So it's been a pretty crazy week! It probably felt
like the longest week of my mission, but not in a bad way. For some
reason it just felt really long. But it was good!
So on Tuesday we flew down here to Kristiansund!
We had no idea where we were or anything
about the area or the bus system or where we lived or anything! We just
had some papers with some addresses and stuff. But luckily one of the
few members here named Robert, came and picked us up at the airport and
helped us find our way home.
Robert is the MAN. He is about 35 I think, and is just this short little guy from Berma. He is just the most friendly happy loving guy and he knows everything about the city here! He showed us around a little bit and helped us figure out where things were and everything. The best thing about Robert is that he shares the gospel with everyone. And I mean everyone! He was baptized about 6 years ago. I don't think there is a person that has met him who hasn't also been invited to church by him. He tells everyone about the gospel, and as a result we have received a ton of referrals from him! Most of them are foreigners, who don't really speak the language real well, but that's ok!
Anyways, for the first couple of days we had to do a lot of knocking and contacting since we didn't really have much to work with. We have some referrals from Robert, but are in the process of contacting them and setting up appointments.
So on Tuesday we flew down here to Kristiansund!
Robert is the MAN. He is about 35 I think, and is just this short little guy from Berma. He is just the most friendly happy loving guy and he knows everything about the city here! He showed us around a little bit and helped us figure out where things were and everything. The best thing about Robert is that he shares the gospel with everyone. And I mean everyone! He was baptized about 6 years ago. I don't think there is a person that has met him who hasn't also been invited to church by him. He tells everyone about the gospel, and as a result we have received a ton of referrals from him! Most of them are foreigners, who don't really speak the language real well, but that's ok!
Anyways, for the first couple of days we had to do a lot of knocking and contacting since we didn't really have much to work with. We have some referrals from Robert, but are in the process of contacting them and setting up appointments.
Kristiansund is a really nice place. It's not a very
big city, and it already seems like we are starting to see the same
people every day haha but It's beautiful and I love it.
Lots of work to
be done, and a ton of potential!
Before we got here the group of members here would maybe meet once a month, but are going to start having a meeting every single week, so that is exciting! We had a meeting this week, and had a huge turn out of 2 two members haha but that's ok! We have to start somewhere!
It's pretty small and not in that great of shape. But anyways, we had a good meeting. We had a few talks\testimonies and then sang some hymns. We only had 2 hymn books. One in Norwegian and one in English, so the music didn't sound that great, but it's the thought that counts right? :)
The best part was that Robert brought a friend to church! His name is Stein and he is Norwegian. Probably the most shy and quiet person ever. But, he came to church, and we were able to teach him a lesson afterwards! He looked down the whole time we were teaching him, and only gave us one word answers, but... He accepted the invitation to get baptized on July 5!! It will take some miracles to get him actually ready to be baptized, and we are praying that he will open up a bit more, but just the fact that we were able to get a baptismal date during the first week we were here was a huge blessing. So that was definitely the highlight of the week!
Before we got here the group of members here would maybe meet once a month, but are going to start having a meeting every single week, so that is exciting! We had a meeting this week, and had a huge turn out of 2 two members haha but that's ok! We have to start somewhere!
It's pretty small and not in that great of shape. But anyways, we had a good meeting. We had a few talks\testimonies and then sang some hymns. We only had 2 hymn books. One in Norwegian and one in English, so the music didn't sound that great, but it's the thought that counts right? :)
The best part was that Robert brought a friend to church! His name is Stein and he is Norwegian. Probably the most shy and quiet person ever. But, he came to church, and we were able to teach him a lesson afterwards! He looked down the whole time we were teaching him, and only gave us one word answers, but... He accepted the invitation to get baptized on July 5!! It will take some miracles to get him actually ready to be baptized, and we are praying that he will open up a bit more, but just the fact that we were able to get a baptismal date during the first week we were here was a huge blessing. So that was definitely the highlight of the week!
We've got a good week ahead of us. We will be flying back down to Oslo on Thursday for a training meeting, and other than that we will just be out trying to find people! The church is true.
Love you all! Thanks for your support and prayers!
Elder Nilsson
That
is where we meet. It's the only room in the building that we have
access to. It's definitely the nicest\cleanest room in the building. The
rest is pretty bad. But it's a nice cozy room and it works for now!
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