Time needs to slow down or something. Its flying wayyyy fast. Can you
guys believe its been over 6 months since we saw each other??
HURRAH for 12 whole months left in Denmark!!
I
had a great 6 month mission-iversary... I hopped on my bicycle to ride
home from an appointment and a THUD THUD THUD my tire was completely
flat. Because somebody stole some parts off my bike. How rude.
Sooo we've been on foot all week, and my two feet have carried me
alllll over this entire city in the past few days! My cute comp Sister
Grant and I have been unbelievably busy this week, and its been awesome!
One day we had an appointment with an inactive woman. She's 70 going on 17 and such an awesome lady. When we
showed up, her whole family was there waiting to talk to us! (None of
them are members!) We had such a great little lesson- We talked with them
about Jesus Christ's atonement and how Christ can help us overcome all
of our weaknesses and challenges, because He overcame the whole world.
Sister Grant, with her minimal Danish, pulled out 3 Nephi 13:32-33
and testified that Heavenly Father really does know what we need, and
that He will help us if we turn to Him. It was amazing, and perfectly
exactly what they needed to hear.
That same day we met up with our cute Jehovas
Witness friend to go out for ice cream. I got a flødeboller on my ice cream because I learned how to say the Danish tongue twister "Fem
flad flødeboller på et fladt flødeboller fad" and I'm really proud of
myself for that. While we were all enjoying our ice cream, I had this
spur of the moment idea to invite her to come to our next appointment
with us. And she agreed! She said she'd love to see what its like when
we teach. The appointment was with our Muslim investigator friend,
and it turned out to be the most amazing lesson for her to come sit
in on....
We've been teaching him on and off for as long as
I've been in Denmark. Because of his Muslim background its been really
hard to teach him, and hard for him to accept all of the doctrines and
teachings. He's been reading from the book of Mormon a
lot, and he says whenever he does he feels so much peace. So this week
we thought we'd teach him a simple lesson about faith from Alma 32.
How when you plant a seed you know if its good if it starts to grow. We
compared that to the church- how it started out as a tiny seed- Joseph
Smith- and now its grown into a huge incredible tree- 15 million members
around the whole world!! He loved that. And then he told us that he
knows the church is true!! My heart was pounding.... We hadn't planned
on inviting him to baptism that day.... But as I was sitting there
searching for words, trusting in everything I couldn't see, the only
thing that kept coming to my mind was invite him to baptism, invite him
to baptism.
We asked, "do you want to be a member of the church?"
He replied, "Yes. I do want to become a member."
WE
INVITED HIM TO BE BAPTIZED AND THEN HE SAID YES!!!!! My heart was on
fire!! The Spirit was so strong. He was wiping tears from his
eyes as he said he felt so much peace and happiness.
It got even better when he came to church on Sunday
for the first time ever!! I can't even put into words the overwhelming
joy I felt the moment I saw our investigator wander into the chapel on Sunday morning.....
I felt just like Ammon....
"My joy is
full, yea my heart is brim with joy.. there never were men that had so
great reason to rejoice as we, since the world began, yea, and my joy is
carried away.. blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of
us, wanderers in a strange land" (Alma 26).
That's how I feel every day.... When a stranger
accepts a Book of Mormon. When a new friend wants to learn more. When an
investigator comes to church. The joy is indescribable. It really is
the greatest blessing, to "have been made instruments in the hands of
God to bring about this great work" (Alma 26:3).
So yeah. Its been a great week! Sister Grant is the
best companion, she's such a good missionary and I'm pretty sure she
came pre-trained! She's so genuine and sincere and easy to be around... I
just adore her!
I was so nervous at first, to train a brand new missionary. Because
if I can't understand, then nobody can! But it has been the most
AMAZING experience.
It's true what they say- "you don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have left..."
The Lord is helping me soo much. Sometimes I feel like "a wanderer in this strange land," but God is soo mindful.
I'm
striving to follow Him every day, because I know that in His footsteps
I'll be ok. But sometimes its a little rough, and in those moments He
takes me by the hand. And then there are times when I am absolutely
incapable and inadequate- and He carries me. He really really does.
I love you all and can't wait to hear from you again
next week! Thank you so much for your constant love and support. I have
the best family and friends anybody could ever ask for.
Fem flad flødeboller på et fladt flødeboller fad. Try and say that 5 times fast. If you can even say it at all... :)
Have a great week!!
XOXO,