Hey guys!!
Another week in the books! And another super fast week so we'll see how I do with remembering everything haha someday I'll get good at this haha.
But it was a fun week. Monday night the new missionaries flew in late so we took them to the temple and then to a typical Costa Rican restaurant, McDonalds. And we got a Happy Meal to top it off. We had to ask for our toy.......and got a very disapproving look from the cashier, but it was worth it haha
Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty normal, nothing too exciting but they were good days. I remember that at least.
Then Thursday we took off for Los Santos and got to work with some of the members out there. It was a really good day because the members stepped up and gave us some really good references and helped us get to know the area a little better. Also, we had heard about this really good pizza place down there and we really wanted to try it, but after driving about 20 minutes around a town that takes about 30 seconds to drive through, we gave up and went to the first place we could find haha. Kinda bummed but it was still good pizza.
Then Friday we came back and dropped off Elder Bergen, the elder that had appendicitis, in his area again, which was actually kinda sad because he was really fun to have around, but he was ready to get back out to work. Then that night we had a lesson with a family who we've been trying to reactivate. We brought Gerardo with us and that comes with a really good story -- Gerardo has been friends with this family for years and when they were investigating the church, he was a Jehovahs Witness still and came to their house to try and tell them to stop receiving the missionaries. Then about 5 years later he's trying to tell them to come back to the church haha crazy how the Lord works right?
Saturday we had to take lunch to some members that came up from Zona Sur to the temple and while we were there, who should show up? ELDER DURAN!! The other mission took their outgoing missionaries to the temple this week because the week they have changes, it's going to be closed so I got to see him again. I just can't believe he's finishing his mission already. Gonna miss that kid a ton. Then that night we had a lesson with the family of Monica and Alexa. Their brother has slowly been warming up to us and has now come to church these past few weeks and their parents are just waiting on a divorce to go through before they get married and baptized, but the whole time the dad has said he doesn't want to go to church until he feels good with God, or basically he doesn't want to go until he's married. We'd been just patiently accepting that answer because we both felt that if he just kept listening to us and seeing the changes in the lives of his family he would change his mind, and sure enough, that night we were talking about how he can be the example to his family and that God wants to help them get married, but he has to put in his part first and the Spirit filled the room so strongly and he said that next week he was going to come with us. It was such a special moment. It's just amazing how the gospel and Spirit can change so many lives and help so many people make decisions that will bless the lives of generations.
Then Sunday we had another great day in church. After we went on divisions with some members and went on rescue visits, which have become some of my favorite lessons of the week. The first, third, and fourth Sundays, the ward goes out after church to visit the people that haven't come to church in the past few weeks and it's the best for a missionary because the members bring a spirit so sincere to the houses we visit and the less actives or investigators we teach feel that spirit and almost always decide to come back and the next week they're some of the first people in the door.
Today was the monthly check for the new missionaries, and you all know what that means!! Burgers and ice cream!! Sooo so good haha one of my favorite days of the transfer!
But I hope you all had an awesome week! Love you all a ton!
Elder Hansen
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