hi everyone,
this is going to be a fast and furious email because i only have a few minutes to write. pdays are going to fly by for the next month or so because we have choir practice in the morning for our missionary program in december, and then we have to be the chaffeur for some sisters becuase we're the only sisters with a car. so by the time we get done with practice, and then take the sisters back, and do our grocery shopping, bleh! no more time! so sorry for the lack of a really well thought out and clever email. you'll just have to deal with this.
anyway, this was an exhausting week--it's transfer time, which also means more chaffeuring for us. we had to pick up sisters from the airport, drop them off, pick up sisters from the boat, drop them off (at 4:30 in the morrrniiiiiiinggggg), and then take s. harline to get dropped off at her new secteur. woof. it was tiring. but other than that, things are going pretty well. our amis (investigators) are cool and we're starting to get pretty attached to them. we're hoping to get some committments to baptism this week, because there are a few that seem like they're really ready. i think i might have said that in my letter last week. whoops. remember how my life is pretty much the same every week? oh right. ok.
we had a really good experience this week teaching a new ami--he's a 12 year old boy who has cancer. his dad is an inactive member and his mom isn't a member, but his grandma is and that's how he got into contact with the church. he's really really cute and comes to church with his grandma on sundays. anyway, we had our first lesson with him this past week, and both of his parents were there and it went really well. the spirit was so strong! hopefully through his desire to go to church, he can touch the hearts of his parents too. his mom actually seems interested--she tried to stay off to the side but you could tell from her body language that she was listening. anyway, they seem like a really cool family so i'm hoping we'll be able to make some good progress with them.
anyway, we're getting two new elders in our district this week, which is good. i'm hoping they'll bring some life into our district because right now it is sooooooooooooo borrrrrrrrrrrring. the elders aren't fun at all! all they do is whisper to each other during district meetings and i'm like "oh right i forgot we were back in 4TH GRADE." what the heck? bleh. no fun at all. i even try to joke around with them and it's like blank stares all the time. i'm starting to suspect that they've never spoken with a female before. i'm glad that i have s. taie as my companion though, because we have fun together. she is a really good people person and is so good at starting up conversations and being friends with people. it has really helped us get to know the ward members and our investigators. i don't know what i'm going to do when i have to start being socially capable on my own again. meh.
in other news, i look like i have a disease on my legs because i have so many mosquito bites. seriously. people are starting to stare. i don't know what the heck the problem is. well, maybe it's because i sleep outside every night. BUT THERE'S NO WHERE ELSE TO SLEEP! and i put on bugspray! whatever. it kind of makes me hate my life sometimes, but i'm working on being disciplined and not scratching because otherwise i'm seriously going to look like a leper.
welp i think i need to sign off. we're getting kicked off the computers pretty soon so i'm gonna wrap this up. sorry to be so brief. love you!!
love,
soeur hansen
