Hello all:

My P-day got all messed up because of Thanksgiving so I technically don't have one today but they did give us an hour for laundry and e-mails. So here it goes: 

This past week was rough, we started our TRC investigator and my companions and mine was SASSY. She knew the perfect things to say to make us feel completely inadequate. I felt so bad, after our horrible TRC but by the time we went to class I thought I was doing pretty good. Of course I was disappointed in how the lesson went but there was nothing I could do about it now. However in class we do practices on each other pretending that we are teaching a lesson. Because I am in a tri-panionship it was my turn to work with Brother Gruninger and I lost it, literally lost it. I felt so bad I couldn't stop myself from crying and basically making it the most excruciatingly awkward 5 minutes of his life. He was so nice though and really made me feel that I could teach and that I was called to Singapore for a reason and that the Lord would help me. I seriously love him for that, it was exactly what I needed to hear. Honestly since Monday times have still been a little overly emotional. My investigator though after the worst 1st lesson ever, we have been able to give her the BOM and she has started reading it and is really gaining a testimony of her loving Heavenly Father and prayer.

FRIDAY! WOW! It was 12 straight hours of class. I thought I couldn't sit any longer. I had what is called "in field orientation," they should honestly change the title. It was spiritual and I did learn a few things but it was basically a regular class drug out for and obscenely long time. My companions and I were wiped out. Because it was supposed to be our P day we had a service assignment in the morning from 6-730 and then the orientation right afterwards. We didn't get breakfast so the whole time we were sitting there I am pretty sure we cleaned out a box of tic tacs, a container of icebreakers, and at least 1/2 a pack of gum it was ridiculous! 

Can you believe I go to Singapore in just 3 short days! Ahhh! I can barely contain myself. I am feeling like I truly can go out and preach the gospel at this point. My teachers are amazing I want to put them in my pocket and pull them out when lessons get hard! I will be flying out of SLC on Tuesday around 5, so I will either be calling you there or when I get to Hong Kong, honestly because of the time difference I am not quite sure, so keep your phone handy dad and I will call youTuesday Night or sometime on Wednesday (which will be my Thursday, CRAZY). I can't believe I just loose a day like that. Haha. 

They've been preparing us to leave and we've had a few meetings on our specific mission. We've learned a lot about Malaria and they've started us on the medication for that, and a fun fact the group that I am going out with is one of the last ones until more come home. I guess we've reached like the quota of missionaries aloud in Singapore. I am so glad that I was fortunate enough to make the cut. It's funny telling people where I am going because they always start on a tangent about how hard learning mandarin must be and the shock that comes over their face when I say I am English speaking. But it is a very real thing that I will be learning Malay and Mandarin while there. I am both excited and scared for that to happen. I am truly most excited to know my first area and companion! I am really hoping to go to East Malaysia (the part right above Indonesia), it is the only biking area, but the potential for growth is so great and I really feel like that because it is more of a 3rd world country over there, there is so much service I could offer. I will be so ecstatic wherever I go though. 

As times drag on my companionship has gotten strained, in lessons it is a blessing because we all have different strong points of our testimonies and look at the gospel in different lights, but in class and the apartment it is hard to really keep a balance if that makes any sense. I love them both completely though! 

It's cold here but I am trying to appreciate it before I get to hot humid Singapore and will probably want to die. Haha. Anyways, please keep sending me e-mails. I love hearing about everything! I miss and love you all more than anything, but I am doing exactly what I know I should be. 

Maybe someday I will send some pictures! haha

Lots of Love, 

Sister Emma Lynne Hansen