Cerro Grande "B" - Big Hill - 11/28/11

Well, Elder Hansen experienced his first transfer to Cerro Grande "B".  Here is what he says:

I'm glad to hear how things are going back home. So we didn't celebrate Thanksgiving here, and to be honest I forgot until Elder Dance, my new Zone Leader called us in the night and told me Happy Thanksgiving.

A lot has changed since last Monday. But first off, something really cool happened. So transfers are on Wednesday, and Juan Carlos really wanted me to baptize him, so we got special permission to baptize him on Tuesday. It was an amazing way to finish my first area.

So I was moved over to Cerro Grande "B". It means Big Hill, and it fits. My area covers a very, very, very, large area, and I wish I was exaggerating when I say its 100x larger than my last area. Its on the outskirts of Teguc, and it covers all of the area until the next major city, Talanga. We have to take a 30 minute bus ride to get to one of our areas. I'm super excited though. We have a little bit of everything here. We've got a part of the city, and we've also got a lot of countryside. I'm super pumped. My companion has been here for 3 exchanges with 3 baptisms. So the work here is a little slow, but we're going to change that. We've already set 4 baptismal dates, and that's just the beginning. If there's one thing I learned in my last area is that nothing is impossible. My companion's name is Elder Luna.

He is one fireball of a missionary. Holy cow this kid has got some energy. He is CRAZY! But I love him for it.  I haven't had this much fun in all my mission, and I love it. He is awesome. We need to work on planning a little bit better and also with the ward, but that shouldn't be too hard to fix. I have very high hopes for our companionship. We are going to have a lot of success here, I can feel it.

It was cool to take pictures of the temple last week. Sorry I didn't write very much, I didn't have much time to write. Hopefully the temple will be finished in July of next year. All of the outside is finished, but the inside has a long way to go before its ready. Its exciting to have a temple in your mission, it gives you a goal to set with your investigators for after baptism.

I love you guys. I miss you, and I think you're the best.

Elder Hansen