My Very First Email

Hallo meine lieben Freunde! 

I can't even express how excited I am to send out my first missionary email!!! That totally makes me sound like the biggest nerd but that's okay!!! 

I have already learned so much as a missionary in the space of one week. Here is a small sampling of the things I've discovered:

-  I LOVE German! I LOVE it. In case any of you didn't know, my KLUG UND NETT mom served her mission in Berlin, Germany as well (klug und nett: my two favorite german adjectives!). So my designated hour of "language study" consists of me talking my mom's ear off in broken German as she tries to take a nap. IT'S SO FUN. It will be our secret language when we want to gossip about the rest of the family. 

- Teaching other people is SO awkward at first! SO awkward. My lovely companion, Sister Moore, and I had the PRIVILEGE of teaching a "mock lesson" over Zoom, and OH BOY that was something. It went well enough, but Sister Moore and I were laughing afterwards because we couldn't tell when to trade off teaching (my personal strategy was to simply stop talking and hope for the best). The teaching skills will come ✊

- this opportunity to be a missionary is so special. I love the added measure of peace, clarity, and compassion that I feel as a direct result of being focused 100% on the gospel of Christ. I LOVE wearing my name tag! 

Highlights of the week

- German tutoring
- seeing all of my wonderful friends at my farewell on Sunday! 
- lifting with Nate "Abby's a spiritual heavyweight now" (as I bench no more than 80 pounds)
- riding bikes with my dad and Claire, in true missionary fashion. 
- asking Brooke what her 3 good things were from school that day
- Jake saying "Alexa, play lil uzi vert" immediately after being set apart as a missionary
- literally LEAVING THE HOUSE AT ALL. I've never enjoyed a Costco hot dog more in my life. 
- meeting my district (group of 9 missionaries that I will be working with) via zoom. They are all delightful and I can't wait to meet them in person soon enough

Why am I doing this?!?
I would like to share a part of the prophet Joseph Smith's testimony:
"For I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it." (if you are interested, please read the whole verse! Look up "JSH 1:25")
And so it is with me. I KNOW it. I have had too many experiences with heaven to not believe in the very real power of Jesus Christ. And this power is utterly life changing, so I intend to share it with as many people as will listen! 

I love you all SO MUCH. Please email me! For real!!!!! Whoever sends me the funniest email will get a shoutout next week! I would also be DELIGHTED to answer any questions any of you might have about my mission or about my faith :)

til we meet again, Texas. For now, PROVO HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sister Hunsaker

Fading up Mason

Roscoe post-grooming

My brother Nate, aka "bodyguard of the tag"

Sister Moore and I patiently explaining something important as the Elders lose it

My district

My German notes (can you tell I'm excited to learn German)



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