How are you all doing? Did you all have a good week? I hope so!
This was another slow week here in Trondheim. We
were trying so hard to be diligent and think of new ways to find people
and be effective, but it wasn't working. We kind of bombed last week. It
was sad. We had some good experiences though. Remember that girl who
yelled at me then came back and apologized? Yeah, we finally were able
to meet with her. she met us at a cafe in town and then bought us
drinks. It was really nice of her. She is a really cool girl and has had
a lot of amazing experiences with her faith, but our meeting wasn't
what I hoped it would be. She was basically just trying to convert us to
the bible... which we already are, but yeah... It ended up not being
very cool. I was disappointed about that. BUT, we gave her the Book of
Mormon and I feel good about that! :)
On Friday, we flew to Oslo for the training meeting
for new trainers. Sister Grass and I will both be training in Bergen and
I am very excited about that. I love Sister Grass so much! She is one
of my best friends. It will be a little scary because neither of us have
been to Bergen before so we don't know where anything is! It is the second
largest city in Norway and it is supposed to be very beautiful! :) They
speak really funny though... I am kind of nervous for that. My new
companion's name is Sister Pace and she is related to President
Johansen. It's going to be great! I am really excited to train
again. We'll be
white-washing! It will be a new adventure. :) But back to the meeting-
it was really good! I feel really honored to be able to serve in this
position. I don't really feel worthy of it. President Evans was so
passionate and positive about the revelation he had received on who
would train that he got emotional as he talked about it. He is an
amazing leader! I am excited for another opportunity to train. :)
Funny experience- So, I'm pretty sure I told you
about how Agnes has this feeling that I will be a psychologist in New
York... Yeah, well, I have actually been considering it lately. Here is
the funny part- from the time that I began considering it, I have had a
few experiences that have shown me that I do NOT want to be a counselor
or psychologist or anything like that. One of these experiences I
wouldn't trade for the world. There is this new convert who, on the
outside looks like a happy, normal young woman. However, we met with her
this week and she is actually having a really hard time and has been
for quite a while. She is depressed and has anxiety and has had a
problem with cutting herself for a really long time. Well, her family
and friends are all away on vacation and she has been alone which has
left her with a lot of time to think... and that's no good. I told her
that before she began to cut herself, she needed to call me- not matter
what time of day or night. Well, at about 3 am Sunday morning I got a
call from her. Oh, I was so tired and speaking Norwegian was the hardest
thing! But, I talked to her for an hour. I read to her from the Book of
Mormon, told her stories and we had a good time talking. After an hour,
she told me that she felt lots better and was going to go to sleep. It
was really cool to be able to help her. I felt honored that she trusted
me enough to tell me this secret. It was a testimony builder for sure.
At the end of our conversation, she told me to never stop being a
missionary and I told her I don't plan on it. :) I don't know if I can
explain in words how good it feels to be able to lift someone out of a
hole like this girl is in. I know I can't help her permanently, but I
can do a little bit. I think that's how it is with everything. We may
not be super heroes that can make any bad situation better, but we can
do little things to brighten the lives of those around us. That's where I
have found true joy! :)
Well fam, that's about all I've got. I hope it wasn't too depressing. I love and miss you guys tons! Have a great week!
♥- Søster Jessica Taylor
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