I'M STAYING! (August 17, 2015)

I got my haircut today!!! Then Hna Williams curled it for me! It's not super different but I wanted to take a picture for you guys!!! 

So transfer calls were on Saturday and Hermana Warner and I are both staying!!! YAYAYAY!! We're so excited!!!!! I'm so happy I get to stay here for a little bit longer!!!! Hermana Williams is leaving the ward though :( she's going back down to San Clemente :( Which is sad because I won't get to see her except at Zone Meetings, institute and sometimes on p-days..which I guess is still a lot but one or 2 days a week is still a big difference! hahaha But hopefully that means that when I go down there I could maybe be companions with her again!!! AHHH!!! So that's exciting! But who knows that might not happen! Que sera, sera! Whatever Heavenly Father wants me to do!! 

So this week was probably the hottest week of my whole life. Every day it was upwards of 100 degrees. I think I probably sweated off like 10 buckets of water every day! And the people we visit don't usually have air conditioning but I honestly don't really care because I just love seeing everyone!!! I'm just so grateful that we have an air conditioned car and that our apartment is conditioned too. It's made me very grateful for the many blessings I have!!! Also I'm a lot more tan than I've ever been! Bonus!!! 

So I had the opportunity to go on an exchange in English work this week!! I was in the area where the missionaries who are over my 2nd cousin Adam's ward are!! They are over 3 wards though! So crazy! But it was cool because the missionary I was with (Sister Gillins, she's amazing and I love going on exchanges with her so much) was like yeah you're cousin talks about you when we eat with his family! it's so crazy! but we went and visited two of their investigators who both happen to be wheel-chair bound. They also both have trouble speaking and communicating but with both visits the Spirit was so strong. The were probably 2 of the most amazing people I've met in my life. They were so excited for us to be there and so loving!!!! It was a really really cool day!!!

So nothing else really huge happened this week but I do want to leave you with a scripture. I want to invite all of you to read Luke 6:38. I invite you all to think about how God often pours out blessings to us after we have worked and sacrificed. I also love how it says "shall men give unto you". Ponder about the ways God has blessed you through the people around you. Try to be thankful for those people who have been instruments in the Lord's hands and strive to be instruments yourselves and I promise you by playing a part in the way God manifests His love to His children, you will be able to feel His love for you more strongly. 

I love you all so much!! I hope you have a wonderful week filled with wonderful miracles!!!! 

Love, 

Hermana Christensen

It was 101 one day and then the next day it was 103!!!!!!!! We were dying and hence the next picture where we went to get yogurtland before our next appointment( we offered to get some for the person we were going to next but she said she didn't like it :O )  because we had a little bit of time! AND A MEMBER BOUGHT IT FOR US!!! What a blessing!!! It seriously felt to awesome to be recognized because that NEVER happens!!! (sorry I look gross I was sweating so bad the whole day)