Conversation to Kevin and I on New Years since we didn't get to talk on Christmas...

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Ru there KC ?

 

Elder KC Hansen

hey

heyyy

Wednesday at 1:42pm · Sent from Chat

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Hi bud this is dad

Wednesday at 1:43pm

Elder KC Hansen

hey make it quick

Wednesday at 1:43pm · Sent from Chat

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Ok. So what is hard?

Elder KC Hansen

language the work everything... im so lonely and this is way hard!!! im so faraway and dont understand anything and i wanna help my comp but i cant!!!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I know....but it will eventually pass and I promise within a couple of months a switch will happen in your brain and you will understand

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha i want it now lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Just learn and keep an open mind. Pray as much as you can to have patience

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I just had to find a way to play with the kids or the dogs and smile alot

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

my first two months were so rainy and cold I just wanted to get on a plane and go home. and my companion wanted to give away the book the road less traveled instead of the bon...

BOM

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha while i try to focus then im like okay yeah idk whats going on so i zone out and then they make fun of me for it lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

you can only concentrate so long and then your brain just turns off

and that is OK

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha yeah dad it is so hot here NEW YOrk x100 its so humid! i shower and feel like i never got out

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

your ears have to get used to hearing it and after awhile it will just click but you have to go through the pain

 

Elder KC Hansen

i get like a headache at the end of the cuz im trying to translate so much lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

lol

LOL...my mission was just like Utah and cold in winter and warm in the summer but nothing like Rosario

how is the food treating you...find anything you like?

 

Elder KC Hansen

ahaha milanesa is the bomb! i dont like facturas that much but i love alfahores!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

about the translation...at some point you will stop translating and you will think in spanish

I love Milenesa

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha yeah we got some sandwiches with it and soooo good!!!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

just be patient

 

Elder KC Hansen

yeah i know i just need to be patient but when you start working it goes so fast!!!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

and talk about boca and river soccer teams!!

yes...and the more you think about all the issues the slower the time goes....if you just get on with it and work hard miracles start happening

 

Elder KC Hansen

we spend like all day tracting also cuz we have 2 investigators and they never show up to our appts so i wanna die in the heat!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

so are you in an internet cafe?

 

Elder KC Hansen

new years

and new years here is so nuts!!! lol and yeah i am

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

so keep working hard and pray to find someone ready to hear the gospel

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

it is so fun when you are finally teaching really good families or Men

 

Elder KC Hansen

i love teaching cuz the time flies!!! and the people just love to talk!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

mom wants to know what it was like when you got to the airport...did you see machine guns?

yes...they love to talk about everything. Argentines talk about politics, soccer, everything.

so are speaking with your companion in spanish as much as you can?

 

Elder KC Hansen

yeah 24/7 he wont speak in english it pisses me off sometimes... no no guns just cigarette smoke and it smelled weird and hot as crap

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

totally

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I told u!! U can't breathe...mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

good....by March 1st you will be dreaming in Castillano

so are you in a ward or a branch?

 

Elder KC Hansen

branch.. i had to bear my testimony and pass sacrament cuz there were 10 people there and most women

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Ronny Vincent Hansen

just like I told you....you will have to do everything in the branch.

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

With no teeth I'm sure(the women)...mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

so your job is to find the next Branch President to really help the branch grow

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

so you do a lot of walking I imagine?

Wednesday at 1:58pm

Elder KC Hansen

haha everywhere... i buy myself cokes as a reward so i dont go home lol for when we walk far

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

That's my boy ..mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

perfect : - )

just look for little wins everyday

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Remember Bri's journal..today was good because...mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I used to say to my first two comps if I do good I get to buy me a ham and cheese empanada and coke so we are just alike lol

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha seriously when i couldnt call you guys everything had been going wrong that day i was like screw this lol but then i made my comp take me to a store and i bought a coke we watched despicable me 2 and i lived lol exactly

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

So what else can you tell me about what you like about your area? What was the name again?

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Did ur comp call his fam?!

 

Elder KC Hansen

Federal! yeah he did

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

is it south of Rosario?

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Then why did we have probs!?

 

Elder KC Hansen

north east

Elder KC Hansen

ha you werent online! he told his fam late i didnt

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

oh...that is why it is so hot

 

Elder KC Hansen

yeah we are like the farthest east and way north right by parana

or i mean uruaguay river

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Ronny Vincent Hansen

neat part of the country that I don't know

so what else can you tell me about Argentina and what you like or think is different?

