Hello to all my wonderful friends and family!
Last week I was set apart as a missionary and I became Sister Hansen! The very next day, I started learning how to be a missionary from the comfort of my childhood bedroom. Home MTC has been so so so good, but also so weird! It has been so nice to spend time with my family while transitioning to missionary life and also getting to know my district, but my eyes are so tired from looking at my computer screen all week. I am so lucky to have the best companion in the world, Sister Goff who is an Idaho girl like me! We seriously get along so well, and I cannot wait to meet her in person!
One of my favorite things to happen this week was the birth of my second niece, Mabel Hansen! I love being an aunt and I love being able to say I have 2 nieces! I was so lucky that I had a break from home MTC in the afternoon and I got to go visit Mabel and her parents in the hospital the day she was born! She is such a sweet little baby girl and I love getting to snuggle her!
All week I've had classes and workshops and I have taken so many notes it's literally insane. (I've already filled half of one of my many notebooks.) It's been a lot of fun getting to know my district, and they are all honestly so funny, Sister Goff and I have been laughing all week! And they all have such strong testimonies and I know we are going to learn a lot from each other.
Honestly, I've just been trying to learn as much as I can while I'm in my classes, and soak up as much time with these sweet babies as I can while I'm not! I guess I better spend some time with the rest of my family too...
Anyway, I'm heading out tomorrow and the next time you'll hear from me will be from the MTC!
Spiritual thought:
The scripture I chose for my missionary plaque is Isaiah 12:2
"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."
Leaving home to go preach the gospel for 18 months is not going to be easy for me, but I know that God is my salvation and I will not be afraid. Something I have learned this week is that when we build our foundation on Christ we cannot fail.
I will lift up my heart and rejoice, the hour of my mission has come. (D&C 31:3)
~Sister Hansen
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