Heia alle sammen!
What a week! Definitely have had a lot of things happen this week, but I don't remember half the things that happened so thank goodness for journals haha :). Here's the update!
- Book of Mormon stand! Helped out with the Book of Mormon stand this week and it was very cold, but worth it because we gave a Book of Mormon to a girl who was wanting to become more religious, woot woot!
- Hugs! So we were out street contacting as we were walking to the church today and we were walking past a Norwegian old lady. I said hi and she looked at me and just stopped. She asked me if I knew her and I said no and just wanted to say hi and right then she just lit up and gave me a hug haha:)! That was definitely a first and definitely made my day:).
- Julekonsert! On Sunday, our ward had a Christmas concert and I got to help accompany the choir and it was so fun! We also all sang a couple Norwegian Christmas songs and they were so fun!
- Julemarked! So Trondheim apparently has one of the biggest Christmas markets in Norway and it started this week! It was so fun to walk around and see all the food and shops! We all tried "gløgg" for the first time which is basically apple cider but better 😋. It is now one of my favorite things from Norway:).
This week during District Council we got on the topic of success on the mission. Now, I remember when I first got called to Norway, I was told that I would not see a whole lot of baptisms and not a lot of people would want to talk to me. The longer I've been here, the more I've seen how that would make sense but... when have any of the Lord's biggest miracles made sense? In Moroni 6:4 it says, "their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God."
It can be very easy to get caught up in the numbers of everything, but one of the many things my parents taught me growing up is that it's not about the numbers, but about the people who those numbers represent. It's about bringing people closer to Christ. We can't control where people are on their path back to come unto Christ, but we can help them along wherever that may be. This week has probably been my favorite week of talking to people on the street and just helping those around me because I felt like I wasn't just trying to preach, but I was just trying to minister and connect with people so they can feel His love. Is faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost important? YES! They are so important! But how are we supposed to obtain those things and endure to the end without that relationship with our Savior? Just like that scripture, we record to remember and so we can nourish them with the word of God and I might add the LOVE of God. I know that as we come closer to Christ and help others come closer to Him, we will find that peace and joy in our lives "at all times, in all things, and in all places."
Glad i dere! God Jul! Wish you all a great week!
Kia Kaha and just keep swimming:)
- Søster Twede
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