My best friend Hayley came back from her mission yesterday!!!!
There and Back Again, a Sister Missionary's Tale
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Sunday, March 15, 2015
18 de Agosto
Welp folks, this is the last
letter from hermana emily hanks. Kinda depressing, but really, I shouldnt be
having that attitude. There is always the next thing in life! My
mission days are counting down rapidly, and its without a doubt been the best
and hardest experience of my life (as everyone says). Im grateful for
every minute of it-every trial, every lesson, contact, etc. I love
contacting because i really dont have a fear to tell people i know that this is
true and that God lives.
Mom-my companions name
is hermana stack. i cant believe i didnt tell you that! shes from
arkansas.
this week was good.
miracle time-mariella stopped smoking! they changed houses, so she doesnt live
next to a place where there are cigs and it doesnt smell like it there
either.
the members are
psyched about the ward still. yesterday, we had a relief society lesson super
good. in the end, one of the hermanas said,"there really is a spirit of
love here. gracias hermanas. " something like that.
everybody thouht i was
leaving yesterday. haha. but nope! one more week. and im gonna give everything
i got without any regrets.
see yall in a
week.
-hermana hanks
11 de Agosto
so the mish is THE BEST.
we have seen tantos milagros his week. so much change too! lots of
investigators and less actives in church ayer and the members more active are
super excited about stuff now. they are smiling, lauging, and really, i think
its th change of ward, and the efforts they are making to read the scripitures
each day and go to church each week. there is a change of spirit. its so
loving. i was thinking, it is literally "SION." coquimbo
was a stake 15 years ago, but stooped down to district aftewards. may
coquimbo forever more stay stake! we recieved lots of references from
members this week as well! we are so blessed. i love these folks so much.
they are my family, my people. we were in a lesson with a less active
receinte reactivating. i felt like the only thiing i wanted for her was that
she was happy and smiling.
my companion is great!
we are great friends. im sad we only have one transfer. we have both
stooped to the "treats" level. doing nice stuff for the
members, notes, food, anything that will get them excited. (mom will never
belive me! ha) and its working too i think!
investigators are
good. mariella is trying to quit smoking. a member gave us a plan that he
used all th time in the mish. she has lots of friends in church now too.
she got a blessing and we really want to baptize her before i leave!
we are teaching a guy
from argentina. hes really cool and really has an attitude of charity. hes very
proper and rich, and kinda preppy. hes awesome! and he read the book of mormon
and said he felt the part we marked really hit him. alma 42. o
yeah.
marisol is great. we
taught her the law of chasity and she looked up,"well im not sexually
pure, so how can i get baptized like Christ did'" we explained she
can get married or separated and repentence. she said her bf is signing divorce
papers and she is going to talk to him. she is seriously the cutest lil
lady ever. she loves the church too!
so it was a great
week. the Lord is just dumping out blessins here!
aight. see yall in
2ish weeks. its flyin.
-hermana hanks
4 de Agosto
YIKES. trunkies!!!! lets give
hermana hanks the biggest scare of her life!!!
well either way, ill
be leaving for vina in 20 days to start the goodbyes. i thought it was a
joke from you guys! but then i recieved other emails from other folks. geez!
sooo...i will probably
not be giving my talk august 17. haha.
well this week was
good. mariella finally went to church yesterday. natalia got back from brazil,
and we are working with the members in our new branch. SUPER BUENOS ellos.
the work is going
well. i am happy im not going home early! yikes. hahaha.
i love you all!
see you in 23 days! =D
and not 13!! haha
-hermana hanks
28 de Julio
uvimos una semana
buena. estamos buscando mas nuevos investigadores, y conociendo a nuestro
nuevo barrio. pues, todavia, es una estaca, pero en el fin del agosto,
sera una estaca. genial no?
entonces, ahora,
nuestro nombre es "tierras blancas C." en nuestra rama, hay 2 elderes
y 4 hermanas. primera vez he escuchado de algo asi. pero genial! la
rama es super buena con mucho animo. nuestro barrio 4 esquinas necesita
mucho este animo, entonces, es un cambio super bueno!
