We skyped in to District meeting. The Zone leaders wanted to cut back
on cost and hassel to send us to District meeting by train everyweek. So we
tried it out. And I couldn't help feel we were like the Bornholm out casts of
South Jylland haaha. I have so much respect for the Elders serving on Bornholm.
The sound system was junky and I heard about 40% of Distirct Meeting haha. The
Zone Leaders were present to witness the catastrophe haha. We had a lot of
technical diffictulties so the Zone Leaders said that we would just go back to
normal and send ourselves to Esbjerg weekly haha. It was probably on my list of
top 5 not so great district meetings haha. acutally it's number 1 haha.
On Friday we traveled
out to Esbjerg (make up haha), and stayed the night, because the Bishop
requested for more missionaries. On Saturday we had permission to do all day worth of
contacting! There was a international ship racing that was going on. The last
time it happened in Denmark was about 14years ago haha. We talked with a ton of
people! We split up with members and went out contacting. I was with the mission
leader of Esbjerg and it was an interesting expiernece..... we'll just leave it
at that haha. lets just say that it was mainly me contacting ahah. Man it made
me miss having a missionary companion. There truly is strength and help when two
contact haha. I don't blame the man. He was a new convert and never contacted in
his life. I give him props for coming out and doing it. He had a great time
which was the best part. In all with 8 missionaries and tons of members we gave
out 27 copies of the Book of Mormon. The sistters got some appointments. A
few phone numbers and other requests. It was so much fun!!! and exhausting haha!
We also got permission from President Sederholm and got home at 10 at night in
Sønderborg haha.
Yesterday was
a crazy day. We walked to church and it was barely drizzeling. After 5minutes
of walking to the church Thunder and Lighting started picking up haah. It was a
bit nerve racking but luckily we were in the church for the most part of it haa.
Elder Willardson didn't grab a jacket or an umbrella and was soaked when we
got to church. (Good thing the Stake president was there haha whoops haha) Than
after church we walked back to our Apartment nad saw that there were some keys
in a door. So we decided why not and knocked on a mans door. Totally could see
it on his face he thought we were actually knocking. Asked if it was his car and
he said no. and Said try asking the neighbor. So we knocked on another door
ahah. He had the same facial expression but changed when we asked him. Than he
came out and said that he didn't know the person WHO owned the car but possibly
his son did. So he pulled out the keys from the door and walked back inside his
home. I hope that the keys got to the owner haha.
We found out that there was a birthday in our branch of a new
convert. So we dropped off some cookies and she loved them! She asked us about
the process of going to the temple and the interviews. And we found out that we
are going to have to make a class because her and another convert are going to
the temple really soon!!!!!!!!! AHAHAAH we are so excited! So that was exciting
news to find out!
Well It's probably a Little bit shorter today. But one thing that I have learned and am continuing
to learn this week is Gratitude! We recently listed to President Monson's
Gratitue 2010 Oct G:C. and President Uchtdorfs 2014 General confenrec on being
Thankful ''in'' our circumstances. That's truly one thing I believe can change
the World for the better we really can be thankful for anything that happens in
our life. It is for our Growth and learning! The good and the bad times. The
Lord really does shape us and molds us to the people he know that we can become!
I hope everyone can take the moment and think of how thankful we can be in our
circumstances that we have daily. It truly has helped me this past week! Good
and Bad! I love you all and wish you a wonderful week!
Med Kærlig Hilsen,
Ældste Jantzen Richard Read
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/grateful-in-any-circumstances?lang=eng&query=thankful
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