This week was so
awesome!! Seriously so many miracles and probably the busiest week I have had
my whole mission!! We had appointments like every day and always had something
to do!! It was so awesome!
Tirsdag: 14 MONTHSS
I hit my 14 month mark
today. Looking back one year ago, I was a greenie and never thought this day
would come.... and now that my time keeps getting closer and closer to going
home, I'm not sure how much I like it.... I wish time could slow down!
We visited Krystle, my
Texas pal!!! I love her! She is so cute and makes me feel like I am at home
when we go to her house. Her little boys are the cutest too! She gave us
butterscotch chocolate chip cookies and I wanted to cry! I felt like I was at
home in America
Sister Jørgensen is the
best member missionary I know and the cutest gammel damme! She invited one of
her friend’s two daughters to come take a tour of the church and talk to us to
get more information about the church and what we believe. The girls were so
cute, they are 24 and 26 and they have the potential to becoming interested in
having us teach them! So that is way exciting! Their mom really wants them to
go to church and has asked Sister Jørgensen to help be their åndelig bestamor
(spiritual Grandma) which is way awesome, especially since the mom isn't even a
member!
Onsdag:
A member Ole did språk
study with us and that was a big help! It is always nice when a Norwegian
studies with us and we have someone to ask our questions to and to help correct
us!
We visited Elin and
Kenneth this week and they made this way yummy Chinese stir-fry.... made me
miss Panda Express and Pei Wei haha. Elin is so cute and Kenneth even stayed in
the room to listen to our spiritual message so that was way awesome!! We talked
about faith and read Alma chapter 32 with them. One of my favs!
We met with a former who
we called when we were going through the area book named Peter. He asked if he
could bring a friend with him so that was another one of the many miracles this
week! They are both from France and had some very good questions. We are
meeting with Peter again today!
Meet with Mido and had a
member Stian Årsnes on the teach with us. Stian and Mido talked a lot at the
Halloween party so we thought it would be a good idea to bring Stian so that
Mido can start having friends at church besides the missionaries. IT WENT
AWESOME!! Stian was so great and dang having a member on the teach makes the
biggest difference!! *****People go on teaches with the missionaries!!!!****
(Stian is great at understanding Mido too;
sometimes I swear he is speaking Spanish when he is talking!)
Torsdag:
We had institute and the
lesson was amazing!! It was all about Christ and his atonement for us and man
the spirit was so strong!! We read many scriptures throughout the Bible and
Book of Mormon. I am so grateful for his sacrifice that he made for me
personally.
We visited Bestamor and
Bestafar! Bestafar gave the nicest and best prayer I have ever heard before we
left. It was such a cool experience! Bestamor was cute as always! She loves to
talk and talk and sometimes I feel bad saying we have to go because I know she
doesn't get many visitors and doesn't get to talk to people a lot.
Fredag:
Went to the nursing home!
Sister Allen and I were kinda bummed because none of them wanted to go on a
walk and we really wanted to go on a walk and push them in their wheelchairs!
Instead we talked a lot and just walked around saying hi to all of the people.
Elder Rasband played the piano for them and that was way cool!! So Elder
Rasband and Elder Miller are the two greenies in my district right now and they
were on greenie splits because both of their companions are the zone leaders
and they were out of town for a couple days visiting other areas. So Sister
Allen and I went downstairs at the nursing home and the Elders went upstairs.
We went up to check on them and Elder Miller walked over to us and goes *I have
no idea what they are saying to me and Elder Rasband got lucky and is playing
the piano the whole time so he doesn't have to talk to them because he doesn't
know what they are saying either!!* Then Elder Miller told us *This one lady
kept trying to talk to me, so I acted like I was asleep so she would stop
talking to me, I had no idea what she was saying!* hahahaha Sister Allen and I
died laughing! Elder Miller is a hoot!
We visited Målfrid a
member who is in a nursing home as well and every time we visit, she gives us
ice cream...... She is very cute and very with it for how old she is! Her
husband will usually just sit in the room and listen while we talk. He tried to
take out his hearing aids and she got mad at him haha and she was telling us a
story and he told her to stop talking! Hahaha. Sister Allen had to try really
hard not to laugh.
MIRACLE!! Okay so
remember how Sister Allen stopped that big group of men? Well we got an
appointment with one of them!! We took Betty who is a recent convert herself
with us and it went so good! He had a lot of questions and is way interested.
He doesn't have a church he is going to at the moment, so he is trying to find
one. He is from Ghana and said he remembers seeing the missionaries around. He
said *How can you not see them! They are dressed in suits!*
While we were talking he
said he had researched about our religion before we came, so he could have some
knowledge. The questions he asked us that he saw on the internet were
ridiculous!!! He read anti (which is untrue things about us on the internet). I
am very glad we could clear that up for him!! He told us he thought we
worshipped Joseph Smith too.... glad we could clear that up for him as well! NO
we do not worship Joseph Smith. Anyways, the teach went awesome!!
