Heia alle sammen!
We got desks this week from IKEA! So we got to spend some time one day putting them together and it made me so happy:). We also got to then break a bowl and glue back together for a lesson haha so lots of repairing and putting things together this week:). Well, here's the week!
- Zone Conference! We had Elder Whiting from the area presidency come and visit us in Norway and it was super fun! We got to combine with some of the other areas in the mission which was great to see some missionaries that I've haven't seen in a while. Elder Whiting had lots of good insights and I learned a lot and it helped me also have good reflection on all I've done on my mission so, all in all, good conference:).
- MIRAKLER SKJER! Ok, last week we met a lady and her daughter on the street who ended up inviting us over to their home last Saturday. So we went and had dinner with their family and it was awesome! This doesn't happen very often and we got to share about what we do as missionaries, what we believe, and then invited them to church! They said that they would love to come and would like to have us over again! Woot woot! I literally can not describe how happy we were on the drive home:).
- Met a guy on the street who had lots of questions and ended up talking to him for 2 hours and then met up again today for another 2 hours. He definitely had a lot of life experiences that made it hard to have hope, but also believes strongly in God and in the Bible. So, we were able to have a good discussion, he didn't agree with everything we believe, but was very respectful to what we had to share. He wasn't interested in learning more, but liked talking to us and definitely felt like we were at least able to make a good impression and give a spark of hope:).
This week I was asked to give a talk in church and I just wanted to share a little of what I talked about because it had a little to do with what we discussed with that guy on the street. In the Book of Mormon there are accounts of many wars and many are lost and it was very easy to lose hope. However, at one of these times of conflict that I read about this week, the people were able to find hope.
Alma 27:12"While many thousands of others truly mourn for the loss of their kindred, yet they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know, according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God, in a state of never-ending happiness."
Our faith in Christ is what makes the difference between despair and hope. That guy we talked to had lost that hope. He forgot how infinite and all-encompassing our Savior's atonement is. There's a reason why the Book of Mormon says the word "remember" so much. Remember that Christ suffered specifically for your circumstances so that no matter what happened, no matter how much worse it got, there would always be hope. There would always be a way back to pure joy and it's all through Christ.
Glad i dere!
Hope you all have a great week!
Kia Kaha and just keep swimming:)
- Søster Twede
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Pday hike |
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Got to break a plate for our lesson on Sunday |
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Zone Conference |
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We got desks! |
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Getting ready to knock doors in the rain |