Tromsø, Norway - 32nd Week in Norway

April 25, 2016

Hey Family,

I loved all the photos from the wedding. Congratulations Jeff and Sarah! I'm Grateful for all of you. Also, Happy Birthday Mom. Sure love you! It was another great week here in Tromsø. I'm happy, doing well, and really enjoying this opportunity I have to serve With Elder Osguthorpe.

On Tuesday, we had District Meeting as usual. We focused this time on being the inspired listener. Often we talk about how important it is to focus on the needs of the investigator and ask inspired questions and listening is a big part of that. When we sincerely listen, and don't focus on what we are going to say next, then the Holy Ghost can help us discern the needs and give us what we need to say in the exact moment we need it. It is something I'm going to focus more this week. It is hard not thinking about what you are going to say especially in a Language that you aren't perfect in but I know that listening is really important in all aspects of Our lives. It helps us be better Teachers, friends, and learners. After that we went street contacting. That evening we taught --- and her friend. We spent a lot of time preparing for the lesson but it didn't go super well. We talked about personal revelation and receiving answers. In the lesson, ---'s friend who isn't really open told us that she believes the Book of Mormon isn't true. So we pause a little bit and ask her if she has read in it and she answers "No" so we pause a little again and then ask ---, what do you think? and she said I've got to read it and found out! That was a much better answer. We must read and pray to found out if the Book of Mormon is true. It takes diligence and searching and real intent and everyone can know of its truthfulness. We invited --- to keep Reading and she said she will. She is going out of town so we won't meet with her this coming week but will meet With just her from now on. 

Wednesday was awesome. We went street contacting for several hours and had good success. Then we had a lesson With ---. We had a member come on the teach With us. His name is ---. He is around ---'s age and it went super well. --- explained to us how he feels the spirit and we were able to put a name to that feeling. That was Our goal for the lesson. Help him understand that when we pray, read the scriptures, what we feel is much more than just a feeling. it is the Holy Ghost, a member of the God Head, that teaches and confirms truth. After ---, we visited the ---s. It was the best. Brother ---, performed for us a Sami ritual With his Reindeer skin drum, reindeer Antlers and eagle feather. They are preparing to go to the temple together. They are a huge inspiriation to us all.

Thursday was also great. While street contacting, we met this really awesome woman. She didn't know anything about the Church or the Book of Mormon, and while we talked With her, she loved it. She is really busy With School this coming week but we have an appointment for next week. Can't wait to meet With her again. After that the sisters need us at the Church so we did some prepartation for the Talent Show the next night. After that we skyped Our good friend ---, He is a member who lives far away and skypes in every Sunday.

On Friday we started the day With a good old Power hour. We went street Contacting. After that we met With --- and went to the gym With him. Things are going great With ---. He came to Church again this week and loved it. He is opening up a ton and it's been really fun. After that wen went to the Church to help set up for the Branch party, the talent show. Elder Osguthorpe and I did a skit based off the YouTube video, How animals eat their Food. It went really well and was a lot of fun.

On Saturday, the Sisters, Olsens, and us all went and did some service for the ---s. They will be opening a Fish shop soon and we went in and worked on the building. Sanding walls, washing, floors, Windows and other Things. We also visited --- With the Sisters. It was a really Nice visit With her. Then we did some weekly planning. During weekly planning we called all the numbers we had received in the last little bit and it was awesome! Almost everyone was answering and we got tons of New appointments for this coming week. We are very excited about that.

On Sunday, A counselor in the Mission presidency came to visit Our branch. It was a great Meeting. elder Osguthorpe and I performed a musikal number, Come thou fount of every blessing. I played the piano and he sang. It went really well.

We are really looking forward to this upcoming week and all that will happen. My thought for the week comes from the Book of Mormon.

"But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him. "

The sentence, "And thus doth the Lord work With his Power in all cases among the children of men" God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He loves us and knows us. As we come unto Christ, humble ourselves, The lord will always bless us. His arm of mercy is always extended towards us, we just need to put Our trust in him. I love you all. Have a great week!

Elder Witt

Tromsø, Norway - 31st Week in Norway

April 18, 2016

Dear Family and Friends!

