December 27, 2011

Kære Familie,

 

Hey sorry for Sunday.  I was really tired.  I feel bad that I didn't talk as much as I should've.  It was awesome to be able to see and talk to ya'll though.  I'm on splits in Roskilde today and thought that I'd quickly shoot you an email.  Christmas Eve was really cool with our ward mission leader's family.  I enjoyed it alot and then we went to that family on Sunday to call home.  It was nice being so laid back and chill.  The Sisters and I played Rock Band while Elder Bailey slept!  Haha that was funny!  Yesterday we had a little bit of drama with our eating appoitment.  We took one of our investigators, who is hopefully getting baptized next week, and he didn't tell his dad that he was coming.  So the dad called us flipping out at him, then at us and trying to see where he was at.  So finally, the dad asked to talk to the mom of this family that we were having dinner with and the mom started ripping into him, it was kinda funny.  We started saying the prayer on the food while she was doing this and Elder Bailey was just talking really loud so that Nicolai, the investigator, couldn't here.  Anyway, that was fun.  Love you.  Thanks so much for the call!  :)

 

Love, William 

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Rise and Shout the Cougars are out!!!

From the Mom,

We had a wonderful talk with William on Christmas Day so this was a short email.  He looks good although a little tired.  He is working hard and loves being comps with Elder Bailey who is from his MTC group.  They had dinner with a nice family.  The father served his mission in Montana and the mother is American so they got turkey and mashed potatoes for Christmas dinner which William loved.  We as a family appreciate all your prayers for William.  He is doing wonderful and it is amazing that he will be home in 9 months.  Love and holiday wishes to you all from the NC Veaches!! 

First week in Søborg

Kære Familie,

 

Hope you guys are doing well.  This week was pretty good.  We're getting excited for Christmas and to talk to ya'll!!!  This week started out by going to Slagelse on Tuesay for my first ZL duties.  I had to run a contacting spree with that whole district.  That was fun, there was supposed to be a district meeting first, but the district leader from Nykøbing, Elder Falster, came two hours late so we had to go straight to contacting.  It was interesting contacting around the shops.  It took me back to my days with Roth when we would do that all the time.  One of the Elders wandered off for a little bit and that was a little stressful trying to find where he was at.  It was cool, because I contacted this girl that I taught who is the sister to a new convert that lives in Utah now.  It was cool and she wants to be taught again.  Afterwards, we went to Birthe's house!  That was so fun.  It was fun chatting with her and catching up with her again.  When you guys come out, we're totally going to visit her. 

 

On Wednesday, Bailey and I got together and helped out with some transfer stuff and just worked.  It was really nice to have a car this week, but it's alot different than working with buses and walking.  I think it's going to take a little getting used to.  Our number of hours worked was really low, because we were spending so much time getting between places, but when it started snowing yesterday, I'm not going to lie, I was really grateful for the car.  Bailey and I are doing well. 

 

We have some good investigators here.  Hopefully, we'll have a baptism in about 2 weeks.  This guy is way solid and is only worried about how to help his family understand how much he wants to be baptized.  We have a ton of other investigators that have a lot of potential and we have some high hopes for them. 

 

The ward so far is super awesome!  We had an eating appointment with a family on Friday of almost all RM sons and their mom.  It was so funny hearing their stories and then comparing our own.  We also ate with Pres. Andersen's daughter and son-in-law.  I think their daughter really liked me.  It was way funny and went well.  I still meet in the same church building as in Ballerup, so a bunch of the old members came up to me and said hi.  This week we're going to a family for Christmas so we'll be able to skype.  Should be around 4-5pm our time so 10-11am your time.  I'm so excited.  It doesn't feel like Christmas at all.  It's really weird.  I didn't realize I'd be able to talk to you guys in less than a week.  Super stoked!!! 

 

Last year Christmas time was really hard for missinonary work, because of the snow, cold, and just general lack of interest of people who would rather just sit at home and not be bothered.  But this year looks a lot better.  We have a bunch of appointments so it should make the work at least a little bit enjoyable.  Anyways.....

