Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
July 21, 2016 Sisar Jordan's Homecoming
Schyler (Sis Jordan) arrived home at 11pm at the St George Utah Airport!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
July 18, 2016 Aika Rientää
Kaikille:
The last one!! This is it. This really is it. I cannot believe I am saying this right now. As sad as it sounds and as much as I hate to admit, I remember just a little over a year ago crossing off each day on the calendar and thinking to myself, "It will never end." And now here I am just 4 days away from it all being over and I'm looking at that same calendar and thinking, "It can't end. No it just can't." I have come to love these people and this language and this culture and being a missionary more than anything in this world apart from my family. They are my family. My family on the other side of the world, up there in the north…..The family that will always be so dear and sacred to my heart. I have been blessed with one of the most amazing weeks of my mission this last week. I plan on telling you more about it in my talk this Sunday, so I'll save most of it for then. But just want to express to you my love and gratitude for my Heavenly Father. He has heard my prayers and been so aware of my desires and wishes. I know that He listens to our prayers and that He truly answers-- be it in His own way and time, according to His will-- but He does answer. This past week we were able to get three new investigators and set two new baptismal dates. It was awesome! I saw miracle after miracle.
There's much still to be done here and I have the rest of my life to tell you about everything that has happened over the past 19 months, so I'll keep this short.
I want you to know that I know that God lives. Jesus Christ is His Son, the Savior and Redeemer of the world. They love us--each one of us, no matter the struggles, the weakness, the temptations, or the mistakes we have made or experienced. They want us to return to them. They have created a plan, a Plan of Happiness to ensure our return. This plan is now and through it and by it we can experience the greatest happiness not only in the future, but right now. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ is central to this plan. Through him, our lives can be changed. I know that this is His restored church on the earth today. Joseph Smith was the worthy vessel through whom He restored His church and brought forth the Book of Mormon. I know that this is God's work. He is here and has been here each day helping us to bring His children back to Him. I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ. I love my mission. I am so grateful for all I have experienced the last 19 months and I know that God has had a hand in all. I am so grateful. I know these things are true and I say them in the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
I love you all so much! Thank you again! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| Picking fresh strawberries for the last time with Sisar Airaksinen! |
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| Some of my most favorite ladies in the entire world! |
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| OULU!! |
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
July 12, 2016 Make Every Little Bit Count
Kaikille:
One more week. One more precious, amazing, sacred, humbling, faith building, amazing week here in Finland. That's it. And. I can't believe it. I can't even fathom really the idea yet of going home. So. I'll just tell you a bit about what's been going on here. So the really amazing investigator that Sister Jacobsen and I found, who has a baptismal date... so we taught him about the Word of Wisdom this week. To be honest I was a bit worried that it wouldn't go so well. It definitely always smelled like smoke in his home and it was clear that he drank alcohol as well as coffee a lot by the way his house was decorated in packages of coffee and beer bottles. There are no judgements, it's just a different life style than I have. But I definitely knew it would be a problem when it came to living the Word of Wisdom, so long story short, I was worried a bit. But... we taught it. And he's ready to live it. This guy drinks 4 cups of coffee, smokes at least 10 times a day, and drinks whenever he feels lonely. So.. there's a lot to work on and right now we're in the works of a really awesome plan for him. But yesterday he told us that he's thought a lot about his baptism in 7 weeks and about the whole word of wisdom thing, and he knows it's a good thing and he really wants to be baptized, so he's going to do it. Ahhh.. this is the best. This is THEE very best-- seeing lives changes because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Nothing beats it. Nothing in the world, not even winning a state basketball championship... and let me tell you-- that's exiliharating (not sure if that's how it's spelled anymore sorri). This man is amazing.
This week was my very last zone meeting. I had to bear my testimony since I'm aparently a "departing missionary".... so I was already pretty emotional when we sat down to sing the closing him, which was "I'll go where you want me to go." Sitting in the chapel with all those amazing and powerful ministers of Jesus Christ, I was taken back to the night I decided to really serve my mission. I was reminded of the choice that I was faced with at that point in time and how badly my heart hurt with either decision that I made. But I remembered that that night the words to that same song rang through in my mind and that's when I decided that I would serve my mission-- that I would go where God needed me to go. And I did. And it has been the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. Thee. very. best. Doing the will of God isn't and hasn't always been easy. I'll be the first to admit that my mission and i'm sure no one else's is ever what I would consider "easy". But is it worth it. YES. YES. and Yes. It is worth every single hardship and trial, success and failure, happiness and despair you will ever and I have ever faced. It is worth it all, but didn't Christ promise us all that-- "that it wouldn't be easy, but that it would be worth it?" And it is. And He and our Heavenly Father are here with us every. single. step. of the way. Every one, whether we choose to notice that or not. I know it. I have felt their love and guidance influence more times than I could ever count. I love them. I know that they are real-- God is our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ is His son. They love you. They love us all. This is their gospel their plan for each of us to return and live with them. OOOooohhh.. It's glorious. It's beautiful. It's miraculous. It is... pure love. I want you all to know how much I love you! I am so appreciative of all that you've done and all you've helped me to accomplish through your uplifting emails and letters as well as all the prayers on my behalf. Thank you all so much! I'll be seeing you all too soon! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
One more week. One more precious, amazing, sacred, humbling, faith building, amazing week here in Finland. That's it. And. I can't believe it. I can't even fathom really the idea yet of going home. So. I'll just tell you a bit about what's been going on here. So the really amazing investigator that Sister Jacobsen and I found, who has a baptismal date... so we taught him about the Word of Wisdom this week. To be honest I was a bit worried that it wouldn't go so well. It definitely always smelled like smoke in his home and it was clear that he drank alcohol as well as coffee a lot by the way his house was decorated in packages of coffee and beer bottles. There are no judgements, it's just a different life style than I have. But I definitely knew it would be a problem when it came to living the Word of Wisdom, so long story short, I was worried a bit. But... we taught it. And he's ready to live it. This guy drinks 4 cups of coffee, smokes at least 10 times a day, and drinks whenever he feels lonely. So.. there's a lot to work on and right now we're in the works of a really awesome plan for him. But yesterday he told us that he's thought a lot about his baptism in 7 weeks and about the whole word of wisdom thing, and he knows it's a good thing and he really wants to be baptized, so he's going to do it. Ahhh.. this is the best. This is THEE very best-- seeing lives changes because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Nothing beats it. Nothing in the world, not even winning a state basketball championship... and let me tell you-- that's exiliharating (not sure if that's how it's spelled anymore sorri). This man is amazing.
This week was my very last zone meeting. I had to bear my testimony since I'm aparently a "departing missionary".... so I was already pretty emotional when we sat down to sing the closing him, which was "I'll go where you want me to go." Sitting in the chapel with all those amazing and powerful ministers of Jesus Christ, I was taken back to the night I decided to really serve my mission. I was reminded of the choice that I was faced with at that point in time and how badly my heart hurt with either decision that I made. But I remembered that that night the words to that same song rang through in my mind and that's when I decided that I would serve my mission-- that I would go where God needed me to go. And I did. And it has been the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. Thee. very. best. Doing the will of God isn't and hasn't always been easy. I'll be the first to admit that my mission and i'm sure no one else's is ever what I would consider "easy". But is it worth it. YES. YES. and Yes. It is worth every single hardship and trial, success and failure, happiness and despair you will ever and I have ever faced. It is worth it all, but didn't Christ promise us all that-- "that it wouldn't be easy, but that it would be worth it?" And it is. And He and our Heavenly Father are here with us every. single. step. of the way. Every one, whether we choose to notice that or not. I know it. I have felt their love and guidance influence more times than I could ever count. I love them. I know that they are real-- God is our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ is His son. They love you. They love us all. This is their gospel their plan for each of us to return and live with them. OOOooohhh.. It's glorious. It's beautiful. It's miraculous. It is... pure love. I want you all to know how much I love you! I am so appreciative of all that you've done and all you've helped me to accomplish through your uplifting emails and letters as well as all the prayers on my behalf. Thank you all so much! I'll be seeing you all too soon! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016 "Now When We Were About To Turn Back...."
kaikille:
The honest explanation of this week really is gratitude. Simply put, Sister Jacobsen and I have really been struggling to make things happen here in the last two weeks. We feel like we've been doing everything we can to be obedient and to work hard, but it seemed like every lesson fell through, every member we could think of was out of town for vacation, and no one on the street wanted to take the time to listenl. Then at MLC this past week I felt the urgency of finding and I just felt pretty stressed inside that we were to add to the statistics that had dropped so much in finding recently. I was really starting to get frustrated. What were we doing wrong. AND... I started to feel the hopelessness again and the "something must be wrong with me and I just am not capable of doing this." That dark feeling of wanting to give up, to give in and just quit crept in, and I was panicking. But then... Heavenly Father in His loving goodness heard my prayers and knew how desperate I was. Yesterday was SUCH a good day. It just seemed that everything seemed to fit into place and people listened and we set up appointments with people and our investigators were progressing and returning from trips and members were coming back and it all just seemed to go right into place. I can't begin to explain the enormous amount of gratitude I had for Heavenly Father at the end of yesterday. He is so good. He is so aware of our circumstances, of our desires, and our righteous pleas. I know that He is with us each day and He truly wants us to succeed. I love being a missionary. I love Finland.
