Jeg er Guds kaere barn

Okay so last Monday was Cinco De Mayo! We were going to celebrate it with the Elders by eating Mexican food with some of our friends. Well, the elders burned us (meaning the didn't show up and didn't tell us), and only Ashley and David came. But we couldn't sit inside the church without the elders there. Also it was raining. So we ended up eating burritos in the rain. I thought it was hilarious: A spainard, an english man, two americans, celebrating cinco de mayo in Denmark. Viva el Mexico!

We are teaching Ashley (the man who is an alcoholic). And things are going very well. He has his own room at the shelter he is staying at so that is good because he now has more of an option to stay away from bad influences. He came to church yesterday, and even though he was a little tipsy, he stayed all 3 hours plus choir! He told us that he feels very accepted there even though he has a drinking problem that he is struggling with. Although Sister Hale and I committed him to give up drinking entirely. So he is going to try that out this week and we are supporting him and praying for him and keeping in good contact with him. We actually made an agreement with him yesterday about how to show him how much we support him and to be able to understand how hard giving up drinking will be for him, we are giving up eating all kinds of desserts and sweets. Yup, Sister Hale and I are going to quit cold turkey. So that will be that. He's probably the only person in Denmark I would give up dessets for. He's awesome. I threw a surprise party for Sister Hale this week (cause her birthday was this past wednesday) and he helped me figure the whole thing out. Him and Maria. We had it at maria's house and Ashley was the one who ran all the errands for me and got the house set up because I couldn't really do it because I'm with Sister Hale 24/7.

We are also teaching this jewish woman named Dasha. She is an older, lonely lady and she is really having a hard time seeing how God can exist when such terrible things happen in the world. But she is willing to read the Book of Mormon and pray. I think she just really needs to know that she is a daughter of God and that He loves her.

I think that one of the most important things I have learned while serving the Lord's mission is that each and every single one of us, whether we know it or not, is a child of God. The Gospel helps us realize our true identity and then helps us stay true to who we really are. Having that identity brings joy, peace and hope. That's probably why the very first point of the lessons in Preach My Gospel is "God is our Loving Heavenly Father". The joy of missionary work is helping our brothers and sisters come to know who they really are. I know that God is hastening His work and that He is longing for each and everyone of His children to know who they are. I know we can help them if we just reach out in love and then share our testimonies with others. Thank you for your testimonies and support. You are all the best and I love you so much. Jeg elsker jer!

Søster Briscoe