heeeeyyyyyyy

July 19, 2014

heyyyyy everyone.....

Well this week has been sooooooo crazy. I honestly don't know or remember if I already wrote you this week haha. But if I already did, who cares right?

We have been going super hard this week with interviews and we were all over the whole mission. We went to Antigua, Tiquisate, Chimaltenango, Villa Hermosa and El Frutal to go and give blessings to all of the missionaries with President which was really cool. I love being with all the other missionaries and trying to get to know them a little bit better. i feel like I don't know anyone because everyone that I knew, already went home haha. It was a great time.

I've been learning a lot from President Markham and Hermana Markham. I love one thing that President always says "It doesn't matter what happens to you, just how you deal with it." I love that. I feel like I've tried to live that during my whole mission. We can't control our circumstances but we can control how we react! It's been such a blessing to be able to kill it with President. I love just feeling like we can be ourselves with him. He's so hilarious and we have the blessing to learn a lot from him.

We went to the temple this morning with one of Elder Finch's converts and it was the sickest thing ever. They got their endowments out and they got sealed! It was so awesome and so dang baggy. We are super spiritualy drained right now haha. It was one of the best days that I had had in the temple in my whole life. The Spirit was super strong and me and Elder Finch talked about some really awesome stuff. Great day in the temple. President always teaches us to take as much as we can from the temple and take it into our lives. It was ssswwweeeetttttt.

Tomorrow we are going to baptize a girl named D. She has been an investigator forever and she has finally decided to be baptized! That is going to be awesome for her tomorrow. Her parents hate the church a lot and when her older sister got baptized a little while back, they kicked her out of the house and didn't let her come back for a long time. It was crazy! That will be good for tomorrow.

My testimony is growing every day. We are learning so many things that are making us more and more sure about what we are doing and that what we are doing is true. I love it so much. I know that it is all true. I know it without a doubt. It is crazy how one comes into the mission with a little bit of a shaky testimony and as the time goes by and how we grow in every single way.

I've been driving a lot lately and I love it haha. The drivers suck so bad here. It's not at all like it is iin the states. They love to honk. So if I get back honking at every single person that even comes within 20 feet of me, don't freak out. 

We have interviews all this week too. We have not gotten a lot of sleep and we haven't worked a ton, but the miracles in the mission just keep coming. It's such a blessing to be able to work in El Carmen and find people that weren't ready when i was first there and to see how they have changed and how they are looking more and more ready to accept this Gospel. I love it here. i love my companions and I love being with President. I couldn't think of a better situation to be able to finish it off. Oh and we're going to baptize like crazy this change.... I LOVE GUATEMALA!!!!

I love you so much!! Thank you for everything that you do for me! I love you. Thank you. Jesus.

Well These are some pictures of this past week and our adventures!

Temple with the boys

Antigua

Killin it in Mono Loco with some crazy nachos

A week of surprisesssssss

July 14, 2014

Hey everyone......

Well here are the questions.......

Preguntas

1.  Give us your new responsibilities day to day.  Maybe a sketch of your day as an AP.

Well thus far it has been pretty crazy haha. We don't sleep much and when we have time to work, we have to go sooooo hard. it is so nice to be with President and his wife and learn from them just like being in the car or something, it is going to be a great time with them. This week we took the ones that were going home to the airport at like 3 in the morning and we have interviews with the whole mission in the next two weeks. I don't  know how much I'm going to be able to email but I'll get one out at least once a week to you guys. Huge humbling opportunity.

2.  Money.  Getting you a debit card might be tough in the time you have left.  Is there a western Union where we can wire you money for your remaining time?  I'm going to talk to Elder Hunt today when I see him about this. I'll tell him to hit you guys up with an email. But the sister here said that in 3 weeeks it gets down to here. I don't really know much about that. But I will let you know how you can get it down to me best.

3.  Tell us about your new area and ward.  I imagine they're downright sick of you in that Stake, huh?

Well, I am now working in El Carmen....!!!! YEEEESSSSSSS President gave me permission to go up there and work and I am soooooooo happy. I am now in Boca del Monte, El Porvenir and El Carmen. We sort of just roam and go wherever we want. It is soooooooo sweet.   

4.  Do you travel with the Pres. to Zone conferences?  Do you speak at most conferences?  Yeah we are always in that kind of stuff. We do practices with all the missionaries all the time. These 2 weeks we have to be in interviews with President with all the zones in the mission and that is going to be sweet. It is just a sweet oppotunity.

