tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16017513554011707452024-02-07T21:28:10.402-08:00Stoeltzing Surfing Stockholm Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-1592786969758642382015-11-02T17:54:00.001-08:002015-11-02T17:54:45.972-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-70952538443506316262015-10-27T21:35:00.001-07:002015-10-27T21:43:41.678-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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102;</span></b> October 26, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">‘Till We Meet Again!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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this is it! After two incredible years this will be the last post I make for my
mission blog from Sweden. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to thank everyone in my life that has made this experience possible! First,
this would never have been possible without the love and support of my family writing
back and forth faithfully every week to keep me strong! Thank you guys so much.
I can't wait to see you all again! Many others back home have been huge supporters
as well… Thank you for your thoughts and prayers! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My
amazing companions were all incredible missionaries to be around and they
carried me through the struggles and the joy and gave me the strength to press
on. I'm thankful that I had the opportunity to work with two wonderful mission
Presidents and I am so grateful for the contributions they made to build me up and
mold me as a missionary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I've
loved all of the wonderful people I've worked with and shared the gospel
with. They have been at the heart of my experience and I count my blessing
for all of the people I was blessed to serve daily. Lastly, I want to
thank the members of the church here in Sweden. They are some of the strongest and
most spiritual giants I've ever walked beside! I was so blessed to work with
them and I will draw from their wonderful spirit for the rest of my life! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I love
this country and its’ people… This really has become my second home. I could
say so much more, but I will carry those thoughts and memories in my heart always!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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101</span>; </b>October 19, 2015 <i>– <b><span style="color: blue;">Connecting the Dots</span></b></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Job's once said, “You can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only
connect them looking back.” </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Two years ago I had no
idea what to expect from a mission, or the nation of Sweden. I had no clue what
people I would meet or what lessons I'd learn. Now I'm on my last full week of
missionary service and it's crazy to think that in no time at all this whole
thing is going to be over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Looking back, I don't
know if anyone can be fully prepared for all that a mission really is, but I am
grateful to everyone that did their best to help me get ready to come out here.
I know I couldn't have done it without my amazing parents and my brother, my friends,
and my church leaders, who have been such a support throughout my time in
Sweden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I really do believe that
real life is the best classroom, and that's what my mission has been for me.
I've always loved learning, and the past two years have been an intensive course
in living the gospel, loving my neighbor, and surviving in the real
world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It has been really hard
to find people to teach out here, but the people that have been willing to
listen have meant the world to me. Despite the challenges, I'm really grateful for
the people I've met. I know that the gospel works in every corner of the world
and testifying to the people of Sweden has strengthened my testimony greatly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nothing has strengthened
my faith more than the little, but powerful moments where I could feel the
spirit and know my words where helping someone to consider the existence of God
for the first time in their life. It means so much to have your testimony and
your words help people make decisions that will bring the gospel into their
lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I've learned a lot from
my companions and the other missionaries I’ve served with. I could not have
finished-up my mission without great people around me. There's a lot that
goes into making a great missionary, but to me, the ones that were always friendly,
seeing the good in everything around them, were the best examples. I was
blessed to be around a lot of people who became some of the best friends I ever
had. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">By myself, I often fail to be
the person I want to be, but by emulating the examples of the people I admire most
has defiantly gotten me closer to my goals. I've learned that in all things,
finding joy in the moment, smiling, and laughing, are qualities never to be
overlooked. Looking past faults and failures with patience can build-up people
in amazing ways. I know I’ve tried the patience of a few people from time
to time, but their love helped me keep going and become a better friend and a
stronger individual. I want to say Thank You to everyone that was there for me,
you guys were always at the heart of my mission. </span></div>
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learned that being an adult is hard, really hard. There's no one out there to
take care of you, and you are expected to take responsibility for your mistakes. You
have to be totally responsible for you. A few semesters of college was a nice preview
of real life, but a mission throws you in the deep end, and fortunately, I
learned how to swim. I've learned a lot of lessons that would have been
impossible without my mission and I know that they will help me every day with
my education, my work and my family. The great big world can be a scary
place, but I feel ready to take on the rest of my life and start the next
chapter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although I I’m just finishing-up
my mission, my testimony of what I know is true and it’s pretty simple. I
know in my heart, there is a God. I know that because he created us he loves
us. I know a loving God does all things with a purpose and he has a plan
and a purpose for our lives. I know that he has shared that purpose with us
here on earth and I sincerely believe that the restored Gospel contains the fullness
of that truth. There is no greater peace that comes from knowing who we
are, why we are here, and where we are going. That desire lead to my Dad's
family finding the church, and my Mom finding the church, and our family being
raised with the gospel in our lives. Although I've been raised with this
understanding, the Lord gave me an inquisitive mind and I worked really hard to
find out if all of this was right for me. I've never personally seen or heard any
sort of divine manifestations, but I feel in my heart that the gospel is good and true. These are about all the things I know for certain and
I'm so happy that I've been able to share that with the people of Sweden over
the last two years. Thank you everyone for your love and support and I look
forward to seeing everyone in a few short days. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you are thinking about
going on a mission please go. I can never tell you all that a mission is, or
all it entails, but as difficult as it may be, you'll feel so happy serving.