Time is winding down quickly. Just want you all to know how much I love you and how much I love my mission! I am forever grateful for the lessons that i have learned here and the people I have met. I love my Heavenly Father and for the many blesses that I am granted each day. Keep trying and keep working hard, whatever it may be that you are striving for or working on. I promise God hears your prayers and in His time and according to His will, He will be there. He will answer. Hope you have a great week! Love you lots!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
P.S. For anyone who might be reading this... My homecoming talk is on the 24th of July 9am 1350 E 200 N at the Stake Center in Beaver and you are welcome to come! I would love to see you there!
The honest explanation of this week really is gratitude. Simply put, Sister Jacobsen and I have really been struggling to make things happen here in the last two weeks. We feel like we've been doing everything we can to be obedient and to work hard, but it seemed like every lesson fell through, every member we could think of was out of town for vacation, and no one on the street wanted to take the time to listenl. Then at MLC this past week I felt the urgency of finding and I just felt pretty stressed inside that we were to add to the statistics that had dropped so much in finding recently. I was really starting to get frustrated. What were we doing wrong. AND... I started to feel the hopelessness again and the "something must be wrong with me and I just am not capable of doing this." That dark feeling of wanting to give up, to give in and just quit crept in, and I was panicking. But then... Heavenly Father in His loving goodness heard my prayers and knew how desperate I was. Yesterday was SUCH a good day. It just seemed that everything seemed to fit into place and people listened and we set up appointments with people and our investigators were progressing and returning from trips and members were coming back and it all just seemed to go right into place. I can't begin to explain the enormous amount of gratitude I had for Heavenly Father at the end of yesterday. He is so good. He is so aware of our circumstances, of our desires, and our righteous pleas. I know that He is with us each day and He truly wants us to succeed. I love being a missionary. I love Finland.
Time is winding down quickly. Just want you all to know how much I love you and how much I love my mission! I am forever grateful for the lessons that i have learned here and the people I have met. I love my Heavenly Father and for the many blesses that I am granted each day. Keep trying and keep working hard, whatever it may be that you are striving for or working on. I promise God hears your prayers and in His time and according to His will, He will be there. He will answer. Hope you have a great week! Love you lots!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
P.S. For anyone who might be reading this... My homecoming talk is on the 24th of July 9am 1350 E 200 N at the Stake Center in Beaver and you are welcome to come! I would love to see you there!
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016 Another Week Down on My Sprint To The End
Kaikille:
Wow what a week. Another great and amazing wonderful week! Gosh I just love it so much! I just love Finland. I love my mission, and I love the Gospel. There is no where else I would rather be, no other people I would rather be with (sorry family)! I just can't even quite explain it with words, other than just that it is the best!
Tuesday we taught one of my mos favorite investigators of my entire mission. We've been teaching him since I got here. Definitely it's a slow process and he has changed a lot A LOT of things in his life, and still has a lot ahead of him, but he's a champ. One of my most favorite things about teacing him, is seeing that true humility and childlike-ness that the gospel brings about in us. So you have to know, He has the biggest muscles I have ever seen and tattoos all over. I was scared to death the first time I met him with Sister Powell. BUT... we've been teaching a lot about prayer and how important it is that we pray sincerely and with real intent if we really want to receive answers to our prayers. Well on tuesday, we went to his house to teach him and we followed up on how his prayers have gone. It was so cool to see just how excited he was to tell us about how his prayers had been answered. I've never seen him just so excited to tell us something before. He could hardly wait to have us say the opening prayer before he burst out telling us about his prayers and the answers that he had received. You can guess just how grateful I was for Heavenly Father in that moment and just sent up my own prayer thanking him for answering my pleas to answer this investigator's prayers. It was such a moment of gratitude and thanksgiving to my Heavenly Father. I know that He is always listening and wants to answer our prayers. I also know that He answers them in His own way and time, because this is definitely something that I have been praying for for quite some time now. And it happened. At just the right moment. And it was amazing and special and beautiful and sacred.
Wednesday we had a pretty long evening. Sister Jacobsen and I headed to the train station about 9pm to pick up the Sisters from Vaasa that were coming for splits. We got there and waited until about 9:45 when we decided we better call and see where their train was. Well come to find out, the train wouldn't be there for another hour because of a delay of some sorts. So we decided to walk home and grab our jackets and a snack so we didn't freeze or starve waiting for them at the train station. Then we sat and waited... and waited.... and waited.... and then we got another phone call saying that it would be even longer. So long story short, the Sisters didn't end up getting in until about 12:50pm. It was definitely a long wait. Thank goodness it's always light here, so we didn't sit one bit in the dark. So then after walking home and getting ready for bed and finally going to sleep about 1:30pm, we woke up the next morning for splits. We were all pretty tired to say the least, but we had a pretty busy day scheduled and it kept us awake and busy. Then Friday morning, the sisters' bus left at about 5:45, so we all woke up about 5am and got ready and walked to the train station to help them catch their bus. Well I've never sent sisters out on a bus before from here, or taken one, so I wasn't quite sure where it left from. So I went to where I thought they all left, and we waited. And there were two other buses that came, but neither one of them were the right one, so finally about 10 minutes past when the bus should've come, I decided to ask one of the other bus drivers about where the bus would be leaving from. Come to find out, it left from the other side of the train station. So.... the sisters got to stay with us for a few more hours and leave on the next bus at 11:40. Let's just say, we were all PRETTY tired. But I learned now where the buses leave from and we won't be making that mistake again.
Saturday was awesome!!!! We set a baptismal date with another investigator-- the one we met two weeks ago at the door, who said he was athiest and didn't want to listen at all! Miracles happen. They really do. Every. Single. day. And... he came to church again on sunday! And.... he's the one asking us for more "homework" he calls it from the Book of Mormon. Never did I think that my investigators would be the ones asking me to give them more commitments. He's nuts. But he's so great! He's amazing, and I am humbled everytime that I teach him. It's such an amazing feeling to know that the work that you're doing is paying off. All those doors that you knock on, and all the times you try and try to be as persistent as you cacn and people still don't listen or accept, it really does pay off... and you find people like him, who are ready for the Gospel. And it's so cool. It's the best. It really is.
Well those are all the exciting things for the week. This week we fly to Helsinki for MLC. That means we'll get to go to the temple and see President and Sister Watson, and eat all of her amaing and yummy food. MLC is so great! Can't believe how fast the weeks are winding down. WAY. WAY. WAY too fast. It sure hurts my heart. God is so amazing. God is so good. I know that my Savior Jesus Christ lives and loves each one of us. "I Stand all amazed at the love" He offers me every single day. The peace that He brings to my heart when I am stressed or nervous or afraid. I know that this is His true Restored Gospel and Church on the earth today. Believe it! Live it! Love it! It's just the best! Please keep praying for me that I can finish strong and we can continue to experience miracles here! I love you all so much! Have a super week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Wow what a week. Another great and amazing wonderful week! Gosh I just love it so much! I just love Finland. I love my mission, and I love the Gospel. There is no where else I would rather be, no other people I would rather be with (sorry family)! I just can't even quite explain it with words, other than just that it is the best!
Tuesday we taught one of my mos favorite investigators of my entire mission. We've been teaching him since I got here. Definitely it's a slow process and he has changed a lot A LOT of things in his life, and still has a lot ahead of him, but he's a champ. One of my most favorite things about teacing him, is seeing that true humility and childlike-ness that the gospel brings about in us. So you have to know, He has the biggest muscles I have ever seen and tattoos all over. I was scared to death the first time I met him with Sister Powell. BUT... we've been teaching a lot about prayer and how important it is that we pray sincerely and with real intent if we really want to receive answers to our prayers. Well on tuesday, we went to his house to teach him and we followed up on how his prayers have gone. It was so cool to see just how excited he was to tell us about how his prayers had been answered. I've never seen him just so excited to tell us something before. He could hardly wait to have us say the opening prayer before he burst out telling us about his prayers and the answers that he had received. You can guess just how grateful I was for Heavenly Father in that moment and just sent up my own prayer thanking him for answering my pleas to answer this investigator's prayers. It was such a moment of gratitude and thanksgiving to my Heavenly Father. I know that He is always listening and wants to answer our prayers. I also know that He answers them in His own way and time, because this is definitely something that I have been praying for for quite some time now. And it happened. At just the right moment. And it was amazing and special and beautiful and sacred.
Wednesday we had a pretty long evening. Sister Jacobsen and I headed to the train station about 9pm to pick up the Sisters from Vaasa that were coming for splits. We got there and waited until about 9:45 when we decided we better call and see where their train was. Well come to find out, the train wouldn't be there for another hour because of a delay of some sorts. So we decided to walk home and grab our jackets and a snack so we didn't freeze or starve waiting for them at the train station. Then we sat and waited... and waited.... and waited.... and then we got another phone call saying that it would be even longer. So long story short, the Sisters didn't end up getting in until about 12:50pm. It was definitely a long wait. Thank goodness it's always light here, so we didn't sit one bit in the dark. So then after walking home and getting ready for bed and finally going to sleep about 1:30pm, we woke up the next morning for splits. We were all pretty tired to say the least, but we had a pretty busy day scheduled and it kept us awake and busy. Then Friday morning, the sisters' bus left at about 5:45, so we all woke up about 5am and got ready and walked to the train station to help them catch their bus. Well I've never sent sisters out on a bus before from here, or taken one, so I wasn't quite sure where it left from. So I went to where I thought they all left, and we waited. And there were two other buses that came, but neither one of them were the right one, so finally about 10 minutes past when the bus should've come, I decided to ask one of the other bus drivers about where the bus would be leaving from. Come to find out, it left from the other side of the train station. So.... the sisters got to stay with us for a few more hours and leave on the next bus at 11:40. Let's just say, we were all PRETTY tired. But I learned now where the buses leave from and we won't be making that mistake again.
