A 'Lil Email for the Blog

I found a second to write. I only have ten minutes so I am just going to share what i learned this week. 

Christ's atonement is real. Christ is our savior. He knows us deeper than we know ourselves. When trials come into our lives, I know that we can always turn to the savior for comfort. I know that after this life we will have the amazing opportunity to still have the opportunity to rely on christs atonement. I bare to you all my witness that God hears every one of our prayers. He knows you. He loves you. When times of hurt and sorrow come our way, turn to the Lord. When life is going well and everything is happy, turn to the Lord. I hope that we may all remember this week to hug tightly those that we love. To tell them our love for them. And at the end of the day, express our love to heavenly father. "pray he is there, speak he is listening."

I also hope that we all may remember to turn our weaknesses over to the Lord. just like ether 12:27. when we are humble and confess our weaknesses to god, he will make those weaknesses become strong unto us. I know this is true. 

I love you all! I am so grateful to call you my family, my friends, my loved ones. I love each of you so much and pray for your safety and well being every day. 

Again, I challenge you to pray, to pour out your heart to God, to thank him for all you have and i promise you that you will receieve blessings from doing so.

You are all so beautiful to me. 

Love you

love sissy hayster

Hailey's companion Cectpa Coleman had this to say about Hailey to her family back home:

I just realized that I haven't told you much about Sister Twede, so that's what I'll be doing today. She is so incredible and I guarantee that she would have your heart if you met her. 

Okay, so Sister Twede in a nutshell:

• Born and raised in good ol' Sandy Utah and has four siblings and a wonderful family.
• She is 5'8 and her teeth are perfect and she's just gorgeous.
• How are her teeth so perfect you might wonder? Because she flosses every night, more thoroughly than anyone I know. Her dentist at home told her that she has one of the healthiest mouths he has ever seen... she said that it was one of her proudest moments. 
• Favorite food? Costco hot dogs... hahaha, she told me to say that. While she does love a good hot dog, her favorite food is actually her Grandma Jane's clam chowder.
• She is obsessed with Russian candy, just like me.
• She has a plethora of allergies--cats, hazelnut, apples, dust... you name it and she is probably allergic to it. 
• Sister Twede-isms: "The cutes!!"... "I could squeeze 'em!"... "
• She is ridiculously artistic and FABULOUS. She can paint and draw and do anything cute and artsy. She is way too creative for her own good. 
• She is the most patient of patient. 
• She is the funniest. No joke. We have wayyy too much fun together (looking for clues...)
• She is willing to work... and work hard! 
• She has a beautiful voice. 
• Her favorite band is Radiohead and she is just way too hip for me.
• She is honest and encouraging.
• She is loyal and always ready to listen.
• She is a fantastic teacher and comes up with the best analogies.
• She is a humbbbble one. She is super willing to learn and be taught.
• She is a spiritual giant and she doesn't even know it.
• She is a big ball of love and everyoneee loves her and just thinks she is the best... because she is.

Overall, I just love Sister Twede. Her love for life is infectious. She is one of the best people I know, with just the warmest, most genuine heart. When I am around her, I am myself because she is herself. God was soo nice by letting us serve together, and the fact that we get to keep serving together makes me the happiest.

While in Samara for Zone Conference, Hailey went out tracting with Cectpa Hancock. Here is what she had to report about the two of them:

hi, this is sister hancock! I'm here in the russia samara mision with your daughters and they just wanted me to tell you that they have their P-day pushed back again until tomorrow because they're still in samara and will be on a train tonight. and they love you! that's what they wanted you to know.

And i'd like to just briefly take advantage of this chance to say that sisters twede and coleman are literally the coolest sisters in the whole mission and some of the most admirable young women i have ever met in my life. I cannot believe how incredibly talented sister twede can draw and walks up to people with no fear, using all the russian she knows. I was with her last night contacting, and people tended to think she knew russian way better than she does because she just walked up, confidently and perfectly saying what she knew how to say. They were all confused when they'd go off a million miles an hour and she didn't understand every word of their story. haha but the thing is, she already does have such good understanding for having been here such a short time. You truly have a bold daughter, who knows who she is and walks with the support of angels! It's an inspiration for the sister to be around her and so easy to be with her too.

yeah, let's talk about how artistically uninclined i remember i am around them because while sister twede can draw up anything, we have sister coleman,who should make her own album of church music! Sister coleman is so good at helping people really become better. Her future profession fit her well, because she can make you think you're the most beautiful person in the world when really i think it's just her own amazingness rubbing off on us all.She has such a love for people and that same boldness as she talks to people, just giving them everything she has to offer out of love. 

their companionship is on fire and i think everyone wants them to stay together til the end just because they're so funny and wonderful together. They uplift the sisters and everyone around them. A conversation never ends without a smile on the street as they courageously take me out to sing to people in parks and truly just let these people know why they here. it's incredible, like i said, and i think all of the russia samara mission has you- the colemans and twedes to thank. So thank you for amazing daughters, and know that they are well and warm here and will be writing you tomorrow.

with love, 

sister kasey hancock