Week 62;
January 12, 2015 – At Home in Halmstad!
Great
week! My last P-day in Stockholm was super fun. A lot of us met in
the Young Single Adult (YSA) center to hang out before transfers. I'm sad to
leave everyone up in Stockholm, but at least Elder Mott will be in my new
district. Elder Moe trained him and he's been in Stockholm for the last six
months. I said goodbye to all the other missionaries and I went to my last dinner
at a member’s home in Stockholm.
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| Hello Halmstad! |
It was
a dinner to remember! So, one of our favorite members, by the name of Mama
Phyllis, wanted us over before Elder Neilson and I moved. So, she made her
specialty, an African dish called Fufu.
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| Enjoying a traditional African dish called Fufu! |
Basically,
Fufu is a giant ball of dough-like stuff that you put in a soup that's sort of similar
to gumbo. It was made with shrimp and beef. The dough ball sticks out of
the soup and you eat it with your hands. What you do is rip-off a peace of
the dough and dip it in the soup then swallow it whole. It may sound a little
strange, but I thought it was awesome! Mama Phyllis will actually be going
back to Ghana for an 18 month service mission and she is very excited.
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| Farewell Stockholm |
Tuesday was pretty
uneventful. We did some swing-by's and I taught my last lesson in the area with
a nice less-active guy named Ralph. Afterwards, I spent the night packing.
And boy, was it hard to get my suit cases zipped-up!
Wednesday was the big
move! We went in to Stockholm and I said goodbye to Elder Ogaard. I
couldn't sleep much on the train though, I was a little anxious about the
transfer. I got to Göteborg central after about three hours. It felt like
coming home. I've missed Göteborg so much. A man saw me struggling with my luggage. He
said let me help you and brought me to my platform. He sat my bags down
and looked me in the eye and said don't worry, everything’s going to be okay… You'll
do great, and then he walked away. Very Christlike!
The train ride down was awesome!
I sat next to a lady with a young kid. She was afraid her kid would cause
trouble, but I played with the kid the whole time and kept her laughing the
whole ride down. I made her laugh so much we kept the whole train
entertained! People like watching happy little kids as much as they
dislike crying kids, so her Mom was super thankful that I was there!
Halmstad is beautiful! I
met my new companion, Elder Cushing at about 8:30 and he took me to the apartment. The
town is perfect, it’s not too big, and not too small. It's the 20th largest
city in Sweden and it already feels like home. The apartment is awesome! It's not
too big and not too small as well. Everything here already feels really
good!
On Thursday we went down
to one of the most beautiful cities in Sweden, Helsingborg, for district
meeting! It was amazing, it had a huge castle in the middle of town, and you
can see Denmark across the bay from there. We met the rest of the district
and I'm super happy to be working with these guys. There are a lot of good
friends that I've met through my mission in this district, so everyone already
loves each other!
The meeting started in
literally the coolest way possible. We were all talking in the lobby
before the meeting and a women walked in and said that she felt the strangest
impression that she needed to look into our church. We we're all a little shocked
actually. It’s very, very rare in Sweden for someone to just walk
in! We were a little taken back at first and thought that we were being
pranked, but Elder Clausen jumped in and started teaching her. She said
she wanted to move across the street and asked if we could actually give her a
blessing, or if we even did those things. Surprised, we said of course, and
we all gave her a blessing. She said she'd be happy to come back to the
Church when she gets the apartment! It was the coolest way ever to
start-out in a new district! Elder Cushing’s lesson in our district
meeting was awesome, it was about being a light to everyone we meet.
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| Elders Stoeltzing and Cushing |
That night we met a
handful of investigators and less-active members that we will be working
with. They we're awesome and I already feel really connected to the people
in this area! Friday was another great day. We met a guy named Marcus that came
to play floor hockey with us! It's really good to participate in sports
night and play my favorite sport again!
Church was great! The
ward here is small, but they are mighty and they make you feel like family
right away. I love them and can't wait to work side-by-side with
them. The stake President came and helped the ward build a vision to re-activate
young adults. It was the best way to start-out in a ward and it helped us feel
united in the work! I can't wait to get to know them better!
Well this has been a beautiful start to serving in a new area! I love it here, I love the people here, and I can't wait to give it my all!
I Love you guys and I
hope everyone has a great week back home… Your all the best!
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