Almindelig uge og Transfer Opkald

Hello Everyone, T

his week has gone very well! I can see that there is growth in everything we do even if it is just line upon line. Here are somme of the highlights of this week! 

We had two splits this week which spanned over two days. We got to have some fun with them and just learn from each other. I love being with other missionaries and just finding something I can do to be better! 

We also had some fun activities in this week! We played some board games with some of our friends and just got to find a whole lot. Honestly this week has had anything too special. As the title says in Danish, this is just a basic week and we got our transfer calls. We will just be staying here in Aalborg! We have been quite busy and are just loving the work. 

I have almost come to a year mark and it almost feels unreal. It feels as if I have only been out a week and I am just now learning how to really do everything. The good part of that is I feel like I really understand the true purpose of a missionary. Something I studied a lot this week was General Conference. In it, it talks a lot about temples and eternal life. I see the importance of it and as missionaries our job is to bring this to pass with as many people that are willing and want to find more in their life. There is a quote I heard that talked about our potential and that we should focus our potential on more because we do not want to regret not looking. 

I am very thankful for the opportunity to serve. I hope that everyone that reads this email gets the chance to grow their own testimony. It really is special and individual that god will help all of his children. I am thankful for everyones prayers and Ill catch y'all next week! 

Love,

Elder Lines

Here's are some pictures of us playing a game and eating some good good food!

Aalborg is elect!

Hello Everyone,

This week was just amazing and it is gonna end on a high note! We started it out with some fun activities and got to work hard.  

It was great to make some time to really do everything we could this week including service, a lot of finding, and even some really fun teaching! We had some fun trying to meet people street contacting. We met a man named Nicolay on the streets on Tuesday and he ended up coming to Church, with his girlfriend!!!! He liked that we had a choir and loved singing himself. We look forward to seeing him again and getting to know these people even more! 

We had multiple lessons with our friend William! He is just amazing and loves to learn. We hardly do any teaching nowadays because of how much he learns himself. He is thinking about baptism and is starting to understand the truths that stand out from the Church! It really can be amazing to see the dedication that he has to find an answer. I've learned so much from him. 

We also had a very successful game night on Wednesday where almost 12 people showed up! We played games and just had a blast. We played the game Secret Hitler which is like a mafia game and was a big hit as everybody loved it! We are so excited to learn more about the people and have even more fun with them while they learn. It has been an effective way to get to know people and also do some missionary work. 

This Sunday was also a very special day as it was our wards Easter Sunday. We had choir music which I was a part of (I did not sound good) and some very strong testimonies! Afterwards we went to a member's house where we talked about Easter and the meaning of it in their lives and in Denmark. We learned a lot and shared some good laughs with them. It ended up being a really wonderful Easter.

We are ending this week with something also pretty fun! It is my Birthday on a P day  (today, no joke, I really was born on April Fool's day) which is quite nice! I hope to be able to have some fun. We are gonna play some sports and eat some good food...actually using my birthday money from my grandparents to take my companion out for a yummy dinner....lots of meat. I am officially 20 years old!!!

This week I wanted to talk a bit about prayer. I have recently read through 3 Nephi and something  that stands out strongly is prayer. Christ prays so many times for us and commands us to pray always in His name. As a missionary, I have begun to see the importance of that principle in my daily life. I love my Savior and that prayer is our way of thanking Him and talking right to our Father in heaven. It really is a miracle we get to be in this world and still come back to His presence. 

I am so thankful for all the support that everyone gives. We are thankful for your prayers for the missionaries and I promise you that I know they work. 

Love,

Elder Lines