Visby! Visby!
Well I had my first son on the rock. You don't get much more missionary termed than that. But it's true nonetheless, and this week has been absolutely crazy, wonderful, stressful, and now that it's all said and done it was a pretty sick week. Literally am so grateful for everything I got to do.
...We made it to Nynäshamn after a few hours of work, and dragging luggage everywhere.. and saw the GIANT boat. It was so big! I don't really know what I expected but wow. It felt like a cruise ship (I've never officially been on one, but it seemed like it) And it was the most peaceful 3 hours of my life. Just chilled on board, ate some peanuts, planned for the next day, and walked around on the top deck in the brisk midnight air. I wished it wasn't so dark, because it would have been cooler to see the blue water as far as the eye can see. But in anycase, it was an experience.
Arrived on Gotland at midnight and was picked up by Elder Herrey (the only other missionaries in Gotland, a senior couple) and were greeted warmly and taken home.
Visby hasn't had missionaries for 3 months, and so we have been going crazy trying to organize things, set up English classes, meet old investigators and literally do everything in my power to set up as many things as possible. That's kind of been my life these last few days on Visby.
It takes about 2 and a half hours to drive from tip to bottom, and there's small cities scattered throughout with random houses in the middle of nowhere. The accent is weird, but I'm keeping up with understanding it. Miles is continuing to impress me every day.. and så är livet.
It has been an amazing journey, and I'm excited to begin it here on Gotland. We both gave talks yesterday in our branch of about 20-25.. and we are pumped to do work.
I sit here right now in the Visby library, and to my right is ''Innerstaden'' The coolest city you'll ever see. And if I manuever a bit to my left I can go to a large window and see out to the ocean, with nothing in sight but brilliant blue water.
This morning, I read a little bit in my Patriarchal blessing (which is scripture to me) and really got the strong impression, because I have been really worried if I can do this, if I can open a new area, and if I have what it takes. But there was a line that talks about through my faithfulness, I can complete all that I was foreordained to do. I was filled with reassurance, that if I just do my best, faithfully, willingly, then God will take it into his hands and he will help this work go forward. I do not need to do this myself, I just need to give myself.
In Preach My Gospel we've been going over teaching, in chapter 10, and already I'm seeing the infinite potential in my companion, as he continues to grow as we teach together. I just wish I could get more teaches set up, but I'm doing literally everything I can. I think slash hope.
I was led by the spirit this week, when after we had visited Modupe and said up a time for next week, I thought.. we should knock here. So we did, and the first two buildings didn't yield anything. But it got us into that mindset, and when we went by the third person, who wasn't home.. Elder Miles said ''Wait!'' as I was walking down the stairs and he rang a doorbell. A happy guy who said we could definitely come back. It was pretty cool.
I am SO lucky. The people are twice as nice here on Gotland, I've already found out, an it's ready to explode.. as they say.
Well. Love you all, we're touring innerstaden and the cliffs today!
So, amazing.
Well I had my first son on the rock. You don't get much more missionary termed than that. But it's true nonetheless, and this week has been absolutely crazy, wonderful, stressful, and now that it's all said and done it was a pretty sick week. Literally am so grateful for everything I got to do.
...We made it to Nynäshamn after a few hours of work, and dragging luggage everywhere.. and saw the GIANT boat. It was so big! I don't really know what I expected but wow. It felt like a cruise ship (I've never officially been on one, but it seemed like it) And it was the most peaceful 3 hours of my life. Just chilled on board, ate some peanuts, planned for the next day, and walked around on the top deck in the brisk midnight air. I wished it wasn't so dark, because it would have been cooler to see the blue water as far as the eye can see. But in anycase, it was an experience.
Arrived on Gotland at midnight and was picked up by Elder Herrey (the only other missionaries in Gotland, a senior couple) and were greeted warmly and taken home.
Visby hasn't had missionaries for 3 months, and so we have been going crazy trying to organize things, set up English classes, meet old investigators and literally do everything in my power to set up as many things as possible. That's kind of been my life these last few days on Visby.
It takes about 2 and a half hours to drive from tip to bottom, and there's small cities scattered throughout with random houses in the middle of nowhere. The accent is weird, but I'm keeping up with understanding it. Miles is continuing to impress me every day.. and så är livet.
It has been an amazing journey, and I'm excited to begin it here on Gotland. We both gave talks yesterday in our branch of about 20-25.. and we are pumped to do work.
I sit here right now in the Visby library, and to my right is ''Innerstaden'' The coolest city you'll ever see. And if I manuever a bit to my left I can go to a large window and see out to the ocean, with nothing in sight but brilliant blue water.
This morning, I read a little bit in my Patriarchal blessing (which is scripture to me) and really got the strong impression, because I have been really worried if I can do this, if I can open a new area, and if I have what it takes. But there was a line that talks about through my faithfulness, I can complete all that I was foreordained to do. I was filled with reassurance, that if I just do my best, faithfully, willingly, then God will take it into his hands and he will help this work go forward. I do not need to do this myself, I just need to give myself.
In Preach My Gospel we've been going over teaching, in chapter 10, and already I'm seeing the infinite potential in my companion, as he continues to grow as we teach together. I just wish I could get more teaches set up, but I'm doing literally everything I can. I think slash hope.
I was led by the spirit this week, when after we had visited Modupe and said up a time for next week, I thought.. we should knock here. So we did, and the first two buildings didn't yield anything. But it got us into that mindset, and when we went by the third person, who wasn't home.. Elder Miles said ''Wait!'' as I was walking down the stairs and he rang a doorbell. A happy guy who said we could definitely come back. It was pretty cool.
I am SO lucky. The people are twice as nice here on Gotland, I've already found out, an it's ready to explode.. as they say.
Well. Love you all, we're touring innerstaden and the cliffs today!
So, amazing.