Saturday was awesome!!!! We set a baptismal date with another investigator-- the one we met two weeks ago at the door, who said he was athiest and didn't want to listen at all! Miracles happen. They really do. Every. Single. day. And... he came to church again on sunday! And.... he's the one asking us for more "homework" he calls it from the Book of Mormon. Never did I think that my investigators would be the ones asking me to give them more commitments. He's nuts. But he's so great! He's amazing, and I am humbled everytime that I teach him. It's such an amazing feeling to know that the work that you're doing is paying off. All those doors that you knock on, and all the times you try and try to be as persistent as you cacn and people still don't listen or accept, it really does pay off... and you find people like him, who are ready for the Gospel. And it's so cool. It's the best. It really is.
Well those are all the exciting things for the week. This week we fly to Helsinki for MLC. That means we'll get to go to the temple and see President and Sister Watson, and eat all of her amaing and yummy food. MLC is so great! Can't believe how fast the weeks are winding down. WAY. WAY. WAY too fast. It sure hurts my heart. God is so amazing. God is so good. I know that my Savior Jesus Christ lives and loves each one of us. "I Stand all amazed at the love" He offers me every single day. The peace that He brings to my heart when I am stressed or nervous or afraid. I know that this is His true Restored Gospel and Church on the earth today. Believe it! Live it! Love it! It's just the best! Please keep praying for me that I can finish strong and we can continue to experience miracles here! I love you all so much! Have a super week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| The Beach! |
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| SPLITS!!!! Me and Sister Roberts. The two red-heads! |
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| Us.... Just waiting at the train station at 11pm at night. |
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016 Another Week!
Kaikille:
So... I've been thinking about what to tell you all about this week because there's been so much. After writing my mission President, I just felt like this part of what I told him, is the best explanation of this last week....
It's been a long, fast, happy, frustrating, exciting, miraculous week. I'm not exactly sure just how else to explain this last week. We were tracting about a week or more ago with member and we met this man at his door. He said he was atheist and was rather grumpy and didn't much want to listen to us. He was about ready to close the door when we told him to wait and we just kept telling him about how this could improve his life and why it would be worth it to learn. Then he finally says, "okei fine you can come back." Well this last week on Wednesday, we went back with a member at the time we had scheduled with him. He was home. And.. he let us in. His house was definitely not in the most shining shape, and it was clear that he smoked quite a bit. So we sat down, and started our lesson. It was a pretty awesome first lesson and we were able to invite him to be baptized. He wasn't quite sure about it, but definitely didn't say no. He just said that he really has been looking for something or someone to help him improve his life and he feels like this may be it, but he wants to learn a little more before he makes any sudden decisions. Ahhh... talk about ready to hear the Gospel!! So then we went back the next night and he had already read 6 chapters in the Book of Mormon and said that he had really been thinking about what we talked about. He already believes that the Book of Mormon is true and he applied everything that he had read into his own life-- better than I could have ever done. It was unbelievable! Then we taught him for the third night in a row, and it was just another really awesome lesson and he committed to coming to church. And then on Sunday, what do you know?! There he is sitting in church! As I sat there in church on Sunday, I couldn't help but think about how God really does work by small and simple means. There me and Sister Jacobsen were doing missionary work and being persistent with someone who said they didn't even believe in God and within less than a week, he has read the whole book of 1 Nephi and come to church! I am constantly counting my blessings everyday, because there are just so many and my eyes fill with tears when I think about how much Heavenly Father is blessing us. Even when Sister Jacobsen and I as a companionship had a hard time this week, because we were trying to solve things and trying to do our best regardless, Heavenly Father blessed us. And He continues to bless us as we do what is right, as we are obedient, and as we work hard, and give of ourselves to Him and to helping His children receive the Gospel. I can never say in words how grateful I am for my mission and for the amazing people and places I have met and taught and seen.
Time is definitely winding down quickly. Baptismal dates holding and setting them hasn't exactly gone as we had planned or expected, but we're patiently working through it all and continuing to try and do our best. I know as we continue to work hard, Heavenly Father will bless us as He does everyday.
I'm so grateful for all the emails and letters of support. Thank you all for making my mission be the most sacred and best time of my life. I love you all so much! Hope you have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
So... I've been thinking about what to tell you all about this week because there's been so much. After writing my mission President, I just felt like this part of what I told him, is the best explanation of this last week....
It's been a long, fast, happy, frustrating, exciting, miraculous week. I'm not exactly sure just how else to explain this last week. We were tracting about a week or more ago with member and we met this man at his door. He said he was atheist and was rather grumpy and didn't much want to listen to us. He was about ready to close the door when we told him to wait and we just kept telling him about how this could improve his life and why it would be worth it to learn. Then he finally says, "okei fine you can come back." Well this last week on Wednesday, we went back with a member at the time we had scheduled with him. He was home. And.. he let us in. His house was definitely not in the most shining shape, and it was clear that he smoked quite a bit. So we sat down, and started our lesson. It was a pretty awesome first lesson and we were able to invite him to be baptized. He wasn't quite sure about it, but definitely didn't say no. He just said that he really has been looking for something or someone to help him improve his life and he feels like this may be it, but he wants to learn a little more before he makes any sudden decisions. Ahhh... talk about ready to hear the Gospel!! So then we went back the next night and he had already read 6 chapters in the Book of Mormon and said that he had really been thinking about what we talked about. He already believes that the Book of Mormon is true and he applied everything that he had read into his own life-- better than I could have ever done. It was unbelievable! Then we taught him for the third night in a row, and it was just another really awesome lesson and he committed to coming to church. And then on Sunday, what do you know?! There he is sitting in church! As I sat there in church on Sunday, I couldn't help but think about how God really does work by small and simple means. There me and Sister Jacobsen were doing missionary work and being persistent with someone who said they didn't even believe in God and within less than a week, he has read the whole book of 1 Nephi and come to church! I am constantly counting my blessings everyday, because there are just so many and my eyes fill with tears when I think about how much Heavenly Father is blessing us. Even when Sister Jacobsen and I as a companionship had a hard time this week, because we were trying to solve things and trying to do our best regardless, Heavenly Father blessed us. And He continues to bless us as we do what is right, as we are obedient, and as we work hard, and give of ourselves to Him and to helping His children receive the Gospel. I can never say in words how grateful I am for my mission and for the amazing people and places I have met and taught and seen.
Time is definitely winding down quickly. Baptismal dates holding and setting them hasn't exactly gone as we had planned or expected, but we're patiently working through it all and continuing to try and do our best. I know as we continue to work hard, Heavenly Father will bless us as He does everyday.
I'm so grateful for all the emails and letters of support. Thank you all for making my mission be the most sacred and best time of my life. I love you all so much! Hope you have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| SPLITS! Sisar Christensen and Sisar Bradbury in Kuopio! I must say... that is probably one of thee most prettiest cities in Finland. |
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
June 7, 2016 Stop and Smell the Roses
Kaikille:
When was the last time you just took a moment to be still?.... To really just think about God. To think about all He's created. To ponder the amount of love that he has for you. To count the blessings that are in your life and to thank him for each one of those. To marvel at the beauty that surrounds you each day. To appreciate your life and the blessing and privelage that it is. This week I've made time to just make sure I do this for just 5 minutes each day-- even if it meant that I did that as I bike from one area to the next trying to make it to a lesson. It requires a lot of concentration and effort, but it has made me stop and realize even more all that God has given to me and blessed me with.
Tonight we have a lesson with one of our investigators who has been progressing in ways that only God could have control over. I'm so excited for this lesson, because I think that we will be able to move his baptism up a week. So when that works out, it will be on the 18th of this month. I know that thanks to our fast and the priesthood blessing that he received a little over a week ago, he is progressing the way that he is. I've been so grateful to see how much God has blessed him and to see how much he has blessed us to know how we can help him. One of my most favorite things in this whole process has been to see the light of the Gospel just shine in his eyes. He truly is so happy and because of that, it makes me so happy. It's really a happiness that you can't completely descibe. It's this happiness that burns deep into your bones and your heart. It fills your whole body with light and warmth and goodness. It's the kind of happiness that only comes from righteous gospel living and righteous gospel sharing. It's a happiness that want to feel the rest of my life. I truly stand all amazed at the love God has for his children. He loves them. He loves them oh so very much and I know He wants them to return to Him. I'm so grateful that as a missionary I can be the instrument in His hands, to help His children feel this love.
