Tuesday was
supposedly our make-up P-day, but we had about two hours in the morning when we
emailed and then we had appointments until we left for splits in Randers. Both
of our appointments burned us, but we sang for the Relief Society in Randers,
so that was fun!
Wednesday
was spent mostly in Randers. I had a cool experience with Ældste Danielsen-Jensen!
We had planned to go Gågade contacting, but neither of us really felt like
there was anyone we were supposed to talk to there. We kind of made our way out
around the gågade but there wasn't anyone there. We started to think about knocking on some doors, but we weren't sure where, so we just walked along the
street thinking. Then I just stopped at a door. I have no idea why I did, but
we went into that building and knocked three doors. The third door was a man
named Kasper who let us right in and really wanted to listen and was way
excited to meet again! It was amazing! Miracles are just the best! We came then
went bike riding out to some potentials, but Ældste Danielsen-Jensen's bike had
the wheel come loose, so we had to walk back. I totally felt like a real
missionary!
Thursday was
our Christmas Zone Conference! I thought Zone Conferences were great, but the
Christmas one was incredible! I always love seeing everyone there. We had some
awesome training on Chapel tours, the Book of Mormon Musical, and goal setting.
Then President O-Bryant gave a training on peace. It was awesome! Then we had
Julemad! It was great food, and crazy decorations! We also all sang and danced
around the Christmas tree, but it got really crowded and we couldn't really
move... Then we got all our packages, candy, and watched Moana! That was by far
the most spiritual Disney movie I've ever seen! It was a really good movie, and
it had so many parallels to missionary work! It was fun. Then we drove home
because we carpooled with the Viborg Sisters.
Friday was
awesome as well! We had our weekly planning that morning and then President and
Sister O'Bryant came to the church for our interviews. The interview was
amazing! President really just helped me understand a lot of questions about
what I'd been studying. It was incredible! Sadly, he also left his Book of
Mormon in the church once they left! We didn't find it until later that night
too. But we went out to follow up with some potentials. We set 4 return
appointments and had two new investigators from it! It was also a miracle!!
Saturday we
spent in some strange ways. We had an appointment in Struer, but the lady
wasn't home. Luckily we were able to give President's Book of Mormon to the
Randers Elders who were coming home from splits, so they could get it back to
President O'Bryant. Then for lunch, we ate in a park and played giant chess!!
We also had Morten call us and ask if we would come eat hot dogs with him for
dinner, so we made some stop by's on the way home and took some food over to
his house. When we got there, Morten was completely drunk. We were very
encouraging and kind, but we both just felt like we needed to leave. Before we
got out the door Morten said ''Satan has me.'' It was really hard for us to see
him like that. And he was totally right too. Then we had a meeting with Ali,
which was probably the most frustrating for me. He kept asking the same
questions as the time before and interrupting us during our answer. He's quite
hung up that we don't have the Gold Plates, and he hasn't read the Book of
Mormon. We're trying to focus on the importance of faith with him, but it's
going quite slowly. It was a pretty rough day for us.
Sunday was
pretty great though! I gave a talk in Sacrament about Receiving the Holy Ghost.
I would highly recommend reading Elder Bednar's talk with that title. Then the
four missionaries sang Silent Night (in danish). We had two guys come in off
the street and join us! They were looking for another church and asked for
directions, but we invited them just to stay instead. We then got to visit
Minna, for the last time. She was really happy to see us and we have a
wonderful time talking with her. It's been amazing to see how excited she is
just to have us come visit. Morten also called us again to have dinner and hot
dogs, so we tried it again, but this time he just wasn't home.
This week
has basically just flown by. My spiritual thought comes from our experiences on
Saturday. This is truly a war that we are in. Ældste Haruch and I talked about
how Satan's best tools are those that take away agency and destroy the family,
because those are two of the greatest things God has given us! But a war isn't
just to sit back and hope it works out well. You can help spread the good. You
can Light the World! I encourage you to try your best to share the goodness and
the love. That's what this gospel is about.
Thank you
for your patience and support! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!!
--
Ældste
Bryant Jepsen
-Ældste
Danielsen-Jensen and I on splits!
-Giant
Chess!
-The
Korsgaards and I (they're awesome!)
-Cookies and Fudge from the Francis Family! Thanks!
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