive, and I guessed 78 miles. At the end of the day we drove 79 miles! I was SOO stinkin' close... only one off!!!!! It was awesome haha :) It's funny what small things bring missionaries joy! Oh, and this week Sister Langford and I have been playing "Would You Rather" a lot to help lighten the mood and help us laugh more. We've come up with some great ones haha. The other day we were in the car with our Branch Mission Leader/his wife, and we hit a deer! Luckily we were okay and the deer didn't damage the car too much, but the deer here are crazy! We have a deer whistle on our car, so hopefully they'll stay away from our car haha.
This week we also canned peaches with one of our recent converts who's 89 years old. That was a lot of fun! We were able to watch the General RS Broadcast too, so that was great! I loved being able to listen to our prophet and leaders of our church. I got 3 things out of it that I want to apply more: 1-Keep my covenants and remember them more often. 2- Remember my worth and that God loves me. 3-TRUST God... especially through the hard times.
I'm grateful for the change that I have to be on a mission, and to be learning so much. There are days when I'm REALLY tired and I want to quit, but I keep going and in the end I know I'll be happy that I did. I wouldn't sacrifice my family, friends, and time for anything except the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the most important thing to me. I love it and I'm willing to fight for it :)
Keep being strong and remember that God is with you always :) Love you all!
Love, Sister Hansen <3
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
C-Town!
This week was a lot better. Adjusting has been a little easier, and visiting with people is more fun because I'm getting to know them! We had Zone Training Meeting this week in Utica, and after we ate lunch at OLIVE GARDEN. Yes... Olive Garden! I haven't been out to eat in a long time, let alone Olive Garden haha. So it was awesome being in a classy place and eating my favorite foods haha :)
We also went to something called The Pumpkin Fest! It's where farmers grow HUGE pumpkins that sometimes weigh over 1,000 pounds... and the heaviest one wins! Then they carve out the pumpkins so they're hollow, and they use them as boats to have a race across the lake! HILARIOUS right?! We didn't watch the whole thing, but we checked out the huge pumpkins while we talked to people about this glorious gospel :) It was great! Cooperstown is just the cutest little town ever! I still love and miss Bennington though. Just giving a quick shout out to Brother Grover, Brother Behunin, and the Kimball family. I love you all and you're in my prayers :)
We have a few investigators who are doing great. Hopefully they make the decision to be baptized soon! I'll keep you updated! Other than that we're still trying to find people to teach and trying to strengthen the branch. Thanks for all the letters that I've been getting, it means a lot and I love hearing from you! :) Have a marvelous week and remember you need CPR to survive (church,prayer,reading) ;)
Here are a few quotes:
"I'm going to be rad when I get home from my mission... fat... but rad!" -Sister Langford
"The only place we haven't looked for investigators is under a rock!" -Elder Garberg
"General Conference is like watching Moses on TV!" -Elder Longwill
Love, Sister Hansen!
We also went to something called The Pumpkin Fest! It's where farmers grow HUGE pumpkins that sometimes weigh over 1,000 pounds... and the heaviest one wins! Then they carve out the pumpkins so they're hollow, and they use them as boats to have a race across the lake! HILARIOUS right?! We didn't watch the whole thing, but we checked out the huge pumpkins while we talked to people about this glorious gospel :) It was great! Cooperstown is just the cutest little town ever! I still love and miss Bennington though. Just giving a quick shout out to Brother Grover, Brother Behunin, and the Kimball family. I love you all and you're in my prayers :)
We have a few investigators who are doing great. Hopefully they make the decision to be baptized soon! I'll keep you updated! Other than that we're still trying to find people to teach and trying to strengthen the branch. Thanks for all the letters that I've been getting, it means a lot and I love hearing from you! :) Have a marvelous week and remember you need CPR to survive (church,prayer,reading) ;)
Here are a few quotes:
"I'm going to be rad when I get home from my mission... fat... but rad!" -Sister Langford
"The only place we haven't looked for investigators is under a rock!" -Elder Garberg
"General Conference is like watching Moses on TV!" -Elder Longwill
Love, Sister Hansen!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Adjusting...
This week has been a little better. Here are some random things that I want to write about! I had a half moon cookie, which apparently are famous out here haha :) We also went to a Harvest Fest where we picked apples for service to bring to food shelters. That was a lot of fun! I've also been able to get to know people a little better. A little girl in the branch came up to me and said, "You have Rapunzel hair!" and a little boy in our branch tried to say "Sister Hansen" but he said "Mr. Handsome." So my new nickname is Mr. Handsome hahaha :) Oh, and I wanted to give my GPS a name... so I named it Liahona haha!