I can't thank God enough for guiding my life in such a way as to allow me to be here. Right here right now in Oulu Finland. I can't even being to describe the gratitude that I have for His tender mercies in my life-- for the strength to endure hard things and to find happiness in the darkest of times. I love my Heavenly Father so much and I want nothing more than to serve Him the rest of my life. I love this calling to serve as a full-time missionary for Him in this beautiful and sacred country. I love and cherish each day. These truly are the days... Serve a mission. It's the most sacred, and special, and amazing thing you'll ever do.
I love you all so much! Thanks for everything! Have a super week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
When was the last time you just took a moment to be still?.... To really just think about God. To think about all He's created. To ponder the amount of love that he has for you. To count the blessings that are in your life and to thank him for each one of those. To marvel at the beauty that surrounds you each day. To appreciate your life and the blessing and privelage that it is. This week I've made time to just make sure I do this for just 5 minutes each day-- even if it meant that I did that as I bike from one area to the next trying to make it to a lesson. It requires a lot of concentration and effort, but it has made me stop and realize even more all that God has given to me and blessed me with.
Tonight we have a lesson with one of our investigators who has been progressing in ways that only God could have control over. I'm so excited for this lesson, because I think that we will be able to move his baptism up a week. So when that works out, it will be on the 18th of this month. I know that thanks to our fast and the priesthood blessing that he received a little over a week ago, he is progressing the way that he is. I've been so grateful to see how much God has blessed him and to see how much he has blessed us to know how we can help him. One of my most favorite things in this whole process has been to see the light of the Gospel just shine in his eyes. He truly is so happy and because of that, it makes me so happy. It's really a happiness that you can't completely descibe. It's this happiness that burns deep into your bones and your heart. It fills your whole body with light and warmth and goodness. It's the kind of happiness that only comes from righteous gospel living and righteous gospel sharing. It's a happiness that want to feel the rest of my life. I truly stand all amazed at the love God has for his children. He loves them. He loves them oh so very much and I know He wants them to return to Him. I'm so grateful that as a missionary I can be the instrument in His hands, to help His children feel this love.
I can't thank God enough for guiding my life in such a way as to allow me to be here. Right here right now in Oulu Finland. I can't even being to describe the gratitude that I have for His tender mercies in my life-- for the strength to endure hard things and to find happiness in the darkest of times. I love my Heavenly Father so much and I want nothing more than to serve Him the rest of my life. I love this calling to serve as a full-time missionary for Him in this beautiful and sacred country. I love and cherish each day. These truly are the days... Serve a mission. It's the most sacred, and special, and amazing thing you'll ever do.
I love you all so much! Thanks for everything! Have a super week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 It's Not About Me !
Kaikille:
What a week. A wonderful wonderful week. What a life-- a wonderful amazing blessed life. Can I just say again.... I love being a missionary. I love sharing the Gospel. This week has been a really really warm one, in fact I think the warmest one we've had thus far. It's weird because all the Finns keep saying that it's way too early for it to be this warm. Because the Finns are worried, that worries me a little too-- because they sure know their weather. But for now I'm just enjoying the sun and all these beautiful days. It is SO beautiful. All the flowers have just blossomed and it really is summer here. I think it's actually extra hot here, because the sun shines just about all the time. Luckily we sleep in a room where we have big thick curtains that keep the sunlight out of the window and door that shut, so we can actually sleep in a somewhat dark room. It's completely light outside when we go to bed-- a weird feeling for sure, but it's nice.
This week there have been a few changes in terms of investigators and baptismal dates and everthing, but I know that we've been doing so much and God is taking care of it all in His timing and in His way. One of our investigators, we've moved his baptismal date a little later, so now it will be the 25th of June, and then the other one that was scheduled for the 11th of June we haven't rescheduled now, because there are some difficulties with his work and being able to come to church on Sunday. So for now we just keep continuing to teach them and help them prepare for baptism. We've actually been cutting down on a lot of our investigators. We had just so many, but none were really progressing and we'd been teaching them for a really long time. So we decided this past week after going to Missionary Leadership Council and learning so much, that we should challenge every one of our investigators to baptism again that didn't already have a baptismal date, and then decide from there if we should let them be for a little while until the time is right again when they are ready to make that covenant with Heavenly Father. It's definitely never an easy thing to let investigators go-- not an easy thing at all, especially when you've been teaching them for a while and pretty frequently, but I feel that we've done what is best and what Heavenly Father would want and so that's what matters. It's not about me anyways. That's something I am definitely learning and want to just master completely.
I know that this mission isn't about and never has been about me-- yes there are definite things that need changing about myself and ways that I need to and have progressed in the Gospel, but I know without a shadow of a doubt that when we really lose ourselves in the service of others-- in the service of God-- that we find who we are, we ourselves change, and we become converted to the Gospel. I love so much where I am at and what I am doing. My heart hurts knowing that one day soon I will leave this sacred place never to come back and be a 20 year old set-apart missionary sharing the gospel every day as much as I can. I cherish and love everyone of these days and I'm striving to live each one to its' very fullest right now. I love you all so much. I hope you have a great and successful day!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar jordan
What a week. A wonderful wonderful week. What a life-- a wonderful amazing blessed life. Can I just say again.... I love being a missionary. I love sharing the Gospel. This week has been a really really warm one, in fact I think the warmest one we've had thus far. It's weird because all the Finns keep saying that it's way too early for it to be this warm. Because the Finns are worried, that worries me a little too-- because they sure know their weather. But for now I'm just enjoying the sun and all these beautiful days. It is SO beautiful. All the flowers have just blossomed and it really is summer here. I think it's actually extra hot here, because the sun shines just about all the time. Luckily we sleep in a room where we have big thick curtains that keep the sunlight out of the window and door that shut, so we can actually sleep in a somewhat dark room. It's completely light outside when we go to bed-- a weird feeling for sure, but it's nice.
This week there have been a few changes in terms of investigators and baptismal dates and everthing, but I know that we've been doing so much and God is taking care of it all in His timing and in His way. One of our investigators, we've moved his baptismal date a little later, so now it will be the 25th of June, and then the other one that was scheduled for the 11th of June we haven't rescheduled now, because there are some difficulties with his work and being able to come to church on Sunday. So for now we just keep continuing to teach them and help them prepare for baptism. We've actually been cutting down on a lot of our investigators. We had just so many, but none were really progressing and we'd been teaching them for a really long time. So we decided this past week after going to Missionary Leadership Council and learning so much, that we should challenge every one of our investigators to baptism again that didn't already have a baptismal date, and then decide from there if we should let them be for a little while until the time is right again when they are ready to make that covenant with Heavenly Father. It's definitely never an easy thing to let investigators go-- not an easy thing at all, especially when you've been teaching them for a while and pretty frequently, but I feel that we've done what is best and what Heavenly Father would want and so that's what matters. It's not about me anyways. That's something I am definitely learning and want to just master completely.
I know that this mission isn't about and never has been about me-- yes there are definite things that need changing about myself and ways that I need to and have progressed in the Gospel, but I know without a shadow of a doubt that when we really lose ourselves in the service of others-- in the service of God-- that we find who we are, we ourselves change, and we become converted to the Gospel. I love so much where I am at and what I am doing. My heart hurts knowing that one day soon I will leave this sacred place never to come back and be a 20 year old set-apart missionary sharing the gospel every day as much as I can. I cherish and love everyone of these days and I'm striving to live each one to its' very fullest right now. I love you all so much. I hope you have a great and successful day!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar jordan
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| Sis Jacobsen and Sis Jordan Sis Jacobsen formerly from the Milford Area as a kid - did Horse 4H with Schyler their first year! |
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| Oulu on the Ranta |
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016 Short and Sweet
Sorry everyone!! The computer's internet crashed today, so I don't have much time to write this. I PROMISE you will get a good one next week. Short version of the week though-- I have a new companion. I only have 8 weeks left. She is lots of fun. I'm trying to work as hard as I can. I know God is and will bless us. I know He is real. I see His influence every. single. day. Keep believing in Him. Trust in His called leaders and everything will all work out. I love you all! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Monday, May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016 My Cup Overfloweth
Kaikille:
What a week. I'll tell you about some of the highlights:
So on Tuesday, we got a new investigator. She's a mom that we met on the street a few days ago. We honestly didn't do or say anything special or different on the street, I just know that when we do what we're supposed to, God takes care of the rest and blesses us. So now we have a new investigator which is awesome.
Wednesday, we taught 7 lessons in one day. Talk about running around feeling like a chicken with it's head cut off. Not a minute it lost. It's nuts. So we've been doing more and more and more member splits in order to get more member present lessons and it's so crazy because on wednesday evening, Sister Powell and I weren't even together at all from 6 until 9 that night when we met back up at our apartment. It's like a married couple coming home from work and we finally get to tell each other about our day-- the successes and the let downs. It's so fun to come home and say, "Guess what?!" And for once, your companion can't even guess because she actually hasn't been with you 24-7 and seen and heard the exact same things as you. It's werid though. It's weird to be apart like that, but I'm just grateful that we have such willing members.
Thursday, we had my very last Zone Conference (the one where President Watson and Sister Watson come and do most of the teaching). It was a bitter sweet feeling inside. I just can't even begin to explain how much I love listening to President Watson speak to us. He is a very talented teacher and knows how to teach by the spirit. It's amazing how we learn and the insights we gain just by the questions he asks. I definitely am blessed.
