Update on life

Hey everyone! I hope everyone has been doing good. I can't believe I am almost done with 2 weeks of my mission. I remember that I was only in the MTC for 2 weeks and I have almost reached that point! I just can't believe that honestly. It is really weird to think about for sure. It's been going great and everyone here is just great and treat the elders well. Elder Peck who was just released 2 weeks ago is a great help to me. He gives me stuff to do and also teaches me how to do everything and has a lot of patients with me because i'm not that great at apple computers. The other elders here, Elder Hinkson & Elder Anderle, are great missionaries as well and are pretty computer literate. Elder Hinkson makes me laugh with all his sayings and mannerisms. I can relate pretty well to Elder Anderle with slang and games haha. So things are becoming a little less stressful as I have gone along so far but time and work still drag on for a long time but I guess that's just a natural thing for a mission.

On other news, Heidi Hendricks, my good friend in high school is getting married today and I think that's pretty crazy but I am really happy for her and am glad that she found somebody that she loves. I wish her the best in her life because she really deserves to be happy. I'm so glad that I was able to be her great friend. I can't believe though of how many people my age and younger are getting married these days. I think it's absolutely crazy but hey, I guess when you are in love you are in love and there is nothing that can stop Heavenly Father's plan for all of us that's for sure. I mean who would have known that I would be serving in the metro building as a full time service missionary? I totally would have guessed that I would be in Belgium right now preaching the gospel in french to those great people who need it. But hey, Heavenly Father wanted me to be here so that's where I am and I wouldn't change it for the world. So thank you Heavenly Father:)

I'm so proud of my friends, that they are serving missions right now all over the globe. In Italy, Oregon, Texas, Brazil, and Florida they are teaching the gospel to those who need it and whose hearts are in the right place and partake of something that we have taken for granted for the most part for our entire lives which is constantly having the gift of the holy ghost and being comforted by being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I'm so happy that all of my close friends including Sloan, Laura, Elise, Miek, Matt, Connery, and Nicky are all great LDS members and are very close to our Savior. I'm going to miss Sloan as she goes to college because she has stuck with me through these hard times and she has been a literal angel to me and I know that I can always count on her. I'm also going to miss Nicky because she has also been a wonderful friend and has always been there when I needed someone to talk to. I mean she is sometimes hard to get ahold of;) but she is still awesome nonetheless. I know that they will be watched over when they go to college and be protected and comforted when they need it.

Well I'm very glad to know you all and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for everything everyone. I'll post later!

Sincerely, Elder Hanson