From the Family to Nick
Dear Nick;
I get to be first again! not much new to tell you, granddad and I and
2 friends went to visit a lady in the hospital,--does not look fun to
get old. The Dr. put granddad on steroids for a while and he is
feeling better, moving better, and talking a blue streak. We went to
Sacrament with Galen and Cindy today and he wanted to know why Casey
wasn't there. They had your letter in the bulletin today, so know you
are remembered. There are so many new people I can't keep up with all
of them. Weather is getting better, nothing else exciting I can think
of. Love You, Grandma
Dearest Big Guy:
I have glad tidings of great joy! I got my Mission papers Thursday at
3 o clock. I turned them in today and it was excellent. Kevin found
out that Bryce comes home on January 17th. Pretty cool stuff! I also
went on a date last night and it was excellent. Julie Whipple is a fun
date. Stuff is just changing. Now I'm off for my interview. Take care
bro- Alex
Hey Nick,
This week has been all about finishing up stuff on the to do list.
We've finished painting cabinets in the garage. I hung drapes and
pictures in my bedroom, and I finally finished the baby quilt for
Jerah. Not too much else going on. The corn is about a foot tall
now. I knew you were wondering.
Matt and Sam
Dear Elder,
Well my son I am trying the exercise routine again. I hope to stay the
on routine, because I hope to go on a backpack trip with Matt in the
spring. Life is still going along okay with a few bumps. Keep the path
Nick - know that you will not always be able to meet your
expectations, but the true test is getting back up and trying again.
Love, Dad
Hello Nick,
Alex gave me a snotty cold. Not too happy about that. I've started
going to the hospital with the students on Monday and Tuesday. Much
more fun than just practicing with manequins in the lab at MCC.
However the days are longer. We went with Sam and Matt over to
Matthew's new apartment. Everyone else had been there but me, so I
wanted to go see how he's doing. He's settling in well and seems
happy. Hopefully not too comfortable with the bachelor life though.
So, just wondering, how do you do your laundry? Do you have a
Laundromat? Ty told me last night that they only have a washer - no
dryer. He has to hang up all of his stuff to dry. Even underwear
etc. That would drive me crazy. I'm spoiled.
Ok, birthdays, Mine is April 25. Sam's is June 20. Grandma E's if
Nov. 9, Grandma O's is Aug29. Since you know the boy's, you know that
Matt's is coming up shortly. He's coming back to watch conference
with us this weekend. Well, I need to get ready to go to the hospital
now. Love you a ton, Miss you lots too, Love, Mom
From Nick to the Family:
Wahoo!! Always good to read letters from the family. Always makes me chuckle. This week was fairly good. I've sure got a lot of work to do. I'm starting to think I just need to do it. There is importance in a plan, a goal. But it is pretty well dead in the water without the work. We worked fairly well this week. We had another baptism of a little girl, 10 years old. Her mom is a less active member who doesn't appear to want to reactivate, but her grandmother is the primary president. So we finally got it all sorted out, got the signatures needed, the interviews, and were able to baptize her. She's pretty cool. Sofia is the name. She was totally ready for it. She was actually the one that asked to be baptized. A good experience.
My spiritual thought for this week comes from the talk from President Eyring, "Mountains To Climb." I enjoyed the talk when I heard it in conference but I didn't really connect all the dots or remember it very well. The only part I really remembered was that he asked for mountains to climb and was humbled. But I really enjoy his analogy with laying a foundation. We want to lay this foundation of faith. So we start by preparing the ground, setting the form by living with integrity. We pour the foundation around the framework of the gospel and all that it includes, then help it cure by persistently performing good works. It's a process, that's for sure. I feel like I only understand this talk to a certain extent because I haven't really lived through any big challenges. But I'll be keeping it in mind.
Along with my spiritual thought comes an unfortunate fact which is a bit funny too. The shoes here are measured like in Europe, I believe it is. So my shoes measure in 47 and 48, sizes 13 and 14, or something close to that. But the problem here is that nowhere has a shoe size about 45, about size 12. Pretty unfortunate. So when my shoes finally pass on, I'll have to get em from the States. It's a bit weird because there are various people my size here, just their feet are smaller.
Also, I've been baking this last week. On the bags of flour I buy, there are generally recipes to make things. I made bread last week which has some potential for a good bread bowl combo with potato soup. There's also something called bizcochitos dulce, which are like a type of little cookie. The recipe I made turned out remarkably similar to sugar cookies. Which leads to the next request. Frosting!!!! I know how to make whipped cream, even though it is super hard with just a fork and handpower. But the basic frosting. I remember that there's butter and sugar and vanilla but I don't know quantities. It'd be appreciated. Also appreciated would be a recipe for brownies. I have one but it's a bit different than brownies from the states. And today I'll be making pizza!!!! With barbecue/ranch sauce, although it's hard to obtain ranch. It'll turn out well.
Good to know everyone's doing well. Grandpa's doing a bit better, I'm remembered. Alex got his mission papers and has them all filled out and turned in, which is crazy. Seriously, it's crazy. My companion has an older sister and a younger brother on missions as well as him, which is crazy. He leaves in seven weeks, though. Right around my birthday. Sam and Matt's corn is actually growing. Dad is being awesome. And to answer Mom's question. In my last area there was a member who washed clothes and dried them for us. Here, there is nothing. We have a kitchen sink and a bucket. And detergent. It's a bit more time consuming. And when they're washed we hang them up on the little patio thing we have to dry. That's one of the things I miss about the states... A washer and dryer.
So I'll leave you with this quote which I read today. "Indecision mars all success: there can be no good wind for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Love you all!
Elder Hansen
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