Hello! It is another foggy day here in the culture capitol of Europe! I think that foggy days might be one of my favorite things about Denmark. I love how moody and mysterious and still it makes everything. It is just so pretty here, all the time.
My first week in Aarhus was pretty good! We were at the Mission President's house to discuss the schedule changes that the church has made, so we were out of our area for a couple of days. But we got to knock on quite a few doors and talk to people on busses and take accidental naps on busses.... basically a typical missionary life!
It is really fun to be with Sister Naylor again. We already know each other, so instead of having the awkward get to know you phase, we just jumped right into working. The only problem is that she has two large, rubbery, fake spiders... that she likes to hide EVERYWHERE. I live in terror of those spiders. But if that is the biggest problem we have, hey, life must be good, right?
So here's a good story: in Denmark we have this thing called 'loser island'. It is a part of the crosswalk that is halfway the two sidewalks, and people (us) get stuck there when crossing the street. Well, a few months ago, we role-played a situation where we had 2 minutes to get a good conversation with someone while trapped on loser island. This usually only happens to dumb Americans who don't walk fast enough, so it really isn't a super likely situation. but last Tuesday, Sister Naylor and I got trapped on loser island... but this time, someone was with us! That role play flashed into my mind, and i plucked up the courage and just started talking... 15 minutes later and a crosswalk later, we had his contact information, information on the cool buildings in Aarhus, and an appointment to meet later that day. There's a lot of things that we could have learned from this little situation, but the one that stood out to me was that the Lord used my past experience to inspire me or help me to do something seemingly scary. The Lord works with what we have, so it is SO IMPORTANT that we gain as much experience and knowledge as we can. Be open, learn as much as you can, and let the Lord work His magic! I love you all and hope you have a great week!
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