Training and some Teaching

Hello everyone! 

This week has gone very well! We have had a lot of good appointments and we are looking forward to a good week. The mission keeps on going and I continue to see the Lords hand in our efforts and work. 

To start out I will report and tell a little bit more about my trainee! His name is Elder DeMordaunt and he comes from Highland! He likes playing a lot of sports and is honestly really good at it! He is really full of surprises and it is crazy to see just how much he can do. His Danish is coming along really well and we love spending time together! I hope to be a good example and am really grateful I get to train him!!!!!

This week we had some pretty fun activities. We had an eating appointment at a Chinese member's house! She is insanely good at making Chinese food and it tastes so good! We have eaten at her place a couple of times but the last time was special. We also had an eating appointment with our bishop and they are such a good family. They were teaching us some cool stuff about Danish laws.

As for the work this week, we got to teach many lessons and had some really good spiritual moments! One person we taught referred himself through Facebook. He has been having some bad thoughts and wants to find some peace. He said that he knows this is the right way but he just needs to find some courage. We had a great lesson and he made it to Church!!!! He met a lot of members and loved the experience. He wants to come and learn a lot more. It's joyful to share these experiences with him.

Speaking of friends coming to church we had a lot of friends come to church! It is amazing to see so many friends come to church and to see them accept that this place feels like home! We are really happy for the work being done and extremely happy for the change in methods! We love social media and being able to record ads! It is nice to have some other stuff to do then the normal daily routine. Knocking can get boring fast...

As for the rest of the week we had a really good district council meeting on Friday! We had a good discussion about the Book of Mormon and shared a lot of cool experiences. We are focusing on chapter 5 from Preach My Gospel which has been fun to put in perspective. We get to share the Book of Mormon a lot but we need to know why it is so important and how we can use the convincing power to help others. Read and keep reading the Book of Mormon. I love it. 

Thank you everyone for the emails! I love hearing from you all! I will write again next week! 

Love,

Elder Lines

New Trainee and a LOT of snow

Hello everyone! This last week has been pretty eventful! 

The most important thing that has happened this week is that I received the missionary that I will be training! His name is Elder DeMordaunt and he comes from Highland Utah! He loves sports and he loves to be active! We have been having a lot of fun with each other! We love the work and his Danish is coming along so fast! 

Before I received my new trainee we had a couple of eating appointments and had a final lunch as a hurrah to the district! We also had two eating appointments and just got to end the transfer on a really good note. We love the work and we are so happy to be able to work here.   

As for some of the spiritual stuff, we have seen a lot of miracles in our lessons. We had two families come to church and our newly baptized member invited his brother. There are so many things to be thankful for and so many people to help! We had a particularly good time when we knocked on one door and then had the prompting to knock it again! We ended up talking for a while and invited them to Church. Even in our exhausted efforts, I still see how the Lord pushes us forward and we see success even in the little ways. I'm here for all the help and encouragement from the Lord. 

I would just like to mention that I have only three months left! The thought sure has crossed my mind and I have felt the urgency of the work really cross my mind!. We are doing everything we can to find people and we really hope to make a difference. I have been reading a lot about faith and how to increase it! It all depends on our true desires. Make the change now to always have the desire to follow God. It is a blessing!

Thank you everyone for the support and for the emails! I wish you all a good week! I will write again next week! 

Love,

Elder Lines

Transfer News and The Beginning of the End!

Hello everyone! This week has been pretty eventful but lets cut to the chase! 

This week we knew from the beginning that we were going to be getting transfer news on Saturday. We had some ideas but we didn't really know until Tuesday night. On Tuesday night I got an email from President that said that I should be training. I will be using the last 3 months of my mission to train one of the two new trainees that are coming to the mission. It was slightly shocking news but I am now preparing myself mentally and physically to train.

I will have more information next week! 

As for some of the others highlights:

We have had quite a few lessons this week and have enjoyed getting to teach! We had a good splits with the Amager Elders and ate some Pizza Hut in the new Pizza Hut! 

We got to teach some fun lessons and really have been making some good personal connections with the friends we have.  We taught a family that strengthened our understanding of faith. I learn a lot by teaching. 

We went to the institute class and got to learn more about some Gospel Questions. We hear about how to accept those that actively make dangerous or bad decisions. The Savior told us not to judge but to love! That was the main topic of the evening. 

We had a service appointment with some cool members and learned about the Danish trash sorting system! It turns out there are so many rules and it is insanely hard to understand. 

The spiritual aspect of this week has definitely been a focus on preparation! It is often hard to find ways to prepare to spiritual experiences but preparation is all about course correction. We talked a lot about being on a boat and that as crew we have our duties but we need to correct our course sometimes. Spiritually when we teach we feel the need to help these people correct the course. It really makes the biggest difference to grab on to the iron rod!

Read the talk Stay on the True Course! It is really good! 

Thank you everyone for the support and for the emails! I will write again next week! Vi ses! 

Love, 

Elder Lines

A Step Closer to the Spirit

Hello everyone,

This week has certainly been interesting! We've been teaching extensively and enjoying the company of fellow missionaries. It's been filled with activities and fun.

