You shall not pass!

The title of this email comes from an experience we had coming back from Aarhus driving through the Carnival party that was going on. There was a drunk man dressed as Gandalf that sat in the middle of the street blocking traffic for a while! Love a good Lord of the Rings moment!! 

But Hello Everyone, 

This week has been filled with a lot of good things! We have been having quite a bit of fun with splits even though we are quite tired also. We had splits almost everyday and had a lot of cool experiences with the missionaries. To get us into a safe place during the huge carnival, we left for two nights. I was also very thankful to get to visit the first area that I served in! I got to have some fun with the members playing soccer and see some old friends.! All in all we loved the time and I was paired with one of the new missionaries and helped him to learn some new things. He, in particular, was so eager to learn and I in the process realized that after a year I have learned quite a few things. 

This week we also had a baptism for a member. We invited some friends and got to enjoy the spirit that was there and help our friends to feel that too! They are from Sweden and they are just so amazing and kind. It was fun to hear them speak and to understand a little bit of what they were saying. We are very thankful for their examples!

Other than that this week was pretty normal! Thank you everyone for your prayers and continue to show your light!

Love,

Elder Lines

Zone Konference og jeg lavede mad!

Hello Everyone, 

This week has been amazing! We have gone to Zone Conference and had a Zone P day! I also made food for all the young adults and it was a blast! 

To begin with, we had Zone Pday and played a lot of fun games! I was excited to be able to see all the missionaries and just have a fun time! We ate after and then slept before the Zone Conference the next day! This time it was absolutely amazing. We all got pumped up listening to all the success we were having and were able to hear some miracles that had happened in the mission. We also heard some things to help us focus on the work. As a result, we are very pumped and spiritually lifted. I really love going to zone conferences. 

After that, we went home and the next day had our apartment cleaning check.  We had cleaned the apartment quite well and there wasn't much to fix, so I guess I admittedly learned a few cleaning things from those Saturday chores I didn't like doing,  I had also volunteered to make food for the young adults institute class and so I made some shepherd's pie! It was delicious and I can say that I love to cook (also, those cooking shows I enjoyed watching paid off)! A lot of young adults came and it was a success.

The next day we had three lessons (which is a lot)! We are trying to lead them all to  baptism and they each have some unique challenges that we are trying to help them with. They are awesome though and the lessons all happened and we taught some good stuff and the spirit was present. We hope that they follow through on the commitments and try to come to church!

 It was my companion's birthday and we got dinner from a member on Friday. Sunday was also quite normal as not much happened other than some finding time and a lot of work! We love it and we are moving forward! 

This week I would just like to say that I know our prayers are answered! I have seen that the questions I have asked have been answered by my studying the scriptures and  through study materials. I really have seen some answers to some pretty big topics that have comforted me during the busy week. I know that we can all find answers to the hard questions. Just keep searching and press forward!

This week marks ONE YEAR out on the mission!!! I can hardly believe it. It brings me joy to tell you that I have learned so much this last year and I look forward to serving and learning more. I REALLY love this work and I hope I become more of a light to the people of Denmark. It has definitely been a time to reflect on my journey and to feel immense gratitude for my abundance of blessings!

Thank you everyone for your prayers and for the encouragement! You are all loved and appreciated! 

Love,

Elder Lines

Here are some pictures of Skagen! The topmost part of Denmark! It is so pretty! 

Finder solen og lys i livet!

Hello everyone,

This week has actually been quite interesting! We have had a lot of time outside and I have found myself looking for the sun because of the warmth in this season. Everytime I do, I feel the love of God and get to take a second to admire all His creations. Denmark really is one of the most pretty places in the entire world! I love the scenery and all the greenery around. 

This week we were in charge of two baptisms of converts. Their father was a member and  baptized both of them but we needed to fill out the forms and make sure they were good to go. In the end, it went through smoothly and we witnessed the spirit filled baptisms of a daughter and her child. It was definitely the highlight of the week and I am so happy to be here in Aalborg to witness it! With this, we hope to work even harder to find some others that want to partake in the covenant and be baptized by water and fire! 

We also have been organizing quite a few activities outside because of the good weather and we love to play football or soccer and volleyball! It feels so good to have some fun and find people at the same time! We hope that the weather holds up for this week also.

This week we also got to enjoy our time in the presence of the spirit. Me and my companion have definitely been tired but we have been having a lot of energy and fun doing the work. This week particularly during Mothers Day we felt the love of God more being away from our mothers. (I love my mom!!) We know that families can be together forever and we look forward to helping more people here in Denmark find it! 

Thank you everyone for your prayers and I hope that you all have an amazing week!

Tillykke med Mors Dag også!

Love,

Elder Lines