This was another amazing week!!! We had amazing weather this past week and I didn't even need to wear my winter coat! And it smells like spring outside...yes there is a smell of spring!! It's fantastic! We are climbing out of winter...sort of...this is Norway...there will be snow probably this week but anyways! Also, forgot my planner today so we're going off of memory here!
Monday
So last week we were both sick so we quickly e-mailed and then we went back to our apartment and Sister Cook slept and then I cleaned, and I wrote letters, and yep..that was it!
Tuesday
Today we had District Meeting and it was great! We talked about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon and the Holy Ghost. We talked about how we need to seek and do our part if we want answers and if we want to continue to grow our own testimonies. We can't just expect everything to be given to us... we need to work for it and have a little faith. After that we had District lunch and we did our language study. We hopped on the bus to go and have our appointment with our investigator... but then we got to her house... she said that she wasn't home so then we hopped back on the bus and went back down to the city. We were supposed to have another lesson but he cancelled an hour before... so then we went to some members and had dinner which was so much fun!! After our lesson we ended up talking about rings and dresses! Lots of fun!:))
Wednesday
Today we met with a friend of mine and that was so much fun! We had lunch here at the church and then we watched Meet the Mormons....and I just love that movie! So so good! Anyone and everyone can relate to it and it's a perfect example of being able to really see the blessings that come from living the gospel and applying it to our families! There was also the skiing thing a ma jig! (World Cup Cross-Country Skiing sprint) So the whole entire city was basically a ski route for these skiers! These skiers are literally the best of the best and so we were so excited to be able to see.... and we literally saw the very last bit of the preliminaries. We didn't get to see a whole lot because we had to drive to our dinner appointment. Sister Cook and I had to buy the hats that all the skiers had as well:)) We had the elders drive us to a family in the ward because it was all of us that had the dinner appointment and we got to see a little bit of the skiing on tv which was super fun! The elders shared the spiritual thought and then we dropped the elders off at another appointment and then we went to our appointment to watch the bible video Abraham...it's 3 hours long so we only watched an hour and a half of it today! But it was a great visit with her and she is literally the nicest person ever!
Thursday
I cannot for the life of me remember what we did today..except for this so here we go! Today we went a family in the ward for dinner and it was a great visit! We talked to their daughter about her hip hop class and then we said that if she showed us what she had learned then we would bring her a candy bar next time.... so she was showing us her hip hop dance and it was so fun! We also watched the Mormon Message "A Work in Progress" because they love basketball.... so it was easy to relate and it's so cool how many different ways you can teach the principles of the gospel! There is literally no limit! Greatest thing! Then later today we did our weekly planning and had chocolate covered strawberries..that was absolutely delicious. Norwegian strawberries in melted Norwegian chocolate...wow! So that made weekly planning a party!
Friday
We contacted around the city today but there wasn't any big potentials, just lots of cards handed out. Today we went to Mommo and Besse's house and that was so much fun! We had fiskeboller for dinner and then karamel krone is for dessert and it was all so good! We watched the video "The Refiner's Fire" and talked about how we need to endure to the end. It was interesting because I was studying Preach My Gospel this past week and was reading about this life and the purpose we are here... and the two main points are to prepare to live with our Heavenly Father and to have joy. There isn't a point that says that it's supposed to be super hard, or that it's supposed to be boring, or that it's supposed to be painful. So we read a scripture in 2 Nephi 2:11-13..I think those are the verses and it talks about how if there is no misery, then there is no happiness. We literally have to have these difficult things happen just so that we can fulfill the purposes of this life. To live with God and to have JOY. I just love that..let's just all be happy!:)) Then after that we went and visited a lady and had a dessert night and just talked with her about her life and I was so full I swear I could barely walk out of there... but it was so much fun!
Saturday
Today we taught our investigator and she had brought a friend with her! Missionary dream! Except for the fact that they both speak Swahili. Our investigator speaks English, but her friend speaks Norwegian..so hopefully we have the chance to see her friend again and teach her in Norwegian. So we taught our investigator in English as usual. We taught her the third lesson, the gospel of Jesus Christ and talked about faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end. She had actually talked about baptism as soon as we sat down and how she just needed to be thrown in the river haha so that's fun! We are meeting with her again this next Saturday! Then later we met with another investigator... and since it was Sister Cook's last visit... she wanted to do something fun... so she literally took us bowling! We played three games!! It was a blast!! This lady is literally the sweetest lady and it was the greatest visit! We have become such good friends with her and now she comes to church every week so it's amazing! I love seeing the progress people make in the gospel...investigators, new converts, less actives...whatever it may be I love it! Then we went to our neighbors houses and we did an early celebration of Sister Cook's birthday.... so we had potato soup and then they had gotten us gelato from the Italian place in the city. I've never had gelato until now and IT IS SO GOOD!!!!!!! And yes I know it's in Norway but it's an Italian that makes it all... so it's legit gelato...oh my gosh so good! We got permission to watch The Incredibles and that was hilarious because everything is ten times more funny as a missionary! It was a great last visit for Sister Cook!
Sunday
Today we had MMK and ward conference and we got a whole new bishopric! So we were able to listen to their testimonies and it was super good! It's amazing to see how much our callings in the church can bless our own lives. It's so important to have callings and be able to serve in that capacity...calls are inspired. That I know. Then we had a member from the Stake Sunday School Presidency teach Sunday School and then we had our Relief Society lesson about being Daughters of God and that was great too! Church was just great! We had our meals, we had our studies and then I was putting the area book into protector sheets and organizing it with the dividers...so now it's getting to the point of being so pretty in it's pink binder! Sister Cook also started packing up a bit because she is leaving on Wednesday!:((((
I tried remembering the most of the week and I believe that I got the majority of it...next week I'll remember to bring the planner! Anyways...have an amazing week!!
Today
We found out that Sister Cook is opening up a new area in Bergen so she'll have a blast over there! She's such an amazing missionary...so she will do great!!! The people there will be lucky to have her up there! I'm still going to have a blast here in Drammen which is fine by me...I'm loving it here!! And I'm way excited about my new companion....I'm going to be a trainer!!! She is from Santa Barbara CA....and coming straight from the MTC!
I'm absolutely loving it over here and happy as can be!!!
Love you all so much and miss you tons!!!
Kylee and her new hat
Kylee and Sis. Cook.....they have become such good friends!
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