Thanks for all your love and support. I'm grateful for all of you. This week had its ups and downs but overall it was a good week. The amount of sunlight is crazy. It starts getting dark around 10 and light at around 3 am. It snowed a lot this last week but it melts really fast. 

On Tuesday and Wednesday, we didn't have many appointments so we spent most of our time on the street finding. We didn't have a ton of success so it was definitely a test of endurance and commitment. I have come to find that as you show your commitment, work hard when it gets tough, the Lord will bless you. Deeping our commitment to the gospel in all aspects of our life is a part of journey. Deepened commitment brings greater rewards. We were also able to meet with ---. We taught the plan of Salvation. --- has hit a little road block. His search isn't as high a priority as we would like. We had planned to meet with him on saturday but he told us that he didn't want to and would rather meet just once a week. He also hasn't made it to church yet.. We are meeting with him this coming week so hopefully we can help him understand the importance of these things. 

We went to this little Asian resturaunt on wednesday and the owners are the coolest. We often will stop by and buy small wontons for 5 kr. a piece and so we have gotten to know them well. This time we went in and they had a special deal for this yellow curry. We bought a meal and they ended up giving us a free meal with 2 free spring rolls and 2 free empanadas. It was so awesome! We ended up saving like 230 kr. They are the best. It was pretty exciting.

Thursday was a busy day. We had district meeting and talked about baptism and helping resolve concerns. It was perfect because resolving concerns and asking inspired questions is very important. After district meeting we went and worked out with ---. Elder O. and I were both super sore after but it was way fun. --- came to church again this week and that is 2 in a row. After that we visited ---. We taught about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He didn't make it to church so we are going to visit him again this week. After --- we met with ---, a member.

On Friday, we met with a member here with Elder Olsen and talked about patriachal blessings because he is looking to get one when the patriarch comes next month. Later in the day we met with Sandra. This was an amazing experience. We met with ---, her friend, ---, and his friend. and we watched the Joseph Smith movie. --- is apart of this same bible school and --- and is one of the sisters investigators but he just came because he wanted to see the film. Anyways, after this film we just had an open discussion and the spirit was so strong. One of the strongest experiences in my life. At the very end, ---, out of nowhere asks "Do i need to be baptized again to be a member of your church." The cool part is that we didn't even really talk about baptism with them and that's what was in her thoughts. We feel that there is something special about this group of people. We are meeting with them again tomorrow and I'm really excited.

On Saturday, we did weekly planning. After that we went street contacting. Then in the evening we went to a devotional that --- invited us to. We felt that it was a good thing to do to help build our relationship with them. 

On Sunday, we had church. We visited several members and spent some time street contacting again. We ran into this member from Bergen who elder O. knew. It was a great day. 

I definitely looking forward to this coming week and am optimistic about the growth we will see. I know the church is true with all my heart. I know Jesus Christ is our Savior. God is our father in Heaven. The gospel is restored. Joseph Smith is a prophet. I love the joseph smith movie. Everytime I watch it, I'm inspired by the faith of the early saints and especially the prophet joseph smith. He would not have gone through what he did if he didn't know it was true and believe it with all his heart. 

Have a fabulous week! Love, Elder Witt

Tromsø, Norway - 30th Week in Norway

Hey everyone!

I hope you all had a great week. I'm Grateful for Your love and support.

This week is transfer week. Elder Osguthorpe and I are staying together for another transfer in Tromsø. I'm really excited for this opportunity to continue working With him. I love the Tromsø area. The branch is small but has a big heart.

It was another good week. We were able to meet With ---, and meet some more awesome prepared People!

On Tuesday, we met With ---. It had been a week or so since we met With him last so we were worried about his progress but it ended up going super well. He continues to read in the Book of Mormon and pray but feels like he hasn't gotten an answer yet. So we focused Our lesson on helping him get his answer.  We watched Elder Bednar's patterns of light videos on receiving revelation. It was really powerful. We created a baptismal calendar With him, setting up regular teaching appointments and changed his baptismal date to May 21 because we feel he needs more time. He hasn't been to church yet and that is our goal for him. --- is really awesome, and it has been so neat watching his faith grow. From someone not really believing in God to recognizing the spirit. The Gospel is real and true. That's all I can say. 

