Hermana Hansen, her companion and a friend sing Happy Birthday
I
cannot believe you guys are 16. You can drive.... date..... DO IT ALL.
But seriously love every minute of it. Don't be afraid to ask boys or
girls to dances and go to every dance you can. Just go with your
friends! Seriously they are so fun. And go to all the football games and
soccer games. Be involved. You will have way more fun that way.
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I
am so grateful for you, Austin and Savannah. Being on a mission has really helped me realize what I need
to change to be a better big sister, and I want you to know I am ALL
IN. I love you guys so much.
You are such great examples to me. You are
both so talented and so hilarious and muy guapos. Don't be afraid to
stand out, always work your hardest and give your all to every single
thing you do. Read your scriptures and pray all the time.
Seriously, it's essential in high school.
Hermana's celebrating a birthday party for a little boy in Tuxtla
OK
sorry for the missionary rant. I promise I'm not that weird.... I still
say things like freak...and I still sneak peaks at
the TV every once in a while for Mexican soccer games.......
Hermana I. has two cats that look just like Elvis (Sav's cat at home)
But,
I love you guys so much. Seriously! Thanks for all the emails. I hope
you have the best birthday ever. EVER. EN EL MUNDO.
Love you more than you can imagine!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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| We had a Birthday Party for Austin and Savannah - Chido (cool), no? |
Los Chistosos (funny things)
*Something
important I forgot about our first baptism last week.... the water was
green. No se porque (I don't know why). That's right.... AGUA VERDE.
Hermanas Martinez & Hansen with Hermana I. on her baptism day.
*The word for scared is miedo. This is very close to an extremely bad word in Mexico. Apparently I've been saying the bad word for like... all this time and my companion didn't notice...until I said it in front of some elders...and the elders had to correct me. AY.
Hungry Elders picking fruit from a tree near the church.
*Today I was contacting a young man on the bus. He asked me to take him
back to America, invited me to a party, and then offered me some weed (which he pulled out of his bag to try to give to me). Needless to say
Hermana Martinez (mi mama) was horrified.
In the combi (colectivo) alone... a rare occasion because people
aren't surrounding you like pillows.
aren't surrounding you like pillows.
*Apparently
Hermano H. (the ward mission leader and Mama C's son), walked
past our apartment one night, and could like see into our windows or
something. So, Mama C. (the lady who makes the huge quesadillas) freaked
out for her poor missionaries, and gave us curtains to hang over our
windows. It was hilarious.
Shout out to Mama C. for looking out for our Hermana!
Chiapas
rocks. Spanish is hard. But I understand the city accent now... it's the
Tonala y Honduras accents that throw me off.
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| Hermana I. makes THE BEST food! |
ESTA ES LA MEJOR!
(The mission is the best!)
(The mission is the best!)
Hermana Hansen