So I guess to summarize the rest of the week and the week as a whole--It's been such a great week. This has been mine and Sister Powell's best week. I can't even begin to describe the love that I have for Sister Powell. I know that without her help or the Lord's, there's no way I would have ever been able to do what we have. She is someone sent from above-- literally an angel. I have never seen someone work so hard before, care so much about others and so little about herself, and desire salvation and the Gospel for others so desperately. I have truly been touched and changed and shaped in such a unique way from the time that I have had with Sister Powell. I know there were a lot of things that Heavenly Father has wanted me to learn from Sister Powell this transfer, but I think the biggest one is really found in the scripture Matthew 22:36-40. Sister Powell understands what it means to love the Lord first and foremost and then to love literally everyone else. I have felt that love so many times, not necessarily by notes or by hugs or by long conversations with her, but more by how much she has pushed me to be better, to work harder, to do more, and to be better than I ever would have been without that. There's never been a time that I knew I could be frustrated with Sister Powell, because she always was trying to help me give my heart to God-- to obey His will and not my own. I know that we've seen miracles this transfer and especially this last week, because Sister Powell had the faith that not only she could do it, but that I could be there helping too and that together we could do as the Lord wants. I know because of her faith and determination and love for God, we saw the hand of God and His power. I think the biggest lesson I learned this week out of everything, was not to give up on anyone.
We have this one investigator. He was found just before I got here. He's an older many about 82 years old. His wife has really bad health right now and most of the time has to be in bed. They have home nurses that come about everyday. At the beginning of our teaching, I just really remember feeling like he just didn't get it. He just wanted to talk about everything under the sun, and it was so hard to teach and feel like it was successful. But because Sister Powell believed that one day he would be baptized and one day we would be able to get him to church, I believed too. But it definitely wasn't without doubt. There were times that I thought maybe we should stop going there for a while, because it didn't seem as though he was progressing much. But we kept going. And then we even started going and helping him in his yard or stacking wood for about a half hour and then teaching him. And we just kept on inviting and inviting him to church and trying to find all the possible solutions. And then, this Sunday, out of any of our investigators that I would have expected to be in church, guess who walks through the front door on Sunday-- Sister Powell's last sunday. Yep... It was Him. He had come! Now I'm sure you can guess just how happy I was. It was just like this fire burning in my heart all through Sacrament meeting to have him there sitting in church. Oh how I had hoped that it would be possible, yet oh how I had doubted and felt that we should give up. I know that God wants all of His children to return and live with Him. I know he does. I know He loves us and that's why. That's why He is allowing and making these changes happen in this investigator's life so that he will be able have that promise of living with God again. I pray that from this experience, that I can learn to do ALL that I can, ALL that's in mine and God' power to help people to experience the blessings of the Gospel before I question giving up on them or not trying anymore.
Truly God is with us. He is so good. I know this is His work, and when we do all that we can-- when we give all our hearts to him, that His blessings just overflow into our lives. I am so grateful for this work and the chance I have to be a missionary. Thank you all for your support and love. This is it. My last transfer. The last 9 weeks. Let's give it all we have!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
What a week. I'll tell you about some of the highlights:
So on Tuesday, we got a new investigator. She's a mom that we met on the street a few days ago. We honestly didn't do or say anything special or different on the street, I just know that when we do what we're supposed to, God takes care of the rest and blesses us. So now we have a new investigator which is awesome.
Wednesday, we taught 7 lessons in one day. Talk about running around feeling like a chicken with it's head cut off. Not a minute it lost. It's nuts. So we've been doing more and more and more member splits in order to get more member present lessons and it's so crazy because on wednesday evening, Sister Powell and I weren't even together at all from 6 until 9 that night when we met back up at our apartment. It's like a married couple coming home from work and we finally get to tell each other about our day-- the successes and the let downs. It's so fun to come home and say, "Guess what?!" And for once, your companion can't even guess because she actually hasn't been with you 24-7 and seen and heard the exact same things as you. It's werid though. It's weird to be apart like that, but I'm just grateful that we have such willing members.
Thursday, we had my very last Zone Conference (the one where President Watson and Sister Watson come and do most of the teaching). It was a bitter sweet feeling inside. I just can't even begin to explain how much I love listening to President Watson speak to us. He is a very talented teacher and knows how to teach by the spirit. It's amazing how we learn and the insights we gain just by the questions he asks. I definitely am blessed.
So I guess to summarize the rest of the week and the week as a whole--It's been such a great week. This has been mine and Sister Powell's best week. I can't even begin to describe the love that I have for Sister Powell. I know that without her help or the Lord's, there's no way I would have ever been able to do what we have. She is someone sent from above-- literally an angel. I have never seen someone work so hard before, care so much about others and so little about herself, and desire salvation and the Gospel for others so desperately. I have truly been touched and changed and shaped in such a unique way from the time that I have had with Sister Powell. I know there were a lot of things that Heavenly Father has wanted me to learn from Sister Powell this transfer, but I think the biggest one is really found in the scripture Matthew 22:36-40. Sister Powell understands what it means to love the Lord first and foremost and then to love literally everyone else. I have felt that love so many times, not necessarily by notes or by hugs or by long conversations with her, but more by how much she has pushed me to be better, to work harder, to do more, and to be better than I ever would have been without that. There's never been a time that I knew I could be frustrated with Sister Powell, because she always was trying to help me give my heart to God-- to obey His will and not my own. I know that we've seen miracles this transfer and especially this last week, because Sister Powell had the faith that not only she could do it, but that I could be there helping too and that together we could do as the Lord wants. I know because of her faith and determination and love for God, we saw the hand of God and His power. I think the biggest lesson I learned this week out of everything, was not to give up on anyone.
We have this one investigator. He was found just before I got here. He's an older many about 82 years old. His wife has really bad health right now and most of the time has to be in bed. They have home nurses that come about everyday. At the beginning of our teaching, I just really remember feeling like he just didn't get it. He just wanted to talk about everything under the sun, and it was so hard to teach and feel like it was successful. But because Sister Powell believed that one day he would be baptized and one day we would be able to get him to church, I believed too. But it definitely wasn't without doubt. There were times that I thought maybe we should stop going there for a while, because it didn't seem as though he was progressing much. But we kept going. And then we even started going and helping him in his yard or stacking wood for about a half hour and then teaching him. And we just kept on inviting and inviting him to church and trying to find all the possible solutions. And then, this Sunday, out of any of our investigators that I would have expected to be in church, guess who walks through the front door on Sunday-- Sister Powell's last sunday. Yep... It was Him. He had come! Now I'm sure you can guess just how happy I was. It was just like this fire burning in my heart all through Sacrament meeting to have him there sitting in church. Oh how I had hoped that it would be possible, yet oh how I had doubted and felt that we should give up. I know that God wants all of His children to return and live with Him. I know he does. I know He loves us and that's why. That's why He is allowing and making these changes happen in this investigator's life so that he will be able have that promise of living with God again. I pray that from this experience, that I can learn to do ALL that I can, ALL that's in mine and God' power to help people to experience the blessings of the Gospel before I question giving up on them or not trying anymore.
Truly God is with us. He is so good. I know this is His work, and when we do all that we can-- when we give all our hearts to him, that His blessings just overflow into our lives. I am so grateful for this work and the chance I have to be a missionary. Thank you all for your support and love. This is it. My last transfer. The last 9 weeks. Let's give it all we have!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016 A Week of Miracles
Kaikille:
Where do I even begin to describe the last week. I have never worked so hard in my life and just felt completely exhausted... yet at the same time, I have never felt so accomplished and excited to kneel down at night and talk with my Heavenly Father about all the amazing things that happened that day and that week. It has been one miracle after the next. This week we hit the standards of excellence for member present lessons and also for new investigators, in fact, we even surpassed them both by two. IT WAS CRAZY. So I mostly want to tell you about how sunday went, because it was the craziest day of all.
So in nightly planning the night before, we realized that we still needed 7 more member present lessons in order to reach our weekly goal of 24. To add to this, it was Mother's day and it was a Sunday, which meant a few different things. First, that we would have church, which would take out a chunk of our day (of course we wanted to go to church), but it would definitely take out some of that time. Second, because it was Mother's Day, it was also a soft red day or in other words, we wouldn't be able to do any knocking on people's doors without invite. And third, we were going to be skyping our families, so that was going to take out another at least hour and a half. But the amazing thing about being with Sister Powell, is I know that I can always count on her and her faith is just rock solid. So with the help of Sister Powell's faith and determination to make this happen we decided to make all the plans that we could to make our goal happen. After church, we ate as fast as we could and then we took off with a member to our first lesson. It was about a 10 minute bike ride. We kept our lesson to about 20 minutes and then raced off to the next lesson in the center about 15 minutes away. We met a member there and waited for the investigator for about 10 or 15 minutes which put us behind schedule about a half hour by the time we got done teaching him. So we headed to that same members house as fast as we could and started skyping our families. In the middle of each of us skyping, the other one had the phone calling members and getting everything organized for the evening. Then when we finished skyping, Sister Powell headed in the car with one member and I headed on my bike with another member. Sister Powell went and taught a new investigator and then one that we already had had. Then I and this member headed as fast as we could to one of our investigator's houses to read with him. Then from there, perfectly on time we arrived 10 minutes later in Välkylä and taught another investigator. Then ran from that lesson across the street to teach a less active and from there raced to our house as fast as we could where we met Sister Powell and the other member. Sister Powell and I thanked them and then ran into the house and knelt down and prayed as fast we could to be on time for planning. And just like that. Phew..... 6 member lessons in one day, 2 new investigators, 1 referral, and 1 less-active lesson. IT WAS THE CRAZIEST DAY I HAVE EVER HAD. But definitely one of the best. I really thought about it that night as I was going to bed and the thought occurred to me... This is what it must have felt like-- this is probably just a small glimpse of what the Savior's life was like every. single. day. You're so busy in the service of others, that you just forget your weaknesses, you forget anything that's bothering your mind, you forget you miss home in fact you don't even think about home really except for that 40 precious minutes allotted to you, and then it's right back to business. Your heart is filled with love and happiness and you just want to wake up to do it all over again the next day. I can't even begin to describe exactly how I felt that night when we added up numbers and saw the work that we had done that week.