On Wednesday, we continued With Our finding. We decided to try this potential we have and her name is ---. She is from the phillipines and just recently married a man from Africa. She believes in Christ and has a lot of faith but just feels like something is missing. We shared With her the Book of Mormon and she is willing to give it a try. She is open to Our Message and so hopefully we are going to visit her and her husband some day this week. That night the --- had us over for dinner. It was super good. They are the senior couple here in Tromsø and are a huge support to the Branch.

On Thursday, we continued With Our finding. We went street contacting and everyone was stopping. it was great fun! We visited ---, the older Norwegian man that came to Conference last week. He gave us his address and said we could come over. We taught him the Restoration. He is realy Nice old man. He also  came to Church yesterday and said he was coming next week too. We will be visiting him again this week on Thursday. While on the street I talked to this Atheist. And I say I because, we often go solo contacting by each other so we can talk to as many People as possible. It was one of the most neat experiences I've had. He told me many problems and concerns he has with faith, religion, and God and Things and the Whole time, I could feel the Holy Ghost bringing Things to my mind., answering his questions and concerns. It was one of the most pleasant conversations and he asked if we could meet again. He is going out of town for 2 weeks but said to Call him when he gets back. I'm really excited to meet With him again. We also taught --- and her friend. She is a potential that we found. She studies that bible and ahs a strong belief. We taught them the restoration and it went pretty well. --- is open to our Message but her friend is not super open.

On Friday, we went street planning and we did some weekly planning. Later we met With ---. who is a member here. He is super cool. We watched Conference With him and then we worked out a deal With him . He has a lot of faith but just doesn't make it to Church. He is going to come to Church and we are going to work out With him once a week at the gym. He is from Africa and super ripped. We're trying to figure out any way we can get him to Church because he would be a huge support if he was active.

On Saturday, we had Norwegian class With --- again. It is great. Then the --- took us out for pizza to celebrate him passing his driving test. Then we went contacting until we met With --- and her friend again. It was an interesting lesson. We talked about the plan of salvation. --- is really open and was interested in hearing Our Conversion stories and testimonies while her friend wanted to Bible bash. We told them how we refused to bash but were just here to invite them to read the Book of Mormon and find out if what we say is true. and while her friend was getting a little heated, --- just turns to her and says, "all they want us to do is read the book of Mormon and pray about it so we can know if it is true" It silenced her friend and Elder Osguthorpe and I just look and each other and smiled. Our investigator just taught the other one.

On Sunday, we had moves Call and found out that we are staying together for another transfer. I'm really looking forward to the New transfer. It will be good. Church was really powerful. It was fast and testimony Meeting and many powerful testimonies were borne. Our good friend --- came to Church and it was the Perfect Meeting. I hope he can start coming again.

I hope you all have a great week. I know the Church is true. Joseph Smith is a prophet of God. Through him Jesus Christ restored his Church on the Earth. The Book of Mormon is true and is evidence of the restoration of the Gospel.

I love you all!

Elder Witt

Tromsø, Norway - 29th Week in Norway

Monday, April 4, 2015

Hey everyone! 

Thanks for all your love and support. I'm grateful that we had general conference this last weekend. It was uplifting and inspiring. I know that President Monson is a prophet of God. The words that were spoken to us come from God. They are meant for us today and will help us if we apply what we learned and felt. 

It was a great week here in Tromsø. We were able to experience many little miracles. I'm grateful to be a missionary! Just an update, unfortunately we were not able to meet with --- this last week. He told us he was super busy. We did gratefully, run into him on the street and were able to set up an appointment this upcoming week so keep him in your prayers! However this week we were able ot meet some really cool people.

On Tuesday, we spent the day contacting on the street. Sadly, our friend --- who invited us to do the devotional, she canceled our appointment and dropped us. It was a bit disappointing. Also, while we were out we met this guy named ---, who is an older norwegian man, and we invited him to come to conference this weekend and he did! It was exciting.

