Week 30: Bright-ish Lights, Big-ish City

Hi family!

 Wow! I cant believe it! I am here in Rancagua! It is super awesome because my ward building is the mission office. So we get to see President Harris and the office misisonaries a lot. I am super excited to be in this sector. The only bad thing is that it is super huge! We have to use bikes all day, so I am getting pretty good at riding for longer distances hahaha. Hopefully I will get huge muscles in my calves for when I get back hahaha. This sector is also fun because there is a huge mountain range. I feel like I am in Utah Valley, but when I look to the north, Timpanogas isnt there hahaha. It isnt toooooooo cold here yet, but there are some mountains with snow. I will try to take and send a picture of it because it is super pretty. 
My companion is from Peru| Her name is Hermana Pezo. She is the ninth out of 10 kids and she is super cute! We are still getting to know each other, but I am excited to get to know her better! This is her 3 change, so I am her first companion after her trainer. We are learning a lot from each other, so that is good. 

This week I have been studying a lot about humility. I still have a lot to improve in this. Something that I love is that humility is not weakness, but rather trusting that we can do everything with the help of the Lord. 

I am excited to keep improving as a missionary, and I am grateful that I have this time to change and learn a lot of things. I am very grateful for all of your support and all of your love. I feel very blessed to come from such a great home and family! Let me know if there is anything that I can do to help you, or pray for you! 

Hermana Christensen

A picture with my new companion!

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