Hi! Still Here :D

Hey all! 

Not a ton of exciting stuff this week, so you only get one picture. But it's a way cool one of the lake that I live on so enjoy :)

So this week hasn't been super interesting. I've been a bit under the weather so I've had to stay inside a bit but I've still forced myself to get outside for some lessons and at least a few stopby's each day. My parents inform me that I was called into jury duty back in the states so at least I got out of that right? 

I've had a lot of time to think and to read Jesus the Christ this week (amaaaaaazing book) and I'm just realizing how little I knew about the church before I left and the more I learn the more I realize that I don't know. To all you out there going on missions in the next bit of your life, READ! Get through the Book of Mormon at least once and I'd advice the four gospels as well. It pays to know what you are gonna go be talking about, and more important than reading these things is to get down on your knees and pray about it and make sure you actually believe it. Getting out into the field on borrowed faith will only take you so far. So... yeah. That's my speech for the day.

As another example of needing to read we had a lesson with our investigator Else at a member families home over dinner. Turns out the wife and Else actually knew each other from school! How cool is that? We were thinking that we were finally going to get an investigator to church here after an awesome lesson about the Plan of Salvation and why baptism is important but she ended up telling us that she was sick on Sunday. Blah. I don't know why it's been sooo hard to get people to turn up for church here! Granted we only have like 8 solid members that actually live in Silkeborg and our church building used to be part of a car dealership and is in an area of town under major construction, but people just are not willing to make the trip inside! Oh well. My job is to invite them, the rest is out of my hands :) 

Big thanks to my family, they are awesome and I want them to know that! I miss you all but I'm lucky to be where I am. 

Last thing. I know that the teachings of Jesus Christ are the way to get real happiness. That's the biggest thing I have learned serving among Danes who think they are ''The Happiest People on Earth'' no. They aren't. They are probably the most content because they don't have any problems, but the true happiness I've seen has only come after hard work. Salvation isn't easy people!

Love you all, and until next week, a big VI SES!