On Wednesday, we had many little miracles. , We were out street contacting and I saw this guy named ---. I met him on the bus several weeks ago. As I started talkig to him he asked me if we had time to meet now. While I was talking to ---, my compannion contacted a man named --- who was searching for a faith. Anyway, we ended up to the church and teaching both --- and --- right then. After that we continued our street contacting. We weren't having a ton of success and were receiving a lot of rejection so we began to feel like maybe we needed to try doing something else. I asked my companion if we should go banking. We went to the church and said a prayer asking Heavenly Father if we should go banking and where. As we prayed, my companion said all he could think about was this potential we had met about 4 weeks ago while banking. We both felt good about it and got on the bus to this woman's house. Here is just a little back story. Her name is ---, and we met her my first weekend in tromsø. When we banked on her door she was really open and friendly, but we were just never able to get a hold of her since then. Anyway, we get to her house and knock on the door and no one is there. We are waiting out the house, when suddenly, --- comes out the door of a different house to take a smoke. We see her and she calls us over. It turned out that we had written down the wrong house number for her. So for the last several weeks we had been trying back on the wrong house. So she calls us over and we go and talk to her. It turns out that she had read in the book of mormon and done some research about our beliefs. We were able to set up and appointment with her. It was the neatest experience that I'm grateful to be apart of. Every thing fit together perfectly, our traveling, our waiting and she going outside her house. I know that Heavenly Father's hand was apart of it. We were suppose to be there at that time. 

On Thursday, we went contacting and then to the driving school because Elder Osguthorpe had a practice test. He is trying to get his license now. After that we taught ---. The guy we met yesterday. Then we did weekly planning! Unfortunately ---, texted us later in the week and dropped us. 

On Friday, we had zone leader training in Trondheim. We woke up at 4:45 AM, took a bus to the airport and flew to trondheim. It was a really good meeting. It focused on the process of turning a baptismal date into a baptism. After that we flew home to Tromsø. It was a good day.

On Saturday,  we had our norwegian class again with LIll. She is a member here who teaches us norwegian every saturday. It is really helpful. Then we met with --- and then --- who are both members here. We had a dinner party here at the church before conference started. We watched saturday's morning session at 6 pm live.

On Sunday, we had more conference. We watched the priesthood session, then saturday afternoon, and then sunday morning. We watched conference at the church with all the missionaries, the sisters and the olsens and then whichever members that came. As I said earlier, --- came to conference. It was a total surprise. He was someone random off the street that we invited. He said he had been to our church before many years ago so we are going to visit him this upcoming week. 

My thought for the week comes from Elder Hallstrom's talk. Do we really believe what we know? As he shared his story of being in Liberia with the members there, the spirit testified to me strongly of the words he was saying. I know and believe that we are all Children of God. There is a lot of power in knowing our divine nature. I know that God loves us and will provide for us. Let us turn to him in sincere prayer. 

I love you all. Have a great week!

Elder witt

Tromsø, Norway - 28th Week in Norway

Hey Family! Happy Easter! Thank you for all your love and support. 

We had a good week. Easter is sort of like Christmas is Norway. It lasts for the whole weekend. The stores close Thursday and don't open until Tuesday. Except most grocery stores opened on Saturday for some last shopping. Because it is a big holiday, many people go on vacation, or just stay home and ski. One great thing about Easter is that for the weeks preceding it, all the grocery stores have price wars so food gets really cheap! We were able to load up on lots of food and build a pretty good food storage for the next food weeks which will save us money. Even with the holiday we were still able to see some success and see many miracles.

On Monday, we had the Alta Elders for splits. They came down on Monday and left Wednesday morning. After P-day, we had a lesson with our investigator ---. Last time we met with him we assigned him Moroni 7 to read. We asked him about his reading and he told us that he read Moroni 7 twice and then started from the beginning and he got to 1 Nephi chapter 15!!! He read 16 chapters in less than a week. He had a busy work schedule and is either in Oslo or going to Oslo soon so we haven't been able to meet since. He is really active in his current church but he likes the book of mormon so there is potential. He is a really good guy. 

