Christmas in Trondheim

Hei Hei!

Highlights of the week!

-Singing Christmas carols with the YSA out on the streets! 

There weren't a lot of people outside..  

 Caroling with a fun crowd

Then having hot chocolate afterwards 

while listening to Christmas music 

and setting up the Church Christmas tree. :)

setting up the tree

hot chocolate

-Taught a successful lesson about the Law of Chastity. 

People, this is my favorite commandment. 

It will save you a lot of heartache and trouble! :) 

Funny comment from our investigator 

"wait so you guys are virgins?" hahaha 

-Feeling a lot of love for my Savior after showing 

"A Savior is Born." 

Missionary work is always better 

when it is focused on Jesus Christ. 

-Relief Society had a Christmas Party. 

We had some good food, good music, and good company. 

-Talking to an atheist at a street stand 

on the busiest road in Trondheim. 

He comes up to me and says, "you don't believe in that do you?" 

I was able to testify to him of why I believe what I do 

and clear up a lot of his misconceptions 

about what Mormons believe. 

One of the things I said was that a belief in God gives me hope 

that I can be with my loved ones after this life. 

He opened up to me and told me how his mom died of cancer. 

I told him that he would be able to see his mom again 

and that she was with him. 

I felt his mom there for sure.

Our street stand

getting rejected at a street stand.. haha

See if you can find me and sister peterson!

-We had a lesson with one of our investigators. 

He is very skeptical about religion 

and wants a scientific explanation. 

We have been meeting with him for a while, 

so we wanted to go back to the basics.. 

Faith. 

We read in Alma 32 and he talked about how 

he needs more to believe. 

Sister Peterson said, "you have it in your hands! 

The Book of Mormon is your evidence." 

He paused and looked at us and said. 

Give me a month to read this book. 

It was awesome!!! 

Since I will be probably leaving in a month 

he wants to finish it before I leave. 

It was a way cool lesson.

-Ward Christmas Concert!! 

Me and Sister Peterson participated and sang "The First Noel" :) 

It was a fun night! 

After the concert we ate pepper kakker and drank gløgg. ;)

Håper at alle sammen ha en fin uke! :)

Love,

Søster Allen

Pretty Trondheim

Christmas in Trondheim!

Sushi with friends!

goodbye elder corrigan

First Week In Norway - Nordstrand

Hi Family and Friends!

I have been in Norway for almost a week now! Norway is a dream! It is as beautiful as everyone says. It reminds me a lot of Park City, Utah.  

I am in Nordstrand, which is a suburb of Oslo. We drive into the city of Oslo everyday.They have an young single adult center in Oslo and it is soo amazing because we teach lessons and do missionary work here.

Driving into Oslo - Beautiful

Cutest house in Nordstrand

My companion and trainer is Sister Robbins, from Farmington, UT, and 20 yrs. old. This is her last transfer, so she is leaving in a few weeks. She is a good missionary and really knows how to get the work done here in Norway. Norwegian is hard!

First time eating Brown Cheese

I don't understand anyone and I can barely talk in norsk.. yikes.. That is troubling me the most. 

Backing up to my first day here is Norway,  I didn't get to my companion until Wednesday night, so I just hung out with the Mission President and his wife. They are such nice people! I taught my first lesson in norsk Thursday night, but most of the people we teach are not from Norway. It is a melting pot here. 

We have two progressing investigators from Croatia, so we skype with croatian missionaries. Last night we committed them to a baptismal date and they accepted! They came to church yesterday and another investigator of ours from Poland came to church as well. 

They have me drive here because I don't need a norwegian license for another 3 months. It is crazy! I drive all over Oslo! I drive in the city and in Nordstrand, which is in the trees and mountains. We contact people on the Trikk (like Trax in Utah) and on the streets right in front of the palace of the King and Queen of Norway! It is seriously like a dream! It is definitely the city life here. Kind of reminds me of New York and D.C. Then Nordstrand reminds me of Park City.

Yesterday was my first day at church and it was in norsk.. I understood a couple of words.. I just smile at people and then when they ask me a question I don't understand so I just smile. It is kind of ridiculous. I need help big time! I was saying all the words I learned in the MTC wrong. The norsk they speak here is not what I learned. Haha... 

The people here to like to keep to themselves, but if you do talk to them they are super nice and considerate. 

We went contacting for the first time I spoke in very broken norsk and a person said, you are not from here.. yikes.

I read a scripture today that brought me a lot of peace and comfort. It was 3 Nephi 18:31 "i know my sheep, and they are numbered" I immediately felt God's love. I really needed to read that this morning. I have been feeling very lost in this new country and new language. I must press forward and keep the faith! There are people to meet and find in Norway! 

Thank you to all of those who have written me! I love you all! It truly helps me!

Love,

Søster Allen

Address: 

Breiens Vei 19

1165 Oslo

Norway

First P-day