January 21, 2013

January 21, 2013 God dag! God dag! Godt at se dig! Or... Kinda at least. I hear things around and that gives me a good picture in my head. It's been a big week for goals and re-focusing. We have a big District goal on our plates, and after making the goal by the spirit, we are all going for the big one. Finding a family. Every companionship in our district will find a family by the next... zone conference? Or Transfer at least. And so that's where the hunt has begun. We made that Tuesday, and have yet to find anyone quite yet, but our tactics have changed and we ride the bus and metros forth in tro! (Faith) Our baptismal date is still on board and is sure that he can get an answer in time for his baptismal date. We have one by the way. (YES!) He's just going through finals week, so we're praying he passes. He's a smart dude so it'll be fine. We've been dealing out the Family Mission Plan this week and has a lot of appointments with members. That a lot of fun and it's to get them on board with missionary work. My companion is very fond of saying these members need to step up their game. Nobody will get baptized if the members aren't involved. Went on Zone Leader splits this week and that was very interesting and cold. (Actually, it's just always cold here. Can't go out without 2 heavy layers at minimum here. And you notice very clearly when you don't have a scarf on. I'm getting very used to them.) Anyway, fun story. We were going to an appointment with someone and it was planned that their kinese (chinese) girlfriend would also be there and interested. Well, in a very awkward situation, we ended up walking right behind he all the way to the door, and then realized it was her. And she forgot her key and the guy was still at work. So were standing there in the cold and start talking to her. Suddenly she goes into this SUPER flirty mode, like all the body moves and laughing super hard about things we say that aren't funny at all. So Æ. Broshinsky and I start laughing at the whole situation and finally disengage, saying we'd come back another time. I'm not into Chinese girls at all so that helps us both keep a straight head. The interesting situations we run into out here... Oh and speaking of the Asian inspired culture here, my companion and I saw a herd of cosplayers at the train station, all with their crazy clothes and brightly dyed hair. I personally thought it was super cool. Even saw a guy dressed up as Ash from Pokémon, (for all you Pokémon fans out there.) My companion just looked at me weird. And the ONE time I didn't have my camera on me... We, in conclusion for the week, had a fireside at a members house. house about family history work. Not much use to us as missionaries. Do work for the living, not the dead. The family we went to is super amazing! The husbands conversion story is great. He's Swedish and she's Danish. Both still pretty young. (or if they're not I wouldn't know.)  They are both dancers and were (or are) ranked #1 in Denmark and #3 or 4 in Sweden. He saw her at a competition one time and noticed something different about her. He asked around, found out she was Mormon, and a few questions later and visits from the missionaries, he was baptized and they later were married. And WOW. He is an incredibly talented guy. If being a dancer gets me to where he is, sign me up! He doesn't walk. He glides. He walks with pose and is a very business oriented guy. He loves Apple and Mac produces. He uses one every week in priesthood to display the announcements. He hooks up his I-phone to his Mac book, which is connected to the big screen TV, and so he basically controls the TV with his I-pod. He is a extremely slick guy. The couple reminds me a lot about Uncle Eric and Aunt Susan. Professional ballroom dancers and Apple lovers. Cool people. So anyway, things are going fantastic! Contacting is cold. Other then people randomly calling the office and telling them they won't be responsible for what might happen if we were to come again, it's fun and cold every day! Learning quite a lot from my companion. Big friendly guy. Tells great stories. Love to hear from all ya! Bestie ønsker fra danmark! Ældste Christensen