HELLOOOOO!!
don't worry guys, i'm still alive. last monday
we had our missionary christmas and it was awesome, but we didn't have time to
do emails afterwards because we got back late. but it was great because we got
to go to the temple in the morning with all the missionaries! loved that. it had
been like 6 months since i'd been, it was a very lovely christmas present. then
afterwards we did some activities like skits and eating, always eating. it was
mostly just nice to see everyone! i joked with soeur cook though when we didn't
get a chance to email, and i was like "man i really hope that this friday
isn't really the end of the world because id idn't even get a chance to say by
to my family..." good news! the world didn't end on the 21st! we still
have time to repent! last week however, there was a cyclone (i actually don't
know what the translation for that is in english, but it's kind of like a
typhoon? i'm not really sure. google it.) that hit new caledonia and fiji, and
we were on orange alert (next step up is red) for it to hit us, but it didn't--we
just got the side effects which included CRAZY rain and wind. ALLLLLLL of the
neighborhoods were seriously like pools. up to your knees in water. it made
being on a bike preeeeeetty miserable, but it just allowed us to appreciate the
drier...dryer? weather this week.
ah! we had a marriage and baptism this week!
it was great. our amie, faniza. she is great and the marriage and baptism went
over really well--everything was pretty simple, but it was nice. and she got
confirmed on sunday and we are happy about that. we're hoping that the ward
will be a good support to her and her husband who is a semi-active
member.
GUYS CHRISTMAS IS TOMORROW! THIS IS THE LAST
WEEK OF THE YEAR! THEN IT'S 2013! isn't it weird how i was supposed to finish
my mission yesterday? whoops! this just means that y'all will be all the more
excited to see me on january 29th. actually you will probably see me on january
30th, since the flight is at night. anyway. let's talk about how the end is
hard because everyone just reminds me all the time that i only have a month
left and just asks me about what i'm going to do afterwards. guhhhh! but it's
ok. we've got two baptisms set for next year, one in january and one in
february (sad that i'm gonna miss that one), and we're really close to fixing
another one for january. weeee! so basically, things are going well.
welp not too much else to say, especially
since most of you will be seeing my pixelized face tomorrow! i hope everyone
has an awesome christmas. i love you, and miss you. maybe you will think it's
cliche, but take the time this christmas to think about the Savior. we do owe
him everything, after all. GROS BISOUS! UA HERE AU IA OUTOU!! (kiss kiss, i
love you!)
love,
soeur hansen