We also had exchanges this week. I stayed in Cooperstown with Sister Johnson. That was SO fun! She's a really sweet sister and I was happy to work with her for a little while! We have a family that is going to be baptized on October 5th during General Conference sessions, so that's exciting! Their last name is Hopkins. The mom and three of her sons are the ones being baptized! We've been preparing for that and we're still trying to find more people who will accept the gospel!
Like I said last week, adjusting hasn't been easy. I've been sick and really tired in almost every way possible haha. Brother Willden offered to give me a priesthood blessing... so I accepted! It was really great! I needed to hear a lot of the things that were said in that blessing. Something that really stuck out to me was that he said, "The fruits of your labor are much sweeter when you've tasted the bitter." That is SO true. The good things that have happened on my mission mean so much more to me because I've been through hard things to get them. Right now it's been really hard, but I'm having faith that good will come from it. I know God is there and He's directing this work. I'm happy to be a part of it!
Here are some funny quotes!
*Sister Israelsen saying bye to her kids: "Bye my offspring!"
*Elder Longwill asking us if we're leaving: "Are you outy like a belly-button?"
"We need to share the FREAKING gospel!" -Sister Langford
"Do you want to sit in the chair of destiny?" -Brother Willden
Thanks for everything that you do for me :) I love all of you!
Love, Sister Hansen <3
We also had exchanges this week. I stayed in Cooperstown with Sister Johnson. That was SO fun! She's a really sweet sister and I was happy to work with her for a little while! We have a family that is going to be baptized on October 5th during General Conference sessions, so that's exciting! Their last name is Hopkins. The mom and three of her sons are the ones being baptized! We've been preparing for that and we're still trying to find more people who will accept the gospel!
Like I said last week, adjusting hasn't been easy. I've been sick and really tired in almost every way possible haha. Brother Willden offered to give me a priesthood blessing... so I accepted! It was really great! I needed to hear a lot of the things that were said in that blessing. Something that really stuck out to me was that he said, "The fruits of your labor are much sweeter when you've tasted the bitter." That is SO true. The good things that have happened on my mission mean so much more to me because I've been through hard things to get them. Right now it's been really hard, but I'm having faith that good will come from it. I know God is there and He's directing this work. I'm happy to be a part of it!
Here are some funny quotes!
*Sister Israelsen saying bye to her kids: "Bye my offspring!"
*Elder Longwill asking us if we're leaving: "Are you outy like a belly-button?"
"We need to share the FREAKING gospel!" -Sister Langford
"Do you want to sit in the chair of destiny?" -Brother Willden
Thanks for everything that you do for me :) I love all of you!
Love, Sister Hansen <3
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Cooperstown
It's crazy that I hit my 6 month mark a few days ago! It has gone by slow, but fast at the same time. I'm excited for what the last year of my mission will be like :)
So I made it to Coops-town! ;) My first couple days have been... interesting haha. It's been kind of an adjustment. It's just really weird going from knowing an area SO well, to knowing NOTHING. I feel lost and like I'm not connecting with the spirit very well, because I don't know anyone or where we're even going. I know that's normal and it will take time... but it's been stressing me out haha. I made myself sick (with a head cold) because of the stress. It's funny how it feels like I'm entering the mission field for the first time all over again!
Sister Langford is my new companion! She's from Alpine, Ut. She's been a good companion so far, and I hope she can be patient with me as I adjust. We've been doing a lot more tracting because they barely opened the area... so that's definitely getting me out of my comfort zone. In Bennington we had a lot of people to teach, so we didn't have to worry as much about tracting or finding investigators... but now we're needing investigators here in Cooperstown. The apartment is really cute though, so that's fun :) My bed is really comfortable and I've been able to sleep a lot better. The area looks familiar to Bennington, but the houses are a lot nicer. I feels good being a place where there are more families :) I know I'm here for a reason and I know that things will get easier... it will just take time. I miss Bennington a lot, but I can't let Satan get me down by thinking about my past area or comparing the two areas. Soon this will be my new home! I'm grateful for the opportunities that we have to learn and grow, even if they're difficult at times. The Lord knows who we need to become, and what we need to go through to become that person. I love His work and I'm grateful to be sharing it!
Hope you all have a fantastic week and are doing well :) I'll be rpaying for you... as always!
