Hey Fam,
So I was trying to upload a video to send you but it didn´t work. WOW!! What is happening in the world!? All of my friends that are girls from the ward are getting married. Let´s count shall we...Quinci, Heather, Sara.....if I were Heather and Karly I would keep a lookout. I really wish I could aprove of them but I am in Mexico. If they are listening, I send them my best, all the hopes and dreams for a happy future, and my congratulations. I was really blessed to know (conocer) everyone of them.
So this week I had a really weird time and it´s hard to explain but one of the highlights was when I went with Mary and Karla. We were going to visit a sector of houses and we were running late as we were cruising along on our bike I had the impression that we should pass by with Mary and Karla we passed by and something had changed, they weren´t angry or yelling. They were rather happy. We talked with them for a while to see what had happened because they had been experiencing some problems and everything was a little bit chaotic before. We found out that nothing had change besides their demeanor towards life and that Mary had been praying and she wasn´t drinking anymore. So we naturally invited them to church.
THEY CAME! and had a great time in church. When we went to visit them in the nighttime we found out a lot more things including the desire of both Karla and Mary to be baptized. We are excited for them and we hope that everything goes well this week so that Karla can be baptized, Mary can´t because she is still living in the same house as a guy she isn´t married to. We will strive to prepare her for her future baptism in Alabama. Those missionaries are really in for a treat.
The craziest part though is the story of this woman and her daughter. They both have been through so much in their lives and I feel that my mission up to this point has been in preparation for the teaching of Mary the gospel. It´s hard to explain but I just want to follow them around for the next couple of years to see what they do and to help them live the gospel. I am nervous to see what will happen in the future with them. God really works in mysterious ways and I am just in awe when all these trials and tests come to a head and we find out there was a purpose for them and we are so grateful that we have kept the faith and moved forward in the face of opposition.
Elder Hanson
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