Far and Wide His Love Proclaim

The good news is that we didn't have to dance today.

But wait, there's more!

We started out our day at the church near the temple where our zone conference was held.  If you ever would like to be lifted and inspired, sneak into a mission zone conference and sit in the back and soak up the spirit that is there.

Before the meeting began, we trooped over to the temple about a block away and had our pictures taken on the steps.  SK insisted on taking his own...that is why he is not in the picture.  I wanted him to hand his phone to President Williams who was graciously snapping away with several cameras.

 

The Assistants to the President were the ones who conducted and did much of the teaching in the first hour.  Of course after the hymn and prayer, we all stood and recited D&C 4 in Danish.  I know half of it, and I couldn't begin to keep up with them....but mark my word...one of these days I will!

While waiting for the meeting to begin, all of these 18 to 21 year-olds sat very quietly, listening to the prelude, studying their scriptures or just pondering.

The APs taught from the handbook for about 15 minutes and then our stake president taught.  It was all marvelous.  Intermittently, I went out to help Sister Sederholm with the meal.  We had Hawaiin Haystacks.  That was a Eureka! moment for me....we haven't served those in 6 months!  So we will have those on Thursday evening.

Our mission president's wife took a few minutes to call up everyone having a birthday in June and we sang to them.  Then...(I've told you about this before) what followed was incredible.  Sister Sederholm went to each birthday person standing in front.  When she motioned to one of them, hands went up and one by one, missionaries shared what they loved, liked or appreciated about each one.

I think each birthday person should have floated home.

The meal came together beautifully....there was enough and to spare.  After lunch, SK volunteered to be a Danish investigator for a few of the missionaries.  I'm sure he did a great job.  He was also supposed to correct their Danish if necessary, which he did. I was on kitchen duty, but with several senior sisters, the work went pretty fast.  We were done in less than an hour.  Having plastic plates, cups and utensils was a BIG help.

At that point (after 3, I took a bus back to our apartment while SK made his way to the center.  I had a little time to read and get some laundry going, and then at 5, I left to go back over to the area of the center to meet Doris.

I sat in the shade here on this corner waiting for Doris and enjoying stream of people who bicycled and walked by.

She is so cute.  She showed up at 6 on the dot at the place we agreed to meet.  We took two buses back across town, past our apartment and out to our little branch on Amager at 7.  We talked as we rode.  She is doing much better this week.  I am so happy about that.

We arrived at Relief Society just has they were about to begin.  There were 12 of us there.  We sat together around a table.  First Anna demonstrated how to decorate cupcakes and then she gave us each several and told us to have at it.

Doris created a masterpiece on her very first one!  She is very creative.  She seemed to enjoy it, and everyone seemed to enjoy her.  It ended around 8:30, so we got on the buses again, getting close to where she lives around 9:20, and then I got on a bus from there and came home, arriving about 20 minutes later.

Doris's first little creation....isn't it cute?

I was so happy to have her there and enjoyed being with her.  I asked her if she would like the missionaries to come and teach her, and she said, "Sure."

It has been a beautiful day in so many ways....a real missionary day!