Tis the Season

Tis the season everyone!!! Can you believe Christmas is next week!! NEXT WEEK!! I GET TO SKYPE MY FAMILY NEXT WEEK!!! AHHHH!!! I can hardly wait!!

Mandag:

We watched The Grinch in Norwegian and it is way funny I have to say!

Sister Allen and I got sushi with Majken, cute baby Olivia, Jolina, and Betty! We had a girls day out!

We went caroling with the missionaries and the YSA for Family Home Evening. The streets were pretty empty, but it was so cool to be caroling down the cute streets of Trondheim and the people that were out stopped and watched us and probably thought we were crazy because that is not a normal thing to do here.

Tirsdag:

It was Bestafar's birthday so we went to visit him and sang to him! We then visited Bestamor and helped her decorate for Christmas

We taught Mido the law of chastity and it went pretty well. He was pretty surprised that people still followed the law of chastity, but we cleared it up for him and he said he would start living it! He was pretty confused on if he has already broken it and what is the purpose of keeping it, but we were able to teach him about the importance of repentance.

We had a goodbye party for Elder Corrigan and Elder Rasband. Elder Corrigan is going home! And Rasband is getting transferred to Bodø

Onsdag:

We went to the nursing home and it was koselig like always. We talked and helped out and the Elders sang

We went to Elin and Kenneth's. It feels like we haven't been there in forever, but it has only been one week. It was way awesome because after we were done eating (she is an amazing cook), we shared our spiritual thought, the Savior is Born video and John 3:16-17, and then had the best talk ever!! We really felt like we got on another level with them. They are so awesome! I just love them. Elin was talking about Christmas and stuff and how if they were going to be in town they would have us over for Christmas. She told us that she missed having us over last week and that she kept telling Kenneth *I miss my girls!!* They love us coming over and it is so cool that they recognize that something feels different when we are over. She told us that she would hope that if her kids were far away from home she would want people to take care of her kids, so she wants to do that for us and how we are like family to her. Sister Allen and I started tearing up.

Sister Allen and I made charts and tables to help be more organized with all the missionaries and activities so that will help out alot!

It was Elder Dalton's birthday today so we threw him a surprise waffle party!! It was way fun and it is so great to be back with my pal again!! So Sister Allen and I jumped out to surprise him and it was Elder Phipps and Carver, not Dalton.... so that was awkward... but he loved it nonetheless!

Torsdag:

We visited Jecon and showed him the Christmas video and talked about Christ and it went good. Jecon is slowly coming along!

We had the relief society Christmas activity and it was so cute. We had a dinner and then talents throughout and a Christmas exchange. These ladies are so cute and so strong in the gospel!

 

Fredag:

Visited Evalina and Lars. I got to have my weekly car nap to their house in hell. It is the best, I always look forward to that. We got to talk about the Christmas message as well.

Lørdag:

We had sport after forever!! We played volleyball and it was so good to play that again!! Our gym is way tiny though, but it was a lot of fun with the missionaries!

Visited Målfrid and she fed us risgrøt.... It is like this hot rice stuff with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. It is pretty good, but pretty filling. She gave us so much and by the end I thought Sister Allen was going to throw up and I was force feeding myself. She invited Sister Allen and I to go to a Christmas dinner with her because her husband will be away. These older folk are my family. I love them!

We had the street stand and dang people were rejecting me right and left!! However I talked to these two really nice people and the girl I talked to gave me a hug! One older Norwegian man walked up to the stand and asked some questions and said he will try to come to church. Then the lady I talked to was from Brazil and she was so cute!

 

Sister Allen and I cleaned the church again

MIRACLE STORY!!!!!!! So one of very few investigators that we have, Rafid, we were finally able to meet with him. He believes in science, is agnostic, and believes strongly in having evidence to prove things. Sister Allen and I decided to talk about and focus on Faith. We started out by sharing the Christmas video and then he asked us questions about missionary life and then we talked about faith and read from Alma 32. He told us that if Christ had said and prophesied about the hubble theory and things like that, he would believe right away. Then I paused and waited for a question from Heaven for me to ask to him and I said *Rafid, literally the evidence you want you are holding in your hands!!* (Sister Allen and I have been watching the district, so it works people!! I got inspiration from it) Then, I went on to say how the prophets in the Book of Mormon have done what he is looking for. They prophesied about Christ and all these things that have come to past and showed him examples throughout the Book of Mormon. He then paused and said you know what.... I'm going to give it a shot! Give me one month and I will read the whole Book of Mormon. Sister Allen and I about fell over. That kind of thing never happens!!! We then shared Moroni's promise about praying and reading with real intent. We are so so excited!! This is a huge answer to prayers!!!