On Tuesday, we had district meeting . It was on the role of the Holy ghost in conversion. We watched clips from the recent Worldwide missionary broadcast when Elder Bednar led a discussion. It was really really good. It was a huge reminder that the Holy Ghost is the teacher. After that I was with Elder Potter for the day. He is our district leader. We had some appointments planned that fell through so we went contacting on the street. AFter that we visited ---. --- is a legend among missionaries because of his crazy dialect and amazing stories form when he was in WW2. He also was a fisherman along the lofoten islands. Then after that we went banking.

On Wednesday, we said goodbye to the Alta elders so it was just me and Elder Osguthorpe. We had no appointments for the day so in planning we decided that we were just going to go as hard as we can contacting on the streets. Elder Osguthorpe contacted a man named bernt who lives in the Lofoten Islands. He loved the book of mormon and we got a skyping appointent for tomorrow. I contacted this girl named --- who had time to meet right then. So we all go to the library and have a lesson. She believes in Christ and had not heard much about our church. After the lesson she tells us that she meets with this group of christians and they were having a meeting this next week in the Arctic Church. She asked us if we could be the devotional speakers and share with this group just what we had shared with her. She said there would be like 20-30 people. That would be on Thursday so hopefully it works out. She also agreed to meet with us again so that was neat. 

Thursday was awesome! The --- invited the sisters and us over for an Easter gathering. The --- are really strong new converts. They give us a traditional norwegian easter goodie bag. It had 1 orange, 1 solo (type of soda), and a kvikk lunsj chocolate. That is what norwegians will take with them skiing over easter weekend. Later in the day we met with ---. Our lesson with --- was one of the most special lessons I've been able to be apart of. We focused the lesson on the Gospel of Jesus Christ focusing on the savior. From the beginning of the lesson there was a good feeling, just and overwhelming good feeling. --- had read 4 chapters in the book of mormon since the last time we met. He also prayed about it but felt like he didn't get an answer. As we finish the lesson, we watch the Hallelujah video and the spirit is there. It is strong. We asked him "How do you feel" He says, I have this still feeling like I had when I prayed. We invited him to be baptized. He accepted and we set a date for April 30th. It was a testimony to me, once again that it is all about the spirit. It wasn't what me or my companion said. The spirit inspired him to act, to say yes. Unfortunately, he said he is super busy this week and wouldn't be able to meet. 

Friday and Saturday is the start of the Påske season. The mission said that we could not go contacting or banking these days. We visited with some members, deep cleaned our apartment and did some organizing, enjoyed the beautiful weather we had, we watched some of the Mormon tabernacle's messiah concert, and did our grocery shopping. The ---, the senior couple here, got permission to have us over for dinner and to watch the Prince of Egypt. That was fun.

On Sunday, we had church which was great. None of our investigators came but the sisters had some there which was exciting. Elder Olsen started teaching a temple prep class for the branch which is good. After that we went to ---'s to give him the sacrament. The --- had us over again for dinner and to watch the mountain of the Lord. Overall, it was a good Easter. It is a special time to remember our Savior Jesus Christ.

My thought for the week is in preparation for General Conference. I am so excited for general conference. I know that we are led today by a living prophet, President Thomas S. Monson. The best decisions we can make are to follow the living prophet. He is the mouthpiece of the Lord, and knows what is best. I know that Christ is our Savior. He lives. I love this church and I love the gospel. It is true. Have a fabulous week!

love,

Elder Witt

Tromsø, Norway - 27th Week in Norway

God Påske! or happy Easter!

Hey Family, thanks for all your love and support! I'm sure grateful for all of you. We had a great week here in Tromsø.  We were able to see many more miracles. I'm grateful for the blessings of the Lord!

