MAY 30 2016 PU PU PU PU.....PUNO!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY 30 2016

Hey Hey Hey there everyone!

Well I literally have zero time. So ill give you all a very brief rundown of what these last 24 hours have been like.  Yesterday around 5, I recieved a phone call from the Zone Leaders.  They told me that I would be going to Puno, and that I needed to start packing my things as soon as possible.  A big strike is starting tomorrow, and no one will be able to travel for a few days, so everyone who had changes to Puno or Juliaca packed up their things last night, and we were off by 8!  I didnt have any time to say goodbye to anyone, but sometimes, you just have to go with the flow!  My companion is Hermana Martinez from Boliva, and she as well just finished her training.  I dont know too much, I got in about an hour ago, but wow its beautiful here! And cold....so cold. Also my lungs feel like they have shrunk 4 sizes.  Its all good :)  Well I will let you all know how it goes next week! Love you all! Have a fabulous week!

Hermana Hansen

MY FAVORITE FAMILY IN THE WHOLE WORLD

SAYING GOODBYE......

COMPI   COMPI   COMPI

MI MAMITA PAPITO (PENSIONISTA DE CUSCO)

                                         


                                              TOO MUCH SASS FOR ONE PICTURE

                                                           

May 23 2016 ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

MAY 26 2016

HOLA from breezy freezy Cusco! Speaking of freezy, our shower broke this week, so....yeahoooo!! Cold showers in Cusco! Anywho, super duper week, full of highs and lows. This week we had our mulit zone conference with President and Sister Harbertson. Can I just remind you all of how much I love my mission. I do. I love it. This mission is sooooo beautiful!  Every so often we get to have our conference outside. We went to a place called Chincheros, about an hour and a half outside of Cusco, on your way to Urubamba. We basically had our conference on this big hill, but the view was gorgeous. Sorry I dont have a ton of time to write about all that happened and what was said during the conference but it was sooooo amazing! Presidente talked a little bit about how much our attitude makes a difference.  This is so unbelievable true.  Attitude is everthing.   It was Presidents last conference, and we were all a little emotional. After, we were all able to bear our testimonies.  Just one of those moments I will never forget.  Being able to bear my testimony of what I love and know to be true, on some mountain, in the middle of the beautiful Andes mountain range. The mission is just cool.

Kinda a bummer, we had to change the baptism date of Zayda, Beto, and Majumi.  Some sad things have come up, and we are going to have to wait and little while longer. Breaks my heart, because I know this family was prepared to accept the gospel in this time. But the road ahead of them will not be that easy. All apart of the Gods plan and His timing.  Also, Porfilio came to church with his wife this Sunday! Happy Dance!  Hes just a classic stubborn Cusqueno and he just makes me laugh a whole lot.  He knows this is right.  Just needs a little bit of time. Once again, learning to accept Gods plan and Gods timing.  

"Your attitude is directly connected with your faith."

      -President Harbertson

Well I hope you all love your lives as much as I love mine! Keep on keeping on!  I love you all!

Con Amor, 

Hermana Hansen

PRESIDENTE Y HERMANA HARBERTSON

THE FIRST COUNSELOR FOR PRESIDENTE AND WIFE

LAS HERMANAS

I MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SELFI QUEEN

CARLITA AND ME

MAY 16 2016 THROUGH HEAVENLY FATHER'S EYES

MAY 16 2016

Phew what a week. It was a longer week for sure, but jammed pack full of good stuff!  This Tuesday we had divisions again with Hermana Wattles and Hermana Minaya.  So awesome!  Part of their sector reminded me alot of Abancay.  It was a little bit higher up, with more fields and open spaces.  We also took a cambi to get up there, which I havent done since I left Abancay!  It was a good throwback moment for me.  In one of our lessons, we were teaching a little family about the Plan of Salvation.  Hermana Wattles had just got done explaining that in heaven we didnt have bodies like we do now. One of the little boys said, ¨Ohhhh yeah! So we just had heads in heaven!   Haha I love teaching kids so much.  Also we were teaching a less active and she gave us corn bread....real corn bread. We went home and popped that in the microwave, and made us some honeybutter.  I wanted to cry. Its the little things everyone.

