HAPPY NEW YEAR. I cannot believe that
it is already 2013. This last P-day, we got a real p-day again. The
entire zone came over to our house (our house is the only house with a
sofa and two lazy boys), and we watched a movie about these two
missionaries, i dont remember what it was called, but it was super
funny. We kicked back and ate popcorn with salsa and chips. So grand.
On new years day, I ate Menudo for the first time!
ha. It was wild. You just swallow...more than chew. And then on
thursday, the 3rd, Elder Monasterio went outside in the morning to get
firewood, and he ran back inside excited because it was SNOWING. haha.
It is the first time he has ever seen the snow. That morning we also had
a zone meeting to practice how our planamiento, and i was with 10
mexicans/guatemalans who have never seen the snow in their life. They
were thrilled. Snow ball fights, snow angels, the works. :) It kept
snowing until midday on friday. We got a solid 3 inches, which quickly
melted, and then it snowed another 3 inches, which has stayed in shady
place. It is just super muddy everywhere else.
And most importantly, on friday we were in the
chapel for forever for BAPTISMAL INTERVIEWS!! ahhh. haha. The Rubio
Rivera family was ready for the interviews. I think i explained a little
bit about them in my last letter. If not, comment, and i will explain.
But Alma, and her daughters Jaymie and Evelyn passed their baptismal
interviews. :)
The next morning, we went to visit them, to see how they felt. Alma
told us all about how after the interviews, they went back to their
house, and they all felt super calm. Really good. And then everything
just went crazy, her oldest daughter of 19 years of age, also named Alma, got into a fist fight with some of their cousins. Alma (mother)
got super angry, and was going to go help, but her husband did not let
her leave the house. And thank goodness, because she would be in jail
with them if she had.
Goes to show, that Satan will do whatever he can to impede the
people from being baptized. But, luckily, nothing happened, and at 5
p.m. i was privileged to baptise Evelyn (age 8), and Jaymie (age 10).
Elder Monasterio baptized Alma. The service was beautiful. And then
their family, and us, the missionaries, sang A Childs Prayer. Sisters
were crying, it was great. And her oldest daughter, who is not a member,
felt wonderful. We are going to teach her now. The next day they were
confirmed. I love this little family. Evelyn is like my little sister.
They are all so cute.
Oh yeah, and while i was waiting for the people to
arrive for the baptism, a missionary farewell was going on in the
chapel. I was just in the foyer, and suddenly the doors to the chapel
burst open and two guys carrying another guys ran out and dropped him
onto the ground. The man they were carrying has Epilepsy, and was having
the most violent seizure i have ever seen. The second he hit the
ground, i ran over, and with another man, held his head from pounding
into the ground. I was amazed how difficult it was. And the saddest part
is that he was coherent. We made eye contact at one point, and his eyes
looked scared. And the sounds were horrible. I almost cried. I was
there with his head in my hands, and i was just praying like crazy, and
his seizure ended soon enough. But, that was scary.
I didn't get to stay up for new years. Haha.
None of that in this mission. We are looking for new investigators,
cause we have zero baptismal dates right now, and we want at least 2
more baptisms this month. But we are working to put dates with about 5
families.
K. This email is short, so i can send pictures. Love you all like crazy. have an excellent new week. Be awesome.
Love,
Elder Hansen
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