Looking back at all the dots along the way, I can see that the Lord was there for
me every step of the way and he will do the same for anyone who has a desire to
serve. It's not easy, but it’s definitely worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-18212265203809498232015-10-18T21:54:00.000-07:002015-10-18T21:57:21.362-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Birthday DAD!!!!!! </i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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wasn't able to get a letter out last week, but I remembered it was your birthday
and I had to write! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have been doing a lot
of thinking and I’ve realized just how central you have been in preparing me
for a mission. Every single time I've struggled with questions growing-up
it was your testimony and love of the gospel that ultimately helped me build my
faith. You were the perfect Dad for me and the one I needed help me grow a
strong testimony of my own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We've had pretty different
missions, but the result, I believe, has been the same, helping others come to
Christ, and returning with a firmer and more resolute faith of my own. Thank
you for always having the patience to guide me through life’s struggles, I
don't know what I would have done without you before, or during my mission, and
I'm sure I'm going to need you a ton after too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I can't believe this is
all almost over, and I wish I could have been home a few weeks earlier to
celebrate your birthday, but I'll see you soon and I hope this lets you know
what an incredible father you've been to me! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Love you a ton and I’ll see
you in 11 days!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-82652345467007297992015-10-06T00:42:00.000-07:002015-10-12T01:24:18.459-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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– <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Numbers Rarely Tell the Whole Story</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It's weird for me to
think this whole journey's almost over. Two years ago the nation of Sweden was
more of a concept than it was a tangible reality, but now this place has become
a second home to me. There isn't really any way of gaining an understanding about another culture until you've walked a mile in their shoes. Superficially,
Sweden has a lot in common with the United States, and in many ways they've
influenced our fashions and our music, but this is very much a nation of
individuals that think, act, and believe in a very different manner than what I
was used to. Nonetheless, I have grown to love them all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I don't know what other
missions around the world are like, and I don't care to compare them, but I
would venture to say my mission experience has been unconventional at best, and most of
my preconceived notions of missionary work and the people of Sweden have been
turned upside down. If numbers matter, I have not had a numerically successful
mission. I have never baptized anyone here, and for most of my mission teaching more
than 15 people a week has been a nothing short of a miracle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yes, if one could look
at the baseball card statistics of my mission and compare it with other, more
traditional expectations of a mission, they might think that my two years has
been a waste of time. I however, have learned that a mission, regardless of
where you may serve, or what language you may speak, is far more valuable than
what can be quantified into numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have enjoyed a deeply
meaningful, cultural, educational, and spiritual experience over these past two
years that I would not trade for anything. My mission has given me a unique perspective
and preparation for the rest of my life that would have been impossible to
develop in any other way. The challenges, trails, hardships, triumphs,
failures, and friendships that I've developed during my time away from home couldn't
be traded for anything. But, before I talk about life-lessons that can't
be quantified, I want to briefly describe a few experiences and conclusions
I've made that do have numbers attached to them. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Until recently, Sweden has ranked as the
128th most culturally diverse country on earth. I was expecting a pretty
ethnically homogeneous experience here. However, Sweden has had a strong open-border
policy over the past decade that has rapidly shifted the demographics of this
nation. In my two years here, the world has undergone the largest international
refugee migration since World War II, and Sweden has taken-in immigrants from
every corner of the globe. I've done my best to keep track, and in total, I have
met and worked with people from 85 countries. I’ve become acquainted with grad
school students from China, and demoralized refugees from places like Syria,
and Somalia. I have met displaced Americans who have moved for love, or for business,
and Africans that have given-up everything they own for a fresh start in
Sweden. I have seen the results of war and poverty, and the hopes that this
nation has brought to so many for a fresh start. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Granted, the system here
is not perfect, but most of the experiences I’ve encountered have been positive,
although sometimes they’ve been a little scary. That being said, my time in
Sweden has shown me that amazing and inspiring people come from every walk of
life and from every corner of the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It's been prophesied that
the gospel of Jesus Christ will be preached to all people from across the four corners of the globe.
Quite frankly, that is not possible right now, there are still some places that
missionaries just simply can't reach, and they won't be able to for quite some
time. Sweden has, however, helped to fulfill this prophesy by taking-in people
from literally everywhere. As wars and political unrest spread across the
globe, groups that have never before had a chance to hear the gospel message
are now getting that chance in Sweden, and I am glad to say I extended this
opportunity to countless people. This is something that I am very proud of, and
I hope that some of the people I've met will be the first from their nations of
origin to accept the gospel message. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There is a wonder willingness and a desire to accept the gospel that is found among the weak and
simple of the earth. Humility, born from circumstance, certainly adds to ones’ willingness
to seek for something greater, but what about the rest of the country. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sweden ranks as the number one most atheist country on earth. This is a
daunting truth that I've been aware of since the day I came to Sweden. The
Swedes aversion to faith made it hard for me at times, to believe I could
connect with anyone and share the gospel on their level. Of course, I have
been teaching Swedish people my whole mission, but attracting an interest in
religion has been one of the most frustrating challenges of my life. That is,
until I had an interesting experience in a town called Norrköping. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I approached a group of
young people and asked them a simple question… Did they believe in God? They
all laughed and said no, but I could tell that saying ‘no’ seemed to bother one of the youth.
