Monday, August 16, 2021

One last timeeee

Well folks, this is it! I'm coming up on my last couple days as a full time missionary here in DC and honestly, I am at a complete loss for words. These past 18 months have meant everything to me. Before I get all sappy, I'll recap my week because it was just so incredibly amazing and miracle filled. Going out with a bang, that's for sure :)) 

I'll start off with Sunday. Such a GOOD day. We were so happy to see our friend, Giovana, at church with us and she's already starting to get more comfortable and close with the members. Also our friend, Yamely came and brought her 5 year old son, Ian! We gave him some paper and pens to draw with during the meeting and he drew Jesus. It was absolutely precious. Then he asked who Jesus's dad is and I said God so he drew them together and it was the most tender thing ever. 

This week we met up with a less active member and she told us our horoscopes. Apparently as a Pisces, I'm catastrophic and I'm beginning to see how accurate that is. She is amazing though and I was blown away by her resilience and faith that although things can be really rough, we can always overcome whatever we are going though. 

This weekend we went on a walk with our good friend, Lily so I could say goodbye to her. We were sitting and she just asked us what our "rules" are and what makes our church different. So we pretty much taught all of lesson 4 and she kept saying "wow that just makes so much sense!!" She's so golden. I'm gonna miss her so much :( but we are planning a girls trip to Machu Pichu so that's gonna be fun. 

A couple weeks ago, our Mission President challenged us to memorize the Bicentennial Restoration Proclamation. Our whole zone did it so we got an ice cream party as a reward. At my last district council, we had a beautiful funeral to celebrate my beautiful life. Eulogies were given, tears were shed, and refreshments were eaten. It was quite the service.

Okay, now I'm about to get a lil sappy. As I said before, I can't even begin to explain my gratitude for my Heavenly Father for giving me the most priceless 18 months of my life. The highs, the lows, and everywhere in between. I've never loved something so hard. I am sad to close this door, but I've learned time and time again that with God on your side, 10 doors open when one closes. I'm grateful for every single person I've met here in DC/Maryland and for the immense impact they have had on my life. Thank you DC for being my Waters of Mormon, the place in which I could truly come to know my Savior. Although I grew up in the church, my personal conversion has been a lifelong process. Helping other people come unto Christ and know true happiness has brought me the purest joy. A mission could've easily not have been in my life plan, but I thank my Heavenly Father every single day that He trusted me enough to bear His name, and help His children return to Him. For that, I am forever grateful. 

Thank you all for your constant support and for accompanying me on this journey!! I couldn't have done it without you all. 

Signing off for the last time, 

Hermana Dangl 


You're invited to my funeral.

Sunrise yoga! 

Mission BBQ is forever in my heart.  
Until we meet again, return with honor. 

My Peruvian mom, Lily

Yamely and Ian at church!

The district

Seneca Zone Leaders

My district letting me down one more time. 

Seneca Zone Activity



Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Missionaries sang as they walked and walked

 

Hey hey!!! This one's gonna be quick so if you don't care for a mediocre summary of my week, feel free to just skip to the pictures. 

This week we saw some really awesome miracles. We were able to see a lot of our friends at church and they really liked it! Something that was really special was that our friend, Yamely, was able to receive a priesthood blessing. SO COOL. Also our cute friend, Miranda shared her testimony about how she was reallyyyy sick and prayed and was able to get better. Her faith is unreal!! She's also getting baptized later this month which is so exciting!! 

We got to go to DC today and it was hotttt. Nothing like summer in DC. A ton of people recognized us and I'm really gonna miss feeling like a celebrity. 

We got to do our last exchanges of the transfer and it was wild. I went to some other sisters' area and we met with one of their friends. He is a legend. They warned me beforehand that he says some pretty interesting stuff so I had high expectations for some good quotes for the weekly. My favorite one has to be  "Hey don't look at my fingernails. There is still some Marijuana in them." But also, he LOVES the Book of Mormon and has read it multiple times. Solid guy. 

I just love what I do!! 

Love, Hermana Dangl 


The district 

Exchanges

DC baby! 









Friday, August 6, 2021

Mission Accomplished

 

Hey hey!! 

I finally accomplished the goal I've had since the first month of my mission: learn how to make pupusas! Shoutout to our girl, Mirna!! I was able to redeem myself from the first time I attempted and failed very miserably. Yay for second chances 🥰

This week I had my final interview with President and it was super good! Sister Grate and I also got to facilitate interviews this week for our zone. We got to see everyone which was super fun and join their District Councils. We slaved away earlier that day and used our new found gift to make pupusas for everyone. 

This week we had some really good chats with our friend, Lily. As we were teaching her the Restoration, the spirit testified so strongly that we needed to talk about baptism. We asked her if that was a desire she had and she said yes!! She is so elect! She actually mentioned that if she had met the missionaries last year she wouldn't have wanted to talk to them, but her heart has been softened and she is so willing to let God prevail.  I love seeing the Lord's hand so involved in this work. Also, we were talking about the Plan of Salvation and we told her our purpose on earth is to have joy like it says in 2 Nephi 2:25. She lit up and was like "what?!!! I love that!!!" And we were like "this is just the beginning of the good stuff!!" 

One day we were knocking and ran into this coooool lady named Giovana! We hit it off quickly and started talking about church. She said she's been looking for a Spanish congregation since she moved here a couple years ago. We invited her to come to ours on Sunday and she came! She loved it and it was so cool to see the ladies in our congregation talk to her and help her feel welcome. She got a little sneak peak of literally every lesson in Preach My Gospel that Sunday at church so it's gonna be fun. 

Other random highlights 

- Had an awesome lesson with a less active family and they sent us home with Mountain Dew and mangoes. If that ain't a beautiful combo, I don't know what is. We finally got the kids to listen when we used the mango as a talking stick :) 

- Tea party with Mama Daisy, our recent convert. She sent us home with bar, liquid, and foam soap. I'm pretty sure it's because she loves soap, but maybe she was trying to tell us something.. ?? 

- Visited some sunflower fields and ran thru the corn fields. 

Life is good. 

Ciao, Hermana Dangl 

Pupasas with Mirna

Interview Day!

Last interview with President Neilson

Maryland does it again! 



Mini golfing with the district