It snowed for the first time this Sunday, and I loved waking up to see the
snow outside my window. However, I think I may have mixed emotions about it,
because as much as I am enjoying the snow right now, once it snows here in
Norway, it snows and it doesn't leave until May. But that is alright, because it
couldn't be more beautiful, and what would winter in Norway be without
snow?
This week we have been working hard and trying to share "et gledesbud til
verden," or joy to the world with everyone that we meet, but no one seems to
want to be happy! It is the oddest thing. So we are just trying to mix it up and
find things that people want to hear about. One night this week, we took small
gingerbread cookies along with us, and in between every house we didn't get let
in to, we each ate one cookie. It is safe to say that we both ate a lot of
cookies by the time we were finished, but it was a great way to have a good time
while doing missionary work. I really think that is what it is all about.
Enjoying life while we are doing the hard things. There must be some kind of
secret to that.
Basically, the only reason that I am here is because I know that Christ
lives and loves us, and wants every single one of us to have a chance to receive
the gospel. That's it. If I came here to see Norway, or because that was what my
parents wanted me to do, or because I simply had nothing better to do, I would
have been on a plane home a long time ago. But we have the truth, I have been
called by God, and He is my strength and my life. The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints is the true church of God upon the earth today. That is all
there is to it, and when everything else we have is stripped away, it is
alright, because it is the truth. We have the truth. Come and see the hand of
the Lord in the lives of His children. That is the message we are sharing with
the world, and it will go forth unhindered until the day when He comes again,
clothed in the glory of the Father. These things I know.
As always, I am so grateful for everything you all have done for me. I feel
your support and your prayers, and you are all an answer to my prayers in some
way. So thank you. I love you all, and Merry Christmas!
An amazing Norwegian Sunset
Me and Elder Tate
The King's Palace
First Snow of the Year!
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