Blast off
Well, this is it folks. I´m not sure what I should say. I feel like I should write something inspiring.
This
week was incredible. A good way to finish the mission. On Wednesday
morning we got a phone call from President Fortuna. My comp is going to
train! I am so proud of my kid. He´s going to be a great trainer. That
means that all of Friday was spent going to Tegucigalpa and 8 hours in
the bus.
Saturday we went to a zone activity in the other city
in Olancho. Its called Juticalpa. We had a Zone activity, and then a
rescue activity. We were there all day, and we got a ride home from the
district president. We got there just in time for the baptism of "DM". He asked me to baptize him. I was humbled by his request, and of
course I accepted.
Sunday was the confirmation. Once again, I
was asked to confirm him. It was an amazing spiritual experience. I felt
the spirit in me and it was by far the strongest I´ve ever felt the
spirit in a blessing. Way cool guys. I also gave the opening prayer,
blessed the sacrament, shared my testimony, and I gave the gospel
principles class. Yeah, it was a busy day.
Monday we went to
Tegucigalpa again. This time we went to Picacho, the giant Christ statue
that overlooks all of Teguc. It was a little surreal for me. I remember
flying into Honduras and the flight attendant told us to look out the
window to see it. Time has flown by so fast. Yes, pun intended.
In
summary, I can´t believe that my mission is over. Today is my last day
of work. Tomorrow we wake up at 3am to head over to transfers. I´ll go
to the temple and have my exit interview. Then on Thursday at 1pm I´ll
be heading home on a jet plane. Crazy huh
Well, the mission has
been the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have been the
biggest convert, and I know that everyone says that. I have learned more
about my Lord and Savior. I know that He loves me. I know that we can
be cleansed from sin and we can find peace and purpose to our lives
through the Gospel. I will always remember the good times that I´ve had
here in Honduras, and I will always have my name tag tattooed on my
heart.
See you all very soon. Love you tons
Elder Hansen
Man, this week has been AWESOME!
I´m pretty stoked about going home. I miss my family.
And yes, I´m still working, and I´m only a little baggy or trunky
We
started the week off with surprise interchanges with the other elders.
They aren´t doing their job, so I took one and the ZL´s took the other
companion, and we left and worked with them for 2 days straight. They
don´t get along, they are opening an area, they aren´t studying or
planning at night, and they don´t have any progressing investigators.
They aren´t finding any new investigators, so pretty much they´ve wasted
these past 4 weeks. We told Pres that it might actually be better to
take them both out and white wash the area again. I was sad, but its the
truth. I talked alot with them both, and took them aside, and tried to
teach more with my example than with words. I made sure that we had 2
really spiritual days full of work, and we did. It was good, but in the
end, they returned to their bad habits. They´re obedient when they have
someone babysitting them, but without the babysitter they return to
their bad habits. Maybe one day they will understand the Doctrine of
Christ.
I mentioned to "DM" that I was leaving in 2
weeks. He didn´t know. He told his cousin that he wants me to baptize
him. His cousin is in the District Presidency, and he told me to go and
challenge him to be baptized. He accepted, and this Saturday he´ll be
baptized.
He came to church for the first time on Sunday. I had
to get special permission from Pres Fortuna to baptize him, but he says
to go for it. He knows more than half of the members because his wife
and children are members for years, and his cousin is a leader in the
church. It was really cool, and its nice to know that I´ll be finishing
the mission with a bang. We´re going to baptize a family! Woo Hoo!
I
realized that my mission is a lot like the morning jogs that we do at
the field by our house. Its always hard to start, and you start off with
a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Afterwards, it starts to hurt, and you
have to pace yourself and get into your rhythm. Once you get in the
rhythm, it starts to feel really good, and you like it alot. Whenever I
get on the last stretch of the jog, I always go all out and sprint the
last part. I feel like when I started my mission, I was super excited to
be here. It was hard to get into my groove, and painful at first, but
in time, it felt good. Now I feel like I´m in the last bit of the
sprint. The end is in sight! I´m so close, and I know that even though
its hard, I´ve gotta give it my all.
Well, I love you all, and I´m excited to see you in 10 days.
Elder Hansen
