6/8/2015 Beautiful Day =)

THIS WEEK WAS SO HOT. It may have won for the hottest week of my mission. And there wasn’t even any rain. 

But that’s ok because it was also a really amazing week. Danilo was baptized. He was so happy and ready. His son, Freddy was able to baptize him. There was a great turn out for the baptism. Freddy was able to share his testimony before he baptized his father. Freddy was baptized as a teenager with his twin brother, Alfredo. They both served missions. Freddy has been home from his mission for 7 years now and says that he has continually prayed that his father would follow Christ and be baptized. He shared that he knows that God hears and answers prayers. After Danilo was baptized, Danilo shared his testimony. He said that before he started going to church and learning about Christ he was in the world and unhappy, but now he has found great happiness and peace. 

Here is a little bit of Danilo’s story. 3 months ago he moved in with his son. His son invited him to church every week, but each week he had work. Freddy continued to pray that he would be able to come to church. One day Danilo got home and told Freddy he gotten his day off changed from Sunday. That Sunday they went to church together and Danilo hasn’t looked back since. The first Sunday Hermana Fife and I got to the ward, Freddy asked us to visit his dad. Ever since we started teaching him he has kept every commitment we left with him. And he has truly repented, changed his life, and followed Christ. 

There is a quote by Joseph Smith when he baptized his father. I think of Freddy and Danilo when I read it. It truly was a glorious day. 

"When Mr. Smith came out of the water, Joseph stood upon the shore, and taking his father by the hand, he exclaimed, with tears of joy, 'Praise to my God! That I have lived to see my own father baptized into the true Church of Jesus Christ!'"

The Spirit was strong in the baptismal service. The gospel of Jesus Christ truly does unite and bless families. I feel extremely blessed and privileged to have been one of the servants God chose to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ into Danilo’s life. 

I love you all so much! I know that my Savior lives! He is at the head of this glorious work!

Love 

Hermana Hansen

Danilo & his son Freddy

Danilo & his son Freddy and their neighbors

they always bring to church

Danilo & Freddy

Danilo, Freddy Hermana Fife & Me--Happy Day!!

Happy Birthday to Hermana Valdez. We spent all

week looking for guanabana and guayabana (see below) for Hermana Valdez's birthday, its her  favorite!

Just in time we found out the Stake president had a

guayabana tree and his wife, Hermana de la Cruz, helped us knock some down. A little birthday miracle =)

6/1/2015 This week was Great!

Danilo will be baptized on Saturday! He is so ready and excited to take this step in his life. He says that as he has lived the gospel his life has changed, he feels the blessings of the spirit, he feels good and he can’t wait to be baptized. He has the determination to follow the Savior forever. I am so proud of this man! 

Also we had a mission conference this week. Almost the whole mission came. I absolutely loved the mission tour. I was really inspired. I was taught so much by the Spirit. The Spirit testified to me that I am working hard and giving a lot of myself to the Lord, but there are ways I can give more of myself. I had a change of heart in a sense. And I am trying daily to find ways I can give more of my heart, might, mind and strength.

I really liked Hermana Corbitts question. How do you want people to remember your service? I hope that when people remember my service they remember Christ, His love, and His attributes. It’s a goal that doesn’t come easy. It requires constant effort, humility, and a whole lot of grace.

I am grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ and His power to make me better than I am. I am thankful for my Father in Heaven who sent His Son and watches over me daily, and I am grateful for the Holy Ghost that testifies to me these things are true.  

I love you guys so much!!!

Hermana Hansen

I Love the Rain!!!!  Rain showers make pretty missionaries :)

Hermana Fife (Mi compa) & Me

Hermana Fife (Alaska), Hermana Fuentes (Guatamala) & Me

Zone leaders Elder Rodriguez, California

Elder Turketo, New Zealand

Hermana Valdez, DR &

Hermana Greenstreet, Washington State