Søndag:

We had the ward Christmas concert. It was a great turnout! So many people came and the program was very good. I love Norwegian Christmas music. Sister Allen and I even sang in it too! We sang the First Noel and changed it up a little. I was way nervous because if you know me, crowds are not my biggest strength. However we were great and I remembered all the words, and did the right harmony, and it was great!! I love the Christmas season and being able to celebrate and be around great people!

 

Jordan's Tidbits:

- I am now the Elders barbershop.... no stress or anything....

- Don't be a Grinch this Christmas season!!

- When walking on ice, if you lean forward as you walk, you don't slip as much

- So I have a terrible fear of nursing homes and that is pretty ironic considering how much time we spend at a nursing home, so I can say that my fear is for the most part gone!¨

- I love Norway at Christmas time!!! The things they do here I will definitely be taking back home

Scripture of the week:

Jacob 4:4

For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us.

Åndelig Tanker:

Quotes that I really love and I think are perfect and have helped me so much!

- I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness! - Drew Barrymore

- Heavenly Father is proud of every single step you take closer to Him, even if they seem small or insignificant.

- We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is to be the very best we can be! - Joseph B Wirthlin

God Jul dere!!!

xoxoxo

Søster Jordan Peterson

15 months....... wait what!?

Not a lot of time this week..... so I need to make this quick!!!

So I hit my 15 months this week and dang I have 12 weeks left and not going to lie, I'm not sure how I feel about this..... Bittersweet feelings for sure...... The water works have already started....

Mandag:

My deaf convert in Stavanger had his one year mark from being baptized!!! Casper is so awesome!!! He has impacted my mission and made it all worth it from the beginning!

A very nice member Enoch made the missionaries dinner again!!

We had another appointment with the JW's...... They are very nice and it is interesting to see why they believe what they believe.... It is a way awesome opportunity to share our beliefs and bear our testimony to them as well. Planting seeds for sure!

Tirsdag:

The nursing home was doing a Christmas Program, so Sister Allen and I went over early in the morning to help set up and prepare for it. It turned out way cute!! It was so early in the morning that we had to move studies to later in the day after we were done and wow..... I do not know what I am going to do when I go home and don't have my studies every day!! My whole day was off and I felt weird and was just not a good day!! Never doing that again!!

Elder Rasband bought this thing that used to be a fox for his mom and was wearing it and I put it on and it was kinda gross.... Sister Allen was terrified of it and I threw it at her and she screamed so loud!! It was way funny!

Onsdag:

We visited cute Majken and Olivia. After we visit them I just want to be a cute young married couple with a cute baby!!

Met with Mido and went over the Plan of Salvation. He understood it well for the most part and we were able to clear up questions he had about oppstandelsen (resurrection) and he may be bringing a friend next time so that is way exciting! and we are most likely going to be talking about the law of chastity with him next week... so that will be fun!

Torsdag:

Visited a member named Helena Ørndal. She lives at the same place as Bestamor and Bestafar. She reminds me of my grandmothers. She was so nice and oh my goodness she kept making these cinnamon roll things for Sister Allen and I and wouldn't stop making us eat them. Like literally making us eat them even when we told her we were full, she wouldn't believe us and sent us with chocolate to take home! Her husband died I think it was 3 years ago and she misses him a lot. She even had me start crying while she was talking to us.

Bestamor and Bestafar are doing good! We helped Bestamor with her Christmas tree and decorations and hanging up lights and boy was that a task!

Went to Institute and talked about Joseph Smith and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appearing to him. It was a way powerful and spirit filled lesson. Of course Sister Rappleye made really yummy food as always.

Fredag:

Visited Ingebrigt with the Rappleyes and talked about the Plan of Salvation. He gave us so much chocolate as well!! Seriously you cannot tell a Norwegian no!! They don't listen to you haha

During lunch we stopped by the Nidar chocolate factory and that was cool!! I like Freia chocolate better, but it was cool to peek inside

Went to the nursing home and sang Christmas songs again!

