HAPPIEST OF MOTHER'S DAYS

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN A SOLID SKYPE SESH WITH THE FAM BAM TO CELEBRATE MOMS!!!!!!!!! LITERALLY HAVENT STOPPED SMILING SINCE!!!! 

only downside from that...this email is going to be r i d i c u l o u s l y short.

elder hansen got transfered ;( we always joke about what to do with our hands in pictures....this felt the most natural. haha

had the privilege of going to the temple to do baptisms!!! first time being completely immersed in water in like almost 10 months!! IT WAS UNREAL!!!! ill be honest.....i miss water. 

had a ward garage sale!! hispanics know how to do it....they go to town on food!!! these helotas were a favorite.....i felt like nacho libre..."save me a piece of that corn for later!!"

WARD MOTHER'S DAY PARTY WAS A BLAST!!! 

I GOT TO MEET THE INFAMOUS HERMANA BONHARD!!! (return missionary who was in the ward as long as i will be at the end of this transfer....love this girl. for real.)

that watch tan is comin in nice ;)

Wait...Guns and Roses?!

i didnt get transfered!!!! rollin in to transfer number 7 in HOUSTON ONE!!!! transfers are a joke at this point...let's be real, im never leaving...good thing i LOVE IT!!!! hermana whitehead is staying too! she is now my longest companion! the most i have with anyone else is 2 transfers...buckle up yall, because we are feeling an AMAZING transfer!!!

so remember that time where missions are absolutely NUTS and you NEVER know whats going to happen???

so we were out biking around and one of our appointments fell through....and for whatever reason the name of a person that hermana heckel had tried to contact with me when i very first got on the mission came to mind!! we "let the holy spirit guide" and somehow i was able to remember where this guy lives...and we caught him just in time!! he and his wife were packing up to move within the next couple of days...we were able to talk to him for a little while and then he gave us the address of his son who lives in the very complex they will be moving to....so we decided to go try him out too!!! 

okay i lied. he didnt give us the address...because he couldnt remember it...but he gave us some solid vague directions ;) involving "turn left and then at the 1st or maybe 2...wait possibly third block turn left again and you'll see a sign that says mail...go up the stairs..etc" but the Holy Ghost was ON POINT that day and after knocking only a couple of wrong doors...we made it to his son. and let me tell you---SOOO WORTH IT!!! the guys girlfriend answered the door and invited us in...when her boyfriend finally came out he was NOT what anyone was expecting....the guy was rocking leather jeans with zippers going all the way down, a black shirt, leather vest, loooooong curly pony-tail and black glasses..indoors!! he whipped the shades off and dazzled us with his carefully eyeliner'd eyes.....wait wait wait what?! but its okay because it was only weird for a second...until he explained to us that he is the new drummer for GUNS&ROSES and proceeded to yank out his hair-tie and whip his hair back and forth exemplifying what he looks like when he performs!!!!! IT WAS UNREAL! he then continued to tell us his whole life story involving SONY music, ferraris, condos in malibu, beyonce, you name it!!!!! he invited us to a charity concert he will be performing in in three weeks and said we would be his VIP guest! guys ill be honest....i want to believe him sooooo bad, but the spirit of discernment was making it a little difficult to let me buy it all! but dont worry..we will get more info on that concert and what not and see if our little rockstar friend is legit!!! he was tight though....let us bless his home, called us angels, asked for book of mormon, AND invited us back so...ill take it!! 

we actually met a toooonnnn of cool people this week...we are super excited for our new teaching pool!! we have a TON of work to do...but its better that way!! 

well im going to stop now so im sure to have loads to talk about when we SKYPE ON MOTHERS DAY!!! SOOOO PUMPED FOR THAT!!!!!!!!!!

have the happiest week! share the gospel! 

hermana hull

got to visit cute little claudio this week!! he is the BEST member in the WORLD!!! reads different church scripture and such for like 4 hours a day....he told us he wanted to receive the holy ghost kneeling down with his arms crossed like a pharaoh....STUD!! he did get confirmed...but we told the sweetheart it would be just as good sitting in a chair ;) when we go visit him we have to stay outside...the little gem was worried about us getting a sunburn so he brought us out a huge umbrella to use! we asked him to take a picture for us....but he ended up taking like 4 selfies without even realizing it!!! we just didnt have it in us to tell him to turn the camera around hahahahaha 

CANT BELIEVE MY MAMA DIED (aka went home)!!! peace and blessings hermana heckel...this just see you later. 

