Week 27

Hello everyone! I am very happy for everyone this week! I am grateful that everyone got to see Sam return with honor! Well this week as everyone probably already knows was a little heart breaking. On valentines day we got a text from Sister Christensen to go over to the house to be with Brady because there was an emergency. So we raced over and later that night we got the news that Brother Christensen had passed away in an avalanche. I cannot explain to you how much I learned this week! It was a devastating week and a great loss. Brother Christensen literally embodies every second the pure love of Christ. I will never forget the day I met him! He had a way of making everyone feel special and like a part of the family! I can never explain how grateful I am for this family! They took me in and made Steamboat a home away from home. Especially at the start where I was struggling in a new, and a little bit of a harder area, I can not explain how much it meant to me to go to their house and always get a brother Christensen joke! This family is AMAZING! I have never seen such amazing examples of Christ. Honestly every step along the way this week they always turned out! I am sooo glad that I could be a small part of this families life and learn from them! I know that I am here for a reason and that they needed to teach me, a lot! This week was kind of all centered around the Christensen's! The whole community just came together and took them in! It was amazing to see the love of this ward! We did a lot of service this week, which made us feel better, to be able to help in some way! Bottom line is that this week I learned that the Plan of Salvation is absolutely marvelous! I know with all of my heart that we can see our loved ones again, I know that it is an absolute promise that we can be sealed to our families for eternity. And that is the ONLY thing that absolutely helps during this hard time! I know that god is here in Steamboat! I know that he is sending his angels to the Christensen's, and I know that one of those angels is Brother Christensen! I will forever be grateful for everything I learned this week and how much stronger it made my testimony! I know that at this time all that Brother Christensen would ask of us missionaries is to go out and work and to take care of his wife. So that is what we are going to do. I am grateful for the plan of happiness, I am grateful for the savior and the strength and love he gives this family. And I am thankful for this area and these people! I just want to live my life and finish my mission with everything that I have. I want to be like Brother Christensen and love everyone and help everyone! You should have seen the crowd of people for his funeral! (think 400). And like 10 missionaries! I want to be the kind of person that can forget myself and have the pure love of Christ. I am thankful for this mission, even hard weeks like this one! I love you all and I am soo thankful for all of your support and love! Thank you for all of your prayers!! have an amazing week, and remember to live every day to the fullest!❤💚💙💞💜

Pictures 

1. Angel wings graffiti

2. Roses for sister christensen from the ward!

3. More graffiti hahahah!