Two of our appointments cancelled today so that was a bummer....

While contacting we met this way cool Norwegian guy who wanted to meet with us!! We were so excited and got an appointment for Søndag.... we couldn't understand his name so we called him red hair guy

Lørdag:

We went to the Rappleyes for lunch and all brought something to contribute because we were surprising Enoch who makes us middag and made him dinner!! Sister Rappleye made a way yummy cashew stir fry!

It was Sister Allen and I's turn to clean the church and that was a nice service that I enjoyed doing. We were pretty proud at how pretty we made the church look haha. It also made me really appreciative that I don't have to clean big buildings on a daily basis.

Søndag:

It was hurricane weather today!! Seriously the rain felt like rocks on our faces and the streets were empty like usual......

I way had to go to the bathroom and I didn't want to go all the way back to the apartment and waste time because we were in the middle of the city... In Norway you usually have to pay to use a public bathroom and it was Sunday so I couldn't do that.... And if you know me I have a small bladder and I was about to be in trouble... However it was a miracle that we remembered there was this one McDonald's that you didn't have to pay!! HALLELUJAH!!!!

All of our appointments canceled again......... It is way discouraging when you get your hopes up and then the people don't show up or cancel.... Red head guy was included..... We confirmed with him the night before and then he never showed......

It was fast Sunday today and the testimony meeting was way awesome! I can't believe I only have 2 more of these in Norway!!

MOVES CALL!!! Moves calls are in and Sister Allen and I will be staying together!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!

Sister Allen and I are going to be singing in the ward Christmas concert so we have been practicing and I think it will turn out way cool!! We are singing The First Noel with our own little twist and harmonizing

***The weather is so bipolar here!! It will be clear and no snow one day and then the next, pouring rain, then snow, then hail!!***

*** Spikes for my shoes have literally saved Sister Allen and I!! They are the best thing ever!!!

**** Norsk people are very loyal!! Once you become friends, you will be friends for life!

****Even though I am on my mission – I brought my “teddy bear blankies” and sleep with them every night!!

Scripture of the week:

John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Åndelig Tanker:

A SAVIOR IS BORN

Okay everyone the church has come out with a new Christmas video called A Savior Is Born and it is offered in Norwegian and other languages which is way awesome!! Please please please check out this video and share it with others!!! It is a good reminder on why we have Christmas and what is most important about Christmas!! I am so grateful for the Christmas season and for the opportunity I have to be able to talk to people about Christ. Being a missionary around Christmas is the best!! We truly get to focus on the Savior and help bring others as well as ourselves closer to Him.

https://www.mormon.org/christmas?cid=HP_SU_11-29-2015_dMIS_fSPC_xLIDyL1-A_

glad i dere!! lykke til med eksamen!!! Tis the season!!!

xoxo

Søster Jordan Peterson

GOD MAD ER DET BESTE MAT

A mission is a roller-coaster folks.... you will have great weeks and then not so great weeks, but it keeps you on your toes, that is for sure!!

Mandag:

100 days left....

Visited a new convert family, from Nepal (Hem and Shanti) At the end of the lesson the little boy was going to say the prayer and he came and sat by me. We bowed our head and got ready to pray and it was way quiet. I opened my eyes and the mom asked me to help him say the prayer!! It was the cutest thing ever!! I am so grateful that I was able to do that!!! It was a little weird telling a little boy a prayer to say in Norwegian, but AWESOME!

So contacting on a Monday night isn't the best...However I have come to learn that when you do the things you don't want to do, the Lord blesses you! Sister Allen and I were honestly not looking forward to contacting, however the Lord always comes through and it was a blast and we talked to so many nice people!!!

Tirsdag:

Hit the double digits countdown of days....

So I was going through my phone texting people to see if they were interested to meet and one girl named Sunniva texted back and was so cute! So Sister Allen and I go and she has her roommate there who is so cute and their apartment is so koselig. We get to talking and come to find out they are JW's...... They were super nice and interested in what we believe and why. The gift of tongues is real. I have no idea how I answered some of their questions, but words came out!

