Week 70; March 9, 2015 –
Spring Cleaning!
This week was
great! It was the sunniest week I've seen in over six months and we were
really blessed along the way!
On Monday we did spring
cleaning. We turned the apartment inside out. It took all day, but it
looks great! After all the work was done we bought some original paintings
to hang in the apartment just to get it looking even better. It defiantly feels
like home and I'm glad we worked so hard on it.
Tuesday was an awesome
day too! We went back to Göteborg my home away from home in Sweden! I
missed it so much and it felt so great stepping of the train back into Göteborg
central! We went to a chapel in a town called Utby, just outside of
Göteborg for conference with a General Authority named Elder Donaldson. It was
one of the most spiritual conferences I've ever been in, maybe because the conference
was about the spirit, but regardless, it felt really good. Elder Donaldson
is a humble, but powerful teacher and he reiterated how we absolutely need the
spirit in our efforts and how we are so much more than “young person with a
name tag” when we have the spirit!
Afterward, I got to
catch up with old friends from around the mission and we had a long, but fun
ride back. Unfortunately, the trains behind us got stuck in the station due to
electrical problems and some of the missionaries didn't get home until close to
midnight! It was a crazy start to the week, but defiantly worth it and it
helped us a lot with the rest of the week!
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| Skana |
Wednesday was
amazing! We went over the border from Holland County into Skåna and drove
up and down the coast line to visit less-active members with our ward mission
leader. It was probably the most beautiful drive I've ever taken and you
would not believe how incredible Sweden gets in the spring. This drive
made it worth enduring the bleakness of winter; Haha! We visited two
elderly members and gave them the monthly message from our church leaders. It
was a great day and quite an adventure!
Saturday was really
special. We started off at the Bishop’s home and helped him move fire wood
into his house from the wood pile! We got to ride behind a
tractor! And, later Senja made us probably the best meal I've ever had. It
was pork with a honey sauce over it and it tasted perfect! We've got the
best members in Sweden here in Halmstad!
Afterward, we went to
teach Stefan! The lesson went great! He had a lot of questions, but the
spirit really helped him and he was so accepting! He said there's still a lot
he doesn’t understand, but he felt that what we told him was right and he accepted
our invitation to get baptized in two months! It was an amazing day and an
incredible feeling to know that we played a role in helping Stefan to be ready
for baptism!
Later that night we kept
feeling like we needed to swing by to see a less-active member named
Jeff. He wasn't home, but as soon as we walked out, we met a women named
Basma and she was one of the most prepared people I've ever met! We hope
to meet with her again this week!
On Sunday, a lot of
people got sick, so Elder Bybee and I taught all the lessons at church. I did
an object lesson and made Elder Bybee carry a lot of hymn books. It was
funny :). Afterward, we went home, did our planning, and called it a week!
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| Halmstad Ward Council |
We feel so blessed and
so excited for the work right now! Halmstad is amazing and I hope to stay
here even longer if they’ll let me, so I can keep giving my all to this great
little town! Thanks for reading… Have a great week everyone!
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