Hello everyone,
This week has been amazing! We have had a couple of big activities and some big news as to what will happen in the next transfer!
We had our first interviews with our new mission president. President and Sister Davidson are wonderful people and it will be fun to get to know them better. He and I had a good talk and got to know each other better! He was very uplifting and building! That very same day we had an appointment with two different families and had some great times. At the appointment that we had in the evening we talked about our efforts to help the young adults. We are so happy to see this work so heavily focused on them. It was a really empowering day and I'm grateful for those times in my mission that I feel encouragement from the spirit.
The next couple of days went by pretty slowly. We had some good appointments and got to work more with our friends. Overall we have been doing very well and are very excited for the future of this area. Aalborg has been very building for me. I have had two amazing companions and wonderful families that have really blessed me. These families included the Palm family, Steffensen Family, Knudsen family, and Frost Family. There were plenty of other members that really impacted me but these families really made a difference in helping us and the ones that we taught. The way they raised their kids and the ideals they stand for is something to strive for! They really are lights in the darkness and stalwart disciples of Jesus Christ.
Now for the big news of this email as you can probably see by the title and the last couple of paragraphs, I will be moving from Aalborg to BORNHOLM. It is an island off the coast of Denmark (by quite a ways..). I am excited to be serving there and getting to be in the place where my ancestors once lived. My great, great, great, great grandparents were amongst the first people on the island of Bornholm to listen to missionaries and join the church. They sailed across the seas (with 9 children) to join the saints in America. They sold their belongings to help pay for the voyage. I am excited/humbled to be serving where they once lived. They really are amazing and their stories are powerful. I find immense gratitude in thinking about them and what they sacrificed. As a result, all these generations later....here I am, as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints.
My understanding is that we drive across a bridge to Sweden, then a ferry to Bornholm. It is about 250 square miles total and has a population of about 39,000 people. There are 2 sets of elders on the entire island. I look forward to working with my new companion and pray that we can teach, share and love the people we will meet.
Thank you everyone for the prayers. We have been very thankful to feel so much support here and I know that the prayers help. We really can be blessed when we turn to our Father who art in heaven!
I love you,
Elder Lines
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