It's been another good week in Watervliet! I had a dream that President Wirthlin transferred me AGAIN after only being in Watervliet for one transfer haha. I hope SO bad that I can stay here for a while. I guess we'll see what Heavenly Father has planned though... Oh and I also had a dream that at General Conference, President Monson announced that sisters could serve for 3 years instead of 18 months.... uh yeah, probably not gonna happen haha. Can you tell I'm excited for General Conference though?? :)
In our district we have 7 sets of missionaries, including a senior couple. They're awesome, and they make us lunch each week after district meeting! We have a fun district and we're all trying to work hard. We've had dinner with a lot of great families too :) As far as investigators go... we have none... So it's back to square one... finding. The first few days were a little rough, because my GPS always acts weird whenever I change areas haha, but after my GPS started working, things got better.
On a particularly stressful day, we were walking down the street. I was silently praying about everything that I was feeling. Ahead of us some little kids got dropped off by a school bus. 2 cute black kids started running down the street to go home. Right before they passed us the little boy all of a sudden ran up to me, randomly gave me a big hug, and then ran off haha. It was the sweetest thing EVER! I felt like it was God's way of giving me a hug and letting me know that I need to stop stressing haha. It was an absolute answer to my prayer and I'm really grateful for that!
Each day I'm reminded of how blessed I've been with the family life I have. Families out here and even the family situations with some of my companions are just falling apart and are really sad. I'm more and more thankful each day for my family and the life I've been able to live. Love you all sooooo much!
Oh yeah, we have a car and the zone leaders have a van. Sometimes we switch and drive the van to pick up the elders for church. We needed to know where the zone leaders lived, so we texted them and asked for their address. Our texting conversation proceeded by us joking back and forth, giving references from the white handbook haha. To other people this might not be funny, but hopefully missionaries will understand.
Here it is:
Sisters: Hey, can we get your address for driving tomorrow?
Elders: That is classified info. Page 46 of the while handbook. "Do not give your address to non-members or make your address publicly known."
S: Page 57. "Leaders should be sensitive to the needs of others..."
E: Page 62. "My loyalty is first to the Lord, then to the mission president, THEN to the missionaries."
S: Page 59. "Leaders should also recognize that they can learn much for the missionaries they serve. "
E: Page 62. "A leader should never tolerate or take part in inappropriate activities."
S: Romans 14:10, Mark 9:22.
Haha it was great! We ended up winning the "texting battle" and they gave us their address. IO love the funny jokes that we have as missionaries and inside jokes as Mormons. I just love Mormons :) I love being a missionary!! I better wrap up things though. I hit my year mark in 3 days... crazy!!! I'm thankful for my mission and what I've experienced in the past year. 6 more months!! :) Thanks for everything! The gospel is true, and I love all of you! :)
Love, Sister Hansen!
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