Week 8 - This is the Life

"Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice," phillippians 4:4

My dearest homies and away from homies, life is good.

I don´t know if its the biking at high speeds in the rain, all the cute lil danish babies in my ward, or maybe its just the European vibe in general, but boy do I love it here. I am learning so much about myself and about Heavenly Father and about how much he loves his children.

I think I am learning Danish. I mean I hope I am. Sometimes a Danish sentence pops out of my mouth and I have no idea where it came from. I just keep thinking about that scene in Dances with Wolves where the guy shoves a pillow up his shirt and runs around in circles pretending to be a buffalo until the Lakota guy goes "Tatonkahhhhh" and then they feak out cause they finally understood something. I have a lot of experiences that are similar to that here.

One of the highlights of this week was definitely Lørdag, when our good friend Louise, who has been looking into the church for 8 long years, got baptized with her daughter. Wow the gospel has changed her life. She and her husband are working towards the temple and a forever family and you can just see how happy it is making them. Wow.

It wouldn't be a Søster Felt email without a Søster Felt soap box moment, so lemme say, we have so many reasons to be happy! Open your eyes! Look up to the skies! And see! It is important to look at how we can improve, but it is also so important to take time to rejoice! Rejoice when you meet your goals, rejoice because you are blessed, rejoice because God has a plan for us that is perfect, and rejoice because Stranger Things Season 3! Take time to be happy!

Jeg Elsker Dig!

Love,
Søster Felt

Week 7 - Come Alive

A poem, for you all:

Life: is it here? Is it there?
You wake up, confused.
The air you taste is that of the Vikings.
Could it be real?
You open the window, you see a hairy shirtless man, and you know you have made it.

Hej everyone!!

It is so good to finally be in the land of Danmark!!

Dinner with President and Sister Olsen and my MTC district

My fist area is Lyngby and I love it here! The work is good and the people are good. My Companion is Søster Webb (!) who I actually already knew from high school! Lets go Mustangs!

Sister Webb and Sister Felt

My first day in the land we walked through Copenhagen with the AP´S. Got all the touristy stuff out of the way ;)

Welp turns out I have like zero time to craft an interseting email so here´s whats happening

- The man that plays the Savior in the bible videos is in my ward. its fine.
- I don´t know what they tried to teach me in the mtc but it sure as heck is not what they speak here
- Danish people are so great. They are so kind, but they are also quick witted and confident. They are definitely my kind of people;)
- Heavenly father puts people on a path to the gospel. We see it everyday.
- Denmark is in fact not a real place and I am in fact dreaming because no place is this perfect

Have a great week! Jeg elsker dig!

I am home!!!!! We have made it safely, have met the mission president and his wife, and are now enjoying Danish food in the mission home. It is a small very hygge apartment that was converted to the mission home. The windows are open (with no screens), plants are everywhere, and everything is white. The birds are chirping and it feels like a fairytale! Oh my I just looked out the window at the rooftops,, Well I´'m gonna go soak it all in. Jeg elsker dig!

Week 6 - Song For Another Time

Hello, there’s been lots of talk and confusion about whether or not we can call home tonight. Many people are but I’ve decided to just write an email, hopefully that’s okay!

The past couple of days have been hard, today has been crazy. There was a lot of buildup towards how our conduct should be today, and since there was a devotional, we all assumed that somebody really important was going to be at the mtc. Our suspicions were confirmed a little more when elder Winn was working out what day he’d leave for home (to recover from mono) and he was told that he was going to want to be here on Sunday. They were extra confirmed when we all received an email regarding interactions with apostles.

And today, allllllll of (like a ton) of newly called mission presidents came to the mtc. And during our first meeting we were informed that the quorum of the twelve and the first presidency were all here. (!!!!!!!) That increased the spirit around for sure. We were given strict instructions that all we could do is smile at them, and we could only talk to them if they initiated the conversation. Security dudes were just chilling on every corner and the apostles were roaming about all day. Everyone had an experience where they casually just walked past someone and shared a nod or something (including myself, shout out to my new homie elder christophersen). Holy cow this doesn’t feel real did this actually happen? What was today. My friend literally winked at the prophet in passing. Only at the mtc folks.

So anyways I was having a hard go of it today. A lot of people just seemed really frustrated with me, I was frustrated with myself, and it seemed like I couldn’t get anything right. I was feeling a lot of icky feelings about me and I was supes nervous for the devotional tonight. I was pretty positive my guilt would just be magnified x10,000.

So at choir practice before the devotional we were all trying to guess which apostle would be the one to come speak. I was feeling like a real poo poo head and said a big fat prayer in the middle of choir practice just telling God all that I was struggling with and asking for help.

Right before the devotional begin they announced the speaker, Elder Holland. (!) the audible gasp lol. (I was freaking scared do felt like I was about to get chastened to death)

As we were singing the opening hymn, the doors opened. Elder Holland and his wife began to enter the room and we all stood up. And behind him, to our surprise, was the rest of the quorum of the twelve and Elder Oaks. And oh my I broke down. Here I am little Corinne feeling at rock bottom, and God sends the 12 apostles. I was a wreck. I wasn’t just crying, I was loud sobbing. I felt as if right in front of me God was saying, “I love you, and through these men I am supporting you”. I feel so blessed to have been here at this time. God wanted me to be here with his apostles. I could feel Gods love for me so strongly. I can’t explain it very well, but God answered my prayer through them.