Well We are doing good. I actually have 2 companions right now, Elder Finch and Elder Oseguera from Honduras. Elder Finch will go home this change and Elder Oseguera and I will stay when he leaves. Man I am loving it right now. Super blessed and happy to be here and super stoked to be able to learn all that i am going to learn in these next few months.

I'm excited to be able to drive haha. That is going to be sooooo cool. We had interviews with Villa Hermosa today and that was good. I think one of the best parts of being here is that I am in my old ward and my old area. YES! Man yesterday was awesome in church and to see all of my converts in church and see all of the members in the ward. All of yesterday me and Elder Finch worked in El Carmen and that was so cool to be able to show Elder Finch around a little bit up there (we got  permission yesterday to be able to go up there)! Boom! Super excited.

President Markham is awesome. I had a great interview with him today and we talked about a lot of stuff. He talked to be about a lot of stuff and we talked a lot about Gabe and some stuff with that and he has similar experiences. Very spiritual. I love Hermana Markham. She reminds me sooooooo much of mom when I see him and talk to her. 

I'm just stoked to be with Elder Finch again haha. We are going to kill it so much. We will baptize too. We should have a baptism this weekend. Man I love it here. This place is so sick.

I love you all. I am so thankful for you and everything that you guys do for me. All the support and the prayers. Thank you! I love you. Thank you, Jesus!

I don't have any pictures at all haha. I will try and send you some next week! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!4

Well here are the questions.......

Preguntas

1.  Give us your new responsibilities day to day.  Maybe a sketch of your day as an AP.

Well thus far it has been pretty crazy haha. We don't sleep much and when we have time to work, we have to go sooooo hard. it is so nice to be with President and his wife and learn from them just like being in the car or something, it is going to be a great time with them. This week we took the ones that were going home to the airport at like 3 in the morning and we have interviews with the whole mission in the next two weeks. I don't  know how much I'm going to be able to email but I'll get one out at least once a week to you guys. Huge humbling opportunity.

2.  Money.  Getting you a debit card might be tough in the time you have left.  Is there a western Union where we can wire you money for your remaining time?  I'm going to talk to Elder Hunt today when I see him about this. I'll tell him to hit you guys up with an email. But the sister here said that in 3 weeeks it gets down to here. I don't really know much about that. But I will let you know how you can get it down to me best.

3.  Tell us about your new area and ward.  I imagine they're downright sick of you in that Stake, huh?

Well, I am now working in El Carmen....!!!! YEEEESSSSSSS President gave me permission to go up there and work and I am soooooooo happy. I am now in Boca del Monte, El Porvenir and El Carmen. We sort of just roam and go wherever we want. It is soooooooo sweet.   

4.  Do you travel with the Pres. to Zone conferences?  Do you speak at most conferences?  Yeah we are always in that kind of stuff. We do practices with all the missionaries all the time. These 2 weeks we have to be in interviews with President with all the zones in the mission and that is going to be sweet. It is just a sweet oppotunity.

Well We are doing good. I actually have 2 companions right now, Elder Finch and Elder Oseguera from Honduras. Elder Finch will go home this change and Elder Oseguera and I will stay when he leaves. Man I am loving it right now. Super blessed and happy to be here and super stoked to be able to learn all that i am going to learn in these next few months.

I'm excited to be able to drive haha. That is going to be sooooo cool. We had interviews with Villa Hermosa today and that was good. I think one of the best parts of being here is that I am in my old ward and my old area. YES! Man yesterday was awesome in church and to see all of my converts in church and see all of the members in the ward. All of yesterday me and Elder Finch worked in El Carmen and that was so cool to be able to show Elder Finch around a little bit up there (we got  permission yesterday to be able to go up there)! Boom! Super excited.

President Markham is awesome. I had a great interview with him today and we talked about a lot of stuff. He talked to be about a lot of stuff and we talked a lot about Gabe and some stuff with that and he has similar experiences. Very spiritual. I love Hermana Markham. She reminds me sooooooo much of mom when I see him and talk to her. 

I'm just stoked to be with Elder Finch again haha. We are going to kill it so much. We will baptize too. We should have a baptism this weekend. Man I love it here. This place is so sick.

I love you all. I am so thankful for you and everything that you guys do for me. All the support and the prayers. Thank you! I love you. Thank you, Jesus!

I don't have any pictures at all haha. I will try and send you some next week! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

EARTHQUAKKKKEEEE!!!

July 8, 2014
Well Hey everyone....

Preguntas profundas:

1.  Did you eat any Zompopos de Mayo? NO!!! I'm soooo bugged! There weren't hardly any this year and I'm sooooo bugged! I ate some last year and they for sure were super crujientes!!!