Wednesday we had just got done teaching a family, when Wendy one of our investigators calls us and asks if we can meet up with her to talk to her,  We were in the outskirts of our sector, and we knew it would take us awhile to get back into town. Also in this part of our sector, there is only one bus that comes by, and not very often.  We knew it was important that we talked to Wendy that night, so we said a little prayer, asking Heavenly Father to provide us a way to get back into town in time to talk to her.  Within seconds of ending our prayer, we see a taxi approaching.  In that part of Cusco, and at that time of night, there are never taxis. We were able to teach Wendy that night.  Its little tiny miracles like that, that make me SO incredibly happy to be doing what I am doing right now.  Miracles do exsist. I see them everyday. 

Saturday we did divisions, and I went to Urcos.  I love going to Urcos!  The people are so darling and they all still wear their super authentic skirts and hats. We were able to find some less active families and talk to them for the first time in years. We were also able to find a new family of investigators, simply by being in the right place at the right time.  The Lord was truly guiding us that day. 

Friday we had a ward talent show! Ah I love this ward so much.  Everyone danced, and sang and did skits.  Maybe its the dancer in me, but I absolutely adore all the Peruvian dances.   The Elders and us did a few skits as well.  Good times had by all. 

This morning, Papito (the husband of our pension)  said he knew how to take care of my ingrown toenail.  I will spare you all the details of the event.  But yes that is a knife in his mouth in the picture below.  Like I have said, every Peruano is their own doctor.  Scares me a little bit but hey, it seems like they know what they are doing.

I was reading a talk this week about seeing others through Gods eyes. 

   Something wonderful happens in a missionarys service when he or she realizes that the calling is not about him or her, rather, it is about the Lord, His work, and Heavenly Fathers children   -Dale G. Renlund

That is so so so key. Not just in missionary work. But in everything.  Something truly amazing does happen when we see others for who they truly are.  Sons and daughters of our loving Heavenly Father.  

Welp, heres to another great week in the life of a missionary in Cusco! Thank you for everything! Have a fabulous week everyone!

Con MUCHO Amor, 

Hermana Hansen

                                           Sooooo..it was 3 against 1 (me) to have my pension take care of my
                                            ingrown toe .   All Peruvians think they are doctors ! :)  Usually they really
                                            do know quite a bit...hopefully they do this time!!!!!  YIKES
       

PAPITO IS TAKING ON THE INGROWN TOE NAIL...

YES THATS A KNIFE IN HIS MOUTH..

HERMANN BAYON AND ME!!  LOVE HER!

                          

       


  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ..MANA Y HIJITA

  

WE DID DIVISIONS WITH SOME OF THE GIRLS IN OUR WARD.  SO STINKING CUTE AND SO FUN!!!  I FEEL LIKE THIS PICTURE OVER EXAGGERATES MY HEIGHT.....ACTUALLY NO... STORY OF MY LIFE.:)

MAY 9 2016 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

May 9 2016 Well....Life is just pretty spectacular...other then that, there really isnt that much to tell you all this week!   We had a wonderful little lesson with Carla this week.  Shes still darling as usual.   At the end of the lesson, we invited her so pray to know if Joseph Smith really was a  prophet and that the Book of Mormon is true.  Very casually she said, nahhh I dont think thats  necessary. I already know that this is all true. Her faith really amazes me.  Honestly I think I am  learning more from my investigatores then they will ever learn from me.  Im simply too blessed.   This Saturday we went to Urcos again.  It felt good to get out of big Cusco for a little while and  enjoy the fresh air of the Andes.  I skyped the family yesterday! So good to see and talk to everyone!   I really couldnt believe how much everyone had changed. Also I realized that speaking English is just  hard. It just really is.  Thank you to everyone that had to endure that painful spanglish skype call. Also Happy Mothers Day to my beautiful mother, and all those who are moms to me!   No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless  love a devoted mother has for her child.-Elder Holland I love you all very very much.  I really hope you all know that I can feel all of your prayers.   They really do make it all the way over here to Peru. So thank you. Have a fabulous week! Con Amor,    Hermana Hansen                                                           FELIZ DIA MAMITA!!!                                                 HOLA PERRITOL HOLA PERRITOS   OUR VISIT TO URCOS..BREATHING THE FRESH AIR OF THE ANDES..                                                                      YEAH....SO LOOK WHAT I DID......CUT MY HAIR...BREATH SARAH!!!