MLC is always a good time with these ladies...STL LYFE

I LOVE HERMANA TAYLOR

wait wait wait Tim Nixon from BYU?! should be in Taiwan right now..but he broke both of his wrists or something?! idk. but it was a happy reunion!

post-service CHILIS <3

bye bye sister taylor!! wait for me to go skydiving!!! its a date ;)

FELIZ CUMPLEANOS JESS! TE QUIERO ;) delish persian food for the birthday girl!

the district

diana and benja!! 

later skater! but wait..missionaries dont actually go home...

also...wilson is THE MAN!!! came out teaching with us EVERYDAY this week!!!!! my members are the B O M B!

Good Ole Claudio :)

SO THIS WEEK WAS THE ABSOLUTE BESSSTTTTT!!!!!! 

i definitely have a testimony of repentance....because last week was the worst right? but we repented and were blessed like crazy! 

so, at district meeting this tuesday we all came together and thought about the people that could be baptized this weekend...we then knelt down and asked the Lord who WOULD be baptized...everyone got a strong confirmation that one of our investigators, claudio, would be baptized....so we were PUMPED!! we werent able to get contact with him until thursday...but the first thing he says when he sat down with us  was "so whats your advice on baptism?" wait wait wait....what?!?!?! so we went through the baptismal interview with him....everything was going awesome but then we got to the word of wisdom...he goes, "wait..i drank coffee..." (we have a rule that they have to be keeping all the commandments for at least a full week before they can be baptized..) and so we freak out a little..like when e x a c t l y did you drink coffee claudio? he said he had some when it was raining...which was the prior weekend...so we were good!!! so we set up the  official interview with our district leader for that night, got a member to give him a ride...set!! we told our district leader to give us a call after the interview just to tell us how it went....confident that he would pass..right?

post interview call went like this 

"hey guys hows it going? you ready for some news?..............................claudio drank coffee"

"thats not real. its a joke. thats not funny"

"no really guys. he drank coffee this morning before yall went over...."

W H A T ?!?!?!?!?! we were confident we had received confirmation from the Lord that Claudio Antonio Ventura Reyes was to be baptized THIS SUNDAY....so there had to be some sort of mistake!! after questioning the District leader's spanish....hoping that maybe in his old age claudio mixed up today and a week ago.....we asked our district leader to call President.....

A MIRACLE HAPPENED!! president ashton said that if claudio didnt drink coffee for the next three days before his baptism, and then covenanted with the Lord to NEVER EVER drink coffee again that he could be baptized...

AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!!! OUR BOY CLAUDIO WAS THE CUTEST LITTLE OLD MAN IN WHITE THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! he is amazing...he studies the scriptures for like four hours a day...and his wife does not support him at all...but he always says "i know i have found Gods path and this is what he wants for me so it doesnt matter if my wife likes it or not!!" i hope to always mimic his faith and confidence in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

miracles happen yall, i promise!!!  this work is the best work!!!! give it a shot!

love yall too much! 

hermana hull

first of all, roadtrip to kemah was an absolute BLAST!! 

it was so nice to see some ocean!! and go on some crazy boardwalk rides...

and go to an aquarium and feed sting rays for freee!!!

 

goodbye elder andersen!!! missionaries dont go home...

speaking of which, HERMANA HECKEL GOT TO COME ON AN EXCHANGE WITH ME BEFORE SHE GOES HOME MAY 5TH. NEEDLESS TO SAME ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY MISSION LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

SO OF COURSE A "PASTELASO" WAS INVOLVED...(BEFORE)

 AND AFTER THE CAKE-FACE-SMASH)

priscila was visiting for the week! she is from chile and going to serve in buenos aires, argentina!! it was sooo fun getting to know this little dime!

JUST LOOK AT THAT CUTE LITTLE MAN!!!!!!!!! I LOVE CLAUDIO!!! 

found out he is 88 years old...straight STUD!!!

SOOO PUMPED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE TRUE CHURCH!!!!!!!!!