This week has been the week were all the hard work we have done has finally paid off! We have been working super hard and have not been able to find too many people that are willing to meet, or come to church. It has been a little bit of a pain, but this week everything has paid off!
Shout Outs!
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| Elder Egan, Elder Shanklin, Elder Cole, Elder Wakefield |
1. I am pretty sure the Legend himself has arrived in Brazil at this point! Shout out to my boy Jaden! He is gonna kill it, and baptize like half the country!
2. Kennedy! Heard she had an incredible week doing some pretty awesome things! Too much to list right here, but just ask her about it!
Question and Answer
Tell some of the weirdest things you have seen on your mission so far?
Drunk People just kind of pee wherever and whenever they want. I will have to think on this one and get some more details on other weird things.
What is the funniest thing that happened this week?
The laminator... This will have its own paragraph
What is the most spiritual thing that has happened this week?
We had an awesome incredible lesson, check paragraph number 1.
What is the one thing you miss from America?
I miss American cereal. That is a big struggle for me here. Just kidding, but I really do miss it so much...
As district leader do you go on exchanges with other missionaries?
I have gone on exchanges with the zone leaders and I will go with the APs soon!
Miracle Time!
Eiah (Low key do not know how to spell that name) and Ariel
These two girls are the daughters of the member here and they are visiting for a couple months from the Philippines. They had some really good questions when we were sharing the spiritual thought have a dinner at there house. The questions were if believing is enough or do we need to go to church? And what if you do not understand what is going on at church? We decided that when they came to church we would teach them the first lesson instead of them just going to Sunday School! It went really well and they agreed to read in and pray about The Book of Mormon! We are so excited for them because they have the potential to progress really quickly!
Lars Moe
Lars is a super awesome guy that we met with last Monday! He had a lot of good questions that lead to us helping him to learn about God! His biggest concern was that he was scared to believe in God because that meant he would have to change everything in his life and he does not really feel that close to God, so it was scary to him. We shared the scripture in 2nd Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." He immediately understood that believing in God meant having all those good things that we want in life! He said he would pray and read in the Book of Mormon to find out if it is true and if God really exists! Awesome Guy!
Abdi
He has a baptismal date on march 17 that we are helping him prepare for! He was muslim, but now wants to find out how to believe in Jesus Christ and return to live with God again! He has to be taught very simply, but he understanding a lot by his feelings and the Spirit teaching him! He is really excited to talk more about baptism this week! He is really awesome and has an honest desire to seek God and our Savior!
The Laminator....
So this story you need to have a little background to understand. So Sister Robinson, who works as the secretary for the mission, finally got a new laminator to replace the old on that got broken. She was so excited and loves this new laminator. Well some missionaries, who will not be named (It was not us though I will say that), used said laminator and broke said laminator... Yeah that was the funniest thing that happened this week. I cried because I was laughing so hard when they said it was broken.... Good times in the mission!
Middags
We had 5 middags this week... I have never been so full in my life... So much food, and I did not have to make it! Great times with some awesome families! The members here are incredible and I am enjoying my time in Oslo!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week and can really think about how blessed we are to live in a time where the Gospel of Jesus Christ in its fullness is available to us! Take some time to think about that and to share that blessing with others! We all know the song "Give said the little stream, give o give, give o give!"
Dream Big
Don't Doubt
Give 'em Heaven!
Eldste Shanklin
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