Week 17

Mommmmm! Thank you for sending your testimony! :' ) I am so excited to one day tell you all our crazy stories. The baptism went awesome! Her boyfriend was able to be skyped into it which was pretty sweet because he is on a mission in New York currently. I am doing great, Just pushin along trying to teach everyone. I have to constantly remind myself to sing church hymns in my head but Sister Anderson and I like to sing as we walk which is pretty fun... I'm still not that great but no one's ears have bled yet! 

I am soooo excited to hear about Lexie's baptism! You have to send me tons of pictures! I love you so much Mom! also, we were able to go to Goodwill last monday and I got some skirts! 2 of them have pockets! Hallelujah! Also, we were making posters in the YMCA as service and there was this man in a turban whose religion is yoga and nature. He played this really crazy yoga hallelujah music hahaha I thought of you and I doing yoga together :) I love you! Any missionary experiences this week? You should each invite someone to Lexie's baptism! 

I love you! 

Sister Hillner 

TaTaAFatDat :) 

New companion Sister Anderson

Week 16

Hey Momma! I love you. So we have someone to be baptized next Sunday, and we have a couple of people who stopped meeting with us; but, we are meeting with six or so people so please pray for them all. 

My Blog is sisterhillner.blogspot.com ... I think you can google it. Training is good, Sister Anderson is great, we enjoy teaching and working together! I'm glad JD is doing well in Wrestling. I will pray about your job, I know you are all being blessed. 

I think you should make Lexie's baptism as special as you can, It would be cool if you got her a blanket or a towel to help her understand that the Holy Ghost is like a warm hug that can always be with her as long as she is keeping her covenants with Heavenly Father. Also it would be cool to show her how Jesus was baptized just like she is going to be and maybe read it with her? 

Also, remind her about when she would sit on my lap and I would tell her that the water represents Jesus's blood which He sacrificed for us and how the bread represents His body and how He died so that we can live with Heavenly Father again but she has to do her part. 

The package was soooooooooooo great! I can't even explain to you how much I enjoyed it. Everything! Especially your cute notes and I am wearing the bracelet right now actually :) The Almond toast tasted like home. It was super delicious, the pretzels should be a tradition but I like the caramels better without chocolate :) 

 I love you! 

Sister Hillner

Week 11

I am doing well and I was sooooo excited for Zoe's baptism on Saturday it was great! The water was colder than the snow outside hahaha. 

Mom, this Christmas focus on the celebration of Christ's life and that he gave His life for us so that we can give our lives in the service of Him. Don't get caught up in the anxiety of giving, just love the feeling of knowing you are being an angel for your Savior. I love you so much! 

I am not sure about the whole phone call thing, btw we are able to use facebook now and so people might say something about that... I don't know how I feel about it yet. Transfers are next week.😬

Momma I love you! Don't forget it! Give Sunny a good love from me. 

Your daughter with love, 

Sister Hillner

Week 11

Daddy! I love you :) yeah, Thanksgiving was weird for me too... but it was good. I was just as thankful as ever, maybe more so because I am starting to get a tiny glimpse of how much of my life was truly given to me. 

Dad, I want you to know you are a great man. I have really tried to hold firm to the saying "good better best, never let it rest, 'til your good is your better and your better is your best." I just began in Helaman and I am just blown away by the things I am learning in the Book of Mormon! Captain Moroni was awesome!!! He fought for liberty and agency and truth and righteousness. He reminds me of you actually :) What is your favorite story in the Book of Mormon right now? 

Just know that I love you dearly and I am sorry that I didn't tell you that more every time I saw you. You mean the world to me and every day I think of you telling me to always do my best and I try to be the kind of missionary that you would be proud to show Heavenly Father you had raised me to be. YOU'RE THE BEST! <3 I love you Dad, 

Sister Hillner

Week 10

HEY MOM!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! So I opened the letter on thanksgiving and it made it a lot easier, I really did miss everyone. I tried to be tough and pretend I didn't but I did. It was really delicious though! 

Okay so seriously, this week was FULL of miracles. also, before I get to far in, you asked what I would like for Christmas, honestly if you could just send some lotion off of my dresser that would be great. Please don't buy anything. I really don't need or want anything, but I would really like to hear each day for the month of December what you gave to Christ that day :) 

okay so we had this cool experience where we learned about offering prayers at the door and it weirded me out but we decided to try it while teaching (tracting) and it was amazing!!!!!!!!! We have 5 potential investigators from it and 3 of them we set up appointments with! Please pray for them! Quyhn, Q, Shawn, Lucero, and Madalin, also, pray for Rayne. 

This coming week is going to be so great! So also, what would be a good thing to send Lexie for her birthday? is she expecting something big because I really have no idea what to do...

Anyway, I think about you every day and love you so much! Please give dad a kiss... 

Sister Hillner

Week 9

Hey Momma! 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! I love you and Dad! Please give him a big hug from me! It is cold here. Really cold. Like, my bones are frozen cold. Luckily it hasn't been rainy though so that is really nice... Heavenly Father just knows I can't handle it yet I guess. 

Thanksgiving is going to be really good I think, I have an extreme love of food (specifically dessert lately) so it should be enjoyable even though I will miss sitting around the table and talking about what we are thankful for. 

How are KW and Shannon? When are they due? Tell Grandma and Grandpa I love them! Tell JD to work hard and he can accomplish anything. I have so much faith in him! Give Kole a hug and a kiss from me! 

Please think warm thoughts for me. Everything is super frosty and icy but my heart is warm and full of the gospel! This week we went on exchanges and it was so cool to see Sister Jenkins again and then........ I RODE A BIKE IN A DRESS!!!! It was hysterical. Sister Hancock was dying and so were my thighs. It was pretty intense. Glad that was just a quick experience because I will need to be better wardrobe prepared next time I try it. 

I took pictures but you will have to wait until next week my camera died.  Ali is great, please pray for Zoe, Ulises, Kaytee, and Lily and Jason. And that hearts will be softened. I love you! SOOOOOOOOO much!!!

Sincerely and lovingly,

Sister Hillner