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Everyone should be able to go to Copenhagen for Christmas. We were fortunate to be able to go there for Christmas two years ago and spent time with our good friends on Lillejul and Juleaften.

The wonderful thing was that Hans Otto and Else are still active in their late eighties. With tears in their eyes they were so very happy to see we came to see and be with them.

I met them as a Mormon missionary. They saw that the church was not for them, but they took me in and treated me like I was a family member. They were overwhelmed to learn that I had left the church. The Tuborg and the Akvavit and coffee in the morning was special.

We went to church services at the Lutheran church where the Kristus is located. That was very special to see that magnificent original piece of work. The room also has all of the apostles by Thorvaldson presented there. If I were ever tempted to join any church, it would most likely be Lutheran simply because of this special connection.


1 posted on 12/22/2010 7:22:05 PM PST by Utah Binger
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Merry Christmas Ping


2 posted on 12/22/2010 7:25:19 PM PST by Utah Binger (Southern Utah, where the world comes to see America)
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Denmark = Nice people and a nice country.


3 posted on 12/22/2010 7:40:27 PM PST by Frantzie
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Merry Christmas. Thank you for posting this...Denmark is the country of my ancestry, well, part of it anyway. I’ve always wanted to go there.


4 posted on 12/22/2010 7:40:46 PM PST by FrdmLvr (Death to tyrants)
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I have been in Copenhagen during Christmas several years. Nowhere else have I been where The Christmas spirit seemed more alive.


5 posted on 12/22/2010 7:42:18 PM PST by tommix2 (h)
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Spent two Christmases in Copenhagen back in the 90’s. Went caroling on the walking street with our international church. Heard a choir sing in one of the beautiful churches. Lots of fond memories of the Danes at Christmas time.


10 posted on 12/22/2010 8:21:21 PM PST by Jessarah
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I am so happy that you were able to spend time in Denmark during those two years. You could have been sent to a hellhole and instead you were rewarded. .... well, aren’t you speshul ;) winkwink

I love you and hope that you and yours have a very Merry Christmas, and don’t drown down there in God’s country.


14 posted on 12/23/2010 4:55:00 AM PST by colorcountry (Comforting lies are not your friends. Painful truths are not your enemies.)
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Merry Christmas to you too!

Sort of reminds me of the Christmas markets we used to visit in Germany (lived there 4 years). Love European Christmas!

17 posted on 12/23/2010 1:26:12 PM PST by SkyPilot
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