On Tuesday, we had District Meeting. This week it was on Faith in Christ. We focused on how we can help our investigators build faith in Christ. That is the foundation all of us must build on. Our faith grows as we act on it. After District Meeting, we went street contacting. We had an appointment at the Library, but unfortunately the person didn't show up. We were in the Library deciding whether we wanted to do Family history work or go back out and talk to People. As we sat there We felt like we should go out and continue contacting. Lo and behold, there is this man walking Down the street, and Elder Osguthorpe says, hurry let's talk to that man. We stop him and his name is ---. He is from the Phillipines who has a strong belief in Christ. He agreed to walk With us to Our Church and have a lesson. We had a very open discussion With him and taught him the restoration. He accepted the book of mormon and said he would read. To continue With the story, we sent him a text during the week and asked him if he read any in the book. He replied yes, and then continued to ask us questions about Things he was Reading. We have planned to me With him later today. It was a testimony to me of work, work and work.

On Wednesday, the storm came. It snowed from wednesday to Friday on and off and we received several feet of snow. We spent some time reorganizing our area book, putting in New tabs, fixing teaching records, and making it neat. We also went street contacting, and banking. We visited a member ---, and studied about the Book of Mormon With him. Serving as a missionary has helped me understand more fully the truthfulness and significance of the Book of Mormon. I know it is true and another witness of Jesus Christ.

On Thursday, we started Our day With a good old "kraftig time", which being interpretted is Power hour. We go out on the street and talk to as many People as possible for one hour before lunch. Because of the continual snow storm we took weekly planning. Here is another cool miracle that took Place this last week. So in my last week email, I talked about a group of teenagers we met on the street who were interested in the Book of Mormon. Just a few days after that experience, we met another teenager who happened to be a twin to one of the teenagers we met the week before and he was interested too! On Wednesday night, we called him and set up an appointment for the Next day. He told us he would text us because he had some Things going on. During weekly planning we receive a text from him that he will be in the libray in 10 minutes. We leave weekly planning, to meet him and he brought one of his other friends! So it was us With the two twins and now this other friend. The twins are named --- and --- and are the most potential of the teenagers. Before we even ask if we can meet again --- is telling us his Schedule and how he wants to meet again. That was exciting!

On Friday, the blizzard continues. My Companion woked up feeling sick so we stayed in form the Cold. I did some cleaning, laundry, organizing, and listened to several talks. In the afternoon he was feeling better so we went Our contacting for a little and then we had some appointments in the evening. We had an appointment With another of Our New investigators. His name is ---. He is from Denmark and super cool. He was so sincere in all his comments and answers. We got another apointment With him and will hope for the best. Then we skyped ---, a member from Lofoten, and met With a in active member, ---. We watched the New easter video With him.

On Saturday, we went to Church for Language study. Every saturday, a member in the branch comes and helps all of us missionaries With Our Norwegian. It is really helpful because she teaches us all of the phrases and expreissions that Norwwegians use that you wouldn't be able to figure out on Your own. My Companion started feeling worse so we decided to take it slow today. I did some practicing on the piano for Church, and we went contacting for several hours. Then we went in and he rested up. I watched a video on the prophet president Spencer W. Kimball. He experienced many Challenges in his life but always managed to have faith and keep magnifying his callings. It was inspiring.

On Sunday, my Companion is feeling better which is good. we experienced another cool miracle. 4 men off the street came to Church. The sisters had contacted one of the earlier in the week and he came and brought all his friends. The sisters gave us all of 4 these guys and we taught them about the book of mormon. We will try to meet With them again. I'm really excited for this upcoming week and all the potential we have. It is easter week, which is a really big holliday here so hopefully we can keep busy and push through it. I know the Church is true. I'm Grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know Heavenly Father loves all of us and is aware of all of us. Jesus Christ is Our Savior. He makes it possible for us to find light in an increasingly dark world.

Love, Elder Witt

Tromsø, Norway - 26th Week in Norway

March 14, 2015

Hey Family! 

Thank you for all Your love and support. I'm sure Grateful for all of you. We had a crazy week up here in Tromsø! I am loving Tromsø. Elder Osguthorpe is a good man. He is a lot of fun, obedient and works hard. We had the special opportunity to see the northern lights several times this last week. It was the coolest! We also went fishing last week and it was so fun. Every cast we would catch a Fish. We just casted off dock into the fjord. Usually we would Catch 12 inch mackerel and release them back, but Elder Osguthorpe caught a huge like 20 inch Cod that we kept and ate for dinner. I will send Pictures. :) It is a beautiful city and the work is happening. We experienced several tender mercies and miracles.

