Hello Everyone! First P Day in the Mission
field.
I finally made it to Norway and it is so amazing. It was a
lot of travel but we had an amazing welcome by our Mission President and his
wife. We spent the night in downtown Oslo and had a little training the
next day and then they shipped us off to our areas.
My first area is Porsgrunn, but I spend most of my time in
Skien. I was on the train and they come around and check tickets and the
officer asks me something and I just respond in Norwegian (Mine Norst er ikke
bra) ( My Norwegian is not good) But it was fun. We have a
little blue car and my license is actually good for about 3 months so it's been
fun to be able to drive but crazy getting used to the new rules.
It was a really busy week but the first day I will always remember
the first house I knocked on the guy came to the door and looked at us through
the window on the door and just turned away and never answered. I thought
it was a great and funny way to start the mission.
The ward here is so amazing. We get fed about every other
night and then we share a quick spiritual thought with the family and
leave. Yesterday I thought it would be a great idea to want to take the
lead on the spiritual thought and my comp let me and let’s just say my
Norwegian has got a long way to go but it is fun to try and the members are
helping me with it a ton.
We don't have any new investigators as of right now. The
work here is really slow but it's amazing to be a part of. Yesterday the
Bishop asked me to give the opening prayer and then the first testimony in
sacrament meeting. When I got to the stand I think all of the Norwegian I
have ever learned left my mind and they were 2 very short and sweet prayer and
testimony.
My companions name is Elder Burgoyne, he is from Bountiful and he
has been out for about 13 months. I am lucky and blessed to have him as
my companion.
It doesn't rain too much but it is pretty chilly in the morning
and evening. It also is getting darker faster and faster in the past
couple of days. I am way excited for winter.
The food here is actually really good. I've had Norwegian
hot dogs and Kebabs and the best is the Norwegian desserts. The Norwegian
waffles are the best things in the world and also the chocolate that they have
here is so good.
The big news here this week is that the Book of Mormon Musical is
going on right now in Oslo and it's all the talk and we are really pushing it
and we are trying to get a night at the church set up that will be a night just
to explain what the Book of Mormon really is.
Love,
Eldste Egan
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| Eating Kebabs with Elder Burgoyne (from Bountiful) |
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| First trainer - Elder Burgoyne |
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| 2/3 of our zone - the sisters we share a car with |
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| hiking on my first P day |
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