Aalborg Adventures Episode 9: Beccato Da Un Pappagallo
April 2, 2018
Hello my dearest!! How are you?
Danish Word of the Week: Skumfiduser. Marshmellows.
Danish Fun Fact: The Easter Eggs here, Påskeæg, are about the size of walnuts and are balls of marzipan coated in chocolate. Absolutely delicious.
In this edition of the Aalborg Adventures, we'll follow Sister Esplin as she battles Polly the Parrot, triumphs over persecution, travels to Italy and expresses the feelings of her soul through Gregorian Chants.
Sister Esplin's monday was fun and relaxing, involving Bueno Bar flavored ice cream sent from the heavens and world renowned buttermilk pastries. She and Sister Matheson strolled down the paths of Aalborg, enjoying their ice cream and leisurely perusing the quaint boutiques sprinkling the streets. It was a good day.
Tuesday brought an early rise for The Aalborg Sisters. They rose from their slumber at the all too early hour of 5 am to catch the first train headed toward Aarhus, Queen Margrethe II's favorite city. They were joined by other missionaries as they continued their way down and down the country, finally reaching their destination. At the Aarhus Church Building, Sister Esplin and Sister Matheson were welcomed with open arms by all of the missionaries from Nord Jylland and given a firm yet appreciative handshake by the President. With the journey successfully completed, the zone conference commenced. The mission was trained on all things pertaining to the immortality and eternal life of man, or in other words, the Plan of Salvation. They received various knowledge and assignments based upon the training and comments from dedicated missionaries. After a fine lunch which Sister Esplin thoroughly enjoyed, all of the missionaries converged over to the soccer field for a nice friendly game of fodbold. Sister Esplin showed her true sport star talents by scoring a good 3 goals. She was content.
On Wednesday, Sister Esplin was determined to overcome some of her ridiculous fears, the main one being one of a bird. A new convert in her ward has 3 pet birds, and while 2 of them are quite docile there in one in particular that either loves or hates our dear heroine. The parrot of which we speak of immediately landed on her head as she entered into the apartment. That didn't phase Sister Esplin because that happens on a regular basis. However, after a few minutes of perching the parrot felt a little neglected so it reached its long neck down, hooked onto Sister Esplin's nose, and bit all the way through her skin. Even though the pain really wasn't that terrible, her nose started bleeding profusely from the inside and outside. The parrot, needless to say, was put in time out. Sister Esplin is glad for her battle scar.
On Thursday Sister Esplin and Sister Matheson rose early to yet again travel by train, this time with the destination of Horsens. We were warmly embraced by our dear sisters in Horsens and started out in the snowy town. Sisters Routh and Esplin planned to take the bus back to the humble abode, but due to the nearness of Easter the busses were coming infrequently and sporadically. After riding the full length of the incorrect bus, they decided to trek back by foot. Trudging through the snow, they tried to share their light with those that passed them. Despite their strong efforts, no one really wanted to listen. That pattern followed them the entire day. Sister Routh and Sister Esplin finally decided that it was time to up their boldness. As they made their voices heard, they were accused of polygamy, false doctrine, peculiarness, and naivety. They were even offered drugs. But these two missionaries stayed firm and resisted the efforts of the adversary, enjoying the blooming flowers and beautiful snowfall instead of dwelling on the evils surrounding them. Finally, people began to listen.
On Friday, Sisters Esplin and Matheson had their first investigator lesson of the entire transfer. It was with an Italian man named Lorenzo. He is the most Italian man that Sister Esplin has ever met. He was so Italian that the Aalborg sisters went home immediately afterwards to make a meal of authentic italian pasta whilst letting the sounds of italian music serenade their ears.
During the course of Saturday, all 6 Aalborg Missionaries were invited to a brunch appointment with the Relief Society President and watched the Saturday morning session of conference in the church building Saturday night. Of this experience, Sister Esplin commented that it was grand.
Easter Sunday brought the smell of spring. Due to the lack of a normal LDS church meeting, Sisters Esplin and Matheson decided to dive deep into the culture of Denmark and experience church at the Church of Denmark, Den Danske Folkekirke. It was held in an old cathedral and they enjoyed watching 3 baby baptisms and singing along to the ancient tune of christianity. They then made their way up to their own church building to watch 2 more sessions of conference, with a small Sunday walk squeezed in. It was an absolutely lovely ending to an adventurous week.
I really really enjoyed conference. I really liked the emphasises on the Holy Ghost, the covenant pathway, and following the prophet. Those were my key take aways. I especially loved Elder Bednar's talk on meekness. That is one attribute of Christ that I don't understand entirely and I look forward to really uncovering what it is and how it fits in with the other ones. I'm excited to see how meekness will affect my missionary work and my future.
Tak for alt hvad I gør for mig. Jeg håber at I kunne rigtigt godt lide general konference og at I kunne nyde en dejlig påske. Hav en god uge!
