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Goodbye Denmark

 

The Last Week! See you soon!

Hello everyone! It has come to an end! There are only four days of time in Denmark! We have a lot to do until then. Here is a short recap of last week! 

This week has been very nostalgic and reflective! I have been to a lot of appointments and had to repeat the fact that I will not be here soon! It is a weird reality to accept. I can hardly believe it. 

Since Wednesday not much has gone down other than some pretty busy appointments! We have a bunch of teaching and member appointments. I got to say goodbye to a lot of people and enjoy a lot of time with some fun members. We played some football (soccer) with some guys and I got the ball kicked really hard into my jaw! Ironic that it happened right when my mom said to not get injured! I guess God has some humor! 

On the more spiritual side for this week, we had an amazing lesson on Saturday! There is a family that has a son who is interested in Christianity and they want to learn more! They came to Church and the wife cried because she was so touched. I literally can't explain it other than saying I know that God is preparing people for this time. It was powerful, sweet and simple.

God has prepared all of us for this time! He knows us and sent his son to die for us so that we could come back to Him! That is a truth that reverberates throughout the universe. I hope to continue sharing and living the Gospel even stronger as I transition back to "normal life"! I have much more to share and so much is on my mind and in my heart. My mission has truly been remarkable in every single way. 

Thank you to everyone that has been a part of my journey the last couple of years! It has been amazing to hear from you and hopefully you have enjoyed hearing from me!

Catch you on the flip side! 

Love,

Elder Lines

The End of Something Great!

Hello everyone! 

This week is the week before I go home! By this day next week I will be packed and done with my mission with only two days left to go! It all seems so surreal. We have had a full fun week and are getting lots done on a random Wednesday P-day. 

This week we started out good with a hard working Tuesday! We had a lot of finding time and got to get a lot done and met many good friends..  The future of this area is looking up! It was the same on Wednesday as we had a lot to do! We ended up not going to institute on Thursday becuase we go to meet with our friend Sali! (more about that in a minute) The next few days included a bunch of appointments and some Soccer with some really cool guys from different wards! The future of Denmark youth is so positive. They are faithful, fun and kind youth. It is great to see the impact that the church has on lives. That is something we will never forget! 

One great moment in this last week was a lesson that we had with our friend (Sali)! It went very well and we had a great conversation about his future in faith. He wants to understand more and needs to take some steps to get there. He has some cool analogies but the entire time I just felt like it was gonna be okay. It was a peaceful to feel that way since we have spent a lot of time talking with him. I could feel his desire to learn and that the frienship that we have really means something! I will miss my friends. 

All in all, the days leading up to now have been filled with appointments and sharing the message of Jesus Christ and his restored Gospel. It really is our job to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. This is something that is attested by the miracles that we see. We must have high expectations and high love in order to succeed! It is an honor to share about Christ and to love others. 

Thank you everyone for the support throughout the week and for all the love that you have shared! See you all soon!

Love,

Elder Lines

Some rain and some busy schedules

Hello everyone! This week has been amazing! We have had some good times and some hard times per usual. The good times have definetely been the focus. Here is a quick update:

This week we got to participate in two service projects with members which is always uplifting! They are some cool people and the work that we did was very helpful. We are happy to serve. That was definitely a theme from conference that we really liked.

Most of the finding we have been doing has been contacting people that have referred themselves through Facebook! That meant that we had a lot of hunting to do in terms of finding where they live and whether or not they are interested.

We still had many lessons as our schedule was a little packed! We taught a lot of the beginning of the Church and, of course, Easter! We loved talking about the resurrection and especially how important we think it is. The best part of the week was definitely getting to see the progress that some of our friends have made and are making. It really is crazy to see how much someone can change in such a short period of time! I love that part of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ,

As the title states it rained a little this week and I thought it was kinda perfect! It rained on Saturday which was the day after Good Friday. Although the world seemed to cry we still had a reason to be happy and have fun! We enjoyed a long day, yet a very fun day/ We ate some good food and organized our lives a little.

One of the best spiritual things this week was definitely Zone Konference! We got to hear some good messages but also feel the power of a simple invitation. There was a cool story of a member who was given an invitation as a young kid to invite a friend to Church. That friend became a lifelong friend and devoted member! We just need to have faith and like president Nelson said in General Konference "Courage"!

For P-day we got to visit Tivoli Gardens. It was beautiful. And, when I return I want to go on one of the roller coasters!

Thank you everyone for your emails and support! We are thankful for everyone's faith throughout the world! See you all next week! 2 P-Days left! 

Love,

Elder Lines

Zone Conference

 

Smukke Blomster and Hard Work

Hello everyone! We have had an amazing week! Something special about the week has definitely been the flowers! They are extremely beautiful and we love all the vibrance that it has brought. This time of year, Denmark is gorgeous.

We had a good week and, as the title of the email states, we have had a lot of work to do! We have been getting a lot of Social Media Referrals which makes it hard to manage all the appointments that we can sometimes get. The best part of the work has definitely been getting to gain some good friends. It often feels like some people are just a little flakey but this week we met some people that are a lot more engaged. Thankfully.

We had two eating appointments this week which was amazing! One of the sisters' friends, Jasmin, who is getting baptized, came to one of them. There really are miracles happening as she referred herself to the church and has been so engaged in everything. The members here have been amazing and so helpful. I hope to be the same!

Another highlight was attending the baptism of a friend of the Elders in our district. Afterward, our friend who attended with us remarked on how quickly it happened and that no one clapped. This observation has prompted me to consider the question: Why didn't we clap? I understand his perspective and feel that clapping would express the happiness we all feel! It took me a second to think about it but my answer was as said,"Sometimes we need to be a little reverent." It sounded like an answer to a child but it is often true that sometimes we just need to be a little reverent and listen to the experience rather than react to it! We have studied a lot about Christlike poise and how we can have that in our own lives! One of the easiest methods is not always to react but to think then act. Give ourselves the second of silence or peace to think about our reaction and then apply it to the moment. We are not insulting our friend for thinking the way he did but rather reflecting on the question and trying to understand it. I just thought that that was a cool thought from the week!

Thank you everyone for your support and for the prayers! I will write again next week! 3 more emails left!  I'm working hard and staying focused. I love being a missionary.

Love,

Elder Lines