MAY 2 2016 HERMANA HAMSTER?..."YA Casi..."

MAY 2 2016

Alright here is the break down for the week. 

A few weeks ago we had our zone conference, and we put the goal as a mission, to have a noche blanca 28 of May.  Meaning that we putting all of our dates for our baptisms that day!  I think its going to be something really special!  This week, 4 people accepted the 28 of May for their baptism!!!! HAPPINESS!!  We had a first lesson with Carla, a jovencita  (a young girl) of 18 years.  She had been assisting before, but because of school and work, she slowly stopped coming, and we couldn’t find her.  So we had to drop her. Anywho, she just showed up one day, and said that she wanted to be baptized! Fine by me.  We asked her why she wanted to be baptized, and then her eyes filled with tears.  She said she had never felt so loved in her entire life, then when she was in the church.  She is so prepared, and honestly just a cutie patootie. I love her so much!  THEN, yesterday we had a lesson with my favorite little family, Zayda Beto, and Mayumi. We talked about eternal families. This wasnt the first time I had talked about forever families, but for whatever reason this time was just so special.  I was fighting back tears the whole time, as we sat there in their humble home, of a dirt floor, and dirt walls, and testified to them that it was possible for them to be together forever.  It was in that moment that I was reminded really why I had left my family for 18 months.  To help other families understand that they too can be together forever.  Their baptism will also be May 28th.  

This week we traveled to Urcos again to look for less actives.  We were able to find 2 less actives, for the first time in 2 years.  This Sunday, the attendance in Urcos had risen again.  We are hoping and praying that Urcos can become a rama again and the end of this year.  Mi wawita (theres your quechua for the day)  Hermana Bayona, was super sick this week. So we were inside for a few days.  BUT, our Heavenly Father is so good to us, and we really were able to see so many miracles this week. Also, I had my lunch out of a giant jungle leaf this week. And it was delicious. 

Well to keep you all updated, I still love Peru, and I still love every single crazy day of my mission. I love you all! Gracias por todo!!

Con Amor, 

Hermana Hansen

EATING OUT OF A JUNGLE LEAF--AND IT WAS DELICIOUS!

JUST PLAYING ON A FEW SKETCHY PERUVIAN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT...

MY HERMANA BAYONA

PDAY --EXPLORING

CAVE HUNTING..

APRIL 25 2016 HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!

APRI; 25 2016 Hey Everyone! Sorry this is going to be a little short, but the sun decided to come out for the first time in a while, and so we are going to make the most of our sunny P Day in Cusco! This week was amazing. Sometimes I don't feel like I deserve the blessings I am receiving. We had our second lesson with Wendy!! She is the jovencita that came to the church looking for the missionaries to teach her. We were talking about our Father in Heaven, and how we are literally His sons and daughters, while we were talking she let out a little gasp and said, wow....this feels so good. It feels too good to hear that!! Ugh I can't tell you how much I love being a missionary. I love seeing the spirit touch the hearts of His children. Its a beautiful thing to witness people come to know their Father in Heaven. We invited Beto, the husband of Zayda, to baptism this week. He said of course! And then asked if we could visit his family more times during the week. They all came to church this Sunday. I love that family so much! ALSO! Craziest thing. We were teaching these two women when I first got here, Vilma and Marleni. They were way awesome . But then they moved to Quillabamban. Hermana Celan and I were super bummed. Any who , I walk out of Principios de Evangelio, and who do I find waiting outside....Vilma and Marleni! What!!! I honestly couldn't believe it! After all this time, and they just showed up at church like nothing had happened. Happy Happy Days!! Anywhosies I hope you are all doing fantastic! I love being a missionary, and I love the people I get to serve. Thank you all for everything! Con Amor, Hermana Hansen