Onsdag:

The STL's Sister Boud and Sister Wood came!! Those two are awesome!! It was so much fun!!! We contacted, sang at the nursing home, visited Elin and Kenneth, then we split up and Sister Boud and I went to help a member who is moving with other members in the ward pack up their moving van.... Dang that was a giant van and a lot of stuff! I am so grateful that people came out to help! It was way fun to be able to serve and work with members of the ward

**Funny thing about singing at the nursing home... they totally announced us and said we were from Amerika and would be singing... without telling us.... so the first time we went we went by memory and that was hilarious! It was just me, Allen, Miller, and Rasband and we sang in English and didn't know all the words.... it was awful.... So this time we came prepared and brought Christmas music to sing in Norwegian and it was way better!! Until we tried to sing this one song and in the middle of it we all started laughing cause we couldn't hit the notes so we stopped and sang a different song...

Torsdag:

Visited Bestamor and Bestafar! We took Bestamor to visit her husband and oh my gosh it was the cutest thing ever!! Sister Allen and I teared up!! Seriously I hope my spouse and I are like that! They are so cute and so happy and so in love! When we rolled her in he got the biggest smile on his face and she just sweetly rubbed his cheek

Veronica a girl we met with once before came to Institute!! She is so cute and wants to come back when she can get off work!!

Fredag:

We had our own little missionary Thanksgiving feast. Sister Allen and I made sweet potatoes and dang they were good!!! However huge props to my mom and grandma's for making the Thanksgiving food! I don't know how you do it! It took us like 2 almost 3 hours to make this and that was only one food item!!

 

Practied for the talent show and Sister Allen and I had a great time practicing our dancing skills hahaha

Contacted in the pouring rain and Sister Allen and I looked like wet dogs... however we met the cutest Romanian lady who said we can give her a Book of Mormon sometime this week!! Her name is Alexandria!

Lørdag:

We had a Ward Thanksgiving party and Talent Show!! It was so awesome and so many people came!! The food was so great and the Talent Show was funny! The missionaries did something and we made up our own missionary parody to let it snow and jingle bells and the Elders sang while Sister Allen and I danced

The city lit all the Christmas lights in the town!! It was cute and they had Cinderella do it and did like a little play as they did it!

Søndag:

In town, they lit the HUGE Christmas tree!! So many people were there and it was so cute!! They sang songs and someone was doing sign language!! Then we all held hands around the church and sang and danced!! Sister Allen and I saw the Rappleyes, so we joined them (: I felt like I was in the Grinch!!

Contacting on a Sunday night is not the best thing in the world.... the streets were completely deserted! After having little success we were heading back home and we stopped this cute girl named Carolina AND she was interested!!! We got her number and are hoping to meet with her soon!! God is good!

(I don't know if you remember me talking about a guy in Tromsø named Chilonda? But I was told he went to church!! After like 3 years!! YAYY!!!)

We have recently lost basically all of our investigators... so that is a total bummer, but I know that God gives us challenges to strengthen us and after the trial of our faith comes the blessings!

Jordan's Tidbits:

-Funny story of the week...... So in studies one day this week I got pretty emotional and started crying because it hit me that I don't have that much longer to be a missionary. To me if feels like I have all the time in the world, but the clock says otherwise.... Anyways during studies I didn't want Sister Allen to know I was crying so I was trying to be really quiet haha. Then in companionship study I go *Dang... I got real sappy in studies today.... Sister Allen goes *OH MY GOSH YOU WERE CRYING!?!? and I said yes..... She goes *I could hear you sniffling, but I just thought you had a runny nose so I kept thinking to myself gosh just go blow your nose already!!* hahahahah good times good times.......

- Norwegians know how to get into the Christmas spirit that is for sure!! However the way they wrap their lights around the trees is very different from how we do it in America. They do it vertical and just string them down, they don't wrap it around the tree.

-Julebrus is a yummy drink!

Åndelig Tanker:

- "When adversity comes, don't let something you don't fully understand unravel everything you do know." - Elder Kevin Pearson

I really liked that thought, since we all let fear and doubt creep in during our weak moments.  Be strong, and rely on the strength of what you know to pull you through those times of uncertainty. With everything going on in the world today we need to remember that even though the laws of the land change and the world's standards and views on things, GOD'S LAWS AND STANDARDS WILL NEVER CHANGE! God does not change His standards and law's to fit the worlds. With everything going on in the world today, it is so sad to see how many members of the church are leaving because of changes in church policy and due to the church not changing its standards to fit the worlds. This is Jesus Christ's church, not the church of man. The church is changing and reinforcing policies to make sure that God's way stays the same.