So.. of course I've thought about this. Numbers are not all that matter, so why do I feel so happy. Well I think the answer is really in what I said earlier, that the reason we were able to do those things was of course because of Heavenly Father, but I think also because we were willing to give our hearts to him. We were willing that day to sacrifice dinner for example to try and squeeze in one more lesson. We were willing to pedal our bikes as fast as we could even if our legs were burning, just so that we could make it there and have enough time to teach. Our eyes truly were single to the Glory of God the best that we knew how and miracles, literally miracles happened on Sunday. It has been one of the most amazing experiences of my mission and of course a day I won't ever forget. I'm just so grateful for such an AMAZING companion and her diligence and faith.
So to all the Mothers or grandmothers that may read this, Happy Mother's Day. I know that the world couldn't survive without you. We need you and we love you. I love you! Thank you!
I just want to bear my testimony that I know that God is with us. He cares about us. He recognizes our fervent prayers and in His timing He answers. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and loves each of us. I'm so grateful for this His restored Gospel. In His Name even Jesus Christ. Amen.
Have an awesome week! LOVE YOU ALL!!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Where do I even begin to describe the last week. I have never worked so hard in my life and just felt completely exhausted... yet at the same time, I have never felt so accomplished and excited to kneel down at night and talk with my Heavenly Father about all the amazing things that happened that day and that week. It has been one miracle after the next. This week we hit the standards of excellence for member present lessons and also for new investigators, in fact, we even surpassed them both by two. IT WAS CRAZY. So I mostly want to tell you about how sunday went, because it was the craziest day of all.
So in nightly planning the night before, we realized that we still needed 7 more member present lessons in order to reach our weekly goal of 24. To add to this, it was Mother's day and it was a Sunday, which meant a few different things. First, that we would have church, which would take out a chunk of our day (of course we wanted to go to church), but it would definitely take out some of that time. Second, because it was Mother's Day, it was also a soft red day or in other words, we wouldn't be able to do any knocking on people's doors without invite. And third, we were going to be skyping our families, so that was going to take out another at least hour and a half. But the amazing thing about being with Sister Powell, is I know that I can always count on her and her faith is just rock solid. So with the help of Sister Powell's faith and determination to make this happen we decided to make all the plans that we could to make our goal happen. After church, we ate as fast as we could and then we took off with a member to our first lesson. It was about a 10 minute bike ride. We kept our lesson to about 20 minutes and then raced off to the next lesson in the center about 15 minutes away. We met a member there and waited for the investigator for about 10 or 15 minutes which put us behind schedule about a half hour by the time we got done teaching him. So we headed to that same members house as fast as we could and started skyping our families. In the middle of each of us skyping, the other one had the phone calling members and getting everything organized for the evening. Then when we finished skyping, Sister Powell headed in the car with one member and I headed on my bike with another member. Sister Powell went and taught a new investigator and then one that we already had had. Then I and this member headed as fast as we could to one of our investigator's houses to read with him. Then from there, perfectly on time we arrived 10 minutes later in Välkylä and taught another investigator. Then ran from that lesson across the street to teach a less active and from there raced to our house as fast as we could where we met Sister Powell and the other member. Sister Powell and I thanked them and then ran into the house and knelt down and prayed as fast we could to be on time for planning. And just like that. Phew..... 6 member lessons in one day, 2 new investigators, 1 referral, and 1 less-active lesson. IT WAS THE CRAZIEST DAY I HAVE EVER HAD. But definitely one of the best. I really thought about it that night as I was going to bed and the thought occurred to me... This is what it must have felt like-- this is probably just a small glimpse of what the Savior's life was like every. single. day. You're so busy in the service of others, that you just forget your weaknesses, you forget anything that's bothering your mind, you forget you miss home in fact you don't even think about home really except for that 40 precious minutes allotted to you, and then it's right back to business. Your heart is filled with love and happiness and you just want to wake up to do it all over again the next day. I can't even begin to describe exactly how I felt that night when we added up numbers and saw the work that we had done that week.
So.. of course I've thought about this. Numbers are not all that matter, so why do I feel so happy. Well I think the answer is really in what I said earlier, that the reason we were able to do those things was of course because of Heavenly Father, but I think also because we were willing to give our hearts to him. We were willing that day to sacrifice dinner for example to try and squeeze in one more lesson. We were willing to pedal our bikes as fast as we could even if our legs were burning, just so that we could make it there and have enough time to teach. Our eyes truly were single to the Glory of God the best that we knew how and miracles, literally miracles happened on Sunday. It has been one of the most amazing experiences of my mission and of course a day I won't ever forget. I'm just so grateful for such an AMAZING companion and her diligence and faith.
So to all the Mothers or grandmothers that may read this, Happy Mother's Day. I know that the world couldn't survive without you. We need you and we love you. I love you! Thank you!
I just want to bear my testimony that I know that God is with us. He cares about us. He recognizes our fervent prayers and in His timing He answers. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and loves each of us. I'm so grateful for this His restored Gospel. In His Name even Jesus Christ. Amen.
Have an awesome week! LOVE YOU ALL!!
Rakkaudellani,
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016 The Hand of God
Kaikille:
Where do I even begin to describe the last week? It has been an amazing and miraculous one for sure. Maybe even if I might say, the best thee very best week of my mission. So I want to tell you about the best day of them all. It was saturday. I'm not sure exactly why I was feeling this way, but after our lesson in the morning, I was a bit frustrated. I felt that I hadn't taught as well as I could have and had wished that my Finnish would have just gone better so that the investigator could understand better. It's never very good when you're frustrated with yourself, especially me as I've learned that that just leads to one more be-littling thought about myself and what I'm doing until I've driven myself right into a pit. So I prayed and prayed in my heart biking to our next lessons that Heavenly Father would just help me to pull out of this one. I prayed that He could help me to see all the things that were going right and had gone well. I prayed that He would just help me be strong enough to move on and just improve, but not be so hard on myself. And one thought led to the next until we ended up at a potential investigators house that we had met about 6 weeks previous on the street. He was a younger kid that we had met while contacting one night in the center. He had been with His friends who were all smoking. They were by this alleyway and I have to be honest (which is awful of me and I really don't want to admit) but I had this small thought that I hoped Sister Powell wouldn't stop and talk to them since she was in front of me, because I just didn't know quite what to expect. But of course she stopped and talked to them (for which I am so so grateful). The two friends were not interested at all, but this one, actually was. We watched the video with him and talked about the Book of Mormon. He gave us his number and address and set up an appointment with us. Well when we went for the appointment then, no one was home. We tried a few times after that to set up lessons and what not, but he never answered or was never home. So we had stopped for a while. Well then a week ago, we decided to give it a try again. And what do you know there we found ourselves on Saturday, when I had been having such a hard time.
