WEEK 11
¡Hola mi capo
familia y amigos!
¿Comò andan?
(How goes it) lol. It was so great to see you all yesterday! I feel so
blessed! A part of me thinks it was a dream! I am grateful I got to talk to you
yesterday and also grateful to write a few things that have happened…because
surprisingly enough, much has changed since I talked to you.
I am no longer am being trained by Hermana Phillips. She is
with a “Corto Plaza Peru .
The Lord has answered many of my prayers! I asked for a new
trainer, to understand how to help this one push me harder in the language, or
for someone new. The Lord still has allowed me to keep Hermana Phillips close
though, yet have a HUGE Spanish push! Yeah! :D I am honestly really happy. I am
a little worried about the whole zero English understanding thing, yet I know
and have faith the Lord will help me over come this fear! I talked with my
district leader about all these new things. He said, "Wow! Hermana Hansen,
the Lord is preparing you for something great! There are so many new things you
are experiencing in such a short amount of time". I feel a peace inside that
he is right.
I had an epiphany the other day about Satan. I think one of
the greatest verifications that our church is true is because there is honestly
the MOST opposition against our church. The theory is still forming, yet I was
thinking about how when the pioneers experienced all the hardship and how
Joseph Smith defended the faith with his life. He gave everything. Satan took
everything he could, yet still this church is thriving! Still this church
grows, changes lives, and proclaims in every aspect the way we follow without
ceasing our Savior Jesus Christ.
There has to be opposition in all things! If there wasn`t,
then we could not discern between right and wrong, truth and error. I think
there was someone in General Conference that said to acknowledge the darkness,
but not to dwell there. I feel such opposition yet, you are right mom, there
are so many more people on the right side, and we have the three strong one’s
that matter the most on this side--God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. I
know and testify that Satan is real, yet "I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me" (Phillipians 4:13).
This past week...I hope to not ever be the source again of a
week like this past week... We did not give it 100% and I am ashamed to report
really no success either. I have really learned how companion’s attitudes
(including myself) make or break a day. I truly am gaining a testimony about
personal attitude and the effects of how stress can really change a
companionship. I know that if we are each coming to God, and we choose to set
differences aside, the coming weeks are going to as the Uruguayian’s say
"Vamos Arriba!" = going up, gaining, growing lol :)
I am excited for this new companionship and know that it
will be a whole new challenge though too. Yet I am ready to apply what these
last few weeks have taught me and continue to grow, continue to pray, and
continue to walk the path that leads closer to my Savior.
Another challenge right now is just overcoming the effects
of yesterday. lol I loved seeing you all yet it was indeed hard. You all
seriously looked so wonderful. I loved hearing your laughs, seeing your smiles,
crying with your tears. :) May we always remember the love that was shared and
God be with you till we meet again!
Love you!
Hermana Hansen
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