Sarah in Denmark 2016-2017: October 23, 2017 3 WEEKS TO GO!!!

Hello friends and family!

Wow we had a crazy week but it was SO GOOD. We were in our area the whole week and that was so nice. We missed Esbjerg.

Today we went to Ribe, which is a way old city in our area. It was awesome! We convinced the Elders to come along with us, and on the way back, they were loading more money onto their travel card while we waited on the train and then the train drove away without them, so we accidentally ditched them after dragging them around all day. Haha poor elders. Don't worry, another train happened to come pretty quickly so they got home alright.... I'll send picture of Ribe, it was so pretty :)

Things with Carlo are going great! We taught him about the Word of wisdom and keeping the sabbath day holy, and he asked what kind of stuff he should avoid doing on sundays - we gave him the example of going shopping, and he (jokingly) said 'wait! the word of wisdom says nothing about Gucci! no coffee, no alcohol, but I can Gucci all I want!' hahahah and just remember, he is a 46 year old italian man that does NOT like shopping. it was just really funny and we love Carlo. So keep praying for him, it is helping!

Our ward mission leader came up with an idea to help the new missionaries practice teaching in Danish, so every other week we meet a little bit before our weekly meeting and he pretends to be an investigator, and he tapes up pictures of his 'house' and 'family' and has props and all kinds of stuff... but this week, we walked in and it REEKED. it smelled SO BAD. There was a box of food sitting on the table, so we figured it was that, but we couldn't tell. throughout the lesson he kept saying things about how he needed a spiritual breath of fresh air and things like that and was trying so hard to not laugh...... and after the lesson was over, he revealed that he had used A STINK BOMB. HE STINK BOMBED A CLASSROOM IN THE CHURCH. hahaha it was just such a Martin thing to do. He is so funny. But the 'lesson' went great. So that was good.

If you can't tell, we have been having a great time and things are going so well. We are happy and safe and not even all that cold.

The topic of patience came up a lot this week.... which is something that is normally pretty scary because learning patience is hard, but this week it was good. We talked a lot about how true christlike patience requires both hope and faith. Sometimes it can be hard to be patient with people, situations, or even ourselves, but the key is to find some source of hope that things can and will be better, adn to recognize that the source of that hope is our faith in Jesus Christ. When we do that, when we tie everything back to HIm and His teachigns and His love, becomes it suddenly much easier to endure and enjoy the trials we face. He is the source of all joy, all hope, all peace, and is the solution to making any future brighter, clearer, or better. He loves all of you and is ready to help you become who you need to be. Reach up, and he'll take your hand.

I love you all, and hope your week is as fantastic as ours will be :) Be good and remember to smile!

Love, Søster Ludlow