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Heyyyooo! It's your fav Danish Elder back at it again!

Whatta week whatta week, where to start.... Miracles are always a way good place to start, right? Right. We went knocking in this place called Bellahoj, right on the border of our area. We started on this huge apartment building at the very top thinking we would work our way down. The first couple of people weren't there and then one guy told us to leave and go find somewhere else. We laughed and said okay. The next door we went to we decided to pray about because we hadn't prayed before we started to knock. We knocked and only said we were from the church and this lady said, "Okay. One second," tidied up her apartment and let us in to teach her. She apparently had been taught before and we were able to teach her the entire Restoration, pray with her, get her email and send her a spoken Book of Mormon in Danish, with a challenge to read. It was incredible. We are so grateful for her. It took up our whole night so we were happy about that!

A church in downtown Copenhagen

We had another lesson with a lady that has a son in the ward that is about to go on a mission and her friends! We had a good dinner and then started teaching on prayer and the Holy Ghost. She wasn't feeling it too much I don't think, but that's okay. We challenged her to pray about the Book of Mormon and I was able to give my testimony of prayer and an experience in straight Danish and the spirit was so strong! I could have grabbed a knife and cut through it. She didn't end up coming to church like she usually does, but she sent a nice message saying she has a lot to think and pray about. She is also going to talk to her son a little bit more on our church and figure all that stuff out with him. That is an absolute win for us and her! Then, right after church we met this man who thought that church started at 1 instead of 10 and he was sad to have missed it. He isn't religious or anything but likes the way that churches and songs make him feel. He loves the peace of it all. We got his number and we were like uhhhh thank you Heavenly Father, wow. We gave out a lot of pamphlets this week too! That is always way good.

We didn't meet any absolute crazies this week, but one guy thought we were going to mug him. What kind of thieves look 18, have white shirts and ties on, and have our names on a name tag? We laughed and then the next person we talked to said no thanks, and as we were walking away called us crazy just for being religious and wanting to spread happiness. We were just like okay hahaha have a good day. I think people don't like us too much because they know we can actually help them, but that means that they have to change and admit something is wrong in their lives. Danes are not about all that! That's alright though! 

Danish is getting easier and easier. Now it's just the whole missionary part, hahahah!

Best Halloween costume ever

Halloween was way cool! I loved seeing kids in costumes and all the candy prices soar sky high. We went out with a member contacting and everyone was in a hurry. That is a problem with holidays in every mission!  

I read a cool scripture this week: Alma 7:23: And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle, easy to be entreated, full of patience and long-suffering, being temperate in all things, being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times, asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal, always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive. 

It was a great week! Hope everyone is surviving Utah's crazy bi-polar weather!

-Ældste Modersitzki

The view from Bellahoj (tall apartment on a hill). That's all of Copenhagen.

Ældste Mod, Choir boy

My guy Ældste Farr and I with a funny ceiling

Hey what's up everybody!

I had a way better week this week. Sorry if it was a little bit of a downer last week, so let's dive right in!

I have sung in the choir every week since I came on a mission. I sang in a stake choir concert and for Stake Conference and in a missionary choir of 8 missionaries to 1/3 of Denmark so like.... that's cool... If any of you know me, I haven't taken choir since the seventh grade so this is new but it's a lot of fun! It's a little difficult because I am translating, trying to hit notes and follow all the different parts sooo I'm not great but it is a lot of fun!

This week was way good because your boy can FINALLY do street contacts and all that stuff in Danish by myself (with my comp there of course). Danish is still crazy and they talk so fast but like it's awesome. I am in awe sometimes hahaha. It is way more comfortable for me to do contacts in Danish than English, and way easier to pray in Danish. I am forgetting my English so I guess that's a good sign.

The comps in Copenhagen

For those of you who were scared for me in the cold... it is currently 30 degrees warmer in Denmark than Utah. Just way more humid. It is like mid-50s every day which is good to be in, but sometimes it pours and other times you walk through the Danish death mist (when it is 98 percent humidity and way windy). It just shreds your skin sometimes. Good times.

This week we helped a lot of people transfer and so I drove a car through Copenhagen for a while. Bikers are freaky! I also gave my first Priesthood anointing in Danish and had an opportunity to talk to the Mom and teach her a fair bit! Good things are happening over here!

Also, if any of you have seen the Testaments, I know and talk to the guy who plays Jesus in that. So ya Denmark is way cool!

Love you all! Have a good week!

-Ældste Mod

A park in downtown Copenhagen