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An Escape to Denmark

 Hej hej! 


Wow. These past two weeks have been crazy. And awesome. 
I know I've committed a very serious crime by going a week without writing--but I promise it was for a good cause. 

Last week, our ward went on a trip to the Copenhagen Temple, and me and Syster Taylor got permission to change our p-day to Saturday so that we could join them! 
It was super awesome. The session we went to was in Danish, so we had headphones in to listen in Swedish. I certainly didn't understand everything, but it's always really cool to recognize that you can feel the spirit in any language. 

Some other things that happened: 
- We had interviews with the mission president in Kristianstad.
- We had ZonsKonferens, where we talked about the hope that the gospel brings.
- We celebrated Syster Taylor's birthday by getting some ice cream and going to the DomKyrkan in Lund on our lunch break.
- We met with a lot of our friends, including *Mason, who now hasn't smoked in three days! It's been incredible to see him change through the power of Christ and the light of the gospel. He's visibly happier, he's amazingly faithful, and he's an excellent example of the happiness that Christ can bring into our lives. 
- We delivered several Books of Mormon to people who responded to our Facebook ads, which were cool experiences. 
- We started celebrating a holiday every day, based on the national holidays calendar. Which just makes life more fun--especially when last Friday was national dessert day😄
- We receive quite a few referrals for people here in Sweden that want help with their family history work, which is called "släktforskning" in Swedish. Last week, I accidentally texted a referral asking if we could meet to help him with "förslaktning"--which means "pre-slaughter." Not the smoothest mistake I've ever made in my life...but hey, he still met with us!! 

A miracle:
Last week, when we were riding the bus, I felt very prompted to talk to the boy sitting behind me. So I did. I asked him about the cross necklace he was wearing, and whether he believes in God. He said "sometimes." After talking for a minute or two, I got the opportunity to give him a Book of Mormon, testify of its power, and leave him our number. 
(Just to be clear, as missionaries, we give out our number a LOT, and people never, ever reach out.)
But he did. Within twenty minutes after we left the bus--he texted us and thanked us for our kindness and for the book. He said he was definitely going to check it out, and we're meeting with him next week! It was awesome. 

I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that this is His restored gospel, and I know that it brings lasting happiness to those who utilize it.

Have an underbar vecka!
Syster Naatjes
 
Photos:
The little mermaid ?

COPENHAGEN TEMPLE

Original Kristus Statue!!!

the famous ~Nyhavn~ street

Domkyrkan

Johannes caught us "heart-attacking" his door.

Our friend Sayantani, who's adorable.

district pic !!!

Syster Taylor and I celebrating national sausage pizza day--which was last Tuesday if anybody was wondering.






Comments

  1. Barbara NaatjesOctober 17, 2022 at 3:14 PM

    Hi, Syster Naatjes! How wonderful to hear from you again! Your emails are like a breath of fresh air! A ray of sunshine! Miracles will accompany you as you continue sharing the good news of the Gospel! Love you!

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