Mandag:
Last P Day with Sister
Allen!! I have been with her for 3 transfers!! So sad she is leaving me.....
Tirsdag:
Sister Allen and I were
out contacting and Sister Allen tried to stop this one girl and she began to
sign and walk away. I had a little freak out and ran after her and was like
wait I can sign!! So we signed for a little bit and it was the coolest thing!!
Visited Elin and Kenneth
for Sister Allen's last time!! We talked about the Holy Ghost and how she can
recognize it in her daily life and why it is important.
Visited cute Majken and
Olivia!!
Onsdag: TRANSFERS
So Wednesday morning
around 8 am I get a phone call from a member named Rebekka. She is pregnant so
my first thought was oh my gosh she needs help and she had her baby!! Turns out
she was calling to see if we were going to be outside that day because if we
were she said we could go to her house due to the awful weather!! She is so
nice!! That made my day!! Due to transfers and things like that, we weren't
going to be outside in the blizzard too much, but it just was so nice of her to
think of us!!
It was hard to say
goodbye to Sister Allen.
Sister Allen left in the
morning and Sister Gates wasn't getting in until later in the afternoon so the
elders were my companions for the day!
I went to the airport with the ektepar
to drop off Elder Miller and get Sister Gates. This was Elder Miller's first
transfer and poor guy was stressing so much! Luckily I helped him get checked
in and on his way to his new area. Sister Gates arrived and I hadn't seen her
since the beginning of my mission. She is a cutie and a stellar missionary.
There was a worldwide
missionary broadcast and oh my gosh it was amazing!! It was so awesome to think
that every missionary in the world was watching it at the same time!! The
spirit was so strong and it was a great way to get me personally pumped up to
work hard and give it my all for my last transfer. There was a strong focus on
teach repentance and baptize converts.
Torsdag:
Weekly planning for the
first time in a new transfer is exhausting.....I was so excited to fill Sister
Gates in on the area, but man talking for like 2 hours straight is exhausting!!
I am way proud of Sister
Gates! She is a way awesome bus contactor! We get on the bus and she sits down
in this four seater with three men and next thing I know she is talking to all
three of them!! It was a cool thing to watch from a distance and man she has so
much courage to do that!!
Fredag:
I WENT RUNNING FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE FOREVER!!! Sister Gates is awesome and was down to go running
at the church in the gym (blessing of living literally across the street from
the church) Man I am so out of shape, but it was so nice to run again! I forgot
how much I miss running!
Went to the nursing home
with Elder Carver and his new companion Elder Arnold. Sister Gates brought her
violin and Elder Carver played the piano and oh my gosh it sounded amazing!!
Everyone loved it and didn't want us to leave!! The spirit was so strong and
one of the elderly women who never talks to us or looks at us, finally
acknowledged us! Right when Elder
Carver came in the room her whole face lit up and she gave the biggest smile
and she asked him if he would play the piano. Then when they were playing
nærmere deg min Gud, she started yelling the words!! It was the cutest and
craziest thing!
Visited Ingebrigt and
like always he gave us hot chocolate and chocolate to take home. He is so nice
and it turns out that me, him, and Elder Rappleye have the same birthday! What
are the odds! We talked about the Book of Mormon and why it is so important and
the focus on Christ. We also asked him if he had any friends he could invite
over next time we came and he said he will do his best!
Sister Gates and I were
contacting on our way to the store to buy lefsegodt to eat when we got a new
investigator haha (pretty good motivation if you ask me) and as we were about
to leave the store we began to talk to this Asian girl and she was visiting
from Australia!! She had some way awesome questions and here we are in the
grocery store talking for about 20 minutes with this girl. Always look for
opportunities to share the gospel, even at the randomest of places!
Lørdag:
Volleyball was fun like
always
The street stand this
week was AMAZING!!! It was just a happy day and I was feeling extra bold haha.
There was only one guy that was way rude and that conversation was awful..... I
was by myself because Sister Gates was on the other side of the street talking
to people and this guy slaughtered me...... Elder Dalton was nearby and after
we were done talking he gave me advice of what to say if something like that
happens again so that was way nice of him!
Sister Gates and I got to
eat our new investigator lefsegodt!!! We stopped this man Andreas and after
talking to him for a bit I asked if he would be interested in meeting again and
he said yes!! Sister Gates and I were like what wait!?!? It was awesome!
Met with Jecon, his
little brother who is a member, and Jecon's girlfriend Angie! We talked about
the importance of prayer and are about to have him start to read the Book of
Mormon from the beginning with the help of the handy dandy picture book haha.