After the laughing died down, he admitted that he actually did believe that
some sort of God existed. One by one, all of the youth admitted to a hope that
there was indeed something out there beside empty space that they, to some
degree, believed in. We explained that contrary to their prior belief,
they were not in fact, atheists, but searchers of truth, and there was nothing
wrong with searching. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Time and time again I've
had experiences like this. It's not been often that our lessons have come to
fruition, but I would say it is incredibly uncommon to find a passionate
atheist, even in the most atheistic country on earth. Nothing confirmed this more
than my time serving in Halmstad, where I found the greatest number of people anywhere on my mission who were willing to listen. I left there thinking, “I’ve
spent the past six months in an ecclesiastical utopia,” but it was only later
that I realized Halmstad was actually the most atheist city in Sweden. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This was such a shock to
me! How did I have my greatest successes in the least believing city, in the most
atheistic country in the world? I've thought a lot about Halmstad and it has led
me to the conclusion that belief in a higher power is a fundamental part of the
human condition. No amount of social conditioning or collective ideology
can truly take away a person’s desire to understand the mysteries of their
existence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yes, it's true I have
met atheists. And, it is possible, by means of enough reason and worry, to
conclude that there is no God, but it is my conclusion that belief cannot be
completely quenched from a society. The average person will always, to some
level or another, believe that there is something greater than themselves
governing the universe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are naturally distrusting of religion and have struggled to take any collective
leap of faith necessary to build on their uncertain, yet ever present, hope. But,
having seen that desire in the eyes of thousands, has kept me going through all
the rejection. There have been points on my mission where I thought religion
and Sweden were incompatible, but I am leaving this place with the hope that
the gospel of Christ really is for everyone, and I do sincerely believe I have planted a lot
of seeds within people's hearts who had previously given little or no thought about
religion. I am leaving with the peace of mind that many people will be more
open to a relationship with God because of my efforts here. There is
always hope… And there is a God who is willing to fulfill that hope that
naturally resides in the hearts of all men. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These are just a few of
my thoughts in regards to numbers. Numbers can be good benchmarks and they have
their place, but numbers rarely tell the whole story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have a lot of stories
to tell that have meant a lot to me and literally changed who I am. In next
week’s letter I'll write about some of these lessons… The ones that can't be measured,
and those I will take home as blessings for the rest of my
life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who has soldiered through reading this blog. I know that some weeks have been
interesting and some weeks have been pretty mundane, but your love and support
means a great deal to me. I really enjoy writing and I hope that I will be able
to share my thoughts as </span>clearly<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> as possible in their raw form, as I bring my
mission to a close in the coming weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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98</span></b>: September 28, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Making the Best of Things!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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week in the books! This one was a little slower, some plans fell through and
changed a bit, but we made the best of things along the way. </span></div>
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Monday we met with Mattias for pizza and Elder Treat got to know him a little
better. But, Tuesday was wild. We have some American friends in the ward,
the Murray's, and they needed some help with a project. They heat their
house with fire wood and needed us to clear some logs they'd cut down near the
Bishop's cabin. We drove about 40 minutes into the wilderness and came to a
large dirt hill we tried to drive up it in the car, but the complete lack of
friction made that too difficult, so we pushed the trailer up the hill, it reminded
me of pushing handcarts on our pioneer trek, but with a significantly heavier
cart.</span></div>
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made it up the hill, and started loading the wood. We loaded about two pine
trees full and then we cleared a bunch of branch clippings, all during a rain
storm, but it was really good to serve and they we're really thankful we could help
them before their trip back to the states. I even got a tick bite to
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we met with Julia and Oliva, the two girls we meet at church last week. Religion
is a pretty new concept to them, but they listened and asked us a ton of
questions. They are willing to give God a chance and we hope to keep working
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a dinner with the Ågren family on Thursday night and got to hear mission
stories from Alice, their daughter who just got back from serving at Temple Square
in Salt Lake City. She said it felt pretty weird for her to speak Swedish again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was Zone training. We talked about how to work more effectively with
members. Later I went on splits with Elder Payne, but we had a ton of
lessons cancel. Kind of a long split, but Elder Payne is super cool so he
made it fun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other than that, there were no major highlights to report this week, but next
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you guys! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-5875550558798152802015-09-22T23:49:00.000-07:002015-09-22T23:49:02.035-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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97</span></b>; September 21, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">The Art of Borås! </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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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! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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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. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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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! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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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! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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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! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the finish and it looks like it’s going to be a great last transfer in
Sweden! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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96</span></b>; September 14, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Bye bye Blackburn… My final Comp will be a
Treat!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well
transfer number 15 is in the books! That means I am on the final chapter of
this big, wild, crazy adventure with only six more weeks to go! It doesn't feel
like I’m at the end yet, so I'm gonna put everything into the final
stretch. We got some bitter sweet news... Elder Blackburn is being
transferred north of Stockholm to Uppsala and I'll finish-up here in Borås.