2.  All I've heard is that it's been raining fosos down there.  True?  It actually hasn't rained for a while. It's weird haha. Maybe only here in the cap it isn't raining but who knows in other places. Last year it was going soooo hard at this time.

3.  Did you finally get your package?  A big fat nel! But maybe tomorrow in changes!

4.  Let us know if the Markhams do "parents coming down" any differently.  We're close to reserving stuff.

I don't think there will be any problem. I'd actually say that he wants you to come down haha. He's so awesome!!!

Well this week was crazy haha. We totally got earthquaked! I was totally asleep and it was like 5:20 and I thought that my companion was shaking my bed and i was like come on man! But then I realized that he was asleep and that the ground was shaking by itself. I thought, there are two options, Demons or Earthquake. It was an earthquake thank heavens. I'M ALIVE!

We had a good week other that the fact that they took my feet out from under me and are changing me! I seriously have no idea where I could be going or what could be happening. But it's all good. Dios sabrà right! (God Could know) I'm excited and super nervous. Pte Markham talked to me yesterday and said that I am going to love my change and I feel Like it has something to do with an area or ward that I was in before. I haven't been this nervous for changes in a while! I guess we'll see.

I'm glad you had an awesome 4th of july. Honestly I almost forgot about it.... The mundial is supppper crazy down here. They all want Argentina or Brasil to win but I want Holland and I love messing with them because they get so frustrated haha It's awesome.

I thought I was going to stay and we had some miracles coming up and I'm a little disappointed to leave them and the people that we are teaching but it's all good in the hood. The zone has a lot of weird changes and we'll see que ondas ahi.

We had an awesome conference with President Markham this week and he talked about a bunch of stuff that helped me a lot. As I walked in, I felt like I was going to have to talk if they were to call out randomly and have people talk, sure enough they did, and sure enough I had to talk. I gave my testimony to the rest of the missionaries and it was a really cool experience to see how much I have really changed in my testimony of this Gospel and my love for these people. President came up to me after the meeting, gave me a huge hug and said " you got the message didn't you?" Refering to me talking. It was soooooo cool. Man President Markham and Sister Markham are soooo great.

I'm sad to leave the zone. I love this place. I've been in this zone for 6 chages now and I know literally everyone in the stake haha. We will come here to see General Conference! I went to El Carmen this week and got to see my converts. Man I love that place. I get more baggy for that place than I do for home... Hermana A will be going to the temple soon and I'll be able to go with here. That' is going to be very satisfying.

Well Jovenes! I love you all! Muchas Gracias! Jesus! Those are the most important words we can say in this life. I love you. Thank you. Jesus.

BUENO!!!!!!!!

I got attacked by a bolo. queria un su quekzal! extra emphasis on the K! If you know what I mean dad....

Children converts :)

New Mission President

July 1, 2014

Hey everyone.....

Questions:

1.  Did you get your package?  No I haven't gotten it though but I don't know when I'll get it but I could really love some good candy. I've been wanting it haha.

2.  How did your baptism goal/baptisms end up? We baptized 34 this month and the goal was 42 so we did good. It's just the retention in the zone is super bad haha but we are working on it.!!

I need the money for my suit. I should have it soon. You guys are gonna love it. The guy said that dad could make one in a week so that should be good.

Well here's the news everyone has been waiting for. OUR NEW MISSION PRESIDENT IT THE BEST!!!!! Man this guy is the coolest guy ever. I can't imagine that a change of a mission president is going any smoother. SOOOOOOO AWESOME. He has such a strong spirit and he just is the nicest, loving man ever. His wife is so great too. it's a big change but not really that much. He is a lot different but We are all loving him a lot.

We had a stake baptismal service this sunday and we invited President and his wife and they came and it was so awesome to see him. He just grabbed me and gave me a huge hug and said he loved me and it was just like, "this is going to be so awesome" I had just ran like 3 miles to get there late haha and we were sweating like straight pigs and it was so great. So awesome!

Hermana Markham just came up to me today in the meeting today that we had with the leadership and shook my hand and said, "You're a great man Elder Hanson, You're a great man" It was so awesome. I don't think it could be going better.

Our investigators are struggling right now haha. I love my area and don't want to leave. I will know next week if I am leaving or not. Elder Finch won't tell me at all. I hate it haha. But we'll see. Pray for me to stay.

Nothing really is happening right now. I love it as much as ever. I sometimes look at the calendar and want to cry haha. Satan is a sucker. Man towards the end he just gets right on it to screw up all that you have done in the past few months. But there will be no screw ups here. I'll keep it realllllllll!!!

I love you all! Thank you so much for everything. I hope to hear from you soon! LOLOL