Mormon chapter 9 verse 9,10, and 19.

9 For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing? 10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles. 19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.

*I made the decision long ago to believe that the prophet and his counselors, and the apostles, are indeed *special witnesses for Christ.* Heavenly Father and His son know the *big picture* and we just have to have the faith to follow. Oh, we can sort things out in our minds, and ask questions- but bottom line - we stick with faith! For those of us who have the confirmation that this is the Church of Jesus Christ, any matter such as a *new* church policy should be clear. If you sustain Thomas S Monson as the prophet of God, then changes shouldn't be a problem. That is the reason we have a prophet. He is God's mouthpiece and he is there to guide us in today's constantly changing world. If you have a hard time with changes, stick to faith and remember it is coming from God. Don't let Satan get the best of you and have you dig up in doubt what you planted in faith!

Sister Allen, Rupa, ME!

                                                             Cutest baby photo bomb!

xoxoxoxo

Søster Jordan Peterson

As I am typing this we looked out the window and it is A BLIZZARD!!! So much for the snow being gone and melted......

CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE:  A SAVIOR IS BORN!!

https://www.mormon.org/christmas?cid=HP_SU_11-29-2015_dMIS_fSPC_xLIDyL1-A_

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!

Well I jinxed myself..... The first snow came on Saturday!! Man is Norwegian snow the best though! It is so fluffy! It is very beautiful here with snow! I feel like I am in a snow globe or winter wonderland!

Mandag:

Jecon and his girlfriend came to FHE!!!! Church and FHE man Jecon is on a roll!

Tirsdag:

We visited my Texas friend in the ward Krystle. She isn’t leaving for Texas till January...(so jealous!!) So we went over to visit before she left! Every time I go over there it makes me so excited to have a cute little family! Her boys crack me up! I could watch them for days!

We had an appointment with this guy we met on the street named Øyvind. People like to kebab us a lot, so we didn't have super high hopes, BUT HE CAME!! AND HE WAS NORMAL AND WAY COOL!!!! He took us to a cafe and bought us hot chocolate because we don't drink coffee and we had a hyggelig prat and he was way cool and nice. He has a strong belief in God and was interested to hear what we believed. Not sure when or if we will meet again, but hey planting seeds ya know!

By the way, did I mention it is getting COLD!

Onsdag:

ZONE CONFERENCE!!! Everyone flew down to Trondheim for Zone Conference! I love seeing President and Sister Hill and of course the other missionaries in my zone. It was bittersweet though because I said goodbye to some of my friends that are leaving and said goodbye to some I won't see again before I go home..... Zone Conference was really great though (: Like always I learned a lot!!! I will put some things I learned down in my Åndelig Tanker

                                                                   The Nord Zone!

 The Søster's in our Sweaters!

 Love these girls!

 Brother and Sister Rappleye

 Elder Gingrich (my bud!)

Relief Society had an activity that was way fun! However the bracelet I made already broke.... reason why I am not a fan of arts and crafts haha. It takes me forever and then it breaks....

Torsdag:

We visited Majken and cute Olivia!!

We visited a member with the Rappleyes. His name is Ingebrigt! He gave us so much chocolate!! He is way nice and made an appointment for us to come back. He really loves the Plan of Salvation.

Had institute! Talked about Christ's other sheep that he mentions in the Bible, which is the people in the American Continents that is in the Book of Mormon! So cool to see how these two things support each other.

Fredag:

Went to Elin and Kenneths and had a great talk about the Plan of Salvation. Sister Allen and I drew a picture they could keep. Kenneth stayed and talked again!

We got the best hamburgers ever for dinner from this place called Sesam. It is like a little hole in the wall place, but so good!!

Lørdag:

THE FIRST SNOW CAME!

Bishop had all of the missionaries over for breakfast! It was so nice of him!! It was a way koselig time (: We had the classic Norwegian breakfast; boller, jam, cheese, and meats!

Visited Lars and Evalina (who live in Hell) and HELL HAS FROZEN OVER!!!! hahaha thought that was a funny joke. It is so pretty there with all the snow!

Visted Bestamor and Bestafar and Bestamor gave sister Allen and I knitting needles and yarn!! I am way excited to learn!! That is a way popular thing to do here! She also shared with us some of her yummy blødkakke from her birthday! She is just the cutest thing! When we walk in her door she opens her arms for us to give her a hug and she makes me so happy!!