P.S.....I would like it if everyone could start send ALL my mail to the mission office address... because it gets stressful trying to tell everyone my new address and then hoping that no letters go there after I've left. Hopefully that's okay! Here's my mission office address once again:
Sister Karli Hansen
P.O. Box 149
Whiteboro, NY 13492-0149
Love, Sister Hansen <3
So I made it to Coops-town! ;) My first couple days have been... interesting haha. It's been kind of an adjustment. It's just really weird going from knowing an area SO well, to knowing NOTHING. I feel lost and like I'm not connecting with the spirit very well, because I don't know anyone or where we're even going. I know that's normal and it will take time... but it's been stressing me out haha. I made myself sick (with a head cold) because of the stress. It's funny how it feels like I'm entering the mission field for the first time all over again!
Sister Langford is my new companion! She's from Alpine, Ut. She's been a good companion so far, and I hope she can be patient with me as I adjust. We've been doing a lot more tracting because they barely opened the area... so that's definitely getting me out of my comfort zone. In Bennington we had a lot of people to teach, so we didn't have to worry as much about tracting or finding investigators... but now we're needing investigators here in Cooperstown. The apartment is really cute though, so that's fun :) My bed is really comfortable and I've been able to sleep a lot better. The area looks familiar to Bennington, but the houses are a lot nicer. I feels good being a place where there are more families :) I know I'm here for a reason and I know that things will get easier... it will just take time. I miss Bennington a lot, but I can't let Satan get me down by thinking about my past area or comparing the two areas. Soon this will be my new home! I'm grateful for the opportunities that we have to learn and grow, even if they're difficult at times. The Lord knows who we need to become, and what we need to go through to become that person. I love His work and I'm grateful to be sharing it!
Hope you all have a fantastic week and are doing well :) I'll be rpaying for you... as always!
P.S.....I would like it if everyone could start send ALL my mail to the mission office address... because it gets stressful trying to tell everyone my new address and then hoping that no letters go there after I've left. Hopefully that's okay! Here's my mission office address once again:
Sister Karli Hansen
P.O. Box 149
Whiteboro, NY 13492-0149
Love, Sister Hansen <3
Leaving Bennington
Well I have exciting news! I'm being transferred to Cooperstown, NY. It's where the baseball Hall of Fame is, so hopefully I'll get to go there on a p-day :) It's a small town too, so it's exactly what I love! I'm super excited :) Also... Sister Stephens is training a greenie! So that means I'm becoming a grandma! PRECIOUS! I can't wait to see my new grand baby at transfers tomorrow haha ;) My new companion just barely got trained, so I'll be the senior companion!
Sister Stephens and I had a great last week together! We tried to work as hard as we could, and we cherished the time we had. Here are some of the highlights or even funny things about what happened in the last couple weeks.
-Brother Scott Grover gave us both priesthood blessings (great experience)
-We went to see the Equinox Sunset
-Someone asked Sister Stephens and I if we were twins hahahaha.
-Brother Grover got pulled over, but luckily only got a warning
Saying bye to everyone was really hard. It felt like I was leaving home all over again. I've grown so close to the Bennington Branch, and my heart aches as I prepare to leave, I'll miss all the fun nights at the member's houses for dinner, and Brother Grover always coming with us to our teaching appointments. I wish I could just take them all with me, but I guess that's what memories are for!
I've learned so much in the 6 months I've been here. I'm excited to learn even more in my next area! Thanks for everything Bennington Branch, you've changed my life for the better :) LOOK OUT COOPERSTOWN, SISTER HANSEN IS COMIN!!!
All of you people back home, stay safe for me okay? Stay happy and live the gospel, because it's true :) Love you all!
Love, Sister Hansen :)
Sister Stephens and I had a great last week together! We tried to work as hard as we could, and we cherished the time we had. Here are some of the highlights or even funny things about what happened in the last couple weeks.
-Brother Scott Grover gave us both priesthood blessings (great experience)
-We went to see the Equinox Sunset
-Someone asked Sister Stephens and I if we were twins hahahaha.
-Brother Grover got pulled over, but luckily only got a warning
Saying bye to everyone was really hard. It felt like I was leaving home all over again. I've grown so close to the Bennington Branch, and my heart aches as I prepare to leave, I'll miss all the fun nights at the member's houses for dinner, and Brother Grover always coming with us to our teaching appointments. I wish I could just take them all with me, but I guess that's what memories are for!
I've learned so much in the 6 months I've been here. I'm excited to learn even more in my next area! Thanks for everything Bennington Branch, you've changed my life for the better :) LOOK OUT COOPERSTOWN, SISTER HANSEN IS COMIN!!!
All of you people back home, stay safe for me okay? Stay happy and live the gospel, because it's true :) Love you all!
Love, Sister Hansen :)
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