But Ya Got to Know the Territory!

One of the YSAs told me that new missionaries from Utah and Arizona always give themselves away when they are asked to pray.  They will invariably say "We thank thee for the rain."  Our YSA said, "The water table here is high and they are NEVER thankful for rain!"  It made me laugh, because I am still thanking the Lord for the wonderful rain.

We were out today, and encountered two of the young elders.  It was windy, overcast and warm....and people were bicycling or running by as we stood and talked.  As always they looked so clean and well-groomed that I just wonder why everyone doesn't want to hear what they have to say.
They were here at the apartment complex to meet new missionaries coming in from the States.  They went on to splits with them before taking them to their apartments.

They all seem to hit the ground running.  Elder Brady in our little branch has been here a little over a month and is speaking Danish every chance he gets.  He is sometimes halting and sometimes turns to his companion for reinforcement or correction on his grammar or pronunciation.  But he is forcing himself to speak and I think he will learn very quickly.  Like Lia keeps saying, "You have to make yourself speak the language.

We will be getting a new senior couple this weekend.  They will arrive on Friday and stay with us until next Wednesday before leaving for Jutland where they will serve in a YSA Center.  We have a schedule of what we will be doing while they are here, so we will all keep pretty busy.  Most important, we will teach them everything we know about serving as the couple at the center.  It should take about 20 minutes!
We will show them about cooking, recipes, how the recipes and appliances work, about how to get around on public transportation, etc.  We thought we would take them out for a little sight-seeing as well.  We will see what the that day will bring.

Later in August, we will have another couple come to stay for a few days, and then again in September!  This could become a habit.  It is summer, and we are not cooking, and it is a time when a lot of people will be out of town on any given day because it is vacation time.  But it still seems like we are involved and engaged, and always busy.....and always tired.

I think it is typical of nearly all missionaries young or old.  It kind of comes with the territory!