I live in a Hallmark movie

 

Hello and Happy Monday to everyone except the people that tell me I won't survive an East Coast winter because I'm from California <3

This week we went to a taco truck and I dumped some green salsa on it because I'm an ~hermana~ and I've never regretted anything more in my life. Mouth was on fire. Tears streaming down my face. Was not having a good time. To conclude, I'm not cut out for this life. 

On Tuesday, we helped put on a missionary activity for the young women in the ward next to us!! We had different stations and games and it was super fun. I channeled my inner Sherrilynne so it was obviously a pretty good time. 

We got to do service in Baltimore at the Maryland foodbank. I have absolutely loved working at different food banks throughout my mission and getting to help out in the community :)  

On Sunday we had a super awesome mission devotional by our good family friends, the Clayton's!! (Pres. Weath Clayton was my bishop and stake president in Newport Beach). They talked about being more committed disciples and coming unto Christ. As we bring our fish and bread to him, He will help us to feed the thousands. In other words, as we come unto Him, He can turn our weaknesses into strengths and our efforts into so much more. 

Later that night, we were just about done for the day but I had the feeling that there was one more person we needed to call. We called a girl named Ariana who had been taught almost a year ago. We ended up talking with her for a while and set a time to meet again this week!! 

That's it for this week :) 

<3, Hermana Dangl 

Cutest downtown in the history of downtown's & THE LEAVES!!!

We love a good ~golden hour~ pic

You can decide which one's the actual view.

Pie and Jesus go together surprisingly well.

TBH (To be honest) I still feel like a youth.

We had a Stake Virtual Women's Conference and this 

was what was going on in the zoom chat.

Ramen Furry, Baking, and Testimonies

 

Holaaaa!! 

This week...

-Exchanges💯  So I went to an area up north called Pasadena for the day with another companionship.. 

-I got my flu shot 💪 and a $5 off coupon from Target. 

-Drove over a super long bridge to get to Kent Island to drop cookies off at a cute older lady's house. Also, put me on Worst Cooks of America because I was halving the recipe and accidentally put in 1/2 a stick of butter instead of 1/2 cup sooo yeah. It's the thought that counts, right??

-P day activity on Kent Island at the Chesapeake Environmental Center. So that meant we got to drive the bridge again!! It's over 4 miles long!! Also it was pouring and by some miracle our little Corolla, Linda, pulled thru and we didn't get stuck on the dirt road. Also we crushed everyone in a card game called, Ramen Fury 😤😤

-Had a heated debate with the district about eggnog. I couldn't participate because I've never tried it, because I'm scared.  So tune in next week to see if I overcome my fears and try eggnog! 

-Branch devotional testimony meeting on Sunday!! It was so small but a super cool experience because the members are so amazing and so close to each other. There's a ton of work to do here but it's the best and I love it!! 

Ciao, Hermana Dangl

Peep the Bay Bridge in the back of my basic photo round 407279

A note from the AP's 👀👀 and my tattoo 

So this guy. Rob. We heard a thud and saw him hanging on our window 

and he was chillin there for a good 20 minutes. 

On the freeway and everything. He's a champ.

My comp told me not to touch the stinger after I already did 🙃 

Sunday devotional viewzzz. 

The view was alright.

District activity on Kent Island!! It was pouring. Who? Is? Surprised?

Conference and Crumbl

 

Helloooo! 

GENERAL CONFERENCE WAS SO GOOD AM I RIGHT??!! And to make it even better, my companion's family sent a projector so we were LIVIN. 

This week we also had zone conference and we were able to meet with 2 zones! It was amazing and I learned a ton but most importantly, our Mission President's wife drove to Virginia to get us all boxes of Crumbl cookies!!! 

Other highlights

- Remy is still the bomb. 

- We are doing English class/ bible study with a cool guy named Miguel.

- We found out our apartment complex has a pool table. 

- The leaves are so pretty.

- My sister sent me conference memes. 

That's it for this week, but if you haven't had the opportunity to watch General Conference yet, I really encourage you to check it out.  If you have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, email me and I'll give ya all the juicy deets :)) 

Love, Hermana Dangl 

980 Spa Rd. #201 Annapolis, MD 21403

Our morning run view 

FALLLL

President and Sister Neilson! 

The goods 

The chair is BACK and betta than ever.

Our General Conference pad.

If you give a kid a cookie, he'll want to give you a hug

 

Hellooo! 

We went to church this week and I got to meet some of the amazing members of our branch! And to make it even better, I was called on the spot to bear my testimony :) The highlight was probably when we saw our 5 year old friend named Dominic. We stopped by earlier in the week to drop off some cookies and when he saw who we were he ran and hugged us. He did the same thing on Sunday and even though it's definitely not allowed it made my entire day.  

One day we were walking around town trying to find a place to get dinner and after about 30 minutes we finally decided on Chipotle. On our way over there, a restaurant security guy called out to us. We started talking and he's a member in the stake south of us and said that he recognized us from far away, not just because of our tags, but because of our spirit. He has 10 kids and loves the gospel and the missionaries. Lorenzo is the coolest! 

Now for our guy, Remy! He randomly texted us asking about church so we looked in our records to see who he was. We found out that he had been taught for about 2 years but was stopped being taught multiple times because he wasn't interested. We were able to set up a lesson with him and he is such a cool guy and is SO ready now. 

