Soul, Heart and Hand

SK and I went separate ways this morning....yes it has come to that.
Actually, he went with 2 young elders to teach a sister who has not been active for many years.  She has had a great desire to come back, and the elders just happened to knock on her door!  SK said it was a very nice visit.

I walked over to Copenhagen to the great and wonderful Chiliehus where I bought two bottles of green chilies....yes real green chilies.  What a find that place is.  They have chilies of all sorts from all over the world.  There was nothing else in there that I thought we could use right now, but the green chilis are truly a find for this Arizonan.

I made two other stops and then came home, and still managed to get here before SK got back.  He told me about the visit and then we set out for another store where we finished up the purchases for dinner tomorrow.

We went to the center where I made chili - and chocolate crinkle cookie dough and put it in the refrigerator for tomorrow.  Everything should be good to go and that will make it a lot easier to go to the center right after class.  I hope everything will be easy.

Two elders came to the center around 7 to teach the Danish/English class and left around 8:30.  We talked with them for awhile before we cleaned up and came home.  Their conversation is peppered with references to the scriptures and the blessings they receive and miracles they have seen.  Every conversation we have with a missionary here is wonderful, because in visiting with them we always realize how much they love the Lord.

One of the elders will be leaving to go home on Tuesday and the other one will be leaving in three months.  They both seem a little bit melancholy.  I may be reading emotions that are not there.  We visited with them about what their future plans are and how they are feeling about everything.

I am sure they are tired and in many ways, eager to get home and get on with life.  On the other hand, they have spent a good chunk of their lives here in Denmark, learning the language and falling in love with this country.  I think it must be hard for them to leave.  And to some extent, it must be difficult to leave this part of their lives behind.  Life holds many unknowns for them from this point forward.

The elders SK went out with this morning are the Assistants to the Mission President, and one of them will be leaving next Tuesday for home too.  I felt that same sense from him this morning as the elder at the center.  He is a spiritual young man and serious, but with an easy smile and a caring attitude.  I have heard many different missionaries talk about what a great leader he is and how grateful they are for his concern for them and his training.

During our weekend with the general authorities,one of them said that when the Lord wants something done in His church He often calls on the young....because (for one thing), they are less resistant to change.  I can imagine these young elders bringing about many changes for the good.

We spend the major share of our time with young adults....in Danish class, in our branch and at the center.  It is a choice privilege and blessing and I love it.