estabamos tratando de
visitar a una menos activa. tocamos la puerta, nada. tocamos de nuevo,
nada. la vecina al lado de esta puerta abrio su puerta. le
preguntamos si conocia a la menos activa, y ella dijo que no. pero nos pusimos
a hablar, y estuvo super bueno! Ella se llama mariella. en el fin,
acepto un libro de mormon. "para mi?! oh. no se que debo decir!
wow!" y estaba super animada. despues dijo, "estaba haciendo
cosas en la casa, y pense que escuche algo. senti que debia abrir la puerta y
mire! alli estaban ustedes." fue genial. le invitamos a bautizarse y
ella dijo que si! la cosa es que no asistio el domingo, pero esta semana,
esperamos que si!
marisol, nuestra
investigadora de oro, sigue siendo una investigadora de oro, menos una cosa.
ella ha estado conviviendo por 30 años. su marido es super bueno, y todo.
despues de enseñarle esta semana, nos regalo un bolso grande de
anaranjas. ella es tan linda! le voy a echar MUCHO de menos.
bueno.
im good. its so dang
dry here. sometimes i feel like im turning into a lizard. youd never think that
living so dang close to the beach, but its true!
fleas are making their
last attempts at hermana hanks. oh well. im pretty used to it.
ive started the libro
de mormon again! i think this is my 6th time on the mission, 4 time in spanish.
we be best friends! haha. im trying to finish the new testament before i leave.
right now, im finishing first corinthians.
well. there ya have
it.
-hermana hanks
21 de Julio
hola...
Mi mision esta terminando
demasiado rapido. y muchas cosas estan pasando! primera de las noticias. no mas
estoy en la serena. tuvimos cambios esta semana. sigo en el mismo sector, pero
ayer, cambiaron nuestras limites y criaron una estaca en coquimbo!
coquimbo era un distrito no mas, pero extendieron todo y ahora estamos en
coquimbo. es otra zona tambien, entonces cambiamos de distrito, zona, barrio, y
todo. me siento un poco triste porque amo mucho a nuestro barrio y no voy
a ver muchos ahora, tampoco las hermanas, nuestra zona, distrito, etc. duro.
pero, es mejor porque significa que la iglesia esta creciendo.
tambien. estoy
entrenando una nuevita gringa de los estados unidos. ultimo cambio. es
divertido! ella es de little rock arkansas, la unica he conocido en la
mision de ahi. es muy amable. y hermana cook es la compañera de hermana
maldonado.
ayer, cambiaron
nuestros limities. nuestro sector pertenece en coquimbo, la region mas sur.
entonces eso va a ser un cambio mi ultima 5 semanas en la mision. significa que
tenemos orden, un obispo, lideres, mas apoyo.
bueno. les amo mucho.
-hermana hanks
14 de Julio
Hola!
como estan esta
semana?? pues, ojala que no se molesten, pero en las entrevistas con presidente
esta semana, le prometi que no hablase ninguna palabra en ingles, leer,
escribir, nada hasta que yo este en los estados unidos. entonces, aqui estamos.
estare escribiendo en español estas proximas 6 cartas.
bueno. la hermana
brox, la otra hermana aca termino su mision y fue a viña para su ultima cena en
la mision. sus padres estan en viña. que loco no? bueno. quiero quedarme en la
serena mi ultimo cambio, pero vamos a ver mañana. nuestros lideres de zona nos
van a llamar mañana en la noche. creemos que hermana weist se va porque
es su primer sector y lleva 6 meses aca ya.
la entrevista fue
super bueno. presidente es tan bueno. no puedo creer que solo tengo una
entrevista mas ahora.
esta semana, visitamos
muchos miembros, y estamos haciendo muchos noches de hogares. anoche, hicimos
uno donde practicamos hablando con personas en lugares publicos sobre el
evangelio. los miembros les gusto mucho, tanto que quieren tener otra noche de
hogar la proxima semana y invitar sus mios. genial.
natalia tuvo su
entrevista para irse al templo. entonces...sabe quien me va a acompañar cuando
termine la mision'?? al templo. YEP! natalia. esto animada.
5 investigdores en l
reunion sacramental ayer. muchos milagros!!! pues estoy. les quiero. cuidese.
-hermana hanks
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