Week 41: smuggled into Germany

 Your city girl is no longer a city girl and it's weird... I'm not used to seeing the sky and so many trees! My new areas are called Ludwigsburg and Heilbronn. Heilbronn is a branch and Ludwigsburg is a ward and we get to cover both of them because of the lack of missionaries here so that's fun. The last couple of days have been an adventure for sure but hey I made it over the border and I'm glad to be here!


Wednesday and Thursday we had mission conference and it was amazing. It was so fun to see all my friends again and to learn so many things. Elder Alliaud of the 70 came and spoke to us and it was so cool! That man is so funny and it was amazing to learn from him. We talked a lot about the Book of Mormon and it was a good reminder of how powerful it is. This book is the way people are converted. If you want a testimony or to deepen your conversion ding ding ding start reading the book of Mormon! I promise it will change your life. It is not just a book about the rod, it is the rod and we need to hold fast to it. Make it the melody of your life and you will see miracles. I seriously have never relied more on this book than being on my mission and it is literally my saving grace.


Sister Hancey

(Ok this is a long story and I really just wrote it so I could have it for the mems so I don't feel bad if you don't read it!) So my first night here we had quite the experience… I'm in a trio for a couple of days until transfers actually happen and MLC was also this week so me and one of my comps went with another sister (who's serving in the military ward) for the night and we had an appointment on the military base! It was way cool we had to get signed on and everything and were with the 2 cutest craziest American families and wow I never felt more at home. On base, they have American food too so we got treated and it was the best ever. After dinner, we did our spiritual thought and this is where the crazy began. So we were trying to finish with our testimonies and the little girl dropped her can of 7-up on the rug so that was a little hectic and then kid you not 10 seconds later one of the little boys starts throwing up on the couch and so his mom hurry and grabs him to try to get him off the couch and as she's carrying him he throws up all over the other little boy and he starts screaming (don't blame him) and everyone's just freaking out and it all happened so fast and ya it was crazy. I felt so bad and went over to the little boy and wiped him all off and then picked him up to move him out of the throw-up pile and it was a highlight cause I hadn't picked up a child in like 9 months (I know that probs sounds weird but I miss kids..) And hey it was for a good cause. Hahaha anyways ya we got to clean up throw up and ya probably the most hectic member appointment I've ever been a part of. The dad said to us that that probably made us all scared to have kids but why did it just make me want them more? hahaha, I think I'm a weirdo or something. 


The sibs
Sorry, this is getting long but last thing… on Sunday we went to our branch in Heilbronn for church and not gonna lie it was rough. Being in a new ward and having to meet all the new people is hard and on top of that everyone was just way sad and I don't know why.. Straight up I went to different members and 3 of them right in a row literally just told me they needed a minute and then started crying. I felt so bad and didn't know what to do or say. ROUGH... I sat down and it was all I could do not to just cry. Church started and the first song we sang was there is sunshine in my soul today and ya there wasn't and also it made me miss my mom because that song always reminds me of her so that didn't help the situation and I just started feeling really down and bad for myself. Then the cutest little old man sitting on the stand stood up and the branch president grabbed him and helped him walk to the pulpit. He was blind but was just beaming with the cutest smile on his face. He started praying and it was the most tender prayer I have ever heard and in it he said, "please help us to see the people that need our help." It really just hit me hard that these people need light and joy and happiness and that I am here to help them find it. I am so grateful for this cute blind man and that he brought me light and joy when I needed it. His life is probably really hard but he still lit up the room with his joy. 


I am grateful for a God that puts people and situations in our life to show us the light of Christ. It is all around us. He is always with us. I love you guys and I love my Savior Jesus Christ. Let him be a part of everything you do.


Luke 10:27

German feast with my new comp
Alles liebe,

Sister Hunt

1. Sis Hancey
2. The sibs
3. Elder Alliaud and the mish!
4. German feast

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