Transfer 1 is done!

What a transfer!!! Tomorrow I'm headed off to... Nowhere! I'm staying here in Green Valley! And so is Sister Hunt! You all know what that means- More time with Sister Seaton! 😉😄🎉

Haha this week has been packed! We've done a ton, and it's been crazy awesome! We went to Mid 12 Week training, and I got to see Phipps and Holly and Dunham! It was wonderful, those three have an amazing talent for making me laugh. It's like seeing family again! Plus anytime that President and Sister Snow are involved is a good time 😊😉

Bryce and Sherri are good! Bryce is helping us out together his program and Sherri is still coming to church! She's having a really hard time giving up her smoking, and that unfortunately isn't something that we can't help her with. She has to decide to do it on her own! 🚫🚬 Prayers always help! 

There was a HUGE Pioneer Day celebration on Friday, and all the missionaries from 3 different zones attended. Phipps was there, and we all marched in the parade holding an American Flag the size of the church gym. Before the parade started a Sister came up to me and was like "I'm going to stand next to you because I want to have fun!" Nice to know that I still got it! Haha! 😉😏 It was really cool until we realized that the flag was upside down... And trying to get 50 Elders to turn it over (WITHOUT LETTING IT TOUCH THE GROUND) is not an easy task.😳 Haha needless to say, I think a lot of member trust was lost that day 😂😭😭😭 

To finish I'm going to tell y'all about a man we met named Bill. Bill is 87, and he recently lost his wife of 63 years. You all remember the beginning of UP? Think ever sadder. Yep. We met him while we were tracting, and you could tell that he just needed someone to talk to! We joked around and he guessed my first name on the first try. A couple of weeks later we stopped by his house and he opened the door before we even got there! He joked about our make up and hair and is honestly the sweetest and most kind man we have ever met. He asked us why we visited again and we responded with "Just to be friends!" But eventually we got on the topic of God. He said he couldn't be mad at God but he was frustrated that God had taken his wife(Cancer)first. He was so busy taking care of her during her last days that he "forgot to hug and kiss her" and "if only he could see her just for five minutes to give her hugs and kisses". He said that he had prayed last night for "God to take him". We were all near tears, I was crying and Bill wiped the tears away with his hankerchief. We told him a little bit about the Plan of Salvation, and how his wife was still here, and he opened up even more and told us that he had taken his wife's ashes outside the night before to show her the full moon. He started asking us why we left our own families, and told us we were brainwashed and to go back home to our families. It sounds mean and close minded, but really he was only saying it because he cares about us SO SO much. He told us that he felt like he has known us forever and that we are like his daughters. 

We've visited Bill a few more times and he has started to pray and ask God about his wife. Bill has taught me a lot, especially to appreciate what I have. He misses his wife so much, and he regrets so much, that I've just really learned to appreciate every minute I have. Regardless of how miserable I am, I still have an AMAZING family, friends, and air in my lungs. Bill has also taught me how much the gospel blesses families! Teaching Bill that there is a way that he can be with his wife not just until "death do us part", but FOREVER, is such a wonderful thing. I'm grateful for this opportunity to serve God. Even though it's difficult, I'm trying to stay positive and appreciate all that I've been given. Carpe Diem 😊

Also Sister Hunt and I have matching blankets. Companionship Unity on point 👌🏽

Take care! Love,

Sister Hansen