Spirit Filled Lessons!

Hello Everybody! 

This week has been amazing! We have had some good lessons and a lot of preparation for this coming week! Here are some of the good things that happened.

This week we got to have splits with the ZLs and got to learn a lot from them and their plan for our zone. We hope to be able to achieve their goals and learn a lot from it. We had some meaningful lessons and got to accept that sometimes the lessons don't go as planned. The spirit will guide a lesson to teach what is necessary to be taught. I'm getting better at learning from these experiences.

We had a really cool time planning for this upcoming week! We have been doing a lot of planning because Elder Christofferson will be coming to our mission! We are very excited and we are reading the new copy of Preach my Gospel in preparation. Our mission has only 70 missionaries so we are excited to gather in this small group and learn from an apostle. 

We had a lesson with our friend Jason. He is one person who shares a lot of questions about the world and I can't say I don't understand why. The gospel provides answers but it takes some time to find them! It's fun to see his progress and learn from his curiosity. We are praying for him and will continue to meet with him. I really admire him and love him.

We visited a place today that is called Mons Klint! It is a super pretty white cliffed and black sand ocean. It is gorgeous and our district had a lot of fun. It really took my breath away with how stunning it was to see the water and shoreline. So beautiful. 

Sorry for the shorter email but since our P day was only a couple days ago not a lot has happened! 

Thank you everyone for your prayers and we will see you next week.

Love,

Elder Lines  

En længe uge og en interessant udveksling!

Hello Everyone,

This week has been amazing and I have been able to see God's blessings in my life! I am thankful for the opportunity to teach these people and learn this language. Time really is flying by but I know that I am changing so much! We had a Pday switched last minute from Monday to Wednesday just for this week. So, here I am writing on Wednesday.

This week we have had a lot of fun but also a lot of work. We have had a lesson almost everyday and are constantly planning times to meet with our friends. We know that the work moves on and we love to see the willingness of these people sometimes. We have had some very spirit filled lessons with some of our friends that speak Danish and some that speak English. We have quite a few lessons in both of the languages! We recently have been contacting and connecting with many of the Muslim faith. I am really touched by these individuals and look forward to meeting with them more.

One lesson in particular happened today! We got to teach him about the Book of Mormon and he read the ENTIRE FIRST BOOK of Nephi. It was crazy to see his dedication. We saw that he loves prayer and loves to learn about God. We are excited to teach again and talk more about God's plan and how we have and can feel the spirit!

This week I was able to play a bit of Catan. There were a lot of people that wanted to play and we got to enjoy the time. I will say that it definitely helps to pass the time and is a fun way of just relaxing as missionaries. And, I'm pretty good at it still. I love a good board game. I don't mind winning from time to time too!!

This week we also got to go up to Slageslse so that some of the missionaries in our district could take a culture class. It is necessary for missionaries to take it so they can stay in Denmark! Since I have already completed my culture classes, I got to just work in Slagelse with other missionaries. It was fun to see a different place and enjoy missionaries. We have really awesome missionaries in our mission and I feel very blessed.

All in all this week has been a lot of work but I am learning to continually love it and to love the opportunities we have to spread this joy! We have had quite a few good experiences and I know that God will continue to bless us. Thank you for all of your prayers! We see the miracles and the help that God gives his servants everyday. We hope to continue in Spirit and I hope everyone has a good week!

Love,

Elder Lines

Et stort fokus!

 Hello everyone,

This week has been splendid and things just go up from here! We have been outside a lot and although it is snownig a lot and raining a lot it feels nice to just be outside so much! We have been trying to meet and make some friends to teach and we have had some good success. Here are some of the highlights.  

We made a lot of friends this week! We had the ZLs come down and so with our split efforts we met with a lot of friends and taught a lot of people. We have been seeing the progress and although it feels like a completely new beginning it has been good. We have been really enjoying the work and just trying to progress as much as we can. 

We havent seen the sun in a bit! This is both good and bad! Often the coldest days are the ones when the sun shines but it also means that it has indeed rained the last while. It is amazing to experience everything and just know that this work happens no matter the conditions. Weather is but a small roadblock.

We eat A LOT of food. The three of us together have been devouring the food  and just overall eating everything! We made some over baked chicken with some homemade gravy and it was delicious. We don’t get a lot of dinner appointments so we do most of our own cooking. 

We have gotten better about setting goals and plans so we can more easily see the progression  of the work. We are still improving but it is a drastic difference! 

For a spirtual experience I will share happened about four days ago on Thursday during splits. We taught somebody who is very willing to learn and just stands out as an all around spiritual, faithful, and interested person. We taught about the scriptures and the Book of Mormon. We gve her a ccopy and will return to teach about the Gospel! It is really amazing to get such miracles! 

This week has been great and I have been reading from the Book of Mormon a lot. It reminds me in every chapter in some way that there  is so much we don't know but that God will always bring us to remembrance of his plan and help us to be better with every step we take! It really is eye opening to read and just ponder. I’m really grateful for this study time and for the added blessing it has been to me. 

Here are some pictures of us throughout the week in a couple of different places. Vordingborg, Præsto, og Nykobing Falster! 

Thank you all for your prayers on my behalf, 

Elder Lines

Ny Forflyttelse og en TRIO

Hello Everyone,

Hejsa Allesammen, This has been filled with a lot so here is the overall recap and some experiences! This week as the title says (In Danish) we are into the next transfer! All the transfer moving took place on Saturday and now we are just adjusting to the new company and having a great time! I will be staying down here in Nykobing Falster and my companion drove up to Herning! Now he has been replaced by Elder Curtis and Elder Langford. They are two amazing elders and come from very different places in Denmark! 

For the first day we didn't have much going on but after we got home we ate some Shepherd's Pie (I've gotten super good at making it) and the other Elders unpacked. The next day Sunday was very good as we got to go to the island of Møn and meet with our friend Niels! He is such an amazing man and openly admitted that the feelings he had around us were different. We hope to have more progress with him! 

The days before transfers were also very good. The highlights included a service opportunity where I chopped a tree down and then just spent a bunch of time outside trying to find some new friends! It really has been busy and we are happy to see that God is really helping us! 

We got to go out to a place called "The Burger" with our branch! I got a barbecue burger and it was very good! We had a fun time with them and Elder Hacking got to say goodbye to them one last time! All in all, the week went good and the appointments we have didn't cancel which just makes it even better. Again, small miracles. 

I have learned a lot from my time with Elder Hacking. Some of those lessons are patience, Christlike love, and how to have a lot of fun! It's always a little bitter to say goodbye to a good companion. But, I'm grateful for our time toghether. I look forward to an amazing transfer! 

As a spiritual thought this week I want to mention the experience that we had with our friend Niels one more time. We talked with him and although he had been having a lot of problems everytime we explained something he saw the connection there was and felt blessed for what he had. I know that the Spirit of God is something we can feel and have with us! It is stronger than any voice if we pay attention to it! Again, miracles. 

Love to all of you and better pictures next week since my mom sent me a new phone with a not broken camera!!!!!

Love,

Elder Lines