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha umm not much im in a crappy part i think? i dont know alot right now because i cant understand!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Nope not the crappy part its just in Argentina...haha...mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

well....what I think is so cool is that your first area is out in the boonies where the Lord wants you to help build up his church. What is like when I went to Esquel. It was just me and my companion and a small branch and we works our tails off to help find a way to help the church grow

Wednesday at 2:06pm

Ronny Vincent Hansen

is it only you and your companion in the town?

 

Elder KC Hansen

oh some guys want me to ask what areas u were in from neuquen cuz they live there

yeah just me and him

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

how far away are your DLs?

 

Elder KC Hansen

my comp is the DL the Zls are an hour and a half

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I can't remember what part of Neuquen but it was near the river and it was only a district at the time...not many missionaries like today

 

Elder KC Hansen

well areas that you remember? like bariloche

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

wow...so you are isolated...that is so cool. Think of it as a blessing as you can focus on good habits instead of picking up bad habits when you are with a bunch of missionaries

 

Ronny Vincent HansenRonny Vincent Hansen

ok..here were my areas in order. Bariloche (along the lake), Esquel, Trelew, Zapala and then Neuquen.

yes..lol

 

No ur mom needs this:) mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

so remember in the best two years how the newly was always taking notes...remember to do that.

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

The Lord is fine with it!!

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha tranquilo mom lol

haha take notes got it

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

also....remember to use music and hymns when you teach as it always brings the spirit and I wish I would have know at the start of my mission

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Brianna does this every week with her momasita!!! Mom

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

also...just try to find some fun games to play as you walk and during the down time to keep it fun. Remember that you should have fun and be happy on your mission even as you work super hard

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha well my comp is a rule freak also makes me mad!!! i wanna send back my ipod so you can change the songs! its christmas 1 day a hear and its half the ipod lol

what are some games?!

i need some lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

i used to find goals as I walked and kicked rocks through them and yelled GGGGGOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL

just stupid things but makes it fun

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha caño

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

whatever boludo

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

but remember to be yourself and try and have fun

play with the little kids and have fun with them since you can't talk

also...just trying to talk you will screw up and make everyone laugh

when you get in a city with more missionaries it is always fun to play jokes on the other elders

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha okay! love you guys thanks for the pep! did it go by fast dad? honestly

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

What am I chopped liver?! Mom

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha shush mom lol love you

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Millie says hi

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha hi mills!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

the first few months seemed like forever I won't lie. But before you know it you will be speaking the language and really enjoying speaking with the people and finding ways to love them. Hang in there and look for the awesome things your comp does and learn from them. We love you and pray for you every day! No where else in the world you should be then there helping the suffering people of Federal.

 

Elder KC HansenRonny Vincent Hansen

and one last tip...dont worry about any girls or writing them, they are a distraction...focus on the work and everything will work out in the end. Give the Lord 100% of your focus!!

 

can you guys keep me up on my money too that i have lol i know i dont no worries!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

oh....and pray like crazy. Your knees should be sore

 

Elder KC Hansen

like just my account balance

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

yes...Have you had to pull any out?

yes...I will send you an email with your balance later today

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha i know i hate kneeling! no not yet but m going to for letters and stuff thanks

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

ok...hang in there and find those Argentines that need the Gospel!!!!!

I love that country and they need it!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

even with all that you are feeling it is probably still easier than wrestling practice with Chase?

 

Elder KC Hansen

ha okay thanks mom and dad! love you guys so much! talk to you next week! LOVE YOU!! tell the boys i said whats up! enjoy the states while you can!!! no harder than with Coach Chase in NY !! lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Also grandma has been reading this she says hi

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

love you too....!!!! all the best and please tell your companion hi from us and that we love him for training you....tell him that!

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha hi grandma!!!

ha okay

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

your not easy to live with!!!! lol dad

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

oh...and happy new year!!!!

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha whatever happy new year love you bye!!!

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Hi KC can u wear the ties I sent u? Grandma

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

what is the official name of the town you are in?

 

Elder KC Hansen

haha 1 of them yes lol the purple one the pink one no and the utah one was too shrt! thanks though!!! its called Federal

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Also quick we need ur address

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

I found a town called federacion

 

Elder KC Hansen

south of that

its called federal dad

idk an address

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

ok...so north of concordia?

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

How was the licorice?

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

are you still there?

 

Elder KC Hansen

yeah north of concordia

 

Elder KC Hansen

so good! thanks i needed that! i gained 15 pounds thanks to you grandma lol

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

Oh don't blame me u had thanksgiving and Christmas dinner in MTC haha

 

Ronny Vincent Hansen

 hey...have you eaten anything super gross yet?

 

Elder KC Hansen

no not really! and just thanksgving! bye gtg