Monday! It
snowed! Quite a bit too, which was exciting. We had a lesson set up with a man
from the Faroe Islands (Færøerne) so we waited in a little coffee cafe for a
while and eventually called him and his number didn't exist. So hopefully we'll
run into him again. So then we biked in to Strøget. We picked up some things
from the many souvenir shops and they were excited that we could speak Danish, so
that was fun! Otherwise, we went knocking in Lufthavnsparken. I'm not sure what
it is about that complex, but people are simply more willing to have us come
back than usual! We have a ton of potential friends over there!
Tuesday was
basically all contacting. We stopped by an older lady we'd knocked into but she
was waiting for her eye doctor to come and deliver her glasses, so she only
talked for 25 minutes at the doorstep. We did our, now normal, less active stop
by's and got a couple to answer. The rest of the time we were just out
contacting. We talked with a cool Greek man who volunteers for a Danish church
simply because he volunteered before in Greece. That was fun!
Wednesday
included a lesson with Emil! We had planned to work out a plan with him to quit
smoking, but as we talked to him, he isn't ready for it. He told us more about
why he likes the church (which is mostly social reasons) and that his family
isn't too stoked about him joining another church. And he also answered that he
wouldn't pray for help with smoking because it would be hypocritical unless he
was dedicated. I just tried my best to testify of the truthfulness of this
church, literally the Church of Jesus Christ. Our lessons with Emil have
basically just been us testifying our hearts out so that he can grasp on to the
truths he's been taught. But he said he's look in the 12 step program and he'd
come to church! We also went to the Doctor because Ældste Throckmorton's ankle
is being annoying. He's a trooper and keeps working, but after 3 hours of
walking, it starts to make itself noticable. All the doctors were in completely
casual clothes!! I thought that was so strange! But we were taken care quickly,
so that was nice. Not much decided yet, just needed to get some free x-rays taken
at a physical thearapist first.
Thursday was
exciting! We stopped by the Physical thearapist in the morning for Ældste
Throckmorton's ankle and they helped us pretty quickly! Also saw the Google
Maps car driving on Amagerbrogade while we contacted. (That's online
proselyting!) Then we cleaned out our area book, and went contacting some more.
Friday was
crazy! We went in to København for District Council, then stayed for interviews
with President Olsen. It was an awesome Council about temples (buildings and
bodies) and consecration! Very intriguing! We didn't have much time in our area
after all that, but we made it down to Lufthavnsparken to knock. There were a
ton of young moms that were putting their kids to bed, but they all said we
could try again when their husbands were home! So that was perfect!
Saturday
rolled around, so we did Weekly Planning! (The planning is still extensive, but
the weeks seem to be shorter.) Then we followed up with a referral over on
Christiania. This woman's name is Jeanne, and she was excited to see us! She'd
been told a bit about the church from a colleague and gladly took a Mormons
Bog. She at least wants to visit the church, so we're hoping to see her there
soon! We also tried stopping by the Sisters' friend "Bob" who is
American, but was in Poland for several weeks. When we went by his house, a
very Polish looking man came out to the gate to open it. He had no idea who we
were, couldn't really speak Danish or English, but took our card and said he'd
look at it. We're still confused about that, to be honest. We also knocked on
Store Krog again. We talked with a hilarious buddhist man who ended almost
every sentence with "... så det er meget sjovt!" ("So that's
really funny/fun.") But sadly, Emil also told us that he couldn't come to
church.
Then Sunday
came! We had church, which was exciting! We had about 10 minutes until
Sacrament Meeting started and we were asked to speak! Luckily we only had to
fill 15 minutes combined, so it wasn't bad. And Mads (an awesome member missionary)
had invited two of his friends!! So I tried to talk about how God's power can
affect our lives. Then we had a fun time translating in Priesthood! There was
also a visitor from Argentina (shoutout to Elder Peeples!) who was stellar! He
made a lot of comments even though our live translation can sometimes be a
hinderance. Especially if the one giving the lesson is actually Swedish...
After the meetings, we had the opportunity to go to Birk's baptism! Birk is
(Branch) President Olsen's grandson. That was really cool! Then in the evening,
we went out kontacting.
I would say
my spiritual thought has to come from Birk's baptism. Throughout the service,
the importance and significance of Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost was
addressed. Katrina Michanek (Birk's mom, and Branch Pres. Olsen's daughter)
talked about how the Holy Ghost can be like a flashlight. If there's something
dark that we don't understand or something we don't see, the Holy Ghost can
shine before us to give us understanding and open our eyes. It dawned on me how
cool that gift truly is! And I received that when I was 8! It made me think
just how often I'm grateful for that guidance, especially when I don't even
notice Him working with me. It's a testimony that God really wants us all to
return, and He's given us tools that cannot be beaten if only we will use them.
So thank Him for the blessing of the Holy Ghost! It's an amazing gift!
As Danes
would say: "Have it good!"
--
Ældste
Bryant Jepsen
- We bought pizza and grape juice. I really like grape
juice. :)
- I was smelling my hat. And apparently that merited a
picture.
- Ældste Throckmorton sometimes has the craving for
mozzarella cheeseKind of boring week for pictures. Next week will have cool ones though, I promise.
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