Hermana Hansen in Houston TX

Completely 100% happy

NEW BACKPACK!! Finally content :)

My id card....offically tica!

The reunions are the best, seeing missionary friends :))))

ummm I tried bubble gum milk...only in Costa Rica

Time with my favorite Hermana Bucholz is the best time

President's house for the month check up

Heyyy family and friends!!

As you know by the subject line, I am on cloud nine. YES the mission is so hard, YES we don't get much sleep, YES people reject us everyday, but at the end of each day, you only remember the successes that you had, the great lessons, the happiness that you felt, and all the wonderful relationships you made. I am so happy. And learning more and more about the culture of Guatemala each day :)

Yesterday we had the chequeo de mes! We get up at 1:30 am to catch the bus to San Jose, a 5 hour trip. It was really long, but we just slept the whole time :) and then we went to the house of President with all of the new missionaries in this transfer and the trainers :) It was the best day. Such a tiring pday, but SO wonderful. We divided up into rooms, the news and the trainers, and it was so nice. With the APs we just talked about what was frustrating about training, and what things we could do better. It felt SO good to talk to others who had and were going through the same thing. I felt like I had just gone to my check of the month, that was just 3 months ago! President pulled me into his office after, and told me that I was doing a really good job, and that my daughter knew everything that he asked her. (We have to memorize a bunch of scriptures and things!) He said that he is really proud of me. It was worth every second of this past month. Every tear I have shed and every moment I have wanted to give in the towel :)

So we had a bunch of activities this past week for Week of Miracles! We did a really fun activity in the park to contact people! Also, the elders in our district came to our area for a day to work with us! To find new people and IT WAS SO AWESOME! We found so so so many miracles. We are working with a guy named Douglas, who gave up drugs and alcohol on Christmas and is ready to change his life! HE CAME TO CHURCH AND LOVED IT! and he actually set the next appointment with us saying, "When can we meet again to talk more about the Gospel?" So many miracles happened this week. We also found a lady named Priscilla, and she is like Jose Smith, been to every church and didn't feel right in any one. We are working really close with her. MIRACLES AND MIRACLES! So many the I can't tell them all. Just know that estamos echando fuego aqui en Santa Cruz. Also a BUNCH of less actives came to church on Sunday. It was such a wonderful time.

I know without a single doubt that Christ lives. He has a perfect body. He died, was resurrected on the third day. He suffered every single thing that we could ever feel, so He knows us better than we know ourselves. I know that with the help of the Atonement, we can receive strength every single day, strength to seguir adelante when times are hard. He lives. and He guides our church. This gospel is perfect, and representing Christ is the best thing ever. I am so happy and my Spanish is becoming better :)

I love you all! Thanks for all the prayers. I am so happy. All of the showers I took while crying, the nights I cried myself to sleep, the appointments that fall through, are all WORTH IT. This is the best time of my life. And I am loving the Costa Rican culture, Gallo pinto and all :) (Mom don't worry I know how to make it, so we will make some when I get home :)))

xoxo

Hermana Hansen