 

Hope you guys have a great week.  Love and Miss ya tons and can't wait to talk to you on Sunday!!!!  Hope you guys don't have church or anything when I get on.  If so let me know and we'll work out another time.  Also I'll let you know if our plans change. 

 

MKH

William

P.S. Funny story, yesterday the bishop tried to pronounce my name in Sacrement and got it so wrong.  I'll tell you on Sunday!  :)

December 12, 2011

Hey guys, so this was a pretty exciting week you could say.  This week we had Elders Koop and Willden (APs) on splits.  That was a lot of fun and we found some really cool people.  It was fun hanging out with Koop again and being on splits with him since I haven't done that in a while.  We had our interviews with President Andersen, in our apartments on Thursday and I found out that I was moving.  I won't be switching apartments or church buildings, because I'll be going to Søborg/Gladsaxe 2.  I'll be Zone Leader with Elder Bailey.  I'm way excited to be with Bailey.  He's been on the top of my comp wish list since the MTC.  Little nervous to be ZL but still excited at the same time.  The Elders are getting brought home from Greenland because apparently they needed First Presidency approval to be there.  There is a 4month old missionary coming to be with Wright here in Ballerup.  Apparently, he's not very good at Danish so I'm a little worried.  We've got a ton of potential investigators right now.  I'm a little disappointed that I'm leaving it all behind, but at the same time, I'm excited to get to somewhere new.  I have literally part of Copenhagen in my area now, so that'll be fun. 

 

Yesterday, I said goodbye to the ward.  Let's just say, really disappointing.  Only about 5 people came and said goodbye to me.  Oh well.  When I got to thinking of it, I don't ever really notice when missionaries come and go when I was at home.  But I mean I was there for 7 months.  Haha, my first eating appointment with the new ward is with Presidents daughter and her husband.  Haha, it'll be interesting having all of presidents family in my ward. 

 

Tomorrow, I'm going to Slagelse again to help contact.  This time as ZL not just for the heck of it.  Should be fun.  I'm trying to get an appointment with Birthe so it'll be just like old times.  :) 

 

Sorry, I don't have much more.  That's pretty much the week.  Hope you guys are doing good.  Miss and Love ya tons!!!

 

MKH

William

Baptism

Kære familie,

 

How are you guys doing?  Our week here was so so, but Daniel and Melanie got baptized!!!!!!  It was so awesome, I'm sending a picture for you guys.  It was way cool to see the whole family dressed in white getting ready for the baptism.  It was another testimony to me that prayer, fasting and hard work, does in the end pay off!  Otherwise, it really was a quiet week.  We went by some less actives to invite them to some Christmas activities.  One of them that we met with let us in immediately.  She then proceeded to tell us without hesitation that her son had killed himself 3yrs ago.  It had hit her really hard.  She was just crying and I was having to do the thing that I am most terrible at.  Comforting people.  I really just feel totally awkward and don't know what to say in that situation, but I just shared a scripture about Christ and the Atonement and hoped it helped.  It was just way sad. 

 

This week we have  a bunch of appointments.  AP Koop is coming on splits and we find out transfers.  I really hope that I move.  Even though there is a good chance that I stay at least until January.  I just feel that I have been here so long that I've done all I can for this area.  Especially with the baptism, I feel like it would just be a great way to leave the ward.  I'm also just burnt out on the area.  Almost 7 months is a long time to be in one spot, doing the same thing every day.  I don't know it is hard to explain, but we'll see what happens. 

 

Sorry this email is so short, but nothing really happened this week, aside from the baptism, lol.  You'll have to tell Laine hi from me!  I can't believe he's home already.  Elder Hansen is going home next week, and it's just so weird.  Every group that goes home, the weirder it gets.  Anyway, love and miss ya'll tons! 

 

MKH

William

Daniel and Melanie Korsgaard baptism on December 3, 2011 in Ballerup, Denmark