Highlights:
-Super fun sport p-day with all the Buc missionaries last week, then food at the mall and the Christmas market, can't complain.
-First Tuesday meetings!!! We first had a meeting with our whole mission, and then with the trainers and their trainees. Then we had a meeting with the APs and Fowlers. Super cool!! Trying to plan some upcoming fun! Then we got ciorba (soup)!
-Hit up Galați this week!! And my girl SORA POST (my mtc comp). We went with Sora Fowler and did a little mini exchange there for a few hours. I actually exchanged with Sora Greer, and I was so excited to get to know her better because I've never served around her or really met her (most missionaries in my mission know each other because its not too big). Did some streeting, block knocking, got some cool tats from Sora Post, put her in a headlock and said goodbye! Super fun day!
-Got some snow this week!! It only stuck for like a day but it was perfect packing snow, so you already know had a snowball locked and loaded for Sora Reynolds. Our whole district actually happened to be at the church, so we had an epic snowball fight,
-Met with our friend Sara! She is seriously the coolest. She is 17 and has already been taught all the lessons, but can't get baptized at the moment. We meet up with her to talk and share a spiritual thought. She also expressed interest in learning more about the prophets and stories from the Book of Mormon, so we are going to read it with her every week from start to finish and help her understand!! We are so excited!!
- Went over to the Brinarus and had some banger food. Fratele (brother) Brinaru is also hilarious and had us all cackling with his out-of-pocket comments.
-Went on an Exchange with regina mea, Sora Reynolds. It was so fun to have a day with her. We went crazy finding and had fun reliving our time together as companions. (and normal we at way too many sweets) And visiting with her and Sora Post this week was like a mtc throwback! (Just missing Sora Dabsss but I'm sure we'll get around to seeing her!!)
-On our exchange we went to visit Sora Stoica!! She is so sweet and fed us sooo good!! She also told us all about her coming to the church and then wandered into many other stories including her tango dancing talent.
-Went to a public speaking event that Sara is a part of. She wasn't able to make it but it was still so awesome!! There were young adults from all over the world who all spoke english. We read together a prompt, discussed it and then each group elected someone to go up and present the groups opinions. It was so cool! Everyone there was so open and we got lots of contacts!
-Had games night again!! Super fun!!
-Church was solid and we got drafted into the choir... we'll see how that goes haha.
-SO MUCH LUCA!!! YESS!!!!
Not-so-Highlights:
-Had to work on ordering some church pass-along cards. The ordering system is so Romanian (Inefficient). It took several attempts and 4 hours and we thought we had it done. But then we ended up having to do more and it only took and hour and half that time haha. Hopefully everything works out.
-Had a friend super excited to come to church and made plans on saturday to meet with them Sunday morning and walk together to church , but when we left the house early to go and meet them, they weren't there. Called and they then informed us they wouldn't make it. (CLASSIC)
Gând Spiritual:
Listened to the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional this week and I liked this quote from Sister Brownings talk
"God gives us the gift of remembrance so we do not forget the Giver, so that we come to feel His limitless love for us and learn to love Him in return."
I love how she talks about remembrance as a gift. Because it truly is. and it reminds me of the promise we make at baptism to "always remember Him". And while we may think that this is Jesus, because we should never forget what he, it is more for us. Because Heavenly Father and Jesus know that the more we remember and turn to them, the more they can bless us, and we can feel their love! So please remember them as you continue in Christmas festivities this week!!!
Vă iubesc și Crăciun Fericit!!!
Sora Hansen
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