We had an awesome mission tour! One of the 70 members came to visit our mission. His name was elder engbjörn or something like that. He is from Denmark. Really really nice guy and has so much love. I learned a lot from him. He got to interview me too, and that was pretty fun! Mission tour was awesome because almost all of my MTC group was there! and my trainer elder Fielding was there too. He is going home this transfer. That will be a sad day!
We started the month of December off with a big day of service! We gave out chocolate cookies to people in the center of pori. It was way fun. I had a blast. It was pretty hard to get people to take the cookies. but we did give out a few. We made 128 in total. It was really cold that day, so the cookies began to get a little hard and frozen. There was this particular experience when a grandma was way grateful and tried to bite into the cookie but it wasn't breaking. So she tried a couple more times but soon just put it into her pocket and walked off. Another crazy thing that happened was that I tried to offer this other elder woman a free cookie and she said no and wasn't very nice and walked off, so i moved on to the next guy and he was super excited for the cookie. We got talking a little bit and he took a bite and let out a grunt, and i thought it was because the cookie was way hard but he starts running past me. It turns out that woman had fallen down and banged her head, so we ran over and helped her and called the ambulance. She ended up being really grateful for us and our kindness towards her. Hopefully she will remember this the next time she meets missionaries! God is preparing people here to receive this message and not everyone is ready right now, but some are getting ready!
We had a great night of tracting last night too! we had two let in lessons which was sweet! Tracting is always good. I have really come to love knocking doors. On a normal day we usually tract for around 6.5-7.5 hours a day. I have really come to enjoy it. We cannot teach if we cannot find. Joy really does come from trying your best and being anxiously engaged in the work.
Our investigators are doing great. we have a lesson with Färzad (the 16 year old we taught last week). We are going to invite him to be baptized! hopefully it all goes well!
One scripture that I really liked this week is Deuteronomy 22:1-4
1 Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.2 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.4 ¶ Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.
I think that one of the most important lessons that I have learned here in Finland is that it isn't about me. It is about us. We cannot afford to not serve one another. One quote that I really like is : "See a problem, Fix a problem" These verses remind me that when i serve others I serve my Father in Heaven! By not choosing to be in the service of others, I choose not to be in His service. We are his greatest creation, and his greatest Joy. I am so grateful for all those times that I have been served, and for every minute that I am given to serve here in Finland!
Thanks for all the support! I love you all!
Elder Christensen
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