It'll be hard to say goodbye to my only mission son, but we've had an amazing
experience. The past 12 weeks have been incredible and it has been one of
the best parts of my mission to be able to train the first missionary from Carmichael
Stake to be sent to Sweden since I got here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thankful we've had this chance to work together and I know Elder Blackburn will
do an amazing job in Uppsala. It's the biggest and oldest college in
Scandinavia! Elder Blackburn will be perfect for the work there! He’s great
at contacting and he is amazing at working with young people! I can't wait to
see how the rest of his mission goes, he's going to do fantastic! He may
be a new missionary, but he has a deep testimony and he’s done an awesome job
sharing it with everyone willing to listen. I'm so proud I was able to be his
trainer! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'll be sticking around here for a little longer, and that makes me super
happy! This ward feels like home and it would be hard to get re-attached to
another ward with only six weeks to go. So, I couldn't imagine a better place
to finish-up. Borås is the best! My new companion, Elder Treat, is an old
friend. I was briefly in a four-man apartment with him last year and we had a
blast! I will be finishing-up my service with a mission-finishing
specialist, I will be the fourth missionary he has sent home in the past year,
so he's a pro! It'll be a great finish and I know he'll keep me pumped-up and
focused on doing things right!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fun. The Elders quorum invited us to play laser tag and we took Mattias! He
had a blast and wanted to join a league afterwards! I came in third and fourth,
but Elder Blackburn almost won! This is the first time I've had so many people close
to my age in a Swedish ward, so it's been a blast to be here! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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awesome lesson in the park with a guy named Igor who we met last week. He
basically shared the Plan of Salvation when he was explaining his beliefs to us
last week. We taught the rest of the message to him and he loved it. His friend
was there as well and he took a Book of Mormon and asked to meet with us in the
future! It was a great lesson! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting on Thursday about teaching while you find and finding while you
teach. I told the story of Samuel Smith. He is famous for being the
first LDS missionary and Joseph Smith's little brother, but rarely is the story
of his first mission told, and no one in the district had heard it
before. Samuel Smith was not told where to go or what to say on his mission,
so he picked the Northeastern states and started hiking in that direction. He
worked for several months along the way and his only measurable success the
whole time was in placing two copies of the Book of Mormon. One woman bought it
because she thought it would be fun to try and prove it wrong, and another man bought
it to warn his congregation about the new false prophet Joseph
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Elder Smith came home feeling like a total failure, but he would
later find out that the two people he gave books to were brother and sister,
and they both decided to give their copies to their little Brother, Brigham...
Yes, Brigham Young, who would later become converted by Book of Mormon and he
would go on to be instrumental in the conversion of over 7,000 people including
many of the original Apostles and General Authorities of the church, and he would
become the second latter-day prophet. I told them that they can never under
estimate the worth of one contact and the seeds they plant on their missions could
bring about the very same kind of success that Samuel Smith achieved with the
direction of the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and then we had dinner with our friend Daniel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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work. Later, we had a sports night and played volley ball. We got up
early the next morning and played volleyball and Innebandy then it was time for
the transfer call. We learned that Elder Blackburn was leaving. So we set-up
as many appointments as we could before Wednesday. We had a great talk with
Daniel about his mission and how his life was going. He really opened-up to us.
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church and did an amazing arrangement of “I Need Thee Every Hour.” The ward
thought it was incredible and it was one of the best musical numbers I’ve heard
on my whole mission! </span></div>
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the Engelbreakson’s and ate salmon! They have been super nice to us and we had
a great time! Afterward we went across town to the Delve’s and Nick gave Elder
Blackburn a goodbye adjustment on his back, he’s a chiropractor. I talked him
into getting a few pops out of my back too and we felt great! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last week with Elder Blackburn! We would have loved to have finished-up
together, but we are thankful for the time we had. He has been one of my favorite
companions to work with and he is moving-on to even greater things in Uppsala! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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finale with Elder Treat. The next six
weeks are going to go by fast and we still have a lot to do! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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95</span></b>; September 7, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">From Blood Pudding to Buzz Cuts to Blues Brothers</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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had some crazy stuff happen this week in some of the best and worst ways
possible… I'll get the worst out of the way first. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Has anyone ever heard of
Blood Pudding before? Well, If you haven't, it's exactly what it sounds like,
pudding made out of pigs blood and it's an old Swedish classic. I’ve been able
to avoid it for 22 months, but our very unamusing friend, Stellan, thought it
would be fun to serve it to us and watch us squirm. It was nasty beyond
all nastiness, and an experience I absolutely don't recommend! Aside from that,
the rest of the week was crazy good! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After we taught Mattias
an amazing lesson, we realized that we hadn’t been focusing on Christ enough. So,
we watched a lot of the “Life of Christ” videos with him and answered a lot of
his questions. Finally the subject of baptism came up. It took some time, but
we addressed his concerns and Mattias accepted a new baptismal date for December!
We were so excited and we know he will be ready this time!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We helped one of our
favorite families replace some insulation and then we ate some oven-baked
pancakes which is pretty similar to German pancakes if anyone’s had those
before. Their kids are awesome too and we had fun chasing them around for
a while, they love it when we come over… It’s the best! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Later that week we went
into McDonald’s and a lady followed us in. She said she loved Mormons and
missed talking to them and we hope to meet with her again this week! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wednesday was really scary…
We needed haircuts and our new Serbian investigator was offering cheap haircuts
in his basement. I told him that I wanted it short on the sides but nothing
like a “zero.” His first cut was very very short and he saw that I was a
little worried. But, he thought I had said that I wanted “zero” on the
sides... His Swedish isn't very good and he got a little confused. I was
terrified, but he actually salvaged it and gave me one of the best haircuts
I've had in Sweden! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We had a supper deep
talk with some Jehovah’s Witnesses this week, but on the way to their house we
saw a walker go flying into the street. We looked behind us and saw that a
drunk man had collapsed flat on his face in the street. We helped him up, he
was very, very heavy, but he was thankful. The meeting with the JW's went
good they were surprised how well I knew the Bible. We had a very
respectful conversation and even if they never convert, I am happy to know that
they were able to hear about the gospel from a new perspective that turned-out
to be really cool actually. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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really cool too. I felt worried about going back home and adjusting as a
returned missionary. We came back early to start on weekly planning and I just
couldn't focus. I thought even if I don't know if I can be what I want to be
when I get home, I can still make a difference out here. So, I prayed and said,
“God, I don't feel right about staying in right now, we are going to this part
of town, so please put prepared people in our path.” We ended-up getting a phone
number from almost everyone we talked to that night and we had some of the best
finding results I've experienced in months. I know miracles happen and I know
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heard a really cool presentation about Sweden’s first missionary who baptized
17 people in a week. Yes, it is possible! Later, President Beckstrand gave
an amazing talk on becoming a “Preach My Gospel” missionary. He has been
an awesome president and this was one of his best messages about the power that
comes from that simple little book, and we felt really motivated to share it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when we gave what is called our farewell testimonies, and it was pretty
scary. Since this was the last zone conference the departing missionaries
will attend before they go home, all the members of my group shared their parting
testimonies. Although I tried to gather my thoughts, I couldn't think of
anything to say beforehand, so just tried to speak from my heart and I’m happy
with what I said. I would write about it now, but don't want to spoil my
homecoming talk in 7 weeks! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I got back we went out to dinner at an Indian restaurant and met a cool guy from
Nepal that gave us his email address and invited us to hike in the Himalayas
with him… We hope to take him up on the offer someday! </span></div>
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coolest! On the way back from teaching a less-active guy, a man yelled at
us while we were walking. He was doing construction work on his house, but said
he wanted to talk. He wanted to know how we manage to pay for our missions
and Elder Blackburn mentioned he did some construction work prior to leaving.
