Kære Familie,
How are you guys doing!? Utah may be busy, but I would love to be there with you guys. This week was pretty good. On Monday we had P day. It was ok. We were going to go do some sightseeing, but by the time we got there we had to go to our eating appointment with the Poulsens. They are a way cool family. The dad served his mission in Idaho and really likes just to say stuff to pump us up. But yeah they're way cool. I'm really glad I've got this great ward to serve in. There are a lot of really cool people here. On Wednesday we had specialized training and also took Pachara (Thai investigator who wants to get baptized....after he's been a Buddhist monk for 3 yrs) to the Institute for English class. He's coming again tonight to that and FHE so hopefully this'll help him find some friends in the church since he's always working on Sundays and can't come to church. After that Æ. Koop and Pierson came on splits. The next day was way productive. We banked alot and found three new people and they are just fun guys to hang out with. I get along with Koop really well. So it's always fun to hang out. On Friday we had an interesting appointment with Finn and Pernille. Finn is a less active and Pernille is his mentally handicapped girlfriend who won't get baptized because she's afraid of water. However, she does whatever Finn wants. Which is good for this situation. He really wants her to be baptized. So at our appointment we were talking about how we prepare to go live with God again and we were reading in Alma where it talks about being baptized and entering into Gods' kingdom. Toward the end Finn leaned over and asked Pernille if she still wouldn't be baptized. Whenever I had asked, the answer was always a quick no, but this time she thought a long time and said, maybe. We all fasted for her on Sunday and hopefully something will come of it.
About the Scout thing.(The Scouts from Jeff's parents ward went to the International Scout Jamboree in Copenhagen) We helped a little bit, but I wasn't the main helper for all the activities on Monday just clean up on Sunday night. I was wondering if that lady would call you. (On Sunday night a very nice lady called who said that she had seen William at the Jamboree and he was doing well. She also said the missionaries were wonderful with the Scouts.) She told us to write our phone numbers down and that she would call our parents to tell them that she saw us. I thought you might like that so I wrote it down. They held a special Sacrament meeting that night that we all went to and it was so weird hearing everything in English - talks, Sacrament prayers, hymns, etc. But yeah it was fun enough. Hope you guys have a good week. Clarissa good luck with school this week. You'll do great. The first week is the hardest, just getting used to everything, but then you've got months and months of fun ahead, and studying too of course. ;) Love and miss ya'll have a great week!!
MKH
William
12 September 2011
Week 1 with Æ. Tolman in Ballerup
What's up guys!!!
How was the drive across country? Hope you guys are doing ok! This week was transfers and I am back with Elder Tolman. (William and Elder Tolman were MTC companions and are back together again.)
So kind of a funny story from yesterday. After church, I was just chilling in the foyer talking to members when these two teenage girls come to the front door and peek their heads in. (I don't know if I've ever told you, but the church in Ballerup is in a mall/train station so people are passing by all the time). Anyway, members see them and say come in come in. They are then kidnapped, basically, by this old lady who gives them a tour and thrusts pamphlets and pass a long cards and alt muligt!(everything possible) I introduce myself and tell them about the lections that we give. Honestly, I think they got lost while trying to find a store and just peaked in to see if it was something else. But you never know so we're holding out hope.
Nothing else really going on. One of the new greenies is from GG Veach's ward. You can tell them when you see them that I said Hi to Ældste Earl and that he's on Bornholm with one of the best missionaries in the mission! Today we're going to P-Day in Copenhagen just to see some sights. On Wednesday we've got Specialized Training and Thursday is Splits.
I don't remember if I mentioned this (sorry there is just so much going through my mind all the time that I forget some important details) but at last interviews President told me that I would be training this coming transfer! So I'm pregnant!! Or in other words my mission son is in the MTC right now. Woot!! So now the big question is am I staying in Ballerup or is Tolman going to stay and I'm going to whitewash another area? Oh well, 8 more weeks until we find out. Hope you guys are doing good! Love and miss ya tons!!!
MKH
William
How was the drive across country? Hope you guys are doing ok! This week was transfers and I am back with Elder Tolman. (William and Elder Tolman were MTC companions and are back together again.)
So kind of a funny story from yesterday. After church, I was just chilling in the foyer talking to members when these two teenage girls come to the front door and peek their heads in. (I don't know if I've ever told you, but the church in Ballerup is in a mall/train station so people are passing by all the time). Anyway, members see them and say come in come in. They are then kidnapped, basically, by this old lady who gives them a tour and thrusts pamphlets and pass a long cards and alt muligt!(everything possible) I introduce myself and tell them about the lections that we give. Honestly, I think they got lost while trying to find a store and just peaked in to see if it was something else. But you never know so we're holding out hope.
Nothing else really going on. One of the new greenies is from GG Veach's ward. You can tell them when you see them that I said Hi to Ældste Earl and that he's on Bornholm with one of the best missionaries in the mission! Today we're going to P-Day in Copenhagen just to see some sights. On Wednesday we've got Specialized Training and Thursday is Splits.
