Monday, March 30, 2015
Email March 30, 2015
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March 30, 2015 – Elder Kenneth Wm. Burton
Bunch
of Burtons
We
locked ourselves out of our apartment a few days ago. We both left our keys
inside. Elder Parry was trying to do the card trick, sliding a credit card
though the door to unlock it, but to no success. So I suggested we try the same
thing with our window, we'd actually be able to see through it and see if the
card was anywhere close to the lock. Problem is our back widow is on the second
story, so I par-cored up the wall onto our balcony to find the window was
already unlocked! I never close the window without locking it. A huge blessing!
From what I hear a locksmith costs a lot, which we would have had to pay for
ourselves.
Its
been a great last week. A little more difficult to get into contact with
people, but that seems to be how it is every first week of each transfer. Every
six weeks people just don't like to be home or answer there phones for one
reason or another. Britte came to church though! She's doing well. Still as
busy as ever. After church there was food provided because it was Branch
Conference. While eating I was talking to Erik a little about temples, because
he'll be doing baptisms for the dead for the first time next week. Britte was
sitting near us and soon had some great questions about temples. One member
pulled out an Ipad and showed Britte some photos and did a great job explaining
what temples are and their importance. Isn't it amazing that because of the
priesthood that has been restored to the earth we have so many blessings like
temple work!? The priesthood is an amazing gift to be able to bless others here
on the earth. And its only used for the service of other.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Email March 23, 2015
Email
March 23, 2015 – Elder Kenneth Wm. Burton
Bunch
of Burtons
Well,
I'll be staying here in Randers for at least another six weeks. Elder Perry, my
new companion just transferred here from Holbæk. He's only got two transfers
left of his mission. We had a crazy experience this morning. I had taken a
train to Aarhus where I waited with the missionaries there for Elder Perry, but
he was on a different train than we expected and continued on to Randers
without me. After he arrived he found a phone and we got word of where he was,
so I was able to jump on the next train, a 40 minute ride alone, back to
Randers. That was a very weird 40 minutes. It seems like something crazy always
happens on transfer day.
We
had a neat opportunity on Thursday to receive our transfer calls in person with
President Sederholm rather than just over the phone. At the end of our zone
conference President went through all the missionaries telling us where we will
be serving and asking if we would accept the call.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Email March 16, 2015
Email
March 16, 2015 – Elder Kenneth Wm. Burton
Bunch
of Burtons
Argentina!
Another two years without seeing Ike, its worth it because the Lord is in it.
I'll
start out with a story. Hopefully I explain it well so its not to confusing. On
exchanges this last Wednesday Elder Zenger and I got to an appointment a little
early so we wandered around the block for a few minutes looking for something
to do for 20 minutes. We began knocking an apartment building, one of the doors
an older man answers. I make a comment that I like the ring of his door bell,
because it was a song, and he closes the door with no comment. Disappointed we
start walking down the stairs. The door behind us opens back up and the older
gentleman motions for us to come back, then he disappears into his apartment.
We follow him in, kind of confused, and there is a woman sitting on a couch
reading a text on her phone. We sit down and she goes on to read us a text, a
friend of hers had just passed away from cancer. In tears she describes to us
that he was the fourth friend in the last two months she's had pass away. All
she knows is that God has his reasons, but that she is confused about why it was
them that was taken.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
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