Yes, most of these are from our dinner/cleaning the church with the Romanians, but hey, they really like pictures and we have a lot of fun together. Who would have guessed that 4 mormon missionaries and a group of 4 romanians would become such good friends in Horsens Denmark of all places? But I love it :) Søster Ogrill and I decided that we are going to be BFFs with these guys.

here are a few more pictures of us and Ankha's birthday breakfast :)

The birthday cake Søster Orgill made from scratch

Michael instructing us on the white handbook. He'd be a great district leader

Us and the Romanians, trying to be cool

The whole gang again (I did not know we were taking another picture so I was fixing my cardigan)

A nice normal picture of all of us.

To all my wonderful family and friends,

This week has been so much fun and so wonderful :) 

First of all, Kaj was baptized this past weekend!!! Yes, that is what I am talking about. His baptism went really well and a lot of members came to show their support for his decision to be baptized. He felt a lot of love and after he was baptized, he bore his testimony. he also bore his testimony at church yesterday. It was so incredible and inspiring to see the change that has occured in him. I remember when we first met him, he told me over and over again that this Gospel was just so new to him and that it would take him a long time to get used to it. Well, he's being to get used to it. And as my good friend, Ruslan told me yesterday "anyone can get used to anything, which can be a very good thing or a very bad thing". That is so true. I've seen people get used to the good and seen the light of Christ grow stronger and stronger within them. I've also seen the opposite, where people allow themselves to slip little by little until they're nearly blind and they have a hard time seeing the light of Christ. Or they even blatantly close their eyes to it. But thankfully, this Gospel is to help the "blind receive their sight". how grateful I am for that. So Kaj's baptism was a wonderful experience and the ward is really helping and getting him home teachers and getting him a home teaching companion and people to visit. I'm very excited to see his continuing growth in the church. 

Another great thing this week: we are friends with this girl named Ahnka from Mongolia. She invited us over to her apartment Tuesday and she made us some traditional Mongolian food. It was so delicious. I'm going to have to get the recipe because it was really good. When we were over there, we found out that her birthday was 1 March and that she had no plans for her birthday. Sister Orgill and I thought about that and talked about it and decided that we should do something for her. We called some members and asked them if we could come over to their house and do a "birthday brunch" for Ahnka. They said of course and so Saturday morning, we were able to eat some american pancakes and then just regular cake for Ahnka. We also gave her some American candy and a Mongolian Book of Mormon. She was so touched that we found a book in her language and she said she was very excited to read it and couldn't wait to get started. 

Then this week we were able to see our Romanian friends again. Those guys are great. They came to the baptism and then they helped put everything away and set the chairs up for church. They were more than willing to help us out. Also, we ate dinner with them that night at the church. We had tortilla soup and apple pie. We also had a competition of who could eat the spiciest food. We had a cup full of tortilla soup and then put lots of hot sauce in it and then had to drink it all in one gulp and the first person to drink water or saft, lost. I don't remember who exactly won, but I did not lose. Also, these guys would be the world's best mormon missionaries. They have read nearly all the rules in the white handbook and they remember them too. They are also really good at reminding us of our rules. Like if we for a second leave our companion, they will call us out on it and say "hey, you're not supposed to be without your companion!" So yes, they're great. They are super good about keeping us on the ball and being obedient. I'm grateful for good friends like them :) 

Anyways, It was a wonderful week, full of lots of celebration, food, and cake. Can life get any better? No, I don't think so. These people that I've met here have really shown me the power of good friendship and how much we can learn from each other. I've definitely learned a lot from them and I hope that they have/will learn something from me. 

Also, I totally want to visit Romanian now. Anyone want to come with?

Love, Søster Briscoe 

Pictures:

Me and Ahnka, eating delicious Mongolian food

Me and Mary Joy (a member from the philipines) making breakfast (also, anyone notice my earrings?)

Kaj's baptism :)