Catch-up to the New Year

January 12, 2015

Ha! No I haven’t seen any clogging yet.  I don’t think I ever will because they don’t really do that here but I’ll look out for it. They are having Burns night in a couple weeks and that’s going to be cool because I’m going to try to wear my kilt as much as I can.  

Yeah, every once in a while I see people playing bagpipe music and I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite instrument at the moment.

Bridy hasn’t come to church yet and we weren’t able to meet with her this week because she had to go to a funeral.

Billy is doing really well but we know we are just going to have to work with him really slow because we realize just how much we ask people to do when they aren’t used to it, especially to people that aren’t that social in the first place. 

This week wasn’t too bad, nothing too crazy has happened.  We got to meet with a lot of members and it’s just been really good and fun. We are hopefully going to be teaching a couple of member’s friends this next week and I can’t wait. I also just see all the time how lucky I am to have the understanding that I do.  I know the purpose of life and that’s pretty cool. 

I’m not to sure what to update you on because it’s been pretty much the usual this week. I’m lovin Elder Rogers and we are freezing but having a blast.

I love you too, Mom!

The Scotland Sport P-Day

     
     January 5, 2015!:

We were able to get lessons with Bridy, Billy and Margaret this week and they were all really good. We taught Bridy and just pretty much read with her and she committed to coming to church in the next couple weeks.  Billy is a really good person.  When we were teaching he explained how he’s really starting to like all that we teach him and he knows how good everything is that we teach him. I’m not totally sure what to do with Margaret because she is really good but she doesn’t really want to change or commit to anything because her family pressers her too much into staying Catholic. 

Another cool thing is that we are starting to teach a member in the ward because she was less active for a long time and wants to get a better understanding of the basics. So, things are going well.  We have a good amount of really good people to teach.

Today we are going to a golf range with some other Elders and Sisters, so that should be pretty fun. Things are just keeping on and I’m doing really well and I’m so happy with how good Dad is doing. ​

Bro. Cattel drew pictures of Elder Rogers and I

December 29, 2014

It was great talking to you all on Christmas! 

Boxing Day was great.  We went to a member’s house and watched Frozen and ate pizza and got haircuts and it was just a lot of fun. For New Year's Eve we aren’t out past 6:00 because there will be a lot of interesting people out.  We are going to the Foots on New Year’s but I’m not sure other than that. 

It was a really good Christmas. It was just weird to not be always busy or doing something, but it was a good way to rest for a couple days to get back into things. We didn’t get to meet with too many people throughout the week just because everyone was busy with Christmas but that was expected. 

It was amazing to get to Skype all of you and get to see Dad bald. Now it’s getting colder and colder so that should be fun for the next couple months.

                            

December 22, 2014

My new companion, Elder Rogers? Oh man, he’s great! I love this kid.  He’s been out about 9 months.  Even though he’s from Australia, he doesn’t really have an accent.  He’s super smart with computers and has a really calm personality like me, so it’s really cool.  We do well working together, pretty much the same as always.  We just talk to a lot of people.

This week Elder Bates is going to Inverness and I almost got to see Elder Simpson passing through Glasgow but I just missed him.   We went to the ward activity just a couple hours after Elder Rogers got in and it was a munch and mingle with Santa.  Then we went to what they call a "panto" and it’s a pantomime and it was about Aladdin and pretty much it was just a kids play but it was actually really good.  We got to have fun with a lot of members and a ton of less-actives came out and we got to talk a lot with them, it was great! I’m just super excited for Christmas!   Today we are going down to Airdrie to pick up my packages and I’ll try to see how long I will last with not opening them haha. I love you and I will see you soon!

Christmas Corn

Elder H.

December 15, 2014

I'm getting a new comp named Elder Rogers on Wednesday.  All I know is he's from Australia and that he's coming from Edinburgh. Elder Bates is going to Inverness, so all the way up north. Yesterday we went to the Christmas Truce that the church put on and a it was really good just seeing peace happen for two fighting people. We have been passing out a lot of "He is the Gift" cards that the church is working on. 

It snowed a little this week and it was pretty cool, it just stuck a little, but it's been really cold.  They have called it a "weather bomb".  

