DJ Hansen

How do I start the email to one of the most crazy weeks of my mission? I guess this is how! Last last week, we went to the ancient city of DION, which is a city where King Phillip the Second, the father of Alexander the Great, celebrated his victory

Not sure exactly why, maybe it's since I'm nearing the end of my mission, but I've reflected a lot on my mission. It's really interesting the progression of things as my mission has συνέβη (happened). Those that have been following along for a while would recognize this story as I

(Elder Hansen sent this email on August 12 but I forgot to post it. Sorry! - Mom) Alrighty. I don't have a lot of time tonight but we got some stuff to get written down and shared! We just got back from celebrating Tasos' birthday, and it was an absolute

Well. I started this email a lot later than I should have and don't have enough time to write all of Joselina's conversion story. What a wild week. I struggle to even remember the details that describe everything, so I'll focus on bits and pieces. Elder Schneider and I both

"The Spirit of God like a fire is burning! "The latter-day glory begins to come forth; "The visions and blessings of old are returning, "And angels are coming to visit the earth. "We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven, "Hosanna, hosanna to God and the

I feel like I was sitting down and writing one of these just a few days ago. I am surprised how quickly the week went by! That might be thanks to two exchanges, a busy area, and a baptism. Who woulda thought that would make a week busy... Honestly though,

I'm so tired. But man, I am so thankful. But goodness-- I'm tired. Those familiar with Alma 27:18 might know what kind of tired I'm meaning. I've been in Nicosia three times in my mission, and each of the times were special -certainly-- but I think I've begun to

I don't know what the deal is about the 3 hours on P-day that have been hitting so hard the last few days, but I feel like opening with another experience from just barely. Having so much to think about every single day makes it difficult to tell the stories

Well, we had exchanges today, so I've been chilling with my broda Elder Huhtala for Preparation day. We'll be doing our exchange tomorrow. Needless to say... I was pretty distracted and am just starting this now... Oops. Anywho, shall we begin? Last week, the week that I did not write

I have given much thought to temporal needs recently. Not in regards to myself, but the unavoidable relation it has with missionary work. As missionaries interact with those of diverse backgrounds on a daily basis, we are bound to run into people of both sides of the spectrum-- in excess

Short email this week! Sorry, not sorry! To be quite frank with you, I literally sat down to write this at like 9:45 pm thinking, "Yeah I've got enough time to at least write something decent." One of our friends texted me to tell me he didn't want to

Well, I was released as a Branch President last Sunday. What an adventure that was. Maybe I'm understating it by saying that, but that's the first thing that comes to mind. I really thought I would have more remarks to say about it, but mind often draws a blank. Despite

I have the tendency to over prepare for talks. Which is funny feeling for me to say, given I never write word for word what I would like to say. I walked up to the pulpit this last Sunday, Easter Sunday for the culture here, with 7 pages in hand.

A speed-run is a term often coined by those that try to complete an entire game, or goal within the game, in the fastest manner they can. I don't need to elaborate further, since this email will be an example of such. I apologize for the mess (i.e. this

Wasn't gonna write an email this week, but I forgot I said I would send the pictures of the baptisms in the North this week! My mother thought people might be curious what a portable font looks like. It comes apart and can fold into a pretty tight space. At

My companionship, quite frankly, sounds like the start of a joke. "A branch president, a district leader, and a zone leader are driving on the freeway..." Without getting into too much of the details, this last week, Elder Wahl and I were joined with Elder Crossley, who has been serving

"Do you do 'the baptism?'" "Um... yeah? We do that," I replied to the man on the phone who heard about us on Facebook. "I've been here for so many years, and I need my son to be baptized." After clarifying a little more about baptism and their situation,

I'm sure some of you might be intrigued on the adventures of Nicosia Cyprus and what it's like serving in the branch here. After all, it is on the border of an occupation resides in an area that-- quite frankly-- I'm surprised is not better documented by the press. Tensions

Once again-- I've put off writing this email until the last second. So yet another hectic email? "Coming  riiiiiiiight up!" So to be honest, my remarks on how my emails will be constructed tend to reflect on how the week has passed. Without fail, there's always something that takes a

You know that feeling you get right before going to bed where you just know it's going to be a good night's rest? Ohh boy, I am feeling that. I am looking forward to laying down and getting some sleep. But yet again, I should make some remarks since, to

Well, this email will be kept pretty short, but I promised my mother I would try to write something. So I'm gonna try, Maman! This week has been a lot self-reflection and trying to learn how I can better improve myself as a person and as a missionary. Which, ironically,

I hesitate to say this since I do not want to jynx it-- however; This is has probably been one of the busiest weeks of my mission. I would like to regard it to the work of the area, but it mostly pertained to aiding in Zone Conference, getting all

Not to make any of you jealous or anything... but the weather here is quite nice now... It's about the perfect weather. At least for my Utah acclimated body. Actually, it's really interesting how much the weather dictates what happens in the day here. It was simply windy in the

Well-- This will simply be a short one since we had transfer calls tonight. It's always an interesting time in the transfer. I've always felt from the other missionaries the anticipation is very high. It is valid since, it will be affecting, at least, the next 6 weeks of your

It's remarkable how much can happen in a week, and you struggle to remember where to even begin. I was originally planning to do an email every other week, but it seems it is just as hard to write anything at all even with the gap. It's never a lack