Inspirational Program : Personal Progress

I LOVE personal progress!! I was working on Virtue #5 this evening and I really felt the spirit very strongly. I was able to pray and receive an answer to my prayers. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and wants me to be the best I can. I know that I can receive a forgiveness for my sins through Jesus' atoning sacrifice.

Tonight I really felt the importance of Personal Progress. It is a program set forth to help the Young Women throughout the world learn of God. We learn that He is there and that He loves us all dearly. I felt very strongly that Personal Progress is a true program inspired by God.

I'm am grateful that I get to work with the Young Women of the Randers Branch. I am so blessed and happy. I love my loving husband and my caring family. Jeg er så taknemmelig for alt jeg har og alt Gud har givet mig. Tusind tak alle sammen for jeres kærlighed og hjælp.
Jeg ved at disse ting er sandt. I Jesu Kristi navn. Amen.

Translating Education

I'm thinking of applying to nursing school. The only problem is that I have to translate my American Education over to Danish. They application deadline for nursing school is March 15 so I'm not sure if I can get my "Danish Equivalent" paper back in time to apply. If I can, I'm totally going for it.

Birgit, Ole, and Simon all helped to make sure I had all the papers I needed. I'm going to send it in tomorrow's mail. I'll let ya know how it goes! :D

Blizzard in Texas 2011

There's a huge blizzard thing going on in Texas right now (oh and a cyclone in Australia - wet and winds up the 300km,/hr). It looks cold and snowy in Texas. I had a great winter here. We had the snow, ice, and ice skating. I am looking forward to Spring though. I have a bunch of capris I want to wear outside but it's still just a little too cold for that. I least we got out of the negative celsius numbers. :P

I love my family!!
-Rachel

Just Dance 2

Simon brought home a surprise from work the other day! I was so excited!!

He bought me Just Dance 2!!

Last Sunday Birgit held a 2nd day of Christmas party and Benedicte brought over Just Dance 2. We had SO much playing it together. Almost everyone tried it too! Check out the pics!

It was hard, yet fun. I even went over to Birgit's again today to play it with her. It is a really great work-out since it's easy and fun.

Hugs and Kisses XOXO

Rachel Anne

Pre-Christmas Post 2010

I think I'm ready for one more blog post before the holidays. It has been crazy busy here. Simon has been working this crazy long work schedule (usually 9:30am to 8:00pm if not more) and I had my receptionist job and my cleaning job with the language school on top of that.

Still that's all normal for us now. What's been so hectic is that we are having family over for Christmas. There will be 12 here tomorrow. We've had to plan out what we want to do and go shopping for presents and pakkeleg (christmas game) presents. I think I am mostly all done. The only thing I have not bought is something to go on the top of our Christmas tree.

Well for Christmas this year Simon and I both got a LARGE present along with a few small ones. I got a violin and he got a Brand New SLR Camera. He's going to get it today.

I'll post again when I find out all that we get for Christmas.

I still don't know what to do for the untalent show. I've been wracking(?) my brain and I haven't come up with anything spectacular. I hope I find something soon. :P

I hope y'all all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
XOXO

IKU Work

I want to start off by just saying how blessed I truly am. I get so much help it is incredible.
So I had a cleaning job that I did for like 5 hours a week but then I got a call (while on the Temple Trip 2010) about maybe taking a 2 hour (monday-thursday) receptionist job. Their receptionist works until 14.30, so they would like me to work from 14.00 - 16.00. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. I wasn't sure if I understood enough Danish for that. Well I went in and it I talked with L.P. and we arranged a time when I could come for training. I met them Monday and it was Wednesday that I was to have training.
So I came on Wednesday and started training. It was easy enough. L.I. took most of the phone calls but then she had to go out and buy some koffee milk. I then had to take the phone calls. The phone rang. I was nervous but I had a job to do. I answered "IKU det er Rachel" and the words that I heard in response sounded like this... .............. . I couldn't understand a word of what he said. Not a word. I'm also totally new so I had no idea what he might be saying too. He was getting pretty angry with me too. Luckily L.P. came to the rescue. She answered the phone and talked with him. Later C.N. said that he apoligized for that. I understand now why he felt the way he did.

Later I teared up about it but I got over it. :) I love this job so much. I'm starting to get the hang of it. I've still got SO much to learn but I'm learning quickly.

(Little insert: I'm at work now. (I know... I'm working really hard.... or is it hardly working... lol jk jk) I just made a joke in danish!! I love when I can do that. There is a koffee machine that you pay 3kr for a cup of chocolate, tea, or coffee. The key was in so you can get free coffee and a man came up and put 20kr in the machine. Since the key was in he didn't have to pay for the coffee. He then turned to me to see where the 17 kr were (and 3 kr for the cup). I went over and pushed the return change and took the key out and I handed him the 20kr (He was expecting 17kr). He was a little surprised about it and I was like "you won! :P" He laughed. Ha ha ha. I know it's corny but it was funny and in Danish. Lol. I remember my mom and dad saying that you know you know danish when you can joke in Danish. (I'm on my way to understanding enough). There is one here that jokes in Danish a lot and it is so hard to understand if he is serious or joking. I'm slowly learning that he is mostly always joking. This was just a side note whle I was writing my update).

I come in to work every weekend except Friday. I love it! I take the phone calls and prepare the mail/stamps and things. I also great the kandidates when they come in. I love working here.

L.I. was sick so I got to come in earlier than I usually do. Tuesday I came in 12.08 until 16.18. I loved it. This morning they called again. I was supposed to clean but I called Grethe and she took my cleaning job. I hope that I don't get in trouble from my Cleaning boss. I tried to call her to ask but she didn't answer. :/ We'll see. :)

I've been here at work from 10.15 and will work until 16.00. I'm glad I had my work. I'm happy they called too. I missed my language school class but that's alright because we had a sub anyway.

Well time for a little more lunch. Just in case I didn't say it enough. I LOVE my receptionist job!!!

Knus
Rachel

Simply Put

I love Simon Holm Bendtsen.