The week began with Zone Conference and a dinner appointment. We learned a lot about the Spirit's role in our work and how to draw closer to it, so that we can better recognize promptings.  

Wednesday and Thursday were busy with teaching and finding new people to teach. We also dedicated time to deep cleaning our bathrooms and kitchen.

We've had many positive experiences with members this week. We helped a member from Germany move into her new apartment and enjoyed a service appointment with a local family who always welcomes the missionaries. It's truly a blessing to spend time with these families and strive to be the best examples we can. This is one of the most impactful ways we can contribute to the future of faith in Denmark: by simply being good examples.

One of the best activities that we have done was this fast Sunday when we all came together to break our fast in a big eating appointment! We gathered and brought something to share with everyone! We made some Peach Crumble, which made me happy, because I really love cooking! 

The big spiritual aspect of this week is what happened at the end of our eating appointment yesterday. We all got the opportunity prompted by one of the senior couples to share our testimonies. It was really good to see the joy that the Gospel has given to all these people and the different ways that the gospel impacts. We all shared testimonies about a variety of principles and topics. It all ended on a very good note and we enjoyed the feeling of getting to share with each other. We often share with others so much that we sometimes forget to share to those right around us.

As for some more fun this week it will get noted below in this bulletin:

- We made food for the sisters because they doubted my cooking! 

- We ate lunch at this really cool Italian food places that was definitely some of the best food we have ever eaten

- I made a lot of food this week and realized that I really love cooking 

Thank you everyone for your prayers and have a great week! 

Love,

Elder Lines

Here are some pictures of the different distrikt activities that we have recently done! 

South Sjælland Zone Conference

 

Snowing and Raining

Hello everyone! 

This week has been amazing and we have seen the miracles of the work! Along with the rain and snow it has led to some interesting events. Time is litereally flying and I am very happy.

This last week we have had quite a few lessons and even had some splits with the ZLs! We taught quite a few lessons and have seen the hand of the Lord  guiding and helping these people to find us! I won't mention them all but it all has to do with challenges and people recognizing and acting on spiritual promptings. I have come to understand that many people have challenges. I also have come to understand that a belief in Jesus Christ helps lighten our loads and provides hope. 

This topic of acting on spiritual promptings has really impacted us as a mission and we have seen the importance of listening to the spirit! We have been focusing on Chapter 4 of Preach my Gospel and we have found some cool ways to always listen and be active in our pursuits of spiritual promptings! We will be having a zone conference tomorrow so we hope that we can hear some more about it.

A kind of fun experience this week has been the service that we have done with the members! We went to this member's house and helped her with her computer and made some authentic Chinese dumplings! We also went to this other member's house and made some holes in their ground and they gave us some waffles! It sometimes feels like an exchange of services but the best part is always getting to know them and sharing a short spiritual thought. I will forever be grateful for the good members and our connection with them. 

The main topic of this week by many was the weather! We had a lot of snow and rain which made it hard to find and talk to people. We still had a good time and learned to really appreciate the times when the weather is better.  This week looks promising!

Thank you to everyone that prays for the missionaries! We appreciate the support! Have a great week! See you next time!

Love,

Elder Elias Lines

A lot of Social Media and A Good Beginning

Hello everyone! 

This week has been amazing and I am excited to be sharing! It really feels like the beginning of the transfer even though I have been here for awhile. We have really been getting used to the flow and we have a good organization in our work. The weather has definetely been weird though and has included a lot of snow and rain!

The last couple of days have been really fun because we have had a lot of member appointments and had a lot of social media referrals! Due to that we have not been finding as much as we have before. We have had some big miracles with social media though which is why we are focusing on it. It's been fun experience this success. Even if it is different.

One of said miracles was a man called Alexander! He is from Romania and has been looking for faith in his life. He lives in Denmark now and really wants to find some answers. We met with him at the perfect time in the library right before it was closing. It was meant to be and we were very excited to hear that he wanted to learn. We are excited about teaching him.

We had these two other eating appointments! One of them was with members and the other was with an African family! The member was super sweet and loves missionaries. Her kids have always grown up with missionaries in the home and she loved feeding us. Which we are always grateful for. I am not used to many eating appointments coming for Bornholm and the small branch there.  The next family was from Africa! They are so cool and gave us authentic African food. We ate with our hands and then read in the scriptures. They want to come to Church and we love that there are young people willing to be Christian and stand for that! We will be meeting again on Sunday!

The week has also been teaching us really to listen to the spirit! We had splits on Thursday and had a baptismal interview for their friend! They are ready but just need a bit more love. That interview was very spiritual and we really needed to focus on the promptings. It was good to see that guidance comes. Another miracle. I'm always grateful for those kinds of miracles.

The rest of the week has been a weird mix of busy appointments and train rides! We bike around to a lot of places and take the train to go faster and further. I love the Danish public transportation system! It is really good! 

The pictures from this week are of our eating appointments and then some splits that we had.

Thank you everyone for your support and prayers. I love hearing about your lives! 

Love,

Elder Lines