DØKER

December 8, 2014

Perks of living in Trondheim Norway: sometimes you get to see the Northern lights. WE SAW THE NORTHERN LIGHTS! AHHH! Yes, one of the nights this week, all 4 of us Søstre  (sisters)were standing near the fjord waters in our pj's and coats with our faces towards the night sky marveling at the dancing strip of green light in the sky with the dome kirke (church) in sight. It was truly beautiful and out of this world! And the best part is that I know the science behind how that happens. (props to my BYU astronomy class!)

Okay but that is not even the best part of this week! Notwithstanding all the breakdowns I have had because of stress, the Lord blessed us with 3 new people to teach. Søster Hoggard and I found K on Monday night. He had just bought a ton of food from Sweden and was struggling to carry his grocery bags when we got off the buss. And so we helped him carry the bags to his house. And then bam, we told him we were missionaries, told him about the BOM and got his number. K is from Africa, and so is this guy M that we found the next day while we were contacting. We also found a Skikkelig Norsk guy named J. We teach him in English because when we first contacted him, he said, "I can speak English if you want, I can see that you are struggling with Norwegian." IKKE SANT?!?! We gave him Mormon's Bok on the street right there and when we met again, he had read and marked passages and had questions for us. what the, so prepared! Truly a miracle! 

I would like to share my testimony with Doker (y'all)about peace. God-given feelings of peace come in times when it makes no sense for there to be peace. When the whole world appears to be falling down on you, and you feel inadequate and that you can't take it, the Lord can give us quiet security and feelings of peace. Sometimes the peace comes without your asking for it, and sometimes you have to beg and plead and pry open your heart to receive the peace. The Lord is always willing to give it to us. Christ said in John 14," Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

 I am so grateful that I have the choice to chose to receive the peace Christ has available for me. Christmas season gets crazy sometimes, but it is important to remember that Christ was the very first gift of Christmas. That He is the reason we celebrate. That because God gave his son, we can receive peace in this life and everlasting joy in the life to come. Make Christ the center of your Christmas this year. You will never regret any decision that brings you closer to Christ.

If you haven't seen it yet, watch He is the Gift. I am so grateful for Christ and His life and what that means for me personally. 

Thank you for everything. Alltid koselig når jeg har muligheten å snakke med dere. Ha det kjempe kjempe bra denne uken! Jeg er så glad i døker. 

Med Kjærlighet,

Søster Williams

ps. 

Denne uken er en englesk faste for oss. Vi må snakke KUN NORSK! We are having an English fast this week and will only be able to speak Norwegian! It is going to be hard, especially for Søster Hoggard and I, so prayers would be appreciated! :)