Week
97; September 21, 2015 – The Art of Borås!
Wow
crazy week! My last transfer is finally here and it seems completely
surreal that it will be all over in less than six weeks! The idea that my
mission is going to end so soon isn't firing in my brain right now. But, I'm
really happy to be ending my mission in a ward full of some of the greatest
people ever!
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| Farewell Elder Blackburn! |
Saying
goodbye to Elder Blackburn was really sad. We went on a great tour of the
ward, including practicing some acapella music and having one last jam session
at the Bishop's house. This was one of my all-time favorite companionships, and
it was a hard goodbye. Going to Uppsala was definitely a nice incentive for
Elder Blackburn to part ways with Borås. Especially since his new apartment
will have a washer, dryer, a dish washer, and a sauna, in a gigantic college town
filled with open minded young people... It may not be Borås, but I’m sure he'll
have a blast there.
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| Our worst nightmare... Being chased by a giant Pinocchio! |
Okay, so the new guy is
Elder Treat! We actually lived together during a 14-day transfer in a four-man apartment
last year, and had we a blast. But we hadn't heard from each other since then…
Until this week. So, we hit the ground running and we’re going to have an
amazing time together! Elder Treat is awesome and he will be a great companion
to finish-up with!
On Wednesday we
contacted people around the city and I got to show him a lot of the culture and amazing art
work. It was definitely a good way to show-off Borås! This place is
beautiful!
Later that day we had a
district meeting and I taught a lesson on setting goals, and the profound affect
that a vision, backed by belief could bring.
We also went on splits with
the Elders in Skövde. We taught a great lesson to an older lady and then
contacted a little bit more. Elder Jones is a crazy good banana bread
maker and he made me ‘trunky’ for mom’s banana bread (I wouldn't mind some banana
bread waiting for me at home… Haha). It was a great split and we spent most of
Saturday planning for next week. Elder Treat got a warm welcome from the
ward and he seems thrilled to be here. We got a surprise in our Sacrament meeting
when two girls we'd meet the week before decided they'd come to church, and they
showed-up unexpectedly. They said they wanted to meet with us some more
and we set a time to teach them next week!
Well, here goes my sprint
to the finish and it looks like it’s going to be a great last transfer in
Sweden!
I Love you guys a ton… Thanks
for reading!
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