Hansen Highlights

Is it fall or winter? That is the question around here. We've seen and felt them both!! I haven't gotten out the Christmas decorations yet, it's still too early and we need to remember and give our thanks for great family, friends and the gospel.

Nate and Kim are settled and found that their cozy apartment will fit all their gear!! With Kim's creative juices flowing the place can be called "home" and even have that feel without looking like a over-stuffed sotrage shed. She has that touch!

Kim had her first photo shoot opportunity in Salt Lake!! She took pictures of all the students at the Paul Mitchell Beauty School. She's been busy editing photos of her shots and putting her website together as well. Who knows what will come next!?! Fashion Magazine, Parents Magazine???

Nate has already made use of the first snow fall and done some back country skiing. He's been praying for snow, well I guess his prayer was answered. What a man of faith!!

Sounds like he'll be applying for medical schools. He's looking at schools in Arizona, Ohio and California. However right now I think skiing is on his mind. What a guy---

Andrew has always got something up his sleeve--now he's thinking of possibly buying a home that has been forclosed on and fixing it up some and reselling it or renting it out. That's if he can talk his dad into helping him with some of the financial costs---we'll see what comes of that.

He's almost done with his first semester of college and looking at classes to get going again in January. He has decided that he'll major in Business---we'll see what becomes of that as well.

Lindsey is still in the picture--we're waiting to see where that goes.

Garrett is growing in the gospel. He writes--I felt the spirit in one lesson this past week stronger than I have in a long time. We taught this new sister and I could tell that she was just so ready for the Restored Gospel. We taught the restoration and everything was jsut connecting. At the end, she bore to us an awesome testimony of some experiences throughout her life with the Savior, and the spirit was so strong and testifying to us that what she was saying really had happened. I was prompted to have us sing "Lead Kindly Light" at the end, and as we did, the spirit was awesome! She was following the words as we sang, and started to tear up. I almost teared up also as I sang. The spirits witness is so much stronger than anything I could ever do.

Garrett has already had his Thanksgiving feast--after mission conference where Elder and Sis. Pratt from the Quorum of the Seventy spoke. They had all you can eat turkey, mashed potatoes, jello's, rolls, and banana cream and pumpkin pie!! He was in heaven!

He recovered from the Denge Fever. It's a virus transmitted by mosquitos. He was quite sick with a real high fever, no strength, and had a rash of spots all over his body. It gave him a scare, but he pulled through it.

For his final remarks, Elder Hansen writes--I had the opportunity to prepare for a lesson I would give on Sunday. I prayed about what I should teach and I decided that I needed to talk about the prophet and the importance of having a living prophert. As I studied and prepared, I learned quite a lot of things that I'd never really thought of before, and new things just clicked together. My testimony of the living prophet, Thomas S. Monson grew a ton. We've had the ancient Orales in wititing, but today we have a living Oracle to speak directly to us. In this world of craziness and wickedness abounding, the prophet will show us the way. I still have so much to learn as well, but what the sprit taught me I hope to always remember.

He 's growing alot isn't he? Are we? Am I? Something to think about.