The man thought that was cool, so he showed us the projects he was doing on his
house and we saw a big poster of a guitar. Well, one thing led to another, and
it turned out that he had a music studio and he was a blues organist. We ended-up
recording a little bit with him and he thought we were awesome! He was so impressed,
he listened to our lessons and he invited us back! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It’s been an amazing
week and it’s sad there's only seven more to go! Thanks for reading each
week and for all the support everyone gives me. I love you guys so much and I
love this work! </span></div>
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94</span></b>; August 31, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Finding Americans in Sweden </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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crazy to have less than two months remaining in Sweden… It just doesn't seem
real to me! There are so many good things are happening right now. It’s truly
one of the most special times of my mission. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Monday with our friend Daniel and we talked more about serving a mission, it was
pouring rain the whole time! Later, we found a luxury guitar shop that had all
kinds of cool custom guitars. My favorite was a signature-edition, exact-replica,
Rory Gallagher guitar, the musician who Jimi Hendrix revered as the best
guitarist on earth. It was perfect! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tuesday was packed! We really
hit it off with a guy named Peter. Peter is s less-active member, but he does
his best considering his carrier. Peter is an international hedge fund
manager. Yep… Pretty crazy right! He flies all over the world and was just
about to leave for a meeting in Ukraine to discuss currency futures with
investors. What's crazy is he has a condition where he can't use his arms,
so does all this with his feet on his laptop! He defiantly makes the most out
of life’s challenges, and he showed me that it’s what's in your brain that
really matters most. That’s pretty cool because I worry about my own
difficulties a lot. We had a great talk and he said he'd be my financial
coach when I get home! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Afterward, we went to visit
our friend Nick, a chiropractor in the ward, and he was a huge help to us! My
back has been killing me, so we went to get my back adjusted, it hurt like
crazy… Haha! But then it felt amazing. So, I was really thankful! Elder
Blackburn’s jaw has been hurting too, so he helped him out a lot as well! It
was a great favor and we’re probably goanna help him with some service projects
at his house to pay him back! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our new American investigator, Cody. He contacted us when he heard us speaking
English on the bus! He's just going through a divorce and he’s trying to get his
life figured out, but he was super cool and open to talking about church! We’re
excited to see where this goes! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting and it was super fun. I was a little disappointed with the last
one I taught, so I put a ton of time in on this one and I got my speaking skills
all polished-up again… It went great! We talked about preparing for lessons by
role playing (Something that most missionaries hate). I started by playing
a motivational speech to get the district pumped up! Then, I went through the
entire Preach my Gospel handbook and found over 50 situations a missionary
could possibly encounter with dozens of variables to identify more than 1000
situations that could be rehearsed. Role playing gets really boring
because the same situations get used over and over again. This tool helped
us to create some unique role playing situations and we totally laughed our
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were, teaching a 63 year-old Estonian diabetic the purpose of fasting, as well
as trying to connect with a modern-day Viking while riding on a bus... All
situations that could actually happen in Sweden, trust me, I've seen weirder! That
was a hilarious exercise and it gave the district a new perspective on role
playing as something they can actually look forward to! We gave them one last activity
where Elder Blackburn pantomimed the story of Captain Moroni (from the Book of
Mormon) writing the Title of Liberty, complete with him ripping-off his
shirt... It was pretty awesome! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of religion kick-off fireside with Mattias, he's very excited to participate.</span></div>
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guy on Saturday who drove us to our appointment and came to church with us. He
was awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Sunday, a sister missionary
returned to her home ward. It seemed weird because she left on her mission only
a month after I got to Sweden. It seemed crazy to see her again! She just
got back from serving at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. It made me feel
pretty trunky… But I’m staying focused on the work! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-75158978735633724372015-08-24T23:42:00.001-07:002015-08-24T23:48:10.165-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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93</span></b>; August 24, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">For the LOVE of the Game! </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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week in the books! This time I had the scary realization that my remaining
weeks have crossed into single digits! It doesn't feel like this is all going
to end so soon! This has been such an amazing part of my mission and I'm so
thankful for every day that I have left! Borås has an incredible ward I
couldn't ask for more!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monday was great! We
took it pretty easy and mostly worried about our cleaning and shopping. Later
that evening a YSA (Young Single Adult) called us and wanted to go out for
dinner. He was baptized a year ago, but he had been less-active for a while. It
was a really special night though. He said his friend was leaving on her
mission and that has made him realize how special the gospel has been to him.