When we got to his apartment and called him to come open the door, he had actually been asleep. I don't think he had really remembered that we had set up an appointment, but I know God had total control of that day, and we were blessed to be able to come when he was home. When we walked in the door of his apartment, I almost gasped. It was a mess-- food all over the table clothes and just stuff everywhere all over the floor. Dirty dirty dirty. Beer cans on the counter and floor and this cat. There was pizza crust underneath the bed that had been there for I'm not even sure how long. I just felt awful for him. So fast forward a bit. We sit down on the mattress and start to teach him. I can't even begin to tell you the love that I felt immediately from the moment we walked in the door. He listened so well to everything that we had to say, and even began to tell us that a lot of really miraculous things had happened in his life in the last year and it couldn't help but make him think and believe that there was someone watching our for him. So then we invited him to baptism. And.. He said yes. He said yes on the first lesson, no hesitation at all. It was awesome. Then it was time for the closing prayer. We explained to him a little about how we pray and then all kneeled down. We asked him if he would say the closing prayer. He hesitated for a bit and thought about it and then sitting there on that dirty mattress with the random cat rounging around in that dirty dirty apartment, he started to pray. It was thee most sincere and honest prayer I have ever heard before. It was literally as if God was sitting right there on that mattress with us. It was like a Father who had been waiting for so long to have his son come back home. I felt so much love. So so so much love. He told Heavenly Father about the things that he had done in his life. He apologized for the mistakes he had made. He acknowledged all the amazing things that he had seen in his life in the last year and just simply asked God to help him to know he was there and what he wanted him to do. We left that building on saturday, and as we walked away, tears just streamed down my face. I've never experienced anything like that before. I'm just so grateful to know that I am here being the tool through which Heavenly Father can find his children and bring them back to Him. I'm so grateful that Sister Powell decided to talk to him that day and that we had the faith and direction from Heavenly Father to get back in contact and teach this boy. I will forever be grateful for that day, and for the spirit that I felt as we taught him and as he prayed. I'm so grateful for my Heavenly Father and for the tender mercies that He allows me to be a part of everyday. I'm so grateful for the Gospel and the lessons that I am learning here in Finland. I know this Gospel is true. It's changing lives and in the process it's changing mine. I love you all so very much and I'm so grateful for all that you've done to help me be where I am today. I love you all! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
Where do I even begin to describe the last week? It has been an amazing and miraculous one for sure. Maybe even if I might say, the best thee very best week of my mission. So I want to tell you about the best day of them all. It was saturday. I'm not sure exactly why I was feeling this way, but after our lesson in the morning, I was a bit frustrated. I felt that I hadn't taught as well as I could have and had wished that my Finnish would have just gone better so that the investigator could understand better. It's never very good when you're frustrated with yourself, especially me as I've learned that that just leads to one more be-littling thought about myself and what I'm doing until I've driven myself right into a pit. So I prayed and prayed in my heart biking to our next lessons that Heavenly Father would just help me to pull out of this one. I prayed that He could help me to see all the things that were going right and had gone well. I prayed that He would just help me be strong enough to move on and just improve, but not be so hard on myself. And one thought led to the next until we ended up at a potential investigators house that we had met about 6 weeks previous on the street. He was a younger kid that we had met while contacting one night in the center. He had been with His friends who were all smoking. They were by this alleyway and I have to be honest (which is awful of me and I really don't want to admit) but I had this small thought that I hoped Sister Powell wouldn't stop and talk to them since she was in front of me, because I just didn't know quite what to expect. But of course she stopped and talked to them (for which I am so so grateful). The two friends were not interested at all, but this one, actually was. We watched the video with him and talked about the Book of Mormon. He gave us his number and address and set up an appointment with us. Well when we went for the appointment then, no one was home. We tried a few times after that to set up lessons and what not, but he never answered or was never home. So we had stopped for a while. Well then a week ago, we decided to give it a try again. And what do you know there we found ourselves on Saturday, when I had been having such a hard time.
When we got to his apartment and called him to come open the door, he had actually been asleep. I don't think he had really remembered that we had set up an appointment, but I know God had total control of that day, and we were blessed to be able to come when he was home. When we walked in the door of his apartment, I almost gasped. It was a mess-- food all over the table clothes and just stuff everywhere all over the floor. Dirty dirty dirty. Beer cans on the counter and floor and this cat. There was pizza crust underneath the bed that had been there for I'm not even sure how long. I just felt awful for him. So fast forward a bit. We sit down on the mattress and start to teach him. I can't even begin to tell you the love that I felt immediately from the moment we walked in the door. He listened so well to everything that we had to say, and even began to tell us that a lot of really miraculous things had happened in his life in the last year and it couldn't help but make him think and believe that there was someone watching our for him. So then we invited him to baptism. And.. He said yes. He said yes on the first lesson, no hesitation at all. It was awesome. Then it was time for the closing prayer. We explained to him a little about how we pray and then all kneeled down. We asked him if he would say the closing prayer. He hesitated for a bit and thought about it and then sitting there on that dirty mattress with the random cat rounging around in that dirty dirty apartment, he started to pray. It was thee most sincere and honest prayer I have ever heard before. It was literally as if God was sitting right there on that mattress with us. It was like a Father who had been waiting for so long to have his son come back home. I felt so much love. So so so much love. He told Heavenly Father about the things that he had done in his life. He apologized for the mistakes he had made. He acknowledged all the amazing things that he had seen in his life in the last year and just simply asked God to help him to know he was there and what he wanted him to do. We left that building on saturday, and as we walked away, tears just streamed down my face. I've never experienced anything like that before. I'm just so grateful to know that I am here being the tool through which Heavenly Father can find his children and bring them back to Him. I'm so grateful that Sister Powell decided to talk to him that day and that we had the faith and direction from Heavenly Father to get back in contact and teach this boy. I will forever be grateful for that day, and for the spirit that I felt as we taught him and as he prayed. I'm so grateful for my Heavenly Father and for the tender mercies that He allows me to be a part of everyday. I'm so grateful for the Gospel and the lessons that I am learning here in Finland. I know this Gospel is true. It's changing lives and in the process it's changing mine. I love you all so very much and I'm so grateful for all that you've done to help me be where I am today. I love you all! Have a great week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| At the temple for MLC :) |
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016 the UPDATE
Kaikille:
So I have been pretty awful I guess you could say about writing everyone and giving you an update on really what is happening here with me. I apologize for that. I should be better at sharing all the spiritual stories that are happening here with Heavenly Father's children and I haven't done that as well as I should.
Right now, Sister Powell and I are teaching about 7 people. Two of them have a baptismal date. One is a Finn and the other one is from Kenya. The investigator from Kenya we actually just set a baptismal date with this week. IT WAS AWESOME!!! So we've been so busy lately that we've had the chance to do quite a few member splits-- where Sister Powell goes with one member to a lesson and I go with a member to the other lesson. Well because of how our area is set up and the time and transportation and everything, on Sunday evening, Sister Powell and one of the members went to a lesson with one of our investigators while I and the other member sat in her car and called our investigator from Kenya and held a lesson over the phone with him. Let's just simple say that this investigator has been super busy and his job permits him from making it to church. Simply put...it's complicated. But he is more ready than anyone I've seen. He pretty much could be considered a member of like 5 years if you didn't know better. The only problem, is that his job makes it so he can't come to church on Sunday,which therefore means he isn't ready niether can he be baptized. Well long story short, we had a really powerful lesson and at the end with a lot of thought and strategy figured out a way that he can be baptized in the summer on JUNE 11th!!! Ahh!!! I don't know that I can say that I have favorite investigators, but this one is just really special and it has been so fulfilling to teach him and even learn from him. I'm super excited for him.
This week we had zone training meeting. Guess what that means?! Yep. I had to speak in front of people. BUT... that's alright. That's what the Gospel and life is all about right. Progression. Improvement. Overcoming fears and weaknesses. It was awesome. And honestly, it went pretty great. It was neat because President Watson was able to come to this one with his wife. It's always such a privelage and a blessing when we have the chance to hear him and his wife speak. All I can say is wow. Talk about feeling the spirit in a large dose and being uplifted and inspired. I definitely am blessed. We as a mission are blessed.
Right before Zone Training meeting, we had a short lesson planned with one of our cute old man investigators. Sister Watson came with us. It was perfect. It's the first time I've had the mission President's wife on a lesson with us and it was so much fun. She was able to bear her simple testimony of our Savior in Finnish and it changed completely our whole lesson. She brought the spirit so strongly in a way that neither Sister Powell or I ever could have. It was a reminder and a lesson to me of how little it matters that I speak Finnish well or how much I know. What matters is my worthiness and my humility to want to touch and change the hearts of others-- to want to bring them back to their Heavenly Father and their Savior Jesus Christ. I sure love Sister Watson. She is kind and charitable and humble, and I have so much yet to learn from her.
This week something that I have really learned and seen actually work, is prayer. Sincere and engaged prayer. Last Sunday, a lady talked in church. She did a really neat schenario with one of the Bishopric in our ward about a teenager praying to Heavenly Father. It was supposed to be somewhat of a replica of what most of our prayers usually are. We just send up pleas to Heavenly Father and thanks just without much thought always, but do we really listen? Do we really talk and engage in conversation with our Heavenly Father? It really made me stop and think about the way that I pray. Maybe the reason why some of my prayers aren't answered always, is not because Heavenly Father isn't telling me, but maybe more that I am not listening. I'm just telling him everything I want and asking him everything, with no thought to just sit and listen to Him speaking back to me. It has completely changed my prayers this week. Especially my prayers at night. I feel more in tune with my Heavenly Father than I think I ever have. It has been amazing. And the things that I have prayed for have been answered and Heavenly Father has been able to direct me and help me. It's amazing.
Well hopefully that's a better update. I know that the work that we're doing right now is more important than anything else. We are bringing the sheep back into the fold, and I know that God and Jesus Christ are right here with us. I love you all! Thank you much! Have a wonderful week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
So I have been pretty awful I guess you could say about writing everyone and giving you an update on really what is happening here with me. I apologize for that. I should be better at sharing all the spiritual stories that are happening here with Heavenly Father's children and I haven't done that as well as I should.
