Monday, we
had some interesting plans. We had an appointment with Chavalee, but we
couldn't find a member who could come with us, so we had to cancel with her.
However, she was sick and wasn't able to meet either, so we just made another
appointment for Thursday. We also visited the underrated (if it was rated)
Kastrup Fort! It was really pretty and had a nice view, but could best be used
for picnicing, because there were mostly just picnic tables all over the place.
We then had a Coordination meeting and dinner with Torben and Vicki Valgren. A
pretty solid, normal day with some finding time too!
On Tuesday,
I headed out to Taastrup with Ældste Chandler Anderson, who I went to San
Francisco with to get our Visas! That was all the way back in spring of 2017.
So we were kicking it! We had to take their car in to be serviced, and then we
did some contacting in the city. We got to testify to some people about our
personal testimony, but they sadly didn't want to meet. We found a man in
Glostrup who was interested in meeting to hear more though, so we got his
number! It was super windy. We also had an eating appointment in Frederiksberg
with Ældste Moulton and Ældste McBride along with some members named Else and
Erling. They were super nice!
Wednesday
was back on Amager, kind of... We had District Council which turned into a
writing of yearbooks and we didn't get to talk about developing talents like
Ældste Throckmorton wanted. But it was still good! Then we had a Blitz Splits
in Frederiksberg, and I was with Ældste Moulton, which was super fun!! We all
contacted around and there were a couple people found there. We got home and
had just enough time to prepare to teach Bob and walk to his house before our
appointment. But then the plan got thrown out the window anyway. He asked why
it was important that Christ took our sins upon Him. So we spent the whole time
trying to explain the Atonement of Christ. It was a good lesson, but Bob
basically came to the conclusion that Christ's suffering was just motivating
for us to change, but doesn't necessarily clean us. But right after that
appointment, we walked to the church for the Come, Follow Me study group! We
had Ulla, Jytte, and Jette, so it was a fairly good group. We had some good
discussions along with some random ones. (As usual, of course!) Then we came
home and ate dinner! It was a very busy day!
The next
morning, I headed off to spend Thursday in Frederiksberg with Ældste Moulton!
We were out contacting basically the whole day. It was super fun! We just click
well together and had some really good contacts. We also had dinner with the UV
crew! It was a party. Apparently, we Americans mix together sweet and savory
flavors, which don't go together. We got that explanation by eating soup with
bread and jelly. But it tasted good! Then we also got an appointment with Jørn
and Birgit Jepsen, Troels Jepsen's parents. It was super fun!! They had a book
about Andreas Jepsen which is the same as my Jepsen grandparents have! It was
just fun to talk with them a bit and discuss some Jepsen stories. Ældste
Moulton was also included in the discussion, so he wasn't left out, don't
worry. :) It was a super fun splits!! (Further info we found out later... The Jepsen family is somehow related to Jeppe Thomsen, I'm pretty sure.
They had visited some Jepsen's in Mink Creek, Idaho after they found out
that they were realatives to Andreas Jepsen. The people in Idaho gave
them the book. And the Jepsen family in København are expecting a visit
when we come back, don't worry. I also have communication with them
still.
Friday was
an adventure! We had some normal finding activities, which took us to Dragør! A
lady named Nargesa, asked for a Persian/Farsi Book of Mormon, so we went to
deliver it to her. She is a super sweet and humble lady! Once we gave her the
book, she realized that her native country uses Russian letters but writes in
Farsi! So that didn't really work. Luckily, she's lived in Denmark for 9 years,
so she could read Danish well enough. She was quite happy and excited to read.
She's truly searching for the peace and joy that Christ can bring her as she
comes closer to Him.
Saturday was
another miraculous day! It started with the news about transfers, which I was a
bit bummed about. I've loved my time on Amager! It's just been amazing! But we
went contacting and met a Swedish woman that morning named Bodil (Boo-deal at
least in Swedish). She was interested in hearing more about the Church, so we
got her phone number. Then we had Weekly Planning, which included making a long
list of people we had to get contact with or follow up with (only 3 of which we
hadn't found ourselves). And to top the day off, we had an amazing lesson with
Alf!! Preparing the lesson, Ældste Throckmorton said "shouldn't we invite
him to baptism?" So we planned accordingly with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Alf had been reading "kind of slowly" because he "wanted to
really think about the things I read and what I believe about them" and
yet still read all the way to 1 Nephi chapter 21!! It was awesome!! As we
explained faith and repentance to him, things just clicked! Once we got to
baptism, it was so simple to ask him if reaching that milestone in his faith
was something he wanted to do. And he said: "You know, that sounds like a
good idea!" It was awesome!! The Spirit was way strong and testified to him
that he was accepting the things that would bless him in his life! I was just
beaming in the lesson!! We asked if he wanted to set a goal, thinking about a
baptismal date, but he answered instead that he wanted to believe in the
scriptures and truly be able to call himself a Christian!! It was such a cool
answer!! He's super prepared and the only problem will be to find enough
appointments for him to be taught everything before he is baptized! It was
super cool!
Sunday was
good, but sad. It was Fast Sunday, so that was awesome! We had our new Stake
President visiting, so a lot of testimonies were about receiving confirmation
of his leadership. I also got to share my testimony of love for the members,
the success of missionary work in the branch, and the peace of Christ! It was
an awesome Sacrament meeting!! I also got thrown in as tech support for the 5th
Sunday meeting. So I scrolled up and down in the presentation for
Grenspræsident Olsen (Branch President Olsen). I felt quite important. ;) And
Torben even said he was impressed by our busy and productive week!! (That was a
milestone, let me tell you!) It was a great peak to the week!
As a
spiritual thought, I just want to put some pieces into place. Before my
mission, I was called as a Youth Family History Consultant. I wasn't super
interested in Family History, nor knew very much about it, but I was able to
research a bit and get familiar with my Jepsen side of the family. Since being
called to Denmark, the land of my ancestors, I have served where they came from,
Seest, Hjørring, Ribe, and then I moved to Amager. I wasn't sure how that
really fit into the pattern, but I was excited to serve anyway. Then just like
clockwork, I meet Troels, Birgit, and Jørn Jepsen in Frederiksberg!! There's
definitely a purpose with life, and it's not just clockwork! There are very
specific missions served every day by every person! And if that's not cool
enough for you, just imagine the individual who planned it all out! His power,
knowledge, and care for you. He cared to send those people you needed the time
you needed them! That's how amazing this plan is! And in just a couple days,
we're able to hear the words of He who has organized it all through those He
has sent to lead us! How cool is that!! General Conference is just the coolest!
It's personal revelation for you and every other person on the earth! That's a
lot of revelation! So tune in!
(And if
you're feeling scriptural, here's a cool scripture I found as well: Philippians
4:4-7)
Have a
wonderful week!! I hope you are stoked for General Conference! It'll be a
party!!
--
Ældste
Jepsen
- Me in the window (which is a nice seat actually!)
- Kastrup Fort
-apartment pictures
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