I felt like I was writing you guys yesterday and here we are on another week

Today we went to Mega Paca and ate at McDonald’s.  It wasn’t that fun and there weren’t a lot of good clothes. I have been really emotional this week, especially today and yesterday. On our way to Mega Paca we took a bus and the bus passed by the terminal where all the buses are at and there are always people there to sell treats and other stuff. There was a little boy about 10 years old, absolutely dirty from head to toe. He was in old ragged clothes selling candy. Pretty sure he doesn’t have a family which was probably the saddest thing. It was such a powerful moment…I’m bawling my eyes out right now just thinking about it. It really got me thinking. Life isn’t about things. One thing I have started to hate about the USA. We are so blessed and so lucky. Yes we need the food and the necessities of life, but we are SO BLESSED. The eyes of this little boy will forever haunt me. My invitation for you all this Christmas season to not get wrapped up about stuff. But to worry about others and how we can serve them. Sorry about my rant about that. 

This week was so cold actually just the 27-29th. A la gran.  I have no idea what happened there but it was so cold. And there is no such thing as heating here. So the houses are freezing too. But now it’s the normal Hue Hue again. We will see what happens. I need to buy more tights and warmer clothes especially if I get send to Xela. 

But Thanksgiving was so great! All the missionaries in HueHue had Thanksgiving lunch at a member’s house that lived in Utah and learned how to cook there. He lives in the middle of nowhere in HueHue.  I probably could never find it again. But we had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, the works…it was sooooooooooooo goood. We also had an ugly Christmas sweater competition. Basically only the gringos did it. But I won. My sweater is hideous. I bought this crazy sweater in a Paca and put Christmas things on it. It was really fun

The next day we had multi-zone conference. It was so good. I learned so much. The president of the mission is awesome. And one of the AP´s is soooo amazing. I feel like I’m listening to a future apostle. He is sooooo great. There were so many good talks. We finished around 3:30 and it started at 9:30ish or maybe ten but we were there at 8:30ish. Afterwards we went to the house to get our stuff ready and my comp puked. Then she felt better so we went to an important lesson but afterwards she was sick again so we stayed in that night. 

We kind of had a baptism goal for this month with an old investigator from the other Hna’s before us. I know she would have accepted if it wasn’t for her husband. She is going to talk it over with him. I just feel like now is the time for them. We explained the difference in baptism and it made perfect sense to her. I hope she will accept. 

We are trying to get more investigators right now. And I have just been talking to everyone. It’s kind of fun and it kind of shocks people when I ask them how they are. 

I love the work I love the people they are changing my life so much. And I don’t ever want to leave. I am starting to understand more my life purpose of service to others here on the mission. I really truly do love it.

Love you all. Love this work. 

Love Hna Anderson