As a result, he wants to get active in the church again and start thinking more
about going on a mission! We felt so thankful that we could be there to
hear that and we’re thankful he's our friend! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Tuesday we helped an
American member named Ralph move fire wood. The sisters came and helped too.
They found a giant toad in the wood pile and got pretty scared! After we
finished we ate tacos and I went to a doctor’s appointment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back trouble, so I was </span>gonna<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> go get it checked out, and ironically, on the way
there we got in a bus accident, don't worry though, it wasn't a bad accident,
no one got hurt, and we barley felt a thing. The bus swung too wide and
smashed the side of some guy’s car. I felt really bad. The bus just got a
little scratched and damaged a tail light, but the side of the car was
destroyed! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We had lunch with the
stake President on Wednesday. And, of course, we had another taco lunch (Never
a bad thing!). Later, we met with Jeff and talked to him some more about the
Book of Mormon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Thursday I taught a
district meeting about improving companionship study. I've never been one for
group work, so companionship study can be difficult for me, but I shared a
story that helped me learn to give my best, even when I’m doing things I don't
enjoy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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century, Stanford was one of the best football teams in the country and Michigan
defiantly wasn't. Due to a weird policy about having only alumni act as
the coaching staff, Stanford fired their head coach, a simple-looking, soft-spoken
man named Fielding Yost. Coach Yost took the first job he could fine at a top tier
University, so he moved to Michigan to take on the struggling team as the head
coach. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On day one, he called a
press conference and told the media his team would go undefeated and win the national
championship that season, and to top it all off, he would allow fewer than 45
points to be scored against them the whole season, a feat unheard of in college
football. Certainly a goal that seemed impossible for a program like Michigan’s.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">His players were furious
at him and thought their new head coach was crazy. He called a team meeting and
told all of his players that it was their choice if they wanted to play
football for him or not. He had them take off their jerseys and pile them in a
corner of the locker room. He then told them if they wanted to play Michigan
football they needed to be able to understand “one word”. He wrote the word on
the board and dropped his chock. The locker room was dead silent, and that one
word started the Michigan’s three year dynasty as national champions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scored against them remain under 45 points, but they weren't even scored on at
any time that year. Coach Yost won his first national championship that
year against Stanford, the school that had fired him less than a year
before. He went on to become one of the </span>winning-est<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> coaches in college
football history. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, what one word could have
inspired such an incredible turn of events. What one word could turn a failing
team into a championship football dynasty? I asked everyone in my district this
question and I got some really good answers, like “unity,” “team work,” “diligence,”
along with some other great ideas. But, there is one word that contains every
virtue, a word that was at the heart of Jesus Christ's doctrine. The word
was “Love.” Coach Yost told his team you won't win if you just play the
game. You win when you love the game, and when you love the game you put
your heart into every aspect of it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The little things won't
seem so hard when they are done for the love of the game. This applies to
everything in life. At work we may like our jobs, but hate parts of it, or we
can learn to love the small and inconvenient parts. These seem like little
things when we remember the love of what we are doing. If we can apply that
love to everything we do, everything gets easier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I related this story to
missionary work and explained that there are parts of this job we are simply
not going to like, but we love the gospel and we love sharing it with others. It
is only that love that can carry us through the hardships and help us to find
success in all aspects of this work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After the meeting I went
to Jönköping with Elder Dicksson and we had a great time. We went to
dinner with one of the High Councilors and we came home to celebrate training
together over a bottle of sparkling cider and had a great talk about the rest
of our missions. He's only halfway through. He was the other missionary that
Elder Miles had trained, so it was pretty special for us to be able to train together
in the same district. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Friday, I had another
check-up and the doctor helped me with some yoga and stretching exercises to
help my back. Later we went to the Ahlin family’s home for dinner and we
ate Moussaka. He went on his mission to Greece, so they really like to eat Greek
food, and I defiantly do to! We helped them to paint their house afterward. </span></div>
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good one, we contacted people through a lot of the day, and then we went to the
Bishop's house for dinner. They had an awesome dinner… A grilled burger-type-thing
that was similar to a hamburger and Swedish meatball hybrid, it was amazing!
