Sorry for two emails this week. For some reason last weeks email never sent so here's a run down for that week.
P day was really good. I might have splurged a bit and spoiled myself. Picture 1 is the new sweatshirt I got. Love it. Got to call my family and watch part of Matthew's game. My cousins were there so I got to say hi to them. So cute.
Tuesday was good. We had district council then went out to trailer. We walked around a ton. Tried to visit people but a lot didn't answer. Had dinner at sister Robinson's and she made chicken roll ups which is one of my favorites. Nothing like my mom's but still so good. Was able to get my package from the Elders. Picture 2 is of my package. So crazy. Picture 3 is of the gorgeous sunset. I recieved my hardback book of mormon in my package and it really touched my heart. A few markings are in it from one of my low points in life and I love how far I've come from then.
Wednesday was a really productive day. During personal study I read president nelsons address to the youth. Here is the link for that https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-byu-transcript-september-2019. It was really good and I enjoyed it. President Nelson has so much love and it makes me so happy. It was a beautiful day so we walked to felicia's. We offered to come back the next day to help her clean her house a bit. We had lunch then went out again. We got to see abby who I think I've mentioned but shes a teenager we've been kind of teaching. She loves coming to activities but her parents won't let her get baptized which is sad. Went and saw a bunch of people briefly. Had dinner at the church's and it was quiet for once because no one was home. They have a big family so it was pretty crazy for it to be quiet. Went to book of mormon class which was really good.
Thursday we spent the morning doing service. Helped at felicia's. She put on some German classical music and it was just so nice. Went over and helped sister rangel clean up as they are preparing to move and trying to sell their house. Her daughter davyn was watching inside out and I was having a hard time not quoting it. A part came on and the music that played is what they play in Disneyland on the Pixar pier. Made me miss it a bit. We had lunch and did some weekly planning. We went out again and picture 4 is of me. We got some snow on the mountains. Yikes. Visited with abby again and helped her with homework. Visited with the hadleys. Sister bailey was awesome and ordered us a pizza for dinner. Ended the night starting exchanges.
Friday was an extremely great day. Probably one of my favorite exchanges so far. I was with sister Dickson in her area which is just neighbor to our area. It was raining pretty good but we went out and walked. Got to know sister Dickson as we walked which was great. Visited a few people in their area. Met a lady who we shared the hope of God's light video with. Here's the link https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/inspirational-messages/2014-07-006-the-hope-of-gods-light. This video really hit home for me because I've had some similar experiences. I definitely know of God's light and how much it can help our lives. It really touched the lady and she thanked us for sharing it. We went back to the apartment and had soup for lunch. We then went out to the mobile section and I got to meet a girl named Alexandria. She's got so much energy and no fear. She's not a member and she asked if she could come out with us. Our next lesson canceled so we knocked doors and she seriously changed my outlook on knocking doors. She had no fear doing so. We dropped her off and than went to a lesson. Picture 5 is of me when I walked in the family had just gotten a new kitten. The kids brought it over and handed her to me. Least to say I was pretty happy. As we taught the lesson I just got to hold the kitten. Pictures 6 and 7 are just so cute. We then went to dinner at the nelsons and picture 8 is of their adorable puppy. We visited another member after dinner then went back to the apartment. It was an amazing day and I loved it so much. We then exchanged back.
Saturday was a bit of a rough and to be honest I can't go into much details about it. We visited the billats a super sweet older couple in our ward. We then went out to trailer. We had so many visits fall through and were walking around a bunch. We recieved a text from someone we've been teaching asking if we could come over. We were able to and my heart hurts so much. She ended up telling us her life story of the past several months and what's been going on. We gained a strong connection with her and reassurance from the spirit that what she told us was true. I have not been out long on the mission but I can tell you that I have seen so much heart ache and sorrow. I am not unfamiliar with it as my people close to me have had hard times. It's still hard though and I do what I can to help people know how much heavenly father loves them and is there for them. Sister Garris and I left the house with heavy hearts. We visited the hadleys who helped us feel better. We then had dinner at Kalen's house. She had made homemade gnocchi soup and bread sticks. It was just what we needed. We were able to go home and take a deep breath. We roleplayed some new contact attempts and then watched the new book of mormon videos. Their the best.
Sunday was kind of a meh day. Had ward council which was good to see the support of the ward. We went over the talk Abounding in Blessings by Elder Renlund. Super amazing talk. We then went to sister Robinson's and had lunch. Went and visited with Jenny a bit. Had dinner at a members and he made spaghetti. Was really good. Came home and tried to visit a few people but no luck. Oh I totally forgot. I was able to get my honor bee! Picture 9 is of it. Made me super happy.
Anyways that's what happened that week. Sorry this email didn't send before and might have been a bit all over. Hope everyone has a great week!
Love
Sister Sydney Hanks ❤
Ps. The photo pdf is our picture of our whole mission with president Ballard. 😍🤩 hopefully you can find me! I'm in the back row of girls and you can barely see me. Oops.
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