Goodbye my Aussie's

Hej!  This week was a little crazy, but good. We had a quick transfer in the mission, because the 2 Australian missionaries got flights home that opened up at the last minute.  I will miss Elder Ngatikaura and Elder Appleby a ton!  They were two great comps and are now friends for life.

We are teaching two friends right now who are progressing towards baptism.  The first one is a 17 year old named Oscar.  He is such a cool kid!  He has read the Book of Mormon, which is huge, so we're helping him learn more and more.  The other is Erki.  He is a diplomat from Estonia and has also just finished the Book of Mormon.  He says he wants to be baptized!  If everyone at home will pray for them, that would be much appreciated!   

Remember that God works through miracles everyday and a lot of times those miracles come from us to others.  

I hope you all have a great week!

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Ældste Fisher

Pictues:

a few throw backs to my days with Appleby and Ngatikaura

Reading with a purpose

 Hey guys!

I hope everyone has had a great week!   This week was a good one for me.  We had Zone Conference which is always good to get together and we had a ton of fun in general.  It's been snowing here, which is pretty rare here so I've loved that.  We were out contacting the other day when we were stopped by a city worker who gave us two sleds because they were gonna get thrown away so we put them to use by surfing down the hills in the snow...it was a super good time haha!  It's good to find the joy in every day.  It has been fun being the only American in an apartment with 3 other Europeans.  I definitely have gotten to know more about their cultures!

This week a member gave a talk about reading the scriptures.  He talked about the difference between reading the scriptures just because we have to or reading them for a purpose.  We miss out on the opportunities and blessings that come from reading the scriptures with full intent of heart.  He said we always get the most out of the scriptures when we are focusing on coming towards God, being forgiven, finding an answer, or for any problems we might face.  Study the scriptures daily with full intent of heart and keep working on coming to Christ.  

Have a great week!  Jesus loves you all and so do I!

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Ældste Fisher

Two Danes, a German and me

Hey everyone!  So this week I got a new companion.  He's a native Dane & a really nice guy.  We have another set of elders living with us in the same apartment and it's been super fun just a little tight 😂  I'm the only American in our place.  Two Danes, one German and me! 

I hit my 4 month countdown mark today which is crazy!  I've come to love and appreciate Denmark & my mission so much.  I have learned some of the most important life lessons but the biggest blessing is that I've come closer to God!  This week I was thinking a lot about being thankful.  How often is it that we pray to God and ask for help and then when we receive it, we forget to give thanks?  It is super important to take in the small things every day and be thankful for everything God has given us.  He has given us this awesome Earth, our families, friends, hobbies etc. but most important he has given us the Atonement and the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Without Him we wouldn't have anything!!  I love this church and I love Jesus Christ!  I testify that He is God's son.  I love you all!  Have a great week!


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Ældste Fisher 

Danish snow!

Hello everyone!  Another fun week in the books.  I started the week off by going on splits with the Elders in Herning.  I was with Elder Møller.  We had a great time working and so it ended up being a successful splits day.

It snowed this week in Denmark (which is rare) and it makes winter here so much better.  We didn't get any last year hahah.  We came back from splits and had Zone Conference which was fun.  My boys, Elder Madsen and Elder Moderizitsk,i gave a great training about enjoying life, staying in the moment and reminding us how lucky we are.  It was good to reflect on that :)

Friday I went on splits with Elder Ngatikaura.  It was super good to be with him.  I always leave splits happier then when I started with him.  He's a great guy!  We had a quick nerf war, walked around Aarhus finding, and had some good convos which made for a great time.  Sunday morning we got a call from a family in our zone asking us to come move some stuff for them because they needed to move that day, so we drove to Randers and helped them.  I love being able to help and serve other people!

Missions are filled with ups and downs but through it all, I can see that the Savior is always around us.  We all make mistakes and do dumb things, but He helps us fix them and then He forgives us because of the Atonement and His love.  I testify that He is our Lord and Savior and no matter where we are in life, His hand is extended to help us up.  Here's a great scripture for all of you to read this week :) 

Alma 34:8 "And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon Him the transgressions of His people, and that He shall Atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it."  I love you all and so does Jesus!

Hav en god uge :)

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Ældste Fisher

Happy New Year!!

Hey everyone!  First and foremost Happy New Year!  I am very excited for 2021 and all the good things to come.  

On Wednesday we had a district activity where we watched the movie Soul. It was kind of a weird movie, but it was good to be with everyone.  Also, this week I went on splits with my past companion Elder Millett!  It was good to be with him, back in the area where we served In Randers.  New Years Eve was crazy in Aarhus!  These people know how to celebrate with crazy fireworks.  Even if we were suppose to be inside at midnight, there was no way we could have been sleeping with a war zone going on.  It was awesome to watch the city erupt!  Other than that, not too much else happened because we are halfway on lockdown.  We are still looking for people to teach each day and making some progress!

My spiritual thought is about our new mission motto.  We had a conference and President Olsen introduced the motto of "Be kind and Do good".  It is super simple, but it is an important message.  We all need to love each other and serve each other in 2021. Make sure that you do something nice for someone every single day.  I love you all!  Have a great week!

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Ældste Fisher

Last Christmas in Denmark

Hello everybody! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!  This week was great!  In Denmark they celebrate with four days of Christmas and we were lucky enough to celebrate each day.  The 23rd we were with the Rosenkilde family and we ate Risengrød, which is a special kind of rice that's cooked with milk and topped with butter and cinnamon sugar...it's pretty darn good.  On Christmas Eve, we spent the night with the Perkins family.  It was awesome!  We had a traditional Danish dinner and then watched the kids open presents and just hung out.  They gave us a few gifts too.  It was a super fun night!  Christmas Day we went to another members house and ate dinner and spent time with her.  It was a great way to spend my last Christmas here in Denmark.  I'll never forget it!

My spiritual thought for this week comes from Helaman 3: 27 & 28.  It says:

27 Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his Holy name

28 Yes, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God

I came across these scriptures this week.  It made me think how the Book of Mormon is often worded in such a simple but powerful way.  It is the key to a strong testimony.  If you read it daily, you will gain a testimony of the truth of the Book of Mormon which will help you gain a testimony that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, that the church was restored to the Earth and that God lives and Jesus is his son.

I hope you all have a great New Year & can make resolutions that will help you come closer to Christ.

Love you!

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Ældste Fisher

Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone!

This week was a good one! I'm now living in Aarhus and it's been a good time.  I love this big(ish) city and the ward here.  Elder Langmann is super fun to be with.  He's a funny kid...definitely a German in a lot of ways like he's super blunt but hilarious!  We had an eating appointment with a family last night and they have a bunch of kids so it was so much fun to be around them.  I felt like I was right at home because they were all running around being wild.  It's crazy how much you get to love the people of the country you are serving in.  

We had Mission Leadership Conference this week so I got to go back to Slagelse and see Elder Madsen and some other people.  It was awesome!  I also got to see Elder Ngatikaura and Elder Laurence.  It was a great week because I got to see 3 of my homies from the MTC.  

Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you all remember why we really celebrate.  I want to bear my testimony that I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer.  I know he is the Son of God.  Without him, we would all be lost and I'm so grateful that God loves us enough to send his own son to Earth to lead us, guide us, walk beside us and make eternal life possible.  I challenge all of you to bear your testimony to someone this week! 

I love each and every one of you guys and I'm grateful for you all!

Glædelig jul!

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Ældste Fisher