Mandag:
Søster House and I did
Family Home Evening with Lill and Linda!! It went so great!! The spirit was so
strong and they really enjoyed it!! We talked about being better each day than
the day before. We also challenged them to put a picture of Christ by their bed
and every night before they go to bed they could look at it and reflect on the
day and think about what they could do better the next. Søster House and I shared our favorite Christ
pictures and it was so cool!
Tirsdag:
We met With Brenda! I
mentioned her in my email last week!! Things went surprisingly good!! She
listened and asked questions and it was so cool to explain to her and tell her
truth! She is interested about the prophet and so she wants to come and watch
General Conference with us in a couple weeks to hear and see the prophet and
his apostles talk!! We are so excited!!
We also met with a guy
named Leonardo. He is from Italy and is super nice!! He told Søster House and I
that he loves talking with us because we have a light. When we talk and testify
to him, he told us that he can tell that we are talking from our souls and he
loves talking to us because of the light we bring!! That seriously made my
day!! That was the best thing ever!! Sadly, he isn't very interested in learning
about the gospel, but at least we planted a seed with him!! We had a District
lunch today with the elders and the senior couple! Søster Crabtree makes the
best food ever!! Elder and Søster Crabtree are like our grandparents!! They are
so cute!! It was so fun to be with the missionaries and laugh and have a good
time! The Crabtrees work so hard and they have done so much for Tromsø!! I
don't know what we would do without them!
Onsdag:
We had dinner with the new
converts Bianca and Arnt!! They are just the best ever!! They are so cute and
have such strong testimonies!! I love them!!! We also taught their daughter
Kelly for the first time!! We are so excited to teach her!! It went really well!!
She has even been coming to church the past couple of weeks! Bianca and Arnt
are also starting to do Family home evening together with her!! Aww I love
them!!
Torsdag:
We finally met with
Janne's daughter Melita!! Janne isn't a member, but she is the most active nonmember
I have ever met!! Her daughter is 13 and Janne has been trying to get her
family interested in the church. We finally got an appointment with Melita and
it went great!! She told us that her belief in God came from her mom and that
she has a strong belief in God and wants to learn more! We taught her the first
lesson and the spirit was so strong!! She is so cute and very smart! AND THE
BEST PART!!! We asked her if she got an answer when she prayed that the Book of
Mormon was true and that if she got an answer that this Church was true if she
would be baptized and she said yes!!! Søster House and I were so excited!!
Finally we got a baptismal date!!
Fredag:
Knocking on doors in a
blizzard continues!! Never have I been so cold in my life!! Of course Søster
House and I got lost again on the bus, haha but its okay because we just get
off at a random stop. Today was awful though!! It was so cold and miserable!! We
didn't have much success, but I know that we can do hard things and if we show
our willingness to work and do whatever it takes, we will be blessed and the
Lord will help us!
Lørdag:
Today we watched the
Joseph Smith Movie with Bianca and Kelly and had a spiritual lesson/spiritual
thought than we had a nail party! Søster House and I want to form a better
relationship with Kelly so we thought we could do something fun and paint our nails!
It was a hit!! Kelly even came to church the next day and she is warming up to
us!
Søndag:
Lill came up to us at
Church today and invited us and the other missionaries over to have a Family
Home Evening together next Monday!! Søster House and I were so excited because
she has never done something like this before, so we know that our Family Home
Evening with her made a difference! I love being here in Tromsø and the people
we get to meet and friendships we are making!! Søster House and I know we were
sent here to help Lill!! It is so awesome to see how much she is changing and
growing spiritually. She even has been coming to Church consistently!
***One day while out contacting
on the street Søster House and I saw this poor old lady walking with a cane and
bag of groceries literally taking step by step down this steep ice hill!! We
ran up the hill and offered to help and she was the cutest thing!! She grabbed
my arm and Søster House took her groceries and we walked her to the taxi stop.
She was 90 years old!! She was so sweet and grateful and it was just the best
thing ever to help her!! I love helping people!! It is the best and so
rewarding!!
****Søster House and I
were on the streets in the city talking to people and we were talking to this
one guy when all of a sudden I like flew and fell into him! We turned around
and this man had come up behind me and on purpose, shoved me in the back!! What
the heck!!?? Not Nice!! Søster House was surprised and laughing because of how
far I got pushed! I guess that guy wasn't having a good day and decided to take
it out on me.....
Jordan's Tidbits:
- I feel like the weeks
are just flying by!! I cannot believe Søster House and I have already been
together for 6 weeks!! Moves calls are on Sunday already!!! We are praying we
will stay together!! Serving with her has been a blast! We are the dream team that
is for sure!!!
- Since when can elders
Cook better than sisters?? I swear all the elders here can cook so much better
than sisters!! What the heck!?
- The oreo milkshakes
here are to die for!!! Only Søster House and I would get them when it is a blizzard
outside hahaha. We walked down the sidewalk with our milkshakes in the freezing
cold and blizzard and I am sure people thought we were crazy!
- I basically say the
closing prayer in Church every week haha
****I finished the Book
of Mormon this week!! To those of you, who accepted my invitation to read, keep
up the great work!! I will be starting the Book of Mormon again and would like
to invite those who aren't currently reading to start this week!! The Book of Mormon
is the best!! Read it with an open heart and mind!! I know this book is true
with all my heart and that it truly is more of God's word for us today!
(Look up on mormon
channel. org Book of Mormon story... It is a quick film about the Book of
Mormon)
While Reading this week I
came across a verse in 1 Nephi that was talking about these two brothers, Laman
and Lemuel who were murmuring against their father. Their father was receiving
revelation from God and they didn't want to listen. However, they didn't see
the big picture! It was coming from God, not their father. Their father was
just God's mouthpiece in a way. I related this to us today! We may not
understand everything we are told to do, but we must always remember that God
has a plan for us and knows what is best for us! The Lord knows us better than
we know ourselves! Trust in him! He won't ask us or give us anything that we
can't handle!
Being a missionary is the
best!!
 |
| Elders Tate and Johnson |
Ha en fin uke!! Glad I
dere!!
xoxo
Søster Peterson
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