Back into lockdown . . . .

 

So yeah, we are back in lockdown but for the first time, it's not because of Corona. We are completely locked down for the next 2 days until stuff cools down with the election because apparently some crazy stuff might happen and they want to keep the missionaries as safe as possible.... But in other news, this past week was SO GOOD. Also I got to vote for the first time so wooooo!

First off, being a new mother is amazing. 10/10 would recommend. Hermana Hacking is from Utah (ikr what a surprise!!), she was reassigned from the Dominican Republic, and she hasn't even hit her month mark of being a missionary. She is cooler than I'll ever be and was in the MTC program for native speakers because she pretty much knows Spanish already. We are the dream team and have some big plans for this next transfer. 

This week we got to make a second trip out to Potomac to go to the mission office to get a mission phone for my companion. We were driving home through Rockville <3 and I pointed out the only Crumbl in our mission so we decided to run by on our way home. We were ordering and a guy behind us offered to buy us a box of cookies! I thought stuff like that only happened in Utah but I guess not! We ended up talking to Shane and his friend after who are members up in the Baltimore area. Such a tender mercy!!!

Our Halloween consisted of us being on that missionary grind but we wanted to get some good content for the folks back home and make Halloween really scary so we dressed up as Elders. If you want to see some good looking Elders, just check the pics at the bottom and I can guarantee you won't be disappointed. 

We also talked to this really cool girl named Nora this week!! She moved her super recently from Honduras and wants to learn English but is also looking for a church to attend. We love Nora, she is hilarious. 

Some more highlights include: hot tamales from Hermana Otilia, my favorite view of the temple from the Beltway with all the pretty fall trees, testimony meeting at church on Sunday, and we gave cookies and goodies to my favorite family with the cutest kids on Halloween. 

Well life is crazy, but life is SO good. I am grateful for change and for growth and for the opportunity I have to be a missionary and serve the people here. 

Romans 8:38-39 <3

Con amor, Hermana Dangl 

My child!! 

My temple just showing off like always.

Me being a good citizen.

Us being straight up ICONS on Halloween.

Always a good time in Naptown (I'm a local so I can call it that). 

 

Money moves only

 Surprise!!! I'm gonna be a MOM!!! Yeah don't worry, your thoughts are the same as mine. What is my mission president thinking??? But for real, I am so, so, so excited to train and for this new adventure. It's gonna be a gooood time! But rip to Hermana Hunsaker because she got demoted to English :/ 

In other news, we are teaching this new guy named Dennyis who called us up one day saying that he wanted to learn more about the Book of Mormon and Bible.  He is super cool and really has a desire to learn.

One night we were teaching a cute older lady in our ward and she was yawning a bit but as my companion was explaining something  . . . . all we could hear is really heavy, steady breathing on the other end.  After a second, we realized SHE FELL ASLEEP. So we low key hung up but then she called us back a minute later when she woke up and apologized a million times. She is so funny I love her. Now I tell my companion her teaching makes people fall asleep; it's good for the comp unity. 

We did service at a new place where we sorted things into boxes for families in need. The main girl Michelle was SO COOL and she said she wants to be a missionary too and do what we are doing. She's right. Missionaries are pretty cool. Then she sent us home with a box of random stuff including a brush, drink coasters, a manual juicer, and conditioner. Interesting combo but I'm not complaining.

We had a super good last district council!  I might be biased though because Hermana Hunsaker and I taught it and talked about the Restoration which is always a crowd favorite. 

Also starting next Sunday we are going to be able to go to church every week! What a huge blessing!! We were able to have our last branch Zoom Devotional Meeting and it is always super small, but there was such a strong spirit. 

Love ya’ll! 

Hermana Dangl 

Pirates of the Caribbean in real life.

Like and comment when you see it.

Service!! 

Crushed everyone with my pickle ball skills at the district activity.

FALL BABY <3 

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!