After dinner the Bishop showed us his music room. He had two electric
guitars and a huge Marshall tube amp. They also had a bass and a drum
set. Bishop is a classic rock fan, so he sat back and listened to us do
some melodies from a few Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin songs. I think we defiantly
became friends with the Bishop after that visit! We all had a great time! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week. There was a farewell for a new missionary named Gustav, who will be
heading to </span>Wisconsin, USA<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (Also known as “New Swedland”)! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We all went to dinner at
the Karlsson's afterward and played with their kids. We ate Korv (sausage)
stroganoff and then we shared a spiritual message with them. Afterward,
we contacted the first girl we saw when we got off the bus and she was super interested
in prophets, and we hope to meet with her and her family again this week! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The district did amazing
this week and I was so glad to be a part of it! The work in Sweden is absolutely
taking off right now, and I am </span>gonna<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> keep on giving this all I have! Thank
you for your support everyone… I love you guys! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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packed a lot into this week and we got a ton done, but I'm exhausted in the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monday was a fun, relaxed
P-day. We did some exploring and ate at an Indian restaurant called Indian Express… It was the
bomb! I asked for the hottest thing on the menu and enjoyed some Tikka Marsala,
it was delicious, but not too spicy! Everything is watered down in Sweden
because Sweds hate spicy foods. Some people in the restaurant thought I
was crazy for ordering all that spiciness, but it wasn't too bad. </span></div>
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the local music store. We've gotten to be pretty good friends with the owner
and he let me take the most expensive electric guitar and bass in the store for
a spin. I played a 1960 re-issue Gibson Les Paul in the custom shop, which is
like taking a Lamborghini for a test drive, and Elder Blackburn played a Fender
Precision Bass out of the old Custom shop! We played some Red Hot Chili Pepper
covers and our rendition of Kolab Rock! The owners were pretty impressed, I'm
just glad I can still play. I've forgotten a few songs, but my technique
is still there and it helps to have a companion as musical as Elder Blackburn. </span><br />
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project with Mattias to help him read the Book of Mormon. We read one
chapter a night with him and we discuss it together… It’s been going
great! </span></div>
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a lesson with our friend Stellan and then we taught Mattias. We contacted potential
investigators the rest of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mattias on Wednesday and he showed us a great new Kebab place that serves pizza
with cheesy garlic sauce it was Toppin! We also discussed his progress with the
Book of Mormon. He's already read a ton on his own and he’s really diving into
the reading! </span></div>
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from the roof and walls of a turn-of-the-century home. The two of us aren’t real
happy with the guy who invented the use of sawdust as insulation. It’s not a good idea when you have to tear it
out. It was a super hard project, but we were rewarded with</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> pepperoni pizza,
so worth the effort! </span></div>
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Thursday when Elder Perkins came to town. We taught Mattias with the Sisters
and we discussed overcoming our weakness and finding our true potential. That
brought tears to everyone’s eyes. Mattias is having some trouble getting-off
some of his medications and he’s afraid of the change, but I know that he has
felt the spirit and the gospel is changing his life for the better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tough. We did a lot of contacting. Just when we had called it quits for the night and we
were returning home, we thought it would be good to speak with one more lady
and she gave us her number right away! It was awesome, and it taught me that there’s
always someone who is prepared if we’re willing to keep working to find
them! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We had a great zone
training on Friday. It was about planning our studies and speaking Swedish more
often… Goals that we will take to the district during the coming weeks! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visiting from Stockholm, so we got to teach him on Friday. He is searching
for truth as well, and he really liked what he heard. The best part of the
lesson was hearing Mattias testify to his brother of new truths he has been
learning and explain it to him in a way that only he could in order to help his
brother understand. His brother seemed super interested and he wants to
learn more when he gets back to Stockholm! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday was a great day.
Our friends the Sahlins baptized their son Christopher! He is a great little
missionary and he invited a lot of his friends to the baptism. It was such a
cool experience and it was the only 8 year old baptism I've seen in Sweden so
far! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the way to the
baptism we had a really cool experience. A man contacted us and asked if we
were missionaries. He explained he was searching once for truth, but he had
given up on the existence of a God. We shared our testimony to him that God
wasn't worth giving up on, and if he had a desire to search again, we could
show him something that will fill what he was looking for so long. He agreed to
talk to us and gave us his number! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sunday was kind of
tough. Mattias said he wanted to push back his baptismal date. We listened, and
his reasons made sense. Getting off of his medications is a huge hurdle
for him and it will be really tough. But he's promised to keep meeting with us
and stay active in church. We understand and think it’s a necessary step for
his progress and I'm still really hopeful that I can be here to see him get
baptized! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">But, it was a great week
and I'm defiantly finishing strong… I'm so fired up for the work! I may be
getting physically tired, but I'm in this 100%, and loving every second of my
mission. This is the greatest work in all the world, and now, as I near the finish
line, I don't ever want it to end! I am so thankful for the wonderful eleven
weeks I still have ahead of me! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><i>P.S. Please pray for the
father of a recently-returned Swedish missionary who suffered a heart attack
just days after his son’s return. Your sincere
prayers are truly appreciated! </i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-4473438641642793542015-08-10T23:14:00.002-07:002015-08-10T23:14:59.851-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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91</span></b>; August 10, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">928,800 Minutes… How Do You Measure 21-1/4 Months!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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another week has come and gone, and this one was hard. We had to say goodbye
to some of our dear friends, but we did it in style, and we probably gave Elder
Farnworth the greatest missionary funeral (send-off) of all time! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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normal. We had a cool lunch with Mattias, the Sister missionaries, and a girl
named Hilda who's about to leave on her mission. We thought we'd try a new
experience, so we ordered two giant Kebab pizzas for everyone, they were
huge!!! We didn't even get close to finishing them, even with the six of
us! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We've been planning this for the past six weeks. Elder Farnworth asked me if
we could give him a memorable send-off to end his mission. We didn’t tell
him that we were already planning it, so as far as he was concerned, he was
going to conduct one last district meeting and that would be it. Little