We invited him to start coming to FHE on Monday nights, so we are hoping that
he will!!
Sister Gates and I really
want to find a family so we are stopping anyone we see that has kids! We had
some time to kill before we met with Jecon so we decided to go contacting and
banking. As we are walking up the street there was a family!! They didn't have
a lot of time, but the mom talked to us for a bit and then gave us her
address!! Then soon after we knocked on a house and they were heading out the
door, but said we could come back! THAT NEVER HAPPENS!! It was awesome!! Sister
Gates and I found so many awesome potentials these past couple of days! We are
hoping they are positive and will meet with us.
Søndag:
Sister Allen made a
tradition called salmon Sundays where we cooked salmon on Sundays for like a Sunday
meal and so Sister Gates and I kept the tradition going!! I felt like a mom
cooking Sunday dinner haha. We had mashed potatoes and veggies and I put brown
sugar and some other things on the salmon to cook and it was way good! A
mission has for sure prepared me to be wife and mother haha
Sister Gates and I were
out trying to find some less actives and I totally ate it hard on the ice and
fell on my hip.....It hurt way bad not going to lie... but with my clumsiness I
knew it was coming haha
I have really been trying
to focus on the Holy Ghost recently and following the promptings of the Holy
Ghost and also making sure Christ is a focus throughout the day. It is so cool
to see that when you put in the effort and do your best, God helps you fulfill
your goals and the spirit that has been present lately is so strong!
These past couple of days
have been full of tender mercies and awesome contacting!! Sister Gates and I
have had so much success I can't believe it!! I have high expectations for this
transfer and I know that good things are going to happen!! She is so awesome
and is going to push me and help me become a better missionary!
These past couple of
nights Sister Gates and I have been going to bed literally exhausted and it is
one of the best feelings in the world to go to bed knowing you worked your
hardest that day.
Sister Gates is very
flink to talk Norwegian all the time... which I am way excited for!
Jordan's Tidbits:
- Black ice on the
sidewalks is a real thing!! Seriously so many people were falling... including
myself....
- When you focus on others
and serve you really are happier
- A clean house makes
happy missionaries
- If there is snow on the
roof of buildings always be aware!! The snow that was falling from the roofs
was so dangerous and almost hurt some people while we were in the city at the
street stand! It was like an avalanche!
Scripture of the week:
Abraham 3:22-23 and John
15:16 and Doctrine and Covenants section 35: 3 and 4
I love these scriptures
and have linked them all together because they all go perfectly with one another.
The main theme of these scriptures are that we were foreordained before this
life to be who we are today. In a missionary mindset, I was foreordained to be
a missionary and that God has chosen me. I really love putting it into that
perspective especially when I feel like I am inadequate or want to give up. God
knew I could do this and he trusts me and counts on me. This can be applied to
any situation wither you are a mom, etc... God knows what you are capable of
and he knows who you can become!
Åndelig Tanker:
So this week I had two
way awesome spiritual experiences..... I won't give all the details, but let me
just say... YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GOOD YOU ARE DOING OR HOW YOU ARE PLANTING
SEEDS!!! I found out about two way awesome seed plantings that I was a part of
without knowing it and let me tell you... It feels so awesome to know that I
have actually made a difference no matter how small it is(:
When we act in faith in
Jesus to do His work, He goes with us to serve others and blesses us to say
just what they need to hear. He also taught that what we actually say and
actually do may feel a little awkward or not very polished... but the Savior
takes our words and our actions and He carries them through the Holy Ghost unto
the hearts of the people. He takes our sincere but imperfect effort and turns
it into something that is just right, indeed, into something that is perfect
Be courageous. Have
faith. Do not fear. Trust in the Lord.
(just a reminder for fast
Sunday that is quickly approaching!!!)
So this fast Sunday
coming up will be my last one in Norway!! I can't believe it..... When I was in
the MTC I made a promise with Heavenly Father that I would bear my testimony
every fast Sunday on my mission. That was something hard for me to do because
one it was going to be in Norwegian and two I get way nervous to talk in front
of people.... However I have kept my promise!! BUT I FOR MY BIRTHDAY AND TO
SHARE THIS LAST FAST SUNDAY WITH ME.... I would love it if you all could bear
your testimonies on fast Sunday in February! I know it is scary, but you don't
need to worry about what others may say or think. It can be simple and as long
as it comes from your heart that is an awesome testimony (:
glad i dere!!!
xoxo
Søster Jordan Peterson