Lastly, we watched a devotional by Pres and Sis Godoy and they mentioned the exact same thought that I had about 3 months ago while reading the scriptures. In Helaman 7, Nephi is a missionary but the people are casting him out, rejecting him, and are super wicked. He is depressed, discouraged and says he wished he could've preached in the days of his father when the people were more accepting and loving. However, he concludes with saying that "these are my days" and continues to endure through the difficult task given to him. This made me think of the pandemic and all the whys. Why now? Why not 10 years later? Why not 10 years earlier? Why did it even have to happen? The fact is that we don't know the whys but we can readjust our focus and trust in a God that DOES know all the whys. The second we accept that "these are our days" we can get to work and trust that we are exactly where we need to be, doing exactly what we need to be doing even if it is different than what we expected, and that's the tea sis. 

 

Love y'all! 

Hermana Dangl 

 Caught my first crab! 

This is where we come to sit and talk about life.

Louie, my king and my everything. Sometimes we run by his house 

and he always comes out to greet us it's so cute.

The home boy Lorenzo!! He gave us 1/2 off our meal at some fancy place on the water 💯🙏

We drove 7 mph over the limit (thank you tiwi❤) to make it in time for the sunset.

If you know me you know I LOVE a good sunset. 

And as always, go sailors

 

Hellooooo from Annapolis, Maryland!! 

God knew I was missing the beach big time so He sent me here and I am not mad about it. However, some days have been COLD and it's still SEPTEMBER. That means winter is coming and that makes me die inside just a bit 🙃 But I LOVE Annapolis. It is the cutest town and we live right by the Naval Academy stadium. Earlier we heard them having a game and it made me miss game days at BYU :( But for now I'm gonna have to say "GOOO NAVY!!" Also the football coach is in our branch and his family is the best! 

By this point I've gotten pretty good at goodbyes but it was definitely sad to leave DC 1st :( We had our last district call that night so people went around and were saying nice things and I got told that I am funny and that I am an Elder in a Sister's body... If that ain't the best compliment I've ever received, idk what is.

I've already talked about how amazing the area is, but I will say that it is super different than my last area. The branch is pretty small and the area is hugeee but there has been good progress since it was just whitewashed (new missionaries came in to the area) a couple months ago. That means we have a lot of work to do and I am so stoked about that. 

We've been getting to know the members and they are the BEST! We've been doing some cookie drop offs too but we are desperate for a better recipe so send me your best recipes!!

That's it for now! Still living the dream and loving being a missionary :) 

Ciao, Hermana Dangl 

NEW ADDY: 980 Spa Rd. #201 Annapolis, MD 21403

Downtown Annapolis

Ice Cream for my 7/11 (7 months here, 11 months left)

Our view on our morning run! 

THE BEACH!!

The fam!! 8 Elders and 2 Sisters.  What a great ratio! 

What's betta than this?

 Hola!!

We got transfer news this week! I'm leaving DC 1st and going to the Spa Creek Branch in Annapolis with Hermana Hunsaker!!! I knew it was coming but nothing could prepare me for having to say goodbye to Frank Lake :(  We received transfer calls during our District Activity which consisted of a white elephant gift exchange and one Elder doing the Capri Sun challenge. He chugged 15 Capri Suns in 15 minutes and I gotta say I'm impressed because he threw up 3 times but still kept going. 

We were having a lesson with Jose and we said we'd be friends forever, and he started tearing up. I died. Also he said he's coming to all our weddings, so that's gonna be sick.

Highlights!

- Got bubblegum ice cream from Baskin Robbins

- Almost died driving on the beltway going to the food bank during a phat storm

- Lots of lessons in person at the park! 

- A LOT of service

That's it for this week! Sorry for this below average letter but I'll make up for it with some dank pics :) 

Con amor, Hermana Dangl 

Acting like tourists in our own city.

My mission president being the coolest person ever by making 

$35 million deal for the original printers manuscript of the Book of Mormon.  

Money moves only, am I right? 

The results of our white elephant gift exchange.

Some good looking girls in front of a good looking building.

Name that scripture story? 

A solemn farewell to my boi Frank Lake. 

Teaching in the park. 

Service, park visits, & hard work

Hi y'all!! 

If you are ever having a bad day, just be glad you aren't the boy who confessed his love to my companion and asked her to be his girlfriend over an email . . . and sent REPLY ALL to her entire email list.  However, if you were planning on doing that, just make sure you don't click reply all :) 

This week we did lots of service and went to this huge warehouse to pack food boxes. The boxes went around on a conveyor belt and it started out nice and easy but then someone cranked up the speed and it was ~stressful~ but actually really fun. 

Some highlights!

- We did a good amount of lessons in person in the park! I have the mosquito bites to prove it.

- This cool lady named Rita started talking to us in the grocery store, so we've been talking to her for a bit and she is so cool! She is from Argentina and always wears her bedazzled rainbow mask. 

- 7 am Chastity lesson 👍

- Found out the only Crumbl in my mission is .2 miles from my house but it's under construction 

- An old lady in our ward named, Petra, is literally real life Mamá Odie from Princess and the Frog

- We had a super awesome District Council by our Sister Training Leaders on the Atonement. As missionaries it is so important that we live and believe everything we teach. 

That's it for this week! 

Con amor, Hna Dangl