Søster Esplin
raya.esplin@myldsmail.net
Hello my dearest!! How are you?
Danish Word of the Week: Skumfiduser. Marshmellows.
Danish Fun Fact: The Easter Eggs here, Påskeæg, are about the size of walnuts and are balls of marzipan coated in chocolate. Absolutely delicious.
In this edition of the Aalborg Adventures, we'll follow Sister Esplin as she battles Polly the Parrot, triumphs over persecution, travels to Italy and expresses the feelings of her soul through Gregorian Chants.
Sister Esplin's monday was fun and relaxing, involving Bueno Bar flavored ice cream sent from the heavens and world renowned buttermilk pastries. She and Sister Matheson strolled down the paths of Aalborg, enjoying their ice cream and leisurely perusing the quaint boutiques sprinkling the streets. It was a good day.
Tuesday brought an early rise for The Aalborg Sisters. They rose from their slumber at the all too early hour of 5 am to catch the first train headed toward Aarhus, Queen Margrethe II's favorite city. They were joined by other missionaries as they continued their way down and down the country, finally reaching their destination. At the Aarhus Church Building, Sister Esplin and Sister Matheson were welcomed with open arms by all of the missionaries from Nord Jylland and given a firm yet appreciative handshake by the President. With the journey successfully completed, the zone conference commenced. The mission was trained on all things pertaining to the immortality and eternal life of man, or in other words, the Plan of Salvation. They received various knowledge and assignments based upon the training and comments from dedicated missionaries. After a fine lunch which Sister Esplin thoroughly enjoyed, all of the missionaries converged over to the soccer field for a nice friendly game of fodbold. Sister Esplin showed her true sport star talents by scoring a good 3 goals. She was content.
On Wednesday, Sister Esplin was determined to overcome some of her ridiculous fears, the main one being one of a bird. A new convert in her ward has 3 pet birds, and while 2 of them are quite docile there in one in particular that either loves or hates our dear heroine. The parrot of which we speak of immediately landed on her head as she entered into the apartment. That didn't phase Sister Esplin because that happens on a regular basis. However, after a few minutes of perching the parrot felt a little neglected so it reached its long neck down, hooked onto Sister Esplin's nose, and bit all the way through her skin. Even though the pain really wasn't that terrible, her nose started bleeding profusely from the inside and outside. The parrot, needless to say, was put in time out. Sister Esplin is glad for her battle scar.
On Thursday Sister Esplin and Sister Matheson rose early to yet again travel by train, this time with the destination of Horsens. We were warmly embraced by our dear sisters in Horsens and started out in the snowy town. Sisters Routh and Esplin planned to take the bus back to the humble abode, but due to the nearness of Easter the busses were coming infrequently and sporadically. After riding the full length of the incorrect bus, they decided to trek back by foot. Trudging through the snow, they tried to share their light with those that passed them. Despite their strong efforts, no one really wanted to listen. That pattern followed them the entire day. Sister Routh and Sister Esplin finally decided that it was time to up their boldness. As they made their voices heard, they were accused of polygamy, false doctrine, peculiarness, and naivety. They were even offered drugs. But these two missionaries stayed firm and resisted the efforts of the adversary, enjoying the blooming flowers and beautiful snowfall instead of dwelling on the evils surrounding them. Finally, people began to listen.
On Friday, Sisters Esplin and Matheson had their first investigator lesson of the entire transfer. It was with an Italian man named Lorenzo. He is the most Italian man that Sister Esplin has ever met. He was so Italian that the Aalborg sisters went home immediately afterwards to make a meal of authentic italian pasta whilst letting the sounds of italian music serenade their ears.
During the course of Saturday, all 6 Aalborg Missionaries were invited to a brunch appointment with the Relief Society President and watched the Saturday morning session of conference in the church building Saturday night. Of this experience, Sister Esplin commented that it was grand.
Easter Sunday brought the smell of spring. Due to the lack of a normal LDS church meeting, Sisters Esplin and Matheson decided to dive deep into the culture of Denmark and experience church at the Church of Denmark, Den Danske Folkekirke. It was held in an old cathedral and they enjoyed watching 3 baby baptisms and singing along to the ancient tune of christianity. They then made their way up to their own church building to watch 2 more sessions of conference, with a small Sunday walk squeezed in. It was an absolutely lovely ending to an adventurous week.
I really really enjoyed conference. I really liked the emphasises on the Holy Ghost, the covenant pathway, and following the prophet. Those were my key take aways. I especially loved Elder Bednar's talk on meekness. That is one attribute of Christ that I don't understand entirely and I look forward to really uncovering what it is and how it fits in with the other ones. I'm excited to see how meekness will affect my missionary work and my future.
Tak for alt hvad I gør for mig. Jeg håber at I kunne rigtigt godt lide general konference og at I kunne nyde en dejlig påske. Hav en god uge!
Søster Esplin
raya.esplin@myldsmail.net
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