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| Old Danish church |
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| Old Danish mill |
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| My desk |
Elsa Couldn't Let it Go because Scandinavian winter is so dark and cold you forget you even exist: Okay the title probably sums it up but, I can't even describe how cold it is here. The wind, the humidity, the rain, rip my fingers. The worst part is its only Oktober,, so just the beginning. When I first got to Denmark it was summertime, and when we'd stop people on the streets and ask them what they were thankful for, a lot of them would say the sun. Well I didn't realize it until now but like,,, that's actually a BIG thing. Be grateful for the sun! Everytime it comes out Danes and missionaries sing hallelujah.
Life is pretty good in Lyngby. I love the missionary work a lot. We have quite a few people to teach which is a such a blessing and lots of potential friends. I'm working on getting all my winter gear stocked up before it's too late and trying to not to overeat as one tends to do with lack of sunlight and freezing temperatures.
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| A pastry with Søster Lewis, the STL I went on splits with this week and neglected to write about in the email. |
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| This is me with my true love. Open face sandwiches with øslandbrød, Gouda, and rasberry jam. Best Breakfast ever. |
Søster Olsen brought us a vitamin D light and we are required to sit precisely ten inches away from it for 30 minutes everyday so that we can have energy throughout the day and not get depressed.
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| Out with members |
Isabella's Dåb: Um yeah, okay, BEST. DAY. EVER. Isabella got all of her "young single adult" member friends to come a long with her friends that don't have any association to the church (well I guess now we can say, didn't;). There were also a lot of missionaries from all over Sjælland that were able to come with the people they're teaching. Also our friend Laura came. Also also, Isabella asked Felix to be the one who baptize her. Felix is about 23, he was baptized in Søster Shults old area and received the priesthood about a month ago. So basically, it was one big meeting full of young people.
Isabella asked President Olsen (Our mission president) to speak about baptism before she was baptized. So,, you know what he did? The man stood up there and taught about the first principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Namely, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the end. Yep that's right, he taught about them simply and explained that the secret to happiness isn't a secret and that all were welcome to come and see- with all of our friends listening intently from their seats. What. a. legend. Every missionary who wasn't there with their friends later heard about it and wished they were. Meget sejt.
After,, Mikala Olsen (President's daughter and one of Isabella's close friends) sang, I am trying to be like Jesus. It was beautiful.
After after, Isabella was baptized. And oh my goodness the smile on her face, and Felix's face, that was priceless.
The happiness that comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ is indescribable, matchless, and yet free to all that choose it.
After that there was another really good talk from a woman in our ward and Isabella shared her testimony. She stood up, thanked everyone for coming, then addressed each of her non-member friends in the congregation by name, and told them to listen carefully. She than proceeded to share how God had been preparing her for this day for the past 24 years. Starting with experiences from when she was only three years old. She bore her testimony and said. "I know God has been guiding me all along and I know he'll continue to be with me always. I don't know what the future holds, but I know I don't have to worry about that anymore because I have the Holy Ghost with me always and I know that Heavenly father loves me," and yeah. The room was. silent. The spirit was so strong. We sang a hymn, said a prayer. And everybody just sat still for about ten minutes more after, just stunned. After people began breaking the silence, I turned to our friend Laura behind us and said, "What did ya think?" she just kept staring at the ground. After a long pause she said, "Wow." Søster Shults and I just nodded and I said, "I know."
She told us later that day that she thought it was all so beautiful, that you could see how much everybody cares, and that she could tell we have something special.
Some Elders in our mission called us that night to let us know that their friend that they brought with, who had only received one lesson at this point, asked them on the ride home how long it was going to take before he would be able to get baptized and have that same happiness.
One member referred to Isabella as a "kingdom builder" and that to me just puts it perfectly. This girl is special. God is already working through her to reach his other children. I am so happy and humbled to have been a part of her story.
I know that when we come unto Jesus Christ, through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end we can obtain more happiness then ever imaginable. We can become the person that God wants to be. We receive the blessings that God desires to give us. We can achieve our divine potential and purpose. But hey, you don't have to take my word for it, you can instead just give your local missionaries a call and find out for yourself. Come and see.
Isabella asked President Olsen (Our mission president) to speak about baptism before she was baptized. So,, you know what he did? The man stood up there and taught about the first principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Namely, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the end. Yep that's right, he taught about them simply and explained that the secret to happiness isn't a secret and that all were welcome to come and see- with all of our friends listening intently from their seats. What. a. legend. Every missionary who wasn't there with their friends later heard about it and wished they were. Meget sejt.
After,, Mikala Olsen (President's daughter and one of Isabella's close friends) sang, I am trying to be like Jesus. It was beautiful.
After after, Isabella was baptized. And oh my goodness the smile on her face, and Felix's face, that was priceless.
The happiness that comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ is indescribable, matchless, and yet free to all that choose it.
After that there was another really good talk from a woman in our ward and Isabella shared her testimony. She stood up, thanked everyone for coming, then addressed each of her non-member friends in the congregation by name, and told them to listen carefully. She than proceeded to share how God had been preparing her for this day for the past 24 years. Starting with experiences from when she was only three years old. She bore her testimony and said. "I know God has been guiding me all along and I know he'll continue to be with me always. I don't know what the future holds, but I know I don't have to worry about that anymore because I have the Holy Ghost with me always and I know that Heavenly father loves me," and yeah. The room was. silent. The spirit was so strong. We sang a hymn, said a prayer. And everybody just sat still for about ten minutes more after, just stunned. After people began breaking the silence, I turned to our friend Laura behind us and said, "What did ya think?" she just kept staring at the ground. After a long pause she said, "Wow." Søster Shults and I just nodded and I said, "I know."
She told us later that day that she thought it was all so beautiful, that you could see how much everybody cares, and that she could tell we have something special.
Some Elders in our mission called us that night to let us know that their friend that they brought with, who had only received one lesson at this point, asked them on the ride home how long it was going to take before he would be able to get baptized and have that same happiness.
One member referred to Isabella as a "kingdom builder" and that to me just puts it perfectly. This girl is special. God is already working through her to reach his other children. I am so happy and humbled to have been a part of her story.
I know that when we come unto Jesus Christ, through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end we can obtain more happiness then ever imaginable. We can become the person that God wants to be. We receive the blessings that God desires to give us. We can achieve our divine potential and purpose. But hey, you don't have to take my word for it, you can instead just give your local missionaries a call and find out for yourself. Come and see.
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| Søster Felt, Isabella, Søster Shults |
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