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 Bună Bună!!

Highlights:

-Got Sora Stark and we hit it off super fast!! We have been talking and laughing so hard all week. 

-Departing day was super cool. We went with the missionaries up to a mountain near Brașov, called Bușteni. It still had like a good few inches of snow at the top so needless to say we were thoroughly soaked, but it was a good time. I was a little trunky though for the Utah mountains. 

-Picking up the New Missionaries!! It was so fun!! They all seem so awesome!! We got dinner with them and showed them around București! Then the next day we picked them up and brought them for the church for interviews and they got assigned to their trainers.

-Sora Dabo and Sora Reynolds were training so we got to be together and reminisce about our time in the MTC. It was hilarious. 

-Saturday was super warm, so we had games night outside!! It was super fun!

Not-So-Highlights:

-Saying goodbye to Sora Wolsey, Sora Ballard, Sora Nunez, and Sora Clement. 

-Not much sleep this week. (too much craziness)

Funny:

-The new missionaries in our branch were asked to bear short testimonies and introduce themselves. It was only them and one other speaker, so we were a little worried about them filling the time. Then the first speaker gets up and starts speaking, 20 minutes pass, 30 minutes pass, 40 minutes pass, and at this point our branch president (who is right next to him translating) has asked him to wrap it up 3 times. Then the first counselor had to go up and ask him to please end as well. He gave one last scripture reference and said amen 😆 .  So yeah the other missionaries didn't get a chance to speak, but it was pretty entertaining. 

Gând Spiritual:

Mosiah 8:18

Thus God has provided a means that man, through faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings.

The longer I serve out here the more I realize the truth of this verse.  The fact that I even have an opportunity to help those around me is all through the grace of God. I cannot do anything without him.  He helps me to lift others around me, and often this is through changing me. He has not called me to serve because of who I am, but because of who he wants me to become. I know that he has shaped me into the person and missionary I am here, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continually be changed every day. I know as we submit to his will, and rely on his strength, he will help us become exactly what we need to be. 

God is good. I love being a missionary. România is awesome. 

Vă Iubesc!!

Sora Hansen

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 Bună bună!!

Highlights:

-Last district dinner of the transfer!!

-Valentines Day!! Had lunch at the Verdeața's and somehow Rebecca beat me at tic tac toe again (I lost 22-4). Then later that night Sora Wolsey and I threw our Galentines Party and it was a success!! We had 30 people show up and 3 of our friends there!!! It was so fun!! 

-We had our district activity and our original plan hit some bumps so we ended up putting together plates with the leftover treats from our Valentine's party and delivering them to members! 

-Had an exchange with Sora Hardy and it was super fun!! We had two member meals and one new member lesson! I didn't really know Sora Hardy too well so it was awesome to get to know her better.

-Had another member Saturday and it was pretty good except we got absolutely stuffed. And then at the end they pulled out this big ole chocolate cake practically dripping with rum. It tasted like the dentist office smells.

-also got transfer calls and I am going to be serving with Sora Stark here in București!! I'm so excited I think we're going to have a lot of fun!!

Funny:

-Also at this member meal we were all sitting at this table with a giant TV behind our members with the tabernacle choir playing. Things were good but then all of the sudden we hear this super high voice coming from the TV, I look over expecting to see lady and it's an older man singing higher pitches than I've even attempted in my life. We all couldn't keep in the laughs and soon the Members caught on and joined in. It was awesome.

Gând Spiritual:

"There is really no such thing as perfect balance in life. In fact, I don’t think balance is even the right word, because it implies that all aspects of our lives are getting an equal amount of attention. Not all aspects of our lives deserve an equal amount. And at different times and seasons, some aspects will need more attention than others.

So instead of seeking balance, it might be more helpful to identify the most important things and never let the lesser things take precedence over them." 

- Jan E Newman 

(Magnifying Our Precious Gift of Time, BYU Speech)

Listened to this BYU speech this week and really liked this quote. Not everything deserves our equal effort and attention and it's ok!!

-Sora Hansen

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