May 9, 2011 - Day After Mother's Day

Hey guys,

 

I know I just talked to you, but things are going ok.  It was great to talk to you guys, even though I did get super trunky.  Oh well, that's life.  Not so much has happened since we last talked.  :)  But last night we invited Kirsten and Per to Præsident Andersens fireside at his house.  I don't know if I've told you about them before, but Kirsten has cancer and Roth actually taught her daughter in Odense.  That's how they found the church.  Mauler and I met with them once and its been way hard to meet again because she's always out of town getting treatment.  Anyway, we let Præsident work his magic.  We just chilled on the sidelines, while after the fireside he talked to them for about an hour.  He came up to us after they left and said, "I've just taught them the Plan of Salvation.  Explained temples and baptisms for the dead.  I then committed them to be baptized and they said yes."   I was just like.  OK awesome!!!  So yeah that was nice.  And then we finally got Jack into church after 6 months of him and Malene being taught. 

 

Yeah, good luck this week.  I'll be praying for mom with the conference and everybody else.  Hope ya'll have a fabulous week.  Sorry it's way short, but we talked for a while on Saturday. 

 

MKH

William

Bin Laden Is Dead!

Kære Familie,  (from May 2, 2011)

 

So far it's a good P-day.  We went to an appointment at Tom's and he said that Bin Laden had been killed by US troops.  We were pretty happy!!!  We plan on blaring Spirit of America by MOTAB when we get back to our apartment.  That made this week really good and it just started!!!  I think I've gotten sicker on my mission.  Sorry about that.

 

So last week was pretty uneventful.  Just normal missionary work.  I stopped by the freaking crazy not baptized girl who looked at me like a normal person would look at charred liver.  Yeah, it was way awkward and now she is officially dropped.  When I called Mauler and told him about it, he sounded way pissed that we had spent so much time on her to no avail.

 

Elder Roth says hi.

 

It was warming up and now its getting chilly again, but not too cold which is nice.  We had an eating appointment every night.  We did contacting and banking.  None of the investigators are able to meet with us.  So that still sucks. 

 

Elder Roth goes home on the 17th so we are going to go in for one last Copenhagen P Day that Monday.  Should be exciting! 

 

Sorry this email sucks, but nothing really happened this week.  Looking forward to talking to you guys!  :)

 

MKH

WIlliam

7 Months without Dr Pepper Streak ended!!!!

A note from the Mom - My apologies for getting so behind on posting.  The homeschool conference is over and I have resigned my job as youth conference coordinator so hopefully I can keep up with William's blog a little better.  Thanks for your patience

 

Kære Familie, from April 18, 2011

As the title says, I tasted my first Dr Pepper since I left!!!  Needless to say, it tasted amazing.  Anyway, how was the week with the Drapers?  How was Easter?  Easter here was probably the crappiest its ever been.  From Thursday to Monday everything, and I mean everything, is closed!!!!!  Even the library (thus I'm writing on Tuesday instead of Monday).  Also, I don't know what it is, but on holidays everybody stays indoors or goes on vacation.  Trying to contact was like trying to contact in a post apocalyptic city.  Completely deserted.  So we have been visiting old investigators all week because that's the only thing we could think of.  All of our young people banking places are empty because they are all on vacation!  Aggghhh.  It was probably the most frustrating week of my mission.  The companionship of cancellations continues.  Everytime we set up an appointment it falls through without exception.  Even the first teaching appointment of our companionship, the member fell through.  So we just went by ourselves. 

Hardly anybody fed us for Easter.  It was way long.  Only the bishop, who doesn't like us very much.  Dad please don't ever be like this bishop.  He basically tells us that we are terrible missionaries every appointment.  So Easter basically sucked.  It seems that Denmark celebrates holidays so that they can go on week long drinking stints and not have to worry about being hung over the next day for work. 

The best part of the week was definitely the Dr. Pepper.  Roth and I are getting along really good still.  He goes home on the 17th of May and transfers are the 8th of June.  So I may have a companion for those three weeks then move or just stay with him for two more months.  I'm starting to get a little sick of the area.  We get stared at all the time just walking down the road in our white shirts.  We get honked and yelled at almost everyday.  That was one thing nice about the winter was nobody could see your white shirts and ties so they didn't think anything different about you.  Anyway, I think it was just a way hard week so thats why I am so frustrated.  Slagelse has been a great area, but I hope I move next transfers.  I want to experince more than podunk West Sjælland for my mission. 

I'm including some pictures!  Should be fun.  Hope ya'll like them.  How's the dog?  How was the visit?  Hope you guys have a great week.  I also need to know what you want to do for the phone call.  If you can work out something so that dad can be home to skype I can do that, or I could call Saturday night here from the cell phone and we can talk then.  Its up to you, you just have to let me know pretty soon since there's only a couple more weeks.  Love and miss you all!!!!

MKH

William

Just leaving my mark on Denmark

Elder Roth

 DomKirke in Roskilde

Us trying to look like a civil war family :)

My brother (Elder Mauler) has a kid (baldie) so I am now an Uncle! (I believe this is his new companion in Ballerup)

The first Dr. Pepper in 7 months!!!!

Sniffle!!!!

Note from my Facebook

I got a call from William on Mothers Day and as a typical mother I was a little worried about him.  He sounded a little discouraged and while he dad brushed it off and said, "Ah, he'll be fine!"  I was still worried.  A lot of missionary moms had told be about the 6 month wall.  All missionaries it seems hit a wall after they have been out about 6 months and they have to figure out why they are really there and I was worried that William was struggling.  He assured me in his email today that he is doing okay and then I got this message on my Facebook today and I just had to share it with all of you.  It is from Susanne Molbek who is in his ward.  What a comfort to a worried mother today!!  The Lord truly is merciful and my heart is overflowing today!! - The Mom

Susanne Molbek

Hi Sherry. I just want you to know that Elder Veach is doing GREAT over here. I have never seen a young American missionary learn Danish as fast as he has. And what a wonderful personality he has. He is such a great example and friend to my teenagers. So thank you very much for sending him. I love his hair, too. It reminds me of my mission in Scotland, where almost everybody had that colour hair.

 

PS - I know I am behind a few weeks on posting.  The homeschool conference is this week and I have been a bit crazy getting everything prepared.  I will catch the blog up next week.  Thanks for the continued prayers on behalf of William.