On Tuesday, we had District Meeting again. We talked about the first principle in the 3rd lesson, which is Through Jesus Christ we can be cleansed from sin. With Easter coming up we have a special opportunity to remember Christ's life and Atonement. The Church has started a New "easter Inititative" called Hallelujah. They made a New video which I am really excited to start sharing With People.  Jesus Christ is someone to rejoice in. We have great reason to sing hallelujah. After District Meeting we were street contacting and contacted this man from Romania, named ---. We told him that we have a Book of Mormon in Romania in Our Church that we could give to him. He agreed to come With us and walk to the Church, where we gave him the book of morman in Romanian and had powerful lesson on the Restoration. He ended the lesson by saying the prayer as we kneeled together. After that we skyped the member who lives in Lofoten to meet With him and then we went banking (knocking on doors).

Wednesday was amazing. We went out in the morning with three different hour blocks for Friday that we wanted to find appointments for. For example, we wanted to get appointments for 2, 4 and 6 pm With random People we would meet on the street. The day consisted of going contacting,  eating lunch, going contacting, teaching an investigator ( we dropped him because he is an atheist who doesn't want god to exist and doesn't want life after Death, and wasn't progressing.), then more contacting, took a break, then more contacting, and then helped out with a relief society dinner that Sister Olsen put on. It was an amazing day because People were so open on the street! We had so much fun talking to so many different People and at the end of the day were able to Schedule all 3 of those appointments on Friday. We got a lot of potential, and I know It was Heavenly Father that Placed People in Our paths that would listen to us.

On Thursday, the miracles continued. Heavenly Father continues to amaze me. We visited the --- Family again. They are a new convert Family that are preparing for the temple. They are amazing. Our goal is to find another Family they could be fellowshippers for and help With the teaching. After that we went contacting. While out contacting elder Osguthorpe contacted this man who was a tourist. Often times we will split off contacting so we can talk to more People on the street. This tourist was interested and my Companion gave him a book of mormon. The tourist told us to come to the Library and talk to some more of his friends off the cruise ship. We had an appointment in like 5 minutes so we told him we would come after. We walk to the Church and Our appointment fell through. The guy didn't show. For no particular reason, we grab 3 English book of mormons to take to the Library. We are about to walk into the Library when a Group of teenagers Calls after us and says, "Can you guys tell us what you do everyday"? They had seen us around and were just wondering. We stopped and talked to them and they asked us if we had  any of those books we give out for free. We said yes and they all wanted one in English. Perfect. We had 3 book of mormons in English and it was the Perfect amount. WE went in the Library With them and taught them and we got their phone numbers and plan to meet up again next week. We never saw the tourist again but I know if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have walked to the Library and met these teenagers. It was awesome!

On Friday and Saturday, this is where it got a little tough. We had 7 appointments planned and all of them fell through and didn't happen. We contacted all of them and some said it still worked, others said they were busy, and some just didn't answer. The good Thing though is that we got in contact With most of them and they are still willing to meet another day. That is Our big Challenge we ahve here in Tromsø at the moment. We are having a lot of success finding People who are willing to meet, but we are struggling getting the Return appointment . It is okay though because we will keep working and I'm confident the up coming week we will start seeing more success.

Sunday was a good day. I gave a talk in Church that went well and we visited --- and and also --- and gave them the Sacrament. We spend most of Our time on sundays visiting members. I'm Grateful for Sundays and for the opportunity it gives us to go to Church and partake of the Sacrament.

My spiritual thought this week is based off the talk Profile of a Prophet by Hugh b Brown and Lessons from Liberty Jail by Elder Holland. I had many interesting experiences this week on the street talking to atheists and People who won't accept the Book of Mormon as more scripture. As I listened to this talk, my testimony was reconfirmed that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God. He saw God the father and His son Jesus Christ. Through him they translated the Book of Mormon and restored Christ's Church on the Earth today. It is true. I know that With all my heart. I love you all and I'm Grateful for all of you. Have a fabulous week!

Love Elder Witt