And Elder Holland’s talk, oh my word. Perfect. He spoke about Christ and how his Atonement completes the gospel. And it was insightful, inspiring and loving and left me feeling full of hope.

He began his talk by saying that out of all of the meetings takin place at that time this was the most important one. I am so blessed.

After that, we said good bye to elder Winn then gathered as a district. After a discussion about the devotional us Danish kiddos went to our classroom one last time. I had previously asked for a blessing before leaving for Denmark.

One of the elders gave me a blessing and it was exactly what I needed. After that everyone else realized they wanted one too so the elders all gave each other and Søster Hepworth blessings. It was a powerful experience because it was a first time for most of them. We then had a district prayer. That was probably my favorite mtc memory right there.

So in conclusion, it has been a great last day. Life is good. God is good. Christ is the way. This is the true church, and I guess I’m going to Denmark? Shoot I better finish packing. Jeg elsker dig. See you from Denmark;)🇩🇰

Oh yeah and mom my alarm clock stopped working on like day 2 here I keep forgetting to tell you,,, any advice lol?

Week 5 - Time Marches On

“Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death,” -2 Corinthians 7:9-10

Hello all! This week has been pretty uneventful, so forgive me for the short email! Today is my last p-day at the mtc, and as sad as it will be to say goodbye to everyone here, I’m just too excited for Denmark! We’re pretty much all bouncing up and down in our seats lately,, our poor teachers probably can’t wait to get rid of us 🤣

I have been trying to learn more about different Christlike attributes and I have been thinking a lot about patience. We talk about being patient with ourselves and others, but what does that really mean? I think a big part of patience is waiting to speak. Wait to hear the whole story before we offer criticism, wait to answer questions until we fully understand them, wait so that you can evaluate if what you want to say will be helpful. We get so eager to take our turn and give our two cents that often we forget to listen for divine guidance. This week, before you express your thoughts or share opinions, I encourage you to take a pause and think about them. It may be awkward, but hey, charity suffereth long🤷‍♀️

Hang on, just let me climb off my soap box.........okay I’m off. I hope you all have had a great week! Keep Christ in your hearts and a smile on your face! Jeg elsker dig!

Love,
Søster Felt

Week 4 - Bittersweet Symphony

“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these,” -Luke 12:27

 

Hello all! I am happy to say that this week Heavenly Father, again, has out done himself. He has given me more blessings and opportunities to learn than I really deserve.

Søster Hepworth and I have really been pushing ourselves with the Dansk lately and it is helping so much. Hvis du onskå til at høre mig snakker Dansk du kan spørge mig og jeg vil bliv glad til at prøve!

Today, my dear friend Sister McKeegan said something that I feel just might stick with me all my life, and I quote, “I feel like I could cry, but I also feel like I could pee my pants with laughter!” Have more profound words ever been spoken? Do we not all feel the overwhelming state of contradictory emotions from time to time? I know I do!

Sister Hepworth, Sister Felt, Sister Sealy, Sister McKeegan

MTC district and roommates

Here at the mtc, things get really tricky. And Satan is just a crafty lil bugger that likes to try and make it all more difficult. We ,, or I,, fail over and over again here. There also seems to be one new trial after another. BUT I wouldn’t trade my time here for anything. Without those struggles, I would never learn more about myself or have improved like I have. I have only been out for three weeks and I have already changed so much! You just gotta have the bouta cry moments to make the bouta pee my pants moments so good, ya know?

I went to the temple today, and oh did it make my day good! Go to the temple kiddos. We have so much to learn. God is just waiting to give us more knowledge and blessings! We just have to put in the work and figure out how to master the basics.

Have a great week! Jeg elsker dig!

Love,
Søster Felt

Week 3 - Livin’ on a Prayer

“Wherefore, go ye and preach my gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss,” -Doctrine & Covenants 80:3

Three weeks down in the mtc, three weeks to go!!

Two Highlights:

On Tuesday I was studying with a girl who’s going to Norway, when we were approached by none other than Elder Gong! Haha he said hello and that he would see us later that night. He spoke at the devotional and I loved it! He’s very personable.

On Wednesday Søster Hepworth and I took a little day trip to San Francisco!

We went to get some visa stuff worked out at the consulate. Sooo fun,, and a much needed break from all the classes (and cafeteria food) if I’m being honest. 

The visa stuff only took like 40 minutes, so we ended up with lots of time to study and explore the city! We explored Chinatown and ate a lot of food. It felt weird to actually be missionaries in public, people really were watching us everywhere we went. I loved it though.

On the plane ride to San Fran all of the people sitting around us somehow knew Danish! It was crazy, none of them knew each other. We had a lot of fun practicing and talking about Denmark. Everyone who’s been to Denmark seems to be completely in love with it, which just makes me even more excited!

Friends and family,, be where you are. Love and serve the people that are currently around you. The circumstances we are in and the people who are in are lives are divinely intended. I have found that I am the most happy when my focus is centered on where I am in the moment, and how I can act to make a lasting impact or further God’s work. It’s easy to fall into thinking about where you used to be or where you wish you were, but Christ doesn’t teach us to feel sorry for ourselves. Christ teaches us to look outward and serve. Don’t forget to make the most of where are and to live with purpose!

Jeg ved at Himmelske Fader elsker yar. Jeg ved at Jesus Kristus er hans søn, og et er gennem hans forsoning ved at vi kan modtage evigt liv. Jed ved at hvis i holde Guds befalinger, vi vil modtage velsignelse.

Jeg Elske Dig!

Love,
Søster Felt