THE HAFER FAMILY : The Love Story....

Well every love story starts out with with the question how you meet. Some like to call it a church function but I just like to say.... My first day in Germany I briefly met this kid named Elder Hafer and he was going home to get some medical problems looked at. The only reason that I got introduced was because he was in the MTC with my trainer. After a long six weeks and a miracle, Elder Hafer was able to come back to the great land of Germany. I was still serving in Frankfurt at the time, and we didn't see each other again until he was transfer to Hoechst in a three some. I had already been serving in the area for awhile and had just receive my second "golden", we had a really good cycle together. Elder Hafer and I served together in the same zone for the rest of my missions, about eight months and we became good friends.

As Spencer returned home we wrote a few letters and emails back and forth as I continued to tell him to go on as many dates as possible and he answered my question about what it was like being home. I got home about six months later and we remained in contact. My first time seeing him in the states was at Bajio, that was an awkward first visit. No worries it all went uphill from there.

We planned to hang out with mission friends several times but for some reason the only two that could ever make it were of course Spencer and I. I think that is part of Heavenly Father's sense of humor. haha. Chili's, bear lake cabin (meeting the family as a Sister that served in his mission), going to see Robin Hood, until finally we went on our first real date. It started out by eating at Siegfried's, what is better than German food? Then we went and saw a movie, where after an hour and a half Spencer finally had the courage to hold my hand for the first time.

Since that date we have really got to know each other and fallen more and more in love every day. Something I always catch myself thinking is why does this feel so much different this time? Spencer is currently living in Salt Lake and I am in Logan. We both can't wait to see each other on the weekend and count down the days every week. Hopefully Spencer will be able to move up to Logan soon but until then we will continue having a long distance relationship and loving every minute of it.

Here are a few pictures from when we were serving together. We both really loved this time of ourlives as we came closer to our savior while serving our brothers and sisters.