I don't remember if I mentioned this (sorry there is just so much going through my mind all the time that I forget some important details) but at last interviews President told me that I would be training this coming transfer! So I'm pregnant!! Or in other words my mission son is in the MTC right now. Woot!! So now the big question is am I staying in Ballerup or is Tolman going to stay and I'm going to whitewash another area? Oh well, 8 more weeks until we find out. Hope you guys are doing good! Love and miss ya tons!!!
MKH
William
August 9, 2011
Hej guys,
Sorry I didn't write yesterday. As I'm sure you've seen on Facebook (got an email saying that I'd been tagged), we went to Tivoli (Danish Theme Park) yesterday for Pday and didn't get a chance to write home. Yes, we are allowed to go to theme parks I checked. It was definitely not my first pick to do on Pday, but since it was Peterson's last Pday in Copenhagen that's where he wanted to go. So it was heaven sent when we found out on Sunday night that all six Sjælland sisters were coming! So we have our Pday clothes on and we're at our mission leaders house for breakfast yesterday morning when we get a call saying that we can only wear Pday clothes for service. So President made us go back to our house and change into shirt and tie and then go to Tivoli. Needless to say, it was not the most comfortable I have been on a roller coaster. Thank goodness for the sisters. It was pretty fun though.
We found out transfers are on Wednesday. Peterson is going to Horsens and Tolman is coming here, but only for two months. President told me in my last interview that I will be training in October. I'll probably be moving to a new area then and Tolman will take somebody else.
On Tuesday Mauler came on splits. I was with him all day and it was so fun. It was way cool to be with him again and weird cause this time I would take charge and do stuff and he would follow. He goes home the 26th so that'll be weird. This morning, Meyer and Steed, my ZLs when I first got here, left to go home. I'm amazed at how fast the time goes! Meyer and Steed had been out just over a year when I got here and now they're home, almost. Well hope you guys have a good week. Love and miss ya'll tons!!!
MKH
William
Sorry I didn't write yesterday. As I'm sure you've seen on Facebook (got an email saying that I'd been tagged), we went to Tivoli (Danish Theme Park) yesterday for Pday and didn't get a chance to write home. Yes, we are allowed to go to theme parks I checked. It was definitely not my first pick to do on Pday, but since it was Peterson's last Pday in Copenhagen that's where he wanted to go. So it was heaven sent when we found out on Sunday night that all six Sjælland sisters were coming! So we have our Pday clothes on and we're at our mission leaders house for breakfast yesterday morning when we get a call saying that we can only wear Pday clothes for service. So President made us go back to our house and change into shirt and tie and then go to Tivoli. Needless to say, it was not the most comfortable I have been on a roller coaster. Thank goodness for the sisters. It was pretty fun though.
We found out transfers are on Wednesday. Peterson is going to Horsens and Tolman is coming here, but only for two months. President told me in my last interview that I will be training in October. I'll probably be moving to a new area then and Tolman will take somebody else.
On Tuesday Mauler came on splits. I was with him all day and it was so fun. It was way cool to be with him again and weird cause this time I would take charge and do stuff and he would follow. He goes home the 26th so that'll be weird. This morning, Meyer and Steed, my ZLs when I first got here, left to go home. I'm amazed at how fast the time goes! Meyer and Steed had been out just over a year when I got here and now they're home, almost. Well hope you guys have a good week. Love and miss ya'll tons!!!
MKH
William
August 1, 2011
Hey, so it was an ok week this week. I got a cold or something in the middle of the week which made it pretty miserable, but we still went out and worked it just wasn't the best work I've ever done. After all, people don't really want to listen to you went you sound like Donald Duck. On our Pday we went to Søborg and played basketball and volleyball and it was a lot of fun. We came home and had an eating appointment. On Tuesday it was a day of service, and we had two service appointments. We left the house at 930 and got back at 9pm that night. I was freaking pooped and that was when I was starting to get sick. The first one we were just mowing this guys lawn and Peterson clipped his hedge and then I clipped some of his trees. Then the second one we were working on tidying up a basketball court in this neighborhood where a member lives. There was tons of bushes behind that we clipped and then people had smashed bottles over the court so we had to get rid of those too. Not super fun, but we got it done though. We do so much service here. When I was in Slagelse I only had like 2 maybe 3 service projects, but here we have it a good 2-3 times a week.
I've been sharing the scripture that mom sent me, D&C 122:7-8, with some of the members. While I was thinking last night, that scripture popped into my head. I decided that I needed to live and apply what I had been teaching other members. That all this will give me experience and be for my good.
Have a great week. Love and miss you tons!!!!!!
William
I've been sharing the scripture that mom sent me, D&C 122:7-8, with some of the members. While I was thinking last night, that scripture popped into my head. I decided that I needed to live and apply what I had been teaching other members. That all this will give me experience and be for my good.
Have a great week. Love and miss you tons!!!!!!
William
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