Monday
Last Monday we went shopping at Gulskogen! Then we went and played Banangrams, basically Scrabble, at the church and that was so much fun too! We all get so into it so it's hilarious! Then we went back home and just called people from our phone! Lots of people said they weren't interested but then we have quite the list that we need to call back this week!
Tuesday
We spent our day trying to find people...we are on the streets all the time! It was raining today and so everyone was in a hurry to get inside, so not many people wanted to stop. We talked to one guy that told us that there must be a God and that life couldn't simply end after earth life...that it must continue on. We were so excited because all of his thoughts and opinions went hand in hand with the gospel! So we got his number and were planning on meeting with him this week...but then we got a text about 10 minutes later telling us that our "eyes and our smiles were to die for"..so he's going to the elders!:)) But at least we found someone who is prepared for the gospel and the Elders can get a new investigator! Then later that evening we did a service project with the elders and painted a house! So that was fun!
Wednesday
Today we had District Meeting and it was great!! One of the elders asked if my companion and I could teach the doctrine portion of it... about patience and diligence. That went really well and it turned into a really great discussion! Then we did practicals with banking and using a question that has nothing to do with the gospel and then coming back to the gospel to get in the door... so that was really helpful and we will definitely be using that! Then we had District lunch and then tried to contact a less active who turned out to not be home. Then we had an appointment with a couple that live just down the street from us. They absolutely love the missionaries, but are not interested in the gospel... so we just fellowship them and hopefully one day they will come around! They take such good care of us and treat us as if we are their own kids. We had tomato soup and then played cards with them and it was a blast!
Thursday
Today we went and visited besse (grandpa) and did his new convert lesson! We talked about Joseph Smith and just the importance of how he was obedient to the Lord, how he sought an answer to a question, how he received his own revelation, and how we can use that in our own lives. It was a great lesson! It's a lot of fun to teach him! Then we went back to the church and taught our new investigator. We went over the Restoration and reviewed the things that we went over last time... and then talked to him about why church was important to him. He told us how we goes to church to pray, and so we are currently trying to get him to come to church. He is catholic and is going to the catholic church, but he is making progress and we are excited to keep teaching him! Then we had an appointment with a potential that we called from the phone but she ended up not coming, so hopefully we can meet with her this week! After that we had dinner with a family in the ward and that was a blast!! We had so much fun!!! Our spiritual thought was from Alma 26 and how we need to be patient in our afflictions and that when we are, then the Lord will always help us without fail. The family was so nice and drove us back to the church where we took the bus home to call more potentials! The list is getting longer so hopefully there are some investigators in there!
Friday
Today we did weekly planning and then we had dinner with some members and that was hilarious!!:)) We went to a pizza place that called Lizzie's and it was so so good!!! We were laughing so hard that my stomach hurt! It was a blast! Then after that they drove us home and the car ride was even funny! Then we called more people!
Saturday
So we went and tried to visit a potential investigator, but she didn't answer. We had been invited by the elders to have lunch with one of their investigators with them and guess where they went?!? A sushi place!! So guess what I ate?! Sushi!:)) Well, it wasn't raw fish sushi..it was cooked chicken sushi but it was wrapped in seaweed and covered in rice nonetheless! I took a picture to prove it to you!:)) After that it was about time to start driving to our dinner appointment with all the elders... and it was so much fun!! Way good food and then their son and the elders had a fitness competition of who could hold the plank the longest and wall sits, so that was definitely entertaining to watch! We also played a game called pie face where you spin the arrow and the number that it lands on is the number of times you need to turn the thing... and there is whipped cream on a hand and you don't know if the whipped cream is going to end up in your face or not...so of course it landed on me! So it was me, and two elders that had whipped cream all over their faces! But it was such a fun appointment and we played games with the kids and it was a blast! Love that family!!
Sunday
We went to MMK and then church...it was great! I was asked to say the closing prayer in sacrament meeting and that went well:) Then our investigators from Africa came to Sunday School...but they are actually moving back to Africa in 3 weeks... but my compapnion is already in contact with the missionaries in their area so they will continue to progress over there! Then we taught Young Womens and we talked about who we are and who we can become... so we watched "Deep Beauty" by Elaine S. Dalton and "Our True Identity" by Dieter F. Uchtdorf.It was a good lesson for us too!:) Then we went to a family in the ward for dinner and we had Cafe Rio salads and it was delicious!!! We taught their 8 year old daughter about the Restoration so that she can be more prepared for baptism... it was such a spiritual lesson and so so simple but it was a great reminder of just how simple the gospel is...it's not supposed to be complicated! We are supposed to be like little children! We had such a great time with this family!! After our dinner appointment we went to a Youth Bishop Discussion and then went home to plan!
Today
Today we are emailing and then going to Max with the Elders for lunch... and then we haven't made any more plans so who knows!
Love you lots and miss you all tons!
My new address is:
Tomineborgveien 47
3011 Drammen, Norway
Kylee has been out for 6 months!
Her "sushi"
The cute house she lives in....(first floor)
Kylee has been out for 6 months!
Her "sushi"
The cute house she lives in....(first floor)
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