Søster Esplin

Oct 16 Danish Word of the Week: iøjnefaldende.  Det her ord betyder ''conspicuous'' eller ''striking'' på Engelsk.   Danish Fun Fact: Danes LOVE licorice with a passion.  It's in all of their candy, all of their herbal tea, all of their chocolate, and even in their gum.  I can tell you right now that licorice gum is quite the experience.   So guess what? Your little missionary put on some big boy pants and got herself a bike! Well, actually the ægtpar got it from the store in a box and the Elders put it together BUT that is beside the point.  The point is that now I am a full fledged Danish missioary with my own white cycle! This was quite a big step for me.  Thank you for all of your support and prayers of encouragement.  They were greatly appreciated.  So riding a bike is something I have been able to do since the time I was a wee little thang, but heed my words when I tell you that  Danish bikes are not Americ...

Oct 2. HELLO HELLO HELLO!!! How are you all doing?? So I am a real full fledged adult.  I am out of training and now I am a real missionary.  It's a little terrifying frankly.  I am super super lucky and get to stay in Hammerum!! I love it here and am definitely not ready to leave.  It's like my home away from home.  I said goodbye to Sister Acosta today.  It was a teary, but beautiful farewell.  She is going to do great things in Spain.  I am so happy for her.  On Saturday we found out what would be happening with me.  Because I am so special, I don't just get 1, nor 2, but 3 new companions!! It was quite the shock to be sure.  They are turning our humble Hammerum abode into a 4 man. It's going to be 3 of us oldies and one newbie.  I picked up my specific companion today!  Her name is Sister Dietch from good ol Provo Ut!!  It's a good time.  We will have a blast.   That being said, we act...

HEYYYYOOOOO How is it going in the hood? I hope you are all doing just dandy. I have lost my English and I can't really speak Danish so now I use a language termed ''Danglish.'' I'll begin saying something English and then without knowing it, jeg vil begynde at snakke Dansk! Det er virkelig so weird.  People can't really forstår mig.  Men I kan alle sammen understand me, right? Danish word of the day: tilstrækkelig. Det betyder ''enough/sufficient'' på engelsk. Mormons Bog bruger den ord rigtig meget. This week was ridiculously radical.  Søstre Esplin og Acosta are READY for Christmas! To get into the spirit, we listened to Christmas music all Tuesday.  Christmas is only 91 days away, so we have to prepare now!! I wore tights again because it was cold outside.  Cold = Snow = CHRISTMAS.  Therefore, Christmas is coming soon.  To really bring forth juletide feelings, we ate flæskestig AGAIN.  I honestly don't know how many tim...