The work is getting harder because people don't really want to talk to us and open their doors when it's freezing outside but... we just keep doing it. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We went to FIVE GUYS On Opening Day in Scotland!

Heroes

I am so thankful that Dad is doing so well, I was thinking about how many heroes of ancient times in the Book of Mormon, like Alma and Nephi and captain Moroni and just how great these people are and just how I have learned so much from them.  I also thought about how God is the same yesterday, today, and forever so there must be people that are like that today and Dad is someone that I will always see as my hero.  I haven’t learned so much from any other man, save it be the Savior.  I also was thinking about John 3: 16 and how that Dad is also doing the same thing. He loves the people of Scotland and Ireland (even though he doesn’t know them) and me so much, that he is willing to give me up for two years especially at this hard time.  All I have to say is, “Thy will be done!" 

This week was pretty good.  We were able to see Bridy and talk a long time about a lot of good things that I think over time will bring her closer.  She is still very active in her church and hasn’t said anything about leaving her position.  We went to also see Billy and it was really good.  We had Sister McFedrein, his cousin over with us to help teach and I can tell that he really likes what we teach.  He isn’t really good at reading and I told him that I could relate to him before my mission because I had a struggle but now I have no problem at all, it’s pretty amazing.  He also said how everything we were telling him sounded really familiar and it all made sense and I just said we don’t really teach people, we just remind people what they have forgotten.   I love you! and I know that God loves us and cares about us.

Love, Elder Hanson 

We keep em done

Hmm, Looks like they have a wee leak

Christmas is Coming!

This week was gooood. 

We had most of our appointments on Friday but that was also the day of zone interview training and we all got to have interviews with El Presidonte and that was pretty good.  There was not too much out of the norm, so we weren't able to see too many people. 

Yeah, it's pretty freezing over here but at least its clear, I think it's a lot colder than last year. There's no snow yet but they say there will be a lot coming. I don't really care too much about getting snail mail or not. Actually I got a package from Margaret and Joy (members from Belfast) and it was a bunch of American candy for Halloween. 

So actually for Thanksgiving Elder Bates and I made a feast! I made a whole chicken and a bunch of other things.  We didn't have enough cash to buy a turkey, but it was pretty good! 

Now it's December! So we set up a little Christmas tree that we found in a closet and now the Christmas music is starting! 

Merry Christmas!

P-Day.  Now Let the Christmas Music Begin!
I'm in Awe of anything that can play Christmas Music.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Busy

I have no idea what I want for Christmas.  Ask Tyler what his glasses website is so I can order a new pair. 
Yeah I got a call from President last week telling me that you were fasting so I joined in and I could tell that my spirit was uplifted and that everything was going to be ok. 
That really stinks about the cars but you know me, I'm always up for a truck, ha-ha. 
This week was really good.  We got to teach Billy and Bridy and I think the lessons went really well.  We also got 40 AUFs (Address Unknown Files) so we pretty much go around finding out where they are on the church records. So it takes us all around the area and makes things more interesting.  We are also in the ward choir because there are only like four males, so they asked us to join. so on friday we are going to help with a song at the Relief Society Christmas fireside and we are just going before the very opening for Prelude so it should be really fun. I have no idea what to do whenever I'm in a choir. You would think that I'd be better at singing by now. 
A lot of things are happening back home but I know we have the strength to get through anything! I love you! 

Elder Bates and I

The big Cumbernauld Library and Museam

This was at a store, Hmmm

I own this journey!

November 17, 2014

This week was pretty good. Flue season has begun.  I got sick yesterday and had to come in after church and that wasn't fun.  Other than that, this week has been really good. We got back in touch with Bridy, an investigator that I've only gotten to see once.  Now we are hopefully going to see her on a weekly basis. A lot of tracting has been going on. Yesterday almost half the ward was sick, so it was kinda weird seeing it so bare. We aren't too sure what exactly we are going to do for p-day but we are going to meet up with the Airdrie missionaries. Lately I've been trying to read the Old Testament, I started from the beginning and I just made it to 2nd Samuel today and I just love learning more and gaining more understanding.