Romanian Food

This week was my first week attending institute here. Two people we

met last week came and really enjoyed it.

The first hour of institute, we had a class where we talked about 3rd

Nephi, when the Savior came to visit in the Americas. Then we had

dinner, a spiritual thought and we learned how to juggle with scarves.

It was way great and it sounded like they want to continue coming! The

elders also had someone they met come to institute as well, his name

is Michael. And then get this! The next day, I was on exchanges with

Søster Swett and met Michael's friends on the street! We talked about

our beliefs for an hour and then 2 of them told us they would be at

church the next day!

So, Sunday comes around, we all show up an hour early to meet with

Michael before church. Him and his friends stayed for all three hours

of church, met some people after church and then invited us and then

elders to come eat dinner with them that night so we could continue

the conversation. They are all from Romania and they cooked us

authentic Romanian food - kind of like maltomeal, but more

cornbreadlike, complete with Romanian sheep cheese and pork. Then they

made American pancakes for dessert and we ate them with sheets of

chocolate. Then we took a group photo. Søster Briscoe and I will not

be at institute this week because we will be in Copenhagen, but we

will all be at the baptism on Saturday and it sounds like the Romanian

group is going to come, too.

Things are going really well here is Horsens, it is starting to warm

up... Spring is coming! There are little white flowers that grow right

before spring comes. It is tradition to pick them here, cut up a piece

of paper with a bunch of shapes (like a snowflake) and then write a

riddle on it, poke holes for the amount of letters in your first name

to sign is, and then stick the flower in. If the person guesses right,

then you owe them a chocolate easter egg, if they don't guess it's

you, then you owe them one. Fun, huh? :) They are called vinter gækker

brever.

Kaj's baptism is this weekend. We talked to him about the 10

commandments this last week and about how we believe in honoring the

laws of the land. He's all ready to go. We are so excited for him. He

is so happy to begin again, completely clean with the change of the

season.

I also just realized that on Thursday it will be my year mark! Kind of

scary. This mission is flying, but I am happy I still have 6 months

left.

Life is beautiful,

Søster Orgill