Right now, Sister Powell and I are teaching about 7 people. Two of them have a baptismal date. One is a Finn and the other one is from Kenya. The investigator from Kenya we actually just set a baptismal date with this week. IT WAS AWESOME!!! So we've been so busy lately that we've had the chance to do quite a few member splits-- where Sister Powell goes with one member to a lesson and I go with a member to the other lesson. Well because of how our area is set up and the time and transportation and everything, on Sunday evening, Sister Powell and one of the members went to a lesson with one of our investigators while I and the other member sat in her car and called our investigator from Kenya and held a lesson over the phone with him. Let's just simple say that this investigator has been super busy and his job permits him from making it to church. Simply put...it's complicated. But he is more ready than anyone I've seen. He pretty much could be considered a member of like 5 years if you didn't know better. The only problem, is that his job makes it so he can't come to church on Sunday,which therefore means he isn't ready niether can he be baptized. Well long story short, we had a really powerful lesson and at the end with a lot of thought and strategy figured out a way that he can be baptized in the summer on JUNE 11th!!! Ahh!!! I don't know that I can say that I have favorite investigators, but this one is just really special and it has been so fulfilling to teach him and even learn from him. I'm super excited for him.
This week we had zone training meeting. Guess what that means?! Yep. I had to speak in front of people. BUT... that's alright. That's what the Gospel and life is all about right. Progression. Improvement. Overcoming fears and weaknesses. It was awesome. And honestly, it went pretty great. It was neat because President Watson was able to come to this one with his wife. It's always such a privelage and a blessing when we have the chance to hear him and his wife speak. All I can say is wow. Talk about feeling the spirit in a large dose and being uplifted and inspired. I definitely am blessed. We as a mission are blessed.
Right before Zone Training meeting, we had a short lesson planned with one of our cute old man investigators. Sister Watson came with us. It was perfect. It's the first time I've had the mission President's wife on a lesson with us and it was so much fun. She was able to bear her simple testimony of our Savior in Finnish and it changed completely our whole lesson. She brought the spirit so strongly in a way that neither Sister Powell or I ever could have. It was a reminder and a lesson to me of how little it matters that I speak Finnish well or how much I know. What matters is my worthiness and my humility to want to touch and change the hearts of others-- to want to bring them back to their Heavenly Father and their Savior Jesus Christ. I sure love Sister Watson. She is kind and charitable and humble, and I have so much yet to learn from her.
This week something that I have really learned and seen actually work, is prayer. Sincere and engaged prayer. Last Sunday, a lady talked in church. She did a really neat schenario with one of the Bishopric in our ward about a teenager praying to Heavenly Father. It was supposed to be somewhat of a replica of what most of our prayers usually are. We just send up pleas to Heavenly Father and thanks just without much thought always, but do we really listen? Do we really talk and engage in conversation with our Heavenly Father? It really made me stop and think about the way that I pray. Maybe the reason why some of my prayers aren't answered always, is not because Heavenly Father isn't telling me, but maybe more that I am not listening. I'm just telling him everything I want and asking him everything, with no thought to just sit and listen to Him speaking back to me. It has completely changed my prayers this week. Especially my prayers at night. I feel more in tune with my Heavenly Father than I think I ever have. It has been amazing. And the things that I have prayed for have been answered and Heavenly Father has been able to direct me and help me. It's amazing.
Well hopefully that's a better update. I know that the work that we're doing right now is more important than anything else. We are bringing the sheep back into the fold, and I know that God and Jesus Christ are right here with us. I love you all! Thank you much! Have a wonderful week!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| Our excursions with Sister Watson |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
April 19, 2016 Our Heavenly Father
Kaikille:
So I'll just apologize first-off that this week is short and not too informative. But it's been another wonderful week. God sure is blessing Sister Powell and I. I just love Sister Powell. She is amazing. Everday I am literally blown away by her ability to love. Her ability to accept it and show it towards others. I'm influenced by her ability to help others feel God's love and know of His eternal plan for them. I've never met someone who is just so willing to accept God's will and to do it. I am learning so much about my relationship with God and my accountability to Him through Sister Powell. God sure knew that I needed her in my life. Oh what am I saying. Of course God knew. He always knows. I just didn't know it, and I'm grateful that God has helped me to realize how much I have and still do need her. I have needed every single one of my companions. They have shaped me in the most unique and beautiful ways. I have a sure testimony that God places people in our lives or in our paths for very specific reasons relating to our eternal destiny our earthly lives' path. How good He is. How much He loves us and is aware of us. And blessed I am to have the opportunity to share this knowledge with others. I'm grateful for the time that I have here in Finland. I know that the Gospel is true. It's the only thing that really holds us together when our world falls apart. I know that God is real. He loves us. He is our Father in Heaven. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that through Him we can return and live with our Father in Heaven and receive that fulness of joy. I know they want us to succeed and have given us the tools to do so. We just have to find them and use them. I love missionary work, even though (yes I am willing to admit it) it is hard, one of the hardest things I've ever done. But I love it. I know that as we turn outwards in our moments of trial, that God blesses us with happiness and lifts us beyond what we could do ourselves. I have seen that in my life and know that it is true. I love you all. You are wonderful. You are amazing. You are sons and daughters of a loving, perfect, all knowing, and Eternal God. Don't forget that. Go and Make today a great day!!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
So I'll just apologize first-off that this week is short and not too informative. But it's been another wonderful week. God sure is blessing Sister Powell and I. I just love Sister Powell. She is amazing. Everday I am literally blown away by her ability to love. Her ability to accept it and show it towards others. I'm influenced by her ability to help others feel God's love and know of His eternal plan for them. I've never met someone who is just so willing to accept God's will and to do it. I am learning so much about my relationship with God and my accountability to Him through Sister Powell. God sure knew that I needed her in my life. Oh what am I saying. Of course God knew. He always knows. I just didn't know it, and I'm grateful that God has helped me to realize how much I have and still do need her. I have needed every single one of my companions. They have shaped me in the most unique and beautiful ways. I have a sure testimony that God places people in our lives or in our paths for very specific reasons relating to our eternal destiny our earthly lives' path. How good He is. How much He loves us and is aware of us. And blessed I am to have the opportunity to share this knowledge with others. I'm grateful for the time that I have here in Finland. I know that the Gospel is true. It's the only thing that really holds us together when our world falls apart. I know that God is real. He loves us. He is our Father in Heaven. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that through Him we can return and live with our Father in Heaven and receive that fulness of joy. I know they want us to succeed and have given us the tools to do so. We just have to find them and use them. I love missionary work, even though (yes I am willing to admit it) it is hard, one of the hardest things I've ever done. But I love it. I know that as we turn outwards in our moments of trial, that God blesses us with happiness and lifts us beyond what we could do ourselves. I have seen that in my life and know that it is true. I love you all. You are wonderful. You are amazing. You are sons and daughters of a loving, perfect, all knowing, and Eternal God. Don't forget that. Go and Make today a great day!!
Rakkaudellani,
Sisar Jordan
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| Sister Powell and I headed out for the bikes. |
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016 Oulu is waking!
Schyler is busier than ever and this is so good! She didn't have time to write a big group email this week so I will share just a few tidbits from her personal emails home to Mom and Dad........
"Things are so great. We have about 9 investigators right now. One of them with a baptismal date and others that are progressing. It's crazy how much is happening in this area right now. Sister Powell is really awesome at what she does and hopefully I can learn even a small part of how she does it all. I think the biggest thing is that she doesn't ever think about herself. It's never about her, and I think that's why she's so successful. I think that's the biggest key. So gradually I am learning or at least trying to learn that from her."
"Slowly slowly, some green is coming -it's still rather cold. I have to still wear a hat and big scarf and small pair of gloves, but for the most part it's getting warmer. And lighter... holy camoly. At 9 at night when we come in, it's still pretty much all light. The sun is just going down and the sunsets are amazing. I really cannot imagine what it will be like in the summer. It's going to be weird that's for sure. You would love it here right now. It's just so beautiful. Things are still kind of dead, but slowly they are coming to life. That's such a cool thing to see. I remember loving it last year too, when I first got here."
"Oulu has been fantastic. This last week was really awesome. It's getting warmer and warmer which I'm grateful for. We ride bikes all the time, so that is a nice work-out. We're by the ocean and it practically runs right through the middle of the city. You'd never really guess it's the ocean because it's different than what you think of when you think "ocean" but it's Finland, it's just unique. There are bridges everywhere that cross over the ocean where it intersects in the city. It's just so beautiful. We'll see what I say of it compared to Jyväskylä when summer comes. I don't know if anything can beat there. Oulu is definitely bigger and busier than Jyväskylä though. It's nice because there's so many more people to talk to, but on the other hand I really miss the peacefulness and calmness of Jyväsklyä. I just..... ah..... I love that city, and I miss it. The sunsets right now are just amazing. AMAZING. Unfortunately, I have been too busy to take many pictures, but hopefully my memory will do I guess. I'm just going going going all the time. It's nuts, but it's good. It will be weird when Sister Powell goes home. Hopefully, I'll slowly get the hang of everything. She is really awesome though. Very confident in what she does. Loves to speak Finnish 24-7 outside, which is sometimes hard and frustrating for me. Let's just face it, Finnish is just still hard for me, but it's teaching me a lot, especially patience and hard work. Thank goodness for that."
Missions are the best and I hope anyone thinking about going really seriously considers all the
learning and growth that can occur. Wouldn't trade this mission of Schyler's for anything in the world. We have loved every moment along the way with her.
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| SPLITS! :) Sister Hyde is so great! |
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| So many kinds of bridges everywhere here! |
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| Incredible SUNSETS!!!!!! |
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
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