Being in Drammen for the 17 Mai was definitely the highlight of the week..I'm sorry you guys don't get to be in Norway at this time of year:)
Monday
Last P Day we just walked around the malls and we all felt like we had run a marathon..I think as a missionary it's just permanent for your legs to burn haha! But then we contacted a little bit at the end of the day and then worked a little bit in our area book because our binder is broken!
Tuesday
Today we had District Meeting and I had the doctrine portion of District Meeting! We talked about how God is our Loving Heavenly Father and how the Gospel Blesses Families...if you get a chance, go and watch the Mormon Message, "Earthly Father, Heavenly Father" It puts the relationship with Heavenly Father in perspective that we can actually comprehend a little bit! Then we went and visited with a less active... and she is incredible! We talked to her about prayer, scripture study, and church attendance and she is getting ready to go to the temple! She is reading in the Book of Mormon every day and she made it past 1 Nephi for the first time! We went to our dinner appointment and that was the greatest dinner appointment ever! This old man was just breaking into song and then we all just joined in, "Oh what a beautiful morning" was a fan favorite haha!!:)) We sang hymns for our spiritual thought and we were struggling keeping the tune so that was a good ol adventure!:))
Wednesday
17 MAI!!! Today is the greatest day in the entire world! I wanted so badly to be walking around in a bunad (Norwegian's culture dress up for this day) and so instead we had Norwegian waffles for breakfast....we had ribbons in our hair and we were all dressed up in red, white and blue with our Norwegian flag backpacks and flags! We watched the big parade in the city and then we went to a family in the ward and watched the kid parade. We went down to the school and ate Krone is (my favorite ice cream) ,sang the national anthem (which we have practiced and totally know now:)) and then we went back to their house and had dinner and dessert and just relaxed.... and then we all went and played frisbee golf out in the woods! It was a blast! We had so much fun that entire day and it was the best way to spend 17 Mai! Plus..all of our prayers were answered and it didn't rain! Heavenly Father was watching out for us!
Thursday
Today we had weekly planning and we went and visited a member far away! I felt like I had been on a bus all day! It takes over an hour to get there by bus and then the same amount of time on the way back..but we showed her the Mormon Message about "You Never Know" and then we were talking about how we never know the good we do. She is a nurse and she started talking about what she does and cool experiences she had... and my companions were just laughing at me because I was so excited talking about the medical world and I just kept asking for stories and questions.... but the member just lit up because you could tell how passionate she was about her job...so win win! We called all the way through the phone on the bus back...we have people who want us to call them back and new appointments!!
Friday
Today was crazy busy but oh so good! We had an appointment with a new investigator and she was telling us how she just didn't find joy in her life anymore and how she just wanted to give up.... but then we taught her the message of the Restoration and how God does love her.... and the Spirit was so strong in that lesson. I was even getting all teary eyed being able to testify of God's love for her and the difference the gospel can make in her life. So many people look to us 20 year old girls to help them with all sorts of walks of life and the only thing that can truly help them is the gospel... and I'm incredibly grateful that I get to share and teach and testify. I sat in that lesson and just thought, "This is why I'm on a mission" and then began getting teary eyed again in a part where I shouldn't have been teary eyed haha! But that lesson was incredible! She then said at the end of the lesson, "Well maybe this is the thing that will be able to help me find the joy in my life again" We had another appointment... but that fell through so then we had another appointment with another investigator and we gave him a church tour and started teaching the Restoration! He just kept telling us that he was so open minded and truly interested in learning more and had such great questions! People searching with real intent..hallelujah! Then we met with another investigator and that was a follow up lesson....but she has been reading in the Book of Mormon!! After that we went and visited a family in the ward because they were having an open house for a past sister missionary that served here and that was so much fun!! They were a blast!!:))
Saturday
Today we had a walking day! We walked to the city to pick up Sister Reid's birthday package and then we walked from the church up to our less active's house and she is almost completely done with smoking!! YAY!!! She has been working so hard and has been reading in the Book of Mormon every single day! We did a craft day with her and it was so much fun! Then we walked back down to the church and then went to Mommo and Besse's and talked about family history.... and I was able to see these old books with some pictures of my ancestors from Norway, so that was super cool! So this day just flew by!!!
Sunday
Church was incredible today! Such good talks given! We taught about the Plan of Salvation in Sunday School in English because there were Americans visiting so that was super fun! We even got a referral from the people visiting! And the referral was in church!! So possible another new investigator!! Then we contacted in the city for a little bit and no one was really interested but we testified anyway! Then we had studies and dinner! Good ol Sunday!
Today
Today we don't actually know what we're doing! Probably nothing special!
Have a great week! Love you lots and miss you tons:)
I forgot to add my spiritual thought that I wanted to at the end of my group email...so this past week I was reading in Alma 29 where it reads,
I forgot to add my spiritual thought that I wanted to at the end of my group email...so this past week I was reading in Alma 29 where it reads,
8 For behold, the Lord doth grant unto all nations, of their own nation and tongue, to teach his word, yea, in wisdom, all that he seeth fit that they should have; therefore we see that the Lord doth counsel in wisdom, according to that which is just and true.
9 I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. 10 And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me. 11 Yea, and I also remember the captivity of my fathers; for I surely do know that the Lord did deliver them out of bondage, and by this did establish his church; yea, the Lord God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did deliver them out of bondage.12 Yea, I have always remembered the captivity of my fathers; and that same God who delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians did deliver them out of bondage.13 Yea, and that same God did establish his church among them; yea, and that same God hath called me by a holy calling, to preach the word unto this people, and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is full.
I absolutely loved that! That is tells of all these different miracles that God performed and then says that that SAME God called me to preach the gospel. That's incredible! I was listening this morning to a devotional given at an EFY by Troy Dunn called "Life is a Football Game" and you have to try and look it up and listen to it because IT IS SO GOOD!!! And it says, "Missionaries are so proud of the team they play for that they wear the name right on their chest" and that gave me so much joy and happiness to be able to represent His team while I'm here in Norway. That I get to wear His jersey!
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