Norway is the best. Again, I really just wish I could sit down and write about the food because that is really truly honestly the best part. I loooove the food and I love waking up and eating breakfast and elevensies and lunch and second lunch and middag and night time snacks and then some. I promise I'm not gaining weight.
So something fun that has hit me this week is a big batch of homesickness. Which, hey, every missionary probably goes through it, but it has been way super tough. I have been praying and praying this week that I can stop thinking about home and the beach and my super rad family. It's hard to make the transition, especially when you have friends and family as good as mine. But hey, I'm here for a reason. :) and I am way excited to keep pushing forward.
So one thing about Trondheim: we're right on the water, and there are SOOOO many seagulls here. Like millions. Billions. Everywhere. The sound of a Seagull's screech will forever remind me of Trondheim. <3 It's de best. Well, with lots of birds come lots of poops. (heheheh) so while we were out on the street contacting, we started talking to this lady and you could tell she wasn't interested or anything and out of nowhere a big poop just plops on her head AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HAHAHA so I'm trying to hold it together and Sister Leland is like in the middle of bearing a hardcore testimony about the book of mormon and she was losing it too so that was my very favorite part of the week. It was almost like Heavenly Father was trying to tell us she wasn't the one and just to move on. So that was fun.
This week was tough work-wise. We had an investigator (with a baptismal date) that we love so so much say he wanted to stop meeting with us. It was heartbreaking. We tried everything we could, but sometimes it's not up to us. We can teach by the spirit and everything, but it's up to that person to open their hearts to it. So that was a bummer, but I know there are more prepared people out there. ONWARD AND UPWARD :)
Oh but then that same night that our investigator dropped us, we decided to meet with another investigator who we hadn't heard from in a week. When we met with him, he told us that he quit smoking and drinking IN THE LAST WEEK just so he could feel closer to God. This was literally our third lesson with him (I didn't even know he smoked or drank!!) and we hadn't even brought up the word of wisdom!! He did that all on his own. And we talked about how we can come closer to God by being baptized and he said that was something he wanted to do!! WAAAAT. So Heavenly Father rocks.
We have a lot of super awesome investigators. Trondheim is seriously the best!
One cool thing is that I met someone that my teacher from the MTC baptized!! He was one of the first people I met in Norway :) His name is Tore and he rocks.
Also I learned how to knit. I'm basically the happiest person on the planet now. :):) Sister Leland and I seriously knitted on the bus yesterday. It was such a good time.
Also, torrential downpours. It's a thing. Every. Single. Day. But we're still out contacting and doing our best and it's actually so fun. :) But yeah it's basically like a free cold shower every time we leave our apartment.
Norway is the best!! Hope you all are having a great week, I love hearing from every one of you!! Ha det bra :)
Love,
Søster Sims
ps: Read "Choose to Believe" by Elder L. Whitney Clayton. It's so comforting. My favorite part from it:
"There may be times when we have been hurt, when we are tired, and when our lives seem dark and cold. There may be times when we cannot see any light on the horizon, and we may feel like giving up. If we are willing to believe, if we desire to believe, if we choose to believe, then the Savior’s teachings and example will show us the pathway forward."<3
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