Hei Hei Alle Sammen!
So this week was super busy, very cold, and
snowy!! We also had to wait for Transfer Calls that wasn't coming until Sunday… and
we knew for a fact one of us was going! So I'm not going to write about
transfers until "Sunday" in my blog:)
Monday
So...the rest of P-day last week resulted in
walking around the inside of Asker Sentrum once again because it was pouring
rain! But we did get headbands that were our "costumes" for the
Halloween party dinner that we had that evening. My companion had the cat ears and I had the princess crown…
and you know I forgot to take a picture of it… so that will come next
week! We had lunch at a place called Big
Bite and then went grocery shopping! We picked up the elders in the rain
and went to a members house and had our Halloween party! They were all
dressed up and the house was decorated and the food was even made into Halloween
themed things! It was great!
Tuesday
Today in District Meeting we talked about hope
and watched a video about a girl who had become paralyzed and how she has
maintained hope through it all. It was really good! We had District lunch, called to set up
appointments and then off to pick up the elders to go to a members house. This
lady’s husband has been in the US for the past couple weeks so it's nice for
her to have some visitors and she loves the missionaries! We showed her a
Mormon Message and then we sang "Nearer My God To Thee" with her in
Riwandic, which was super cool! We listened to her sing a few other songs
too! Then we dropped the elders off and went to visit the lady that just
got baptized. We had pizza and then taught the Restoration again because now
it's new convert lessons! She is so flink! She understands so much
and is just phenomenal!
Wednesday
All four of us missionaries are singing at the
funeral to the lady that just passed away from cancer…. so we practiced our
parts of "How Great Thou Art". I'm not quite sure why it's assumed that
missionaries can sing, but I guess it is! After our practice we went to
visit one of our investigators...and miracles happened!! We followed up
from last time and she said that she had already been smoking less… and that
sometimes she will start smoking and then be done after 2 or 3 times because
she doesn't want it anymore! How incredible is that!? As a missionary I
literally get a front seat to the miracles that God is performing in other
people's lives! This was just incredible to me! I'm pretty sure my
mouth just dropped open! I've been praying for her and then I hear
this! God KNOWS, God knows us personally, He knows us better than we know
ourselves. He knows every little detail of our lives, He knows that she
wanted to stop smoking, He knows that I've been praying and then He worked the
miracle. There is no prayer that goes unheard. He is THERE and He
LISTENS! This experience was a massive testimony builder to me and it is a moment
on my mission that I will be telling for years and years to come! I told
our investigator that we had been praying for her and she said, "You
have?" and then the click came. The click that was the realization
that it was not just yourself, but it was the hand of God. AMAZING!
I literally can't put into words how incredible this was to me! We then read
Ether 12 and talked about the miracles that can occur because of faith! After
that appointment, we had a lesson with another investigator and we decided to
put him to the test of how much he actually knows. He knew basically
every answer to every question we had created in the game! But this past
week we also found out what might be holding him back so we're moving forward!!!
Thursday
Today we visited my favorite old lady and she is
just the sweetest!!! We shared 1Nephi 17:11 and 1 John 4:19 and
so we talked about that but then she said something really key. She told
us that you can't start discussing scripture until you give them the help they
need. In other words, you can't start preaching the word until you apply the
word. (D&C 11:21) That's so true! That applies to everyone
whether it's the people I serve here or the people you come in contact with at
home. The elders had asked us to drive them to an arena that their investigator
had a hockey competition at…so we took them there, and then my companion and I went to our dinner appointment. This couple are the
nicest people!! We had such a good visit with them and we showed "You
Never Know The Good You Do" because they do so, so much to help the
missionary work here! They are phenomenal!
Friday
Today was the funeral… so we sang our song and
people told us we sounded like angels...that was too nice of them probably… but
it went really well! I was expecting to be really sad throughout the
funeral but I just felt this great peace! She was a wonderful person and
even though she was battling cancer she was one of the happiest people I know,
always offering to serve, and was never seen without a smile on her face!
Then we went and visited a member and her daughter… and showed them the Sharing
the Light of Christ Mormon Message. Her daughter said that we can't all do
exactly what he did, but we can find our own way of serving.. and contribute in
the way that we can, which is great!! After that we went and visited another member’s house.
This lady cracks me up!!! I'm laughing from the minute I walk in the door
until I walk out!!! She told us about all sorts of things and then she
told us about her exercise routine and she starts showing us how to do
it! I can't even do the things that she does and she's 80!!! It started
snowing on our way home, to our next appointment. We had dinner and talked
about how music is a language everyone can understand.. and how we can use it
to build testimonies! Such a good visit and our new member was there too!
Saturday
So we ended up getting like 2 feet of snow!!!.
The missionary couple came and picked us up and took us to the mission home so
they could put the winter tires on our car. While waiting…my companion and I
shoveled President and Sister Hill's driveway. Then I had to go and get winter
boots and they are fantastic and super warm! We spent the day driving
back and forth, calling people, family history and then later that day we had a lunch appointment with a member family. That was such a fun visit! We
were laughing so hard and it was a blast! Then we went and had a dinner
appointment with some members and I just love that family!! We had pizza
and then watched the Mormon Message (Can you tell we like those?) about
Tyler Haws who played at BYU because those kids love BYU and they love
basketball and so it was perfect! It was a great visit and we just have
so much fun with that family!
Sunday
The day you've all been waiting for...but
really though…my companion and I lived this whole week trying to guess who
would be the one leaving, and it was stressing us out!! So I will be
staying in Asker and getting a new companion…one that has been out for awhile.
My companion is going to Kristiansand to be companions with the one that I went
to Texas with! We are also getting 2 new Elders... so I'm excited but I'm also
super sad to be losing Søster Blankmeyer as a companion!!! So that was that
news...we had church and testimony meeting…it was REALLY good! All
meetings were good but Sacrament and Relief Society were my favorites
today! Then we ate dinner at the missionary couples home, and I felt like I was in America because we
had chicken enchiladas!!! They are always so nice, and I love going to their
house!! Then later that evening we went and visited a less active and she
was telling story after story and then she started asking me to explain all
about the 12 Tribes of Israel… so I'm going to need to study that one up a
little bit! Then we went and planned the week while Søster Blankmeyer
packed!
Today
Today we have just e-mailed and that's
all...we have a dinner appointment tonight and then we are going to
President Hill's house to have dessert so they can say goodbye to Søster
Blankmeyer!!!
Love you all lots and miss you tons!
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