Matthæusevangeliet 5:16‏ - February 8, 2016

Lookout point.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Everyone,

We had a very busy week. It filled up with appointments which was wonderful because the week before we didn't have as many. An update with Martin. We had another great lesson with him, and he is committed to the 23 of April for his baptism. It is still a few months away, but he needs some time to prepare for the covenants he will make. It is amazing for me to see how far he has come from the first time that I met him.

Our eating appointment is the door which is covered by the truck.

Richardt had to fix our bathroom door, so we counldn't be at our apartment for two days. We continued to work in our area, but had to travel to Helsingør to sleep. It worked out really well because we could do splits with them. I had Elder Kennedy who has only been in the land for 4 weeks. We had a wonderful time together. Kevin got along great with Elder Kennedy. They talked about sports, and the upcoming superbowl. The lesson was in English which wasn't too scary. It was on the temple, and Kevin told us that he wants to go which is wonderful news.

Making Cinnamon Rolls

Alma 7:14 - February 1, 2016

Waiting at a rainy bus stop...

 Alma 7:14  Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Thanks, Uncle Tom, Aunt Debra and family!

Everyone,

They say to save the best for last, but when it is the only lesson you teach then it comes first. We have our investigator Martin who has read Mormons Bog several times, and has had missionaries for 5 years. Elder Pike and I planned a great lesson with him with the hope that he would progress, or we would put him on pause. Our lesson was on the Holy Ghost. We tried to talk about who he is, and how he can help us in our lives. Then came the big part. We extended a baptisimal invitation to him, and he said yes right then. Both of us couldn't believe it because we had expected him to say no. Our plan is to start teaching him twice a week, so that we can help him be ready by his baptisimal date.

Speak of the Savior - January 25, 2016

Elder Francis and Elder Pike

Everyone,

The beginning of this week was really slow for us. We taught Anne Marie, and finished up some of her family history work. She is so happy that we could help her with it. While we were there she showed us two of the bedrooms in her house. They were full of Legos, and in one corner she had a Lego train. She buys sets for her grandkids, and when they come they build them. Elder Pike and I couldn't believe how many she had. Next time we go I will see if I can take a picture of them.

We did lots of calling this week to potentials and old investigators. For the ones that we couldn't call we stopped by their addresses. Several of them had moved, but we did find one who is interested in our message again. When we had time we contacted and knocked. We have two potentials who live in Hillerød, and we hope that with the Spirit we can help them to progress.

Tredje Nefi 9:14‏ - January 18, 2016

Elder Pike and Elder Francis at a bus stop.

Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.

Everyone,

We have worked really hard this whole week. Everynight we come back home really tired. Almost every day we have had to walk several kilometers, and run for at least one bus. Elder Pike is a great companion. He is from Bluffdale, Utah, and is the oldest of three kids. He has taught me a lot about mission work including all of the paperwork.

This week we spent several hours going through old records. One of them had a street name and the person's first name, and that was it. You would think that missionaries would write someone's complete address down. We have quite a stack of people that we can't find, so we made a dead file for those. Heavenly Father has really started to bless us as we have cleaned up the records.

Almas Bog 34:33-35‏ - January 11, 2016

By the castle

Alma 34:33-35 

33 And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do notprocrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.

 34 Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possessyour bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world. 

35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have becomesubjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked.

Final photo as a companionship

Everyone,

Last week went really well for us. Our best lesson as a companionship was with Eduardo. We taught him Frelsesplanen, and he understood most of it. The spirit was really strong, and we were able to use inspired questions with him. He had some great questions which we were able to answer. As we walked home we both mentioned how amazing it was to be apart of it.

The frozen Roskilde Fjord

An Email from Sister Paulsen

Sister Paulsen was one of Ben's teachers in the MTC. Ben saw her at Christmas time when she was home visiting family in Denmark.

Sister Paulsen sent us this email after she visited with Ben:

Dear Brother Francis,

 I was one of the teachers of your son at the MTC this past summer and I received your very kind email through Spencer. 

This past week I was able to attend the ward, Allerød, in which your son is currently serving. I am in Denmark for a short period of time and had the chance to have Elder Francis and three other missionaries over for dinner on Saturday at my father's house (which happens to be in their area). 

He is doing so well and I was very happy to see the peaceful spirit he had about him. He is, still, a great missionary and clearly loved and respected by the members and the other missionaries. I'm confident you are very proud of him. He is doing great work here - thank you for sending him.

All the best to you and your family,

Louise Paulsen

Mosiah 26:20‏ - January 4, 2016

P-Day fun.

"Thou art my servant; and I covenant with thee that thou shalt have eternal life; and thou shalt serve me and go forth in my name, and shalt gather together my sheep."

Everyone,

Fridag 1 Januar Klokken 00:30 - You think that you are in a bunker because of the number of explosion sounds outside your apartment. New years here was incredible. At midnight everyone toasts the new year, and jumps off of a chair. Ten minutes later the whole town is outside lighting fireworks. They say that the new year celebration in Denmark has more fireworks than the Fourth of July in the USA, and I believe that. They were everywhere. It was almost a competition of who had the best fireworks because all the neighbors were lighting them at the same time. I wish all of you could have been here for it.

Our district.

Other than that this has been a very spiritual week for me. We ate with a family in Mårum. They invited a refugee family whose apartment had lost power. It was great to meet them, and see that they were people just like us. Sometimes it is hard to love these people because we hear that the Danes don't like them here. This family was wonderful though, and it changed my perspective on the refugees.