June 28, 2012

Aloha : )

 First off Happy Birthday to LOGAN on SUNDAY!!! WOOT WOOT!!! YAY!!! 19! That is such a huge Birthday in a guy's life! So exciting! So this week was very very interesting... Always lots of surprises you know. But it’s all good-it makes life exciting.

One major thing that happened this last week was on Saturday night Sister Gulla (my comp) wasn't feeling too well so she went in to lay down at 8. She said it felt like her breathing was really heavy and she just wanted to call it an early night but when I went in at 9 she was crying! She said that she didn't know what was wrong but she just couldn't breathe normal and it was really freaking her out. She was scared to fall asleep with her breathing being so heavy and feeling like she couldn't get a real solid breath in. So we called the Sister Trainers and Elder McDanaugh and they decided to take her into the ER. So we went in at about 10 and we didn't get home until 1 in the morning! They had her breath in this vapor gas stuff though and that helped and so they decided to send her home with an inhaler. She might have seasonal asthma or something like that? I don't know she says it has been helping a little but she still sometimes has to take really huge breaths to try to get enough air in. It was a crazy and exhausting night.

We also had a very interesting tour-it lasted 2 HOURS!! It was with this guy who does long distance Jet Ski rides for causes? He has ridden jet skis from like Florida to New York and crazy rides like that. He told us once he did a 32 day ride! He didn't get off for 32 days! We taught him the whole restoration while using exhibits in the VC so that was kinda sweet.

Hey something really awesome I found out is the 24 year old son talked about in Elder Evans talk from the last General Conference was Sister Gulla's recent convert. He has an awesome conversion story! It's cool-you should read the talk and when it mentions the 24 year old son that got baptized that was totally right here in Hawaii by our very own Sister Gulla herself : )

Update on online.... Well let’s just say we have had all the controversial topics in the book. I must just attract them because Sister Gulla said she never had them before : (  I just want to teach the doctrine of Christ and that is all! But I do love my life and all of these experiences just keep it all interesting you know.

 Ok so our Zone theme for this transfer has been 14 miracles because we really really want 14 baptisms in July. So we have been praying, fasting, cheering, putting up reminders, just all kinds of stuff about 14 miracles and the coolest thing happened on Tuesday. The ZL's were given a list of 14 people. All of them are currently living the word of wisdom and law of chastity and going to BYU-H!!! How sweet is that! EXACTLY 14! So that was way cool! And that’s just one example of the miracles we have been seeing with this whole 14 miracles thing. So far we have 16 investigators with a baptismal date for July so I really really hope all of them are able to be baptized!!

Last thing: for p-day this week we went to Kualoa Ranch and it was so pretty! And way sweet too because the bus driver showed us all the places that movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, Hawaii 5-0, Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Lost, ect. were filmed. I will put up some pictures from that too!

Ok well I love you sooooo much! I love getting your letters and emails! They mean so much to me! Please keep them coming! I love you! Have a great day!

Sister Christiansen

June 15, 2012

Aloha !!

Ok so this week was really good on chat! We have 3 new investigators and we referred 2 people to the missionaries this week so that is beuno! 

I'm setting up a little boot camp work out for out for our zone : )

I would also like to thank you so much for sending me the Avengers' picture thing that Alyssa posted on FB!! So awesome! That made my day! So cool to see all my friends out serving missions! And thank you so much for sending me all their emails I love hearing how they are doing. We are all having such different experiences but it's so cool because it's all the same work!  

Sister Christiansen

Aloha!!! First I just have to say SISTER GULLA IS THE BEST COMPANION EVER! Wow life is so great when you are around people you love and I just love her so much! We have so much fun together and we have seen choke miracles this week!!! As far as SR's go in the VC I have never had a better week! We have been blessed with the most prepared guests ever! All my last two transfers my goal was to have 3 SR's in the VC (not counting tram) in one day and we never reached it but last week we got 3SR's two days in a row and we had 1 or 2 at least ever day!! I have never had such amazing tours either! We have just really worked on asking inspired questions as we go throughout the tour and they have been really spiritual experiences!

One day we had a lady come in and she was so prepared she came in and said, " I saw the temple and just felt like I should turn around and come in." WOW! We were so stoked we played the Christis narration and then testified that Heavenly Father sent her to us today because we have what she is looking for we then played the movie Finding Happiness and asked her if she would meet with missionaries and she said, "You know what ya I will!" It was an awesome tour!!!

We also had the coolest experience where at District meeting we had training about seeking member referrals after a dinner message but because we don't cover a physical area right now S. Gulla and I role played with Elder La and Elder Menlove like we were in the VC taking a member tour and seeking a referral. But Elder La decided to add a twist and be a nonmember coming with his member friend. Which ended up being exactly what we needed to practice because that night a girl from Haula came with her 3 nonmember friends and we took them through God's plan and then because the spirit was so strong all three of them agreed to meet with missionaries!!! And then best part is they are all in our Zone so we found 3 new investigators for the Elders and they have already had a lesson with them!!! And thats how most of our SR's have been almost all of them have been for Hawaii so we are helping the mission move the work forward!

I think the reason we have seen so many miracles this week has been simply because we are loving what we are doing. Sister Gulla and I have such a blast together and everyone that comes in can feel that love we have for eachother and for the work and its made such a difference. We have had so many people comment on how happy we are and I think that has helped them want to learn more because they want that happiness too you know!

 

Ok last thing so we have a new Zone Leader and he is BOMB! He is so pumped about the work and he has been helping everyone get really excited! Our Zone theme is 14 miracles because we want to get 14 baptisms in our Zone for the month of July. And to help pump everyone up he asked S. Gulla and I to send out a voicemail to everyone every night about the miracles everyone is seeing and it has been so fun!! It's way cool to have everyone hear eachother's miracles and it has really helped unify us as a zone! We also confrence call everyone at 10:14 and pray together for a mission which is really sweet too! And S. Gulla and I have been spotlighting someone every night too which has been fun because it has helped us to get to know the Sisters and Elders better because we are watching them more clostly looking for good things to say about them : )

Basically this is just an awesome transfer and our Zone is rockin it! We are seeing amazing things happen and I am loving it so much! I hope all is going great back home too! I love you all so much! Thank you so much for the letters and emails they mean so much to me!  Thanks!

Sure Love Ya!!!

S. Christiansen

Aloha from Hawaii,

Our last night before transfers we had a tender mercy. Someone we have been working with decided to get baptized. It was awesome. We set the date for July so the Sisters that are taking over our area will be able to be  a part of that wonderful experience. We had transfers and my companion is going to Maui and my new area is online! Sister Gulla (my new companion) is the BOMB!!! I love her so much! We are so much alike and she is so so so fun! We are laughing all the time and I just love it because she has so much energy and she is such a go getter! She is awesome, I really couldn't ask for a better comp! Life is so good! I love being an online missionary too because from the minute you sit down at the computer you are teaching lessons for 2 or 3 hours straight. It truly is amazing! It's so fun too! I love it love it love it!

Sister Christiansen