There is nothing more stable than Jesus Christ.

Happy Easter!!

Yesterday was a good day. I hope that you remembered the Savior and had pretty weather and lots of good food. And also watched that video on lds.org! Oh my goodness. If you haven't watched it yet... watch it. It's called "Because of Him". I think we've watched it like 15 times and I get tears in my eyes every time. We have been showing it to all the people we meet with too.

our Easter lillies

Norway shuts down for a week and a half for Easter. All of the stores are closed, the streets are empty, and no one is home. We decided to get creative on Saturday. We bought a bunch of daffodils cause they are called easter lillies here and pinned the "Because of Him" link to them and then gave them to all the women we saw on the street and told them they were to remind them of the true meaning of Easter. Most of them smiled and took the flower but it was amazing to me-- some of them told us no and kept walking. By the end we got a little frustrated, in fact, because no one would take the last couple. I think it bothered me because it was more than just the flower that they were rejecting, it was the message of Easter and the Savior. But I know that He lives. It makes me sad to see these people not understanding what we have to offer them, but it makes my testimony and conviction stronger. And someday, they will know. It was fun to hold a basket with flowers in it and walk around giving them to people though. 

the fløibane

Monday night we went to Colleen and Jan Inge's house and had family home evening with their friend, Else Marie. She is such a sweet woman! She just cried and cried as she bore her testimony to us about Christ. She has had a hard life and she loves her Savior so much. Colleen and Jan Inge have a cute little house that provided a great environment for the Spirit. We basically just had a testimony meeting about Christ and Sister Robbins and I didn't say much because everyone was so excited to share their experiences. It was really good. Else Marie was supposed to come to church yesterday but she didn't show up and we were really sad. Then last night at 10:00 she called us and said her daughter surprised her and came to visit so she couldn't come to church. I love when investigators apologize for not coming to church! We're going to meet with her on Wednesday again. She's so ready to be baptized. She told us that there is something different about what she feels here. 

Oh! And the way we got to Colleen and Jan Inge's house was on this thing called the fløibane. Google it! It's this train thing that goes straight up the side of the mountain. It's kinda scary to ride and I don't really understand how it doesn't fall back down because it makes stops all the way up the mountain. But it was really fun and we got to see all of Bergen as it went up and up. This place is beautiful. I don't think I'll ever get over it. 

Elder Badger made a scavenger hunt finding day for us
and we had to take pictures. It was fun!

We knocked on a bunch of doors this week too. The evenings the past couple of nights have been gorgeous and we have enjoyed just wandering around in the quiet neighborhoods looking at all the cute little Norwegian houses. Not very many people were home, but a little girl answered one of the doors. Her dad came and we asked them what they believed in. He looked at his daughter and said, "What do we believe in?" She smiled shyly and said, " God og Jesus." It made me so happy to see that this dad was teaching his daughter something good! And then we asked if we could come back and bring them a Book of Mormon and his daughter said, "Yeah yeah! Let them come back! Please!" Of course her dad couldn't say no... so we are going to go back this week. I love how kids just know! 

I'm excited to actually be able to meet with people again this week because everyone will be back from vacation. I'll let lyou know how it goes with Anders. I'm really excited to meet with him again. They're my favorite. 

This morning while I was studying I was thinking about Christ and what He means for me. I crave stability so much, especially as a missionary. We are always trying to make things stable-- buildings, relationships, roads, our health, you know, everything. And there is nothing more stable than Jesus Christ. That's why we have this natural attraction to stable things because we need Him. I am grateful for the knowledge of the gospel and the stablilty I have of the Savior in my life. I love Him. 

I love you! 

Love,

Søster Pyne