While we were walking
back to the bus Sister Allen looks at me and goes *I don't know how you
answered some of his questions!!!* She said, *I had no idea what to say and you
always had an answer and what you said was so good!!* I looked at her and I go
*I don't even remember what I said..... and I don't even know how I knew those
answers!* She goes *You literally were speaking by the power and gift of the
Holy Ghost. I could feel it as you were talking!* At that moment I realized how
true that was!! The Holy Ghost was literally filling my mouth with what to say
and I wasn't even thinking about what I was saying, I was just saying it!
I remember always wishing
that something like this could happen to me and I wouldn't have even realized
that this had happened if Sister Allen hadn't said anything to me. It then made
me think of how many times this has happened before and I hadn't even realized
it! I guess I was expecting some big thing to help me realize that I was being
guided by the spirit, but it was just an awesome reminder that the spirit works
in quiet ways and how easy it is to have those special experiences overlooked!
Being a missionary and
being able to have the Lord work through me is one of the best and awesome
things in the world! I am so thankful I have the opportunity to be an
instrument in the Lord's hands(:
D&C section 121 verse
11: Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then
shall your tongue be loosed. Then, if you desire, you shall have my spirit and
my word, yea the power of God unto the convincing of men.
Lørdag:
So we finally met with
Nina again and she is a gem!! I really feel like she could get baptized here
pretty soon! She is way busy and works three jobs and lives about 2 hours away,
so we skype to meet with her, but she is reading throughout the week and makes
time to meet with us! She was the one that referred herself to the church! How
awesome is that! I really hope we can meet with her more.
We went to Hell and
visited Lars and Evalina and their adorable baby boy Jackson. Seriously I
cannot wait to hold babies when I get home!
We had stake conference
this weekend and it was the best thing ever to hear the leaders speaking in
bokmål!!! It is music to my ears and I understood basically everything they
were saying!! So this one lady got up and you could tell she was a little
nervous.... She started speaking and her Norwegian was way good, but you could
tell she wasn't a Norwegian (she was American). She was the cutest thing and
would like say side comments in English and at the end everyone cracked up
laughing because she said *.... og Jeg er veldig takknemlig at denne talen er
ferdig, I Jesu Kristi navn, Amen* and she sat down! It was so funny! What she
said in English was - I am very grateful
that my talk is over in the name of Jesus Christ amen.
Søndag:
Stake conference..... the
talks were very good!! It really makes me happy that I can understand basically
all that they were saying! Everyone needs to speak bokmål.....
Met with Rafid and had
Ole on the teach! I was so grateful Ole was there! Rafid asked some really
interesting questions and Ole was able to answer them perfectly which made me
really grateful because I'm not sure what I would have said!
Met with Jecon and his
girlfriend was over!! So we got to share a message with both of them. That was
way cool and unexpected. We talked about the Godhead and how God, Christ, and
the Holy Ghost are three different human beings, but one in unity and purpose.
God and Christ have a body of flesh and bone and the Holy Ghost is a spirit so
that he can always be with us.
TODAY WAS NORWEGIAN FATHERS
DAY!! HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!!
YOU ARE THE BEST!!
** our mmk and bishop are
way awesome!! They are involved and care about us and how we are doing and how
the missionary work is going!! I am really grateful for that!
** Norsk was awesome this
week! Somedays you just feel like you really got the hang of Norwegian and this
was one of those weeks!! I really felt like my Norwegian was pretty good this
week and that the words just flowed out of my mouth! That is a good feeling(: I
love this language!!
Jordan's Tidbits:
- we got a lot of member
teaches this week, probably the most I have had my whole mission and man do
members make a difference!!!!
- Elder Corrigan hates
when girls in general wear their hair in a ponytail... The other day Sister
Allen and I were both just having a bad hair day so we both had our hair up in
a ponytail and it drove Elder Corrigan nuts!! So Sunday at church we both had our
hair down and he goes *Sisters!! Your hair looks so nice today!!!*
- The Elders must be
crazy... they all keep asking me to cut their hair!! I'm not sure they realize
that I really have no idea what I am doing and I just go for it hahaha. However
I must be doing a good job if they keep asking me!
Åndelig Tanker:
- If you haven't seen the
movie 17 Miracles I would highly recommend seeing it!!! Especially those of you
who are going on Trek in March!! It will change your life!!!
- Luke 12:40 *Be ye therefore
ready also: for the son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not!* It is so
important that we are always prepared! Do not procrastinate doing the right
thing, or changing your life, or repenting, etc... Putting things off only
makes them worse!!!
- Luke 15:7 *... (the)
joy (that) shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, (will be) more
than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.* Heavenly
Father loves us all the same, even though his joy is greater for those that repent,
those who are doing the right things will continue to receive blessings and
happiness
***NOT EVERYTHING YOU
READ ON THE INTERNET IS TRUE!!! If you have questions, ask a person who belongs
to the church, ask a missionary or go to these websites!!!
www.mormon.org
This is to all the
members of the church, young, teenagers, old, everyone!!!! THE MISSIONARIES
NEED YOUR HELP!!!! We cannot do this alone!!! PLEASE HELP THEM!!! Also if you
see someone at church and you don't recognize them, go and say hi!!! Talk to
them!! You can make all the difference for that person and their experience at
church. Don't assume someone else will do it
ha en fin uke dere!!!
xoxoxo
Søster Jordan Peterson
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