Hej Far og Mor :)
I'm going to start off by
saying that I'm really thankful to the Lord that Elder Lester has another turn
here in Helsingør. We've been seeing so many good things happen over just the
past few short weeks, and we're happy to get the opportunity to work together,
especially now with the Christmas season approaching.
Last year in Frederiksberg we
had the whole ward in with us on giving referrals to their friends of people we
can go caroling to. It lead to many referrals and finding a lot of people, and
Elder Lester and I already have the plan in action for this year. I love the
Christmas season! It's a time when people's hearts are softened and more
willing to listen.
Elder Lester and I have
already started to experience this. I've had a few wonderful experiences with
contacting people recently, and I know that it's because they're being prepared
to hear about the glad message. I was also excited to be a part of 'M's
baptismal service,
a recent convert in the ward Elder Enniss taught. It was
great to see the kind of changes that people are able to make in their life,
and then to be a part of the circle for giving the gift of the Holy Ghost for
the first time was a sweet experience.
It's especially sweet to see
the change that 'V' (who we actually call 'H', pronounced like 'vipsah'
actually means wasps in Danish, but she doesn't like her name...) has
made in her life. I hope I can be here to see her make the step to be
baptized. She's ready, but hesitant.
In any case, it's been great
to be a part of seeing her change, and I feel blessed just to be in this area
right now.
On another note, Elder Lester
and I went to a Jehovah's Witness meeting this week. That was pretty
interesting, but the girl who brought us wasn't at all willing to even listen
to our message after we went to their meeting, so that's the end of the line
there.
Another fun experience was a
sweet old woman that I contacted on the train and had a nice conversation with
before she got off at her stop. While I was smiling to myself thinking
about what a nice lady she was, the woman across the aisle told me to look out
the window to see that the woman was showing her grandson, about my age, and
almost my same dimensions, where I was sitting on the train, and then got a big
old grin on her face and started waving when she realized I saw her :)
Those little conversations
always make me feel like I'm doing a good work, even if people aren't always
willing to listen to everything I have to say, they know that I care about
them, and it makes me feel good.
I'd really love to
incorporate the 10 things I'm thankful for idea. I actually already have
the ten things I'm thankful for from the gospel. I use it as a contacting
technique so that as I am talking about everyday life things with people, I can
remember to apply those things to bear testimony of things that actually mean
something to me. That's also a good way to use those points once you have
them written down *hint hint* ;)
I love you both, and hope y'all have an amazing week :)
Ældste Pitcher