Søndag:

Went to visit Jecon with Elder Corrigan and Miller. We shared Mosiah 4:9 which says:

“Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.”

I LOVE THIS SCRIPTURE!!!! It gives me great comfort to know that God created the earth for us and we are created from God's image. It also gives me comfort and assurance to know that it is okay if I don't know the answers to everything and there are some things that I will never have the answers to in this life, but God does!

 It went way good and we ate vaffler!! We also played in the snow while waiting for the bus.

BOLD DAY FRIDAY:

So on the way home from the nursing home, I saw two deaf guys signing to each other... after arguing with myself in my head, I sat down next to them and started to sign with them!! We had to get off the bus at the next stop, but I got to talk to them and that was way cool!! I really need to brush up on my signing skills though haha I am a little rusty...

Than we were on our way home from Elin and Kenneth's and a man and his two daughters were sitting in front of us. They were probably 4 and 5. All of a sudden out of the blue they start asking their dad about Jesus!!! Sister Allen and I were dying! That is NOT a normal thing! I kept thinking to myself what are the odds that this happens when we are on the bus with them and right by them! After much contemplation and me trying to ignore the prompting of the Holy Ghost telling me to talk to him, I decided that I was not getting off that bus until we talked to him. Our bus stop came and Sister Allen began to stand up and I pulled her back down and said we aren't getting off until he does. We need to talk to him. After saying at least 100 prayers in my head for Heavenly Father to help me and for us to be able to talk to him, the man finally pressed the button to get off the bus. My heart was pounding out of my chest and I thought I was going to wet my pants I was so nervous and had so much adrenaline going through me. We got off then I walked up to him and told him that I had overheard his conversation and that we were missionaries, etc... He doesn't have a belief in God and wasn’t interested, but he was very nice and took a card!

Bus contacting has been my enemy on my mission..... Here in Norway the buses are so quiet you could hear a needle drop! People don't talk at all and you don't sit by anyone, you sit by yourself or stand..... Sister Allen and I were about to get off and this guy sat by us. As we were getting up I handed him a card and he took it haha. Super sly I think!

I know these things don't sound like that much of a deal, but to me they were!! It is the little things that mean the most!

***Our mission started doing a weekly scripture and has challenged us to use it during the week. It is so crazy to see how often we are able to use them and how we can use it in basically every teach we have no matter what it is on.

Ones we have had so far are:

- 1 Nephi 17:36

- Mosiah 4: 9

- James 1:5

Jordan's Tidbits:

-Whoever said stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me....  LIED!!! They must have never had someone say something mean to them!! So we were texting some potentials in our phones to see if they would meet with us and a guy texted back, "go to hell" and it may or may not have made me cry. Which is so dumb and I have no idea why because people are rude and say rude things to us all the time... It must have been a long day.... and so then I texted back and said *I am going there tomorrow actually :)  Do you live there?*  It was a good one. You probably had to be there. (if you remember there is a city named Hell and we actually were going there the next day)

-Ivar og Målfrid. These two.. they kill me. Members of the ward we visit. We went out to lunch with them and someone said hi to Ivar and he says to us, "They know me." hahaha

Åndelig Tanker:

- President Hill: *Do yourself a favor and leave it behind!*

 

- When we set goals in faith and work hard, God will come through!

- Sometimes we are ignorant to God's vision, but when we humble ourselves, we can see ourselves through God's eyes and be able to improve and be better!

- The gospel is simple and man makes it confusing... God is not a God of confusion, but of simplicity. That is why I am so grateful for a living prophet today. To lead and guide us and help us know what is God's will and the right thing to do. Even though laws of the land change, God's laws do not!

***Love this quote from a friend!!!

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval." (April 2015 Conference)

The truth is the truth and there is no reason to compromise.

Courage becomes a living and an attractive virtue when it is regarded not only as a willingness to die manfully but also as the determination to live decently.

It's easier to die for the gospel than it is to live it throughout our lives.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DERE!!!! I am so thankful for the love and support you all have shown me throughout my mission! I couldn't have done it without you!!! Eat some yummy food for me!!!! (Norway doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, but we will be doing a missionary Thanksgiving and a ward one so that will be fun!)

glad i dere!!!

xoxoxo

Søster Jordan Peterson