#newcompanionshipawkwardness
Sis. Hansen and current companion, Sis. Symons, Almaty, KZ
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
loves.
this week was
just...emotional. hahahahah i don't even know what to talk about.
life. :')
the first part of the
week was spent in astana and it was pretty emotional. partially because
we met with 283492389023 people to say goodbye (like d, our english friends, a
(the student that works with brother creig), m, n, c. z...so many people.
so many miracles. it's crazy because looking back, i just see how
the Lord moved mountains for us every day in that flat city and leaving it is
probably one of the saddest things i've ever done)
Sis. Hansen, friend and Slight, Bayterek Observation Tower, Astana, KZ
"#hollaatyourgirl #dunnowhyimusingsomanyhashtags #yolo"
and partially because we
woke up at 5:30 every morning to get everything done in time without having to
break the rules and go to bed late (holla at the "striving for exact
obedience" life). heh heh. the tired nela
#stillmouthbreatheonaccidentsometimes
hahahha the mouth breathing one is my favorite...i was half conscious while it was happening and knew i had to close my mouth but didn't have the capability to. sister slight said she wouldn't have photoed it except that sister morrison (who is in the background laughing her head off...hahah I LOVE THAT COUPLE WITH MY WHOLE HEART. seriously. who knew...)
being subject to
more emotions than fully-rested sister hansen is still a thing. but all
is well. it was just a really good first half of the week, even though we
got hugged a few times and it was pretty awkward. #whatisphysicaltouch
the second half of the
week was spent in astana with our new missionaries!! we got elder shaw,
sister symons (my comp) and sister peterson.
Sis. Slight, Sis. Hansen, Sis. Peterson and Sis. Symons, KZ
we had some cool
sightseeing,
#hot #cool
it's a lot greener down here and there was a lot of rain last week
some realllllly good instruction in zone training, a really hard
goodbye (with sister slight.
the. worst. even sister toronto cried
watching us say goodbye. thanks feelings who do you think you are.
plus the morrisons!! and elder longin and elder cluff!! SO MANY
PEOPLE I LOVE LEAVING ME WHY), probably like 7 hours and 1200 dollars worth of
shopping to get our new apartment up and going, a suuuuper good time at church
seeing all the loved ones and trying to get on top of life and back into a
regular groove. it's pretty crazy stuff. still haven't really
figured it all out. but we're getting there, and what's more important,
the Lord is really helping. sister symons is amazing and unafraid of
anything.
Sis. Symons
she's just ready to work and loves the Lord and these people so
much. it's so inspiring remembering those first days and all the fire and
mistakes and pure heartedness. it's a good life. she will do great
things with the Lord here and i'm really excited to be serving with her.
sorry for the lack of
details but one of the best things was our time with m.
"M [cropped out for safety reasons] and sister slight ft. ugly looking sister hansen #didntsleeplastweek"
we met with her
to say goodbye and had a fine meeting. she even wrote me a card that was
so cute (funniest thing of my life. we were like "well we'd better
go" and then she's like "uhh....okay i'm going to run over there
really fast, don't leave" and we waited for like 10 minutes. she
came back with a card in her hand and put it in her backpack and pulled it out
and was like "hey, here's the note i wrote you...while i was at home..."
and we started laughing and she started laughing and was like "okay I HAD
NO TIME i'm sorry okay" and it was the best and i hate that you can't tell
this story in a funny way over the internet. boo) and happy to read.
but the best was the text we got from her that night (in english, too,
which is adorable). keep in mind everything i said about her last week:
"Hey,
sisters! I haven't written a lot in the card. I just want you to know one
that you really change people life! I really liked all you lesson and stories
even if I didn't show. I was coming home after our meetings and thought about
it a lot. You changed my life.. and I am so grateful to God that I met you
here. Usually I try to keep a distant with people but I couldn't do it with
you, cause you are so amazing! I'll send you another card later."
I shared that story while I taught during zone training and just bawled. The Lord loves His children. With all His heart. And I know that these people are so special to Him. Even though I don't always know how to help others, He does. He lifts and loves and heals them. And as we take faith-filled steps forward, striving to do the right, even when other forces would try to convince us that it means nothing, I know the Lord works through us and manifests His hand. how great the plan of our God.
I shared that story while I taught during zone training and just bawled. The Lord loves His children. With all His heart. And I know that these people are so special to Him. Even though I don't always know how to help others, He does. He lifts and loves and heals them. And as we take faith-filled steps forward, striving to do the right, even when other forces would try to convince us that it means nothing, I know the Lord works through us and manifests His hand. how great the plan of our God.
all the love, fam.
talk to you soon and pray for you always. be thinking about when
you want to skype in a few weeks!!
all the love.
hurrah for israel.
sister hansen
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