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Woohoo! Its October! Time for spooks and ghouls and
haunts! Guess what I'm
going to be for Halloween? Oh, but they don't exactly
celebrate Halloween
in Europe. so... too bad.
This week was one of oddities and adventures. It's been
raining a LOT lately.
I don't know if there was a single day that it hasn't
rained. And it's not
heavy rain, but instead is a light rain that is almost
more of a mist that
is enough to get you wet, but not enough that you'd want
an umbrella
(paraplute) out to stop it. There is no easy compromise.
Oh, and it can
literal rain anytime here. We were walking to an eating
appointment, and it
was a very bright and sunny day. I was squinting it was
so bright. And then
suddenly, out of nowhere it starts raining on us. In the
middle of a sunny
day. Like the sun is shining, I can see blue in the sky,
but there was this
cloud, right over our heads that was raining. What is
this?!? So crazy!
However, all the mist from the rain and the combination
of sun make for
some great rainbows. I see two or three good ones every
week.
One highlight of the week was the Spøttup Castle that we
went to. It's one
of the few castles left standing in Denmark. It was
actually fairly empty
when we went out to it. As we walked into the castle
itself, we were
literally the ONLY ones in the entire castle. We had it
all to ourselves.
It was super cool. Lots of interesting history there.
One of our
investigators actually worked there at one point, so
that's super cool.
It was hunting down old investigators week for us, that
I'd fished out last
week. Easy thing to do in our spare time. Too bad most
of the people have
moved. Just remember that going to an old investigator
down by the docks,
in the rain, in the evening will only leave you wet. Go
on a happier day.
And make sure to take the bus next time. But otherwise I
sorta like
hunting. I don't feel so much like a farmer, as much as
I do a hunter. I
fit more in the category of Jeremiah 16:16. ¶Behold, I
will send for many
afishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and
after will I send
for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every
mountain, and from
every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
Yep. That's us out here. However, there is growth where
we stand.
I recently finished the Book of Mormon again. It's true.
I understood an
incredible amount of it this time. Maybe it's because
I'm on a mission or
I'm spending much more time on it per day. Whatever the
case, it's awesome!
I'm also studying praying with power lately. Like truly
powerful prayers,
because there are times when you pray that you can...
feel the words are
being heard. That's the best way I can put it. That
there is a strength in
them that is uncommon in a normal prayer. Evidence of this is all through
the scriptures. Jeremiah 29:13, 1st Nephi 1:5, 2nd Nephi
4:24, and Moroni
7:9 and 48. Also Moroni 10:3-4. Pray with real intent.
Pray with and from
all your heart and soul. It can be a hard thing to do at
times. I don't
know exactly why it works all the time, but that's what
I'm studying. Its
got something to do with Faith, connected to Hope, which
is connected to
Humility which is connected to Charity. Something that
is a combination of
all those elements. And of course is the Lord's will.
Can't forget that.
Are there certain things that the spirit would guide us
to say that will have
power I wonder? Just thinking out loud.
Oh! This week has been fantastic in the language! The
gift of tongues' is
kicking into effect more... well...It's already been
there, but I guess I
can better see the results of it. At one of our eating
appointments,
(actually on E. Arts følesdag{birthday}) I was being
able to talk and
listen with skill I had not been able to before, and the
members noticed!
Also at church, I was able to talk and understand the
members better then I
ever have before! I've still got a extremely long way to
go, but there is
progress being made! Yay! An active and visible blessing
from the Lord! Put
your heart and soul in His hands and he'll help you out.
So that was my week this week!
Best wishes to the world!
Ældete T. Christensen
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