did he know, we we're putting-together the most legendary missionary funeral of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A mission can be a funny
thing, in the sense that there are more than 150 Elders and Sisters in the
whole country, some of whom you may only see once in two years, while there are
other's that you can never seem to escape. That couldn’t have been truer than
it was for me and Elder Kelab Farnworth. After serving together in three
districts for a total of eight months, Elder Farnworth has been one of the most
consistent personalities of my entire mission and he has been one of my closest
friends over these past two years. So, naturally we needed to go all-out for
him!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">He thought we'd be having
a lite breakfast followed by his final district meeting. As he was finishing
breakfast Sister Brink told him he “needed” to eat one last Swedish
pancake. As he was eating, Elder Harrison shouted, “Oh no Elder Farnworth,
you’re choking!” Elder Farnworth seemed to know exactly what we were doing, so
played along and he collapsed onto the floor "dead!" We carried his
body into the bathroom where we explained that he had died. But, he was being permitted
to stay and observe his own funeral for one last day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, Farnworth’s body was
escorted into the room and laid on a table, off to the side, as we started his
memorial service. I presided over the funeral and we began with a sonata
played on the ukulele. Next, Sister Giles had written an obituary
explaining his tragic cause of death… It was hilarious! Afterward, we had a
reading of various haiku’s and then Elder Blackburn and I played a rendition of
“Come Thou Fount,” on electric guitar and bass. Finally, we got to the big
speech, Elder Farnworth's life story. I took all the major events of Farnworth's
mission and dramatized “The Legend of Kaleb!” A 20 minute epic ballad of sorts,
telling Farnworth's story! He loved it! We ended on a really spiritual note and
everyone shared what Elder Farnworth had meant to them on their missions and we
let him close the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We gave him one last surprise
and rearranged the song from RENT, “Seasons of Love,” with the lyrics, “Five
hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a
year…” and we made it all about Farnworth. He thought it was the perfect
ending. Then we took some family pictures and we had one last district
lunch at Jenson’s Böfhus (steakhouse). All of us went to the train station
to wave goodbye and watch him ride off to Stockholm, then home. It was a
sad day, but it was the perfect ending to his mission. Fortunately, I'll get to
see him again when I return in three months! </span></div>
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and took Mattias to dinner with two members named Sinnika and Hilma. We ate
salmon with them and it was delicious! </span></div>
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another sad goodbye. Sister Giles was transferred to Kungsbacka. We're
really sad to see her go, but she's going to the best place ever and I couldn't
think of anyone else I'd rather see serving in my first area! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cool. She just left her first area and she has a great energy for the
work. Her name is Sister Nielson and she just flew down from the artic city of
Luleå. </span></div>
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trouble with our phone on Thursday, so we went to Göteborg and had Elder Stinnet
fix it for us. Then we did some service for an older lady named Irma. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jeff, had to cancel on us but we went to his neighborhood and did some great
contacting and taught a family there! We ended-up teaching this lady’s
husband out of a third story balcony, not the usual, but it worked! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We went to visit a member named Våge and he served Elder Blackburn his first
glass of Påskmusk (Easter soda). However, while he was eating, he accidentally
dropped a potato in his drink. Våge thought it was the funniest thing he'd
ever seen. He said there won’t be a lot of missionaries that he never forgets,
but the guy that invented Påskmusk potatoes will defiantly be one of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We taught Mattias later
that day and we had a great lesson. He had a lot of super deep questions
and I explained how they all had answers. But, some were answers were more
complicated. I related it to how I struggled with math and wanted to
master it, but I would still make mistakes with my addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division. I told him that one could never master math until they learned
these basic functions, and I drew them up on the board. We explained that
there are basic functions in the gospel as well, like knowing God loves us, developing
a testimony of prophets, accepting the Book of Mormon, and having faith in
Jesus Christ. He accepted this explanation and he realized these where the
things he needed to understand now, and then, the deeper answers would come
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We went to the Murphy's again and helped them put a silicon coating on their
barn roof to cover-up and seal the leaks to get it ready for winter. The
barn was huge, like maybe 50 yards or so, but it was a really fun project. Then they fed us American pancakes with maple
syrup for breakfast (a rare delicacy in Sweden).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After church we had
dinner with the Englebreakson's and enjoyed taco night, probably the best missionary
meal ever! They are one of my favorite families. This was a great way to finish-up
an amazing week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for reading guys!
I Love you all a ton! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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90</span></b>; August 3, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">God Does Work in Mysterious Ways!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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week started-off fairly simple, then it quickly got really confusing. I ended-up
traveling up and down Sweden and visiting five different cities as well as
unexpectedly moving into another apartment... It’s not what I was expecting at
the beginning of the week, but it turned out great. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our P-day on Monday was
a blast! The Beckstrand's had a great idea to have every zone in the
mission host a volleyball tournament, so we went over to Göteborg and jumped on
a train to a little town called Trollhättan to play some volleyball! It
was super fun to do something so competitive! Even though my team didn't win, we
still a great day! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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taught Mattias and had a big Q&A session where we answered a lot of his
questions. He's progressing really well and doing an amazing job keeping his
commitments! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Wednesday when things got interesting. The Sister missionaries have some
crazy neighbors that have been giving them a hard time. They told the mission office
about the problem and it seemed serious enough that we were asked to move them
the very next day. We were pretty surprised, but we knew it was for the best. So,
we spent most of Wednesday running bags across town to expedite the move… It
was the fastest I've ever had to move. Haha! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Also, on Wednesday I got
a surprise invitation to attend a new trainer meeting up in Stockholm. It
was supposed to be for the new training group, but Elder Farnworth talked
President Beckstrand into letting me go as well. I was super thankful for the experience.
He answered a lot of my questions and I know the next 6 weeks will be great as
I continue to train Elder Blackburn while serving as a District Leader in one
of the largest and coolest districts in the mission, covering Borås, Jönköping,
and Skövde in Southern Sweden with 10 awesome missionaries!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Friday we had a fun bus
ride back to our area with a lot of my friends; Elders Stinnet, Dicksson,
Petterson, Smith, and Pearson, who will all be training new missionaries next
week! On the way back, Elder Dicksson and I had a crazy conversation with
a lady who was furious at us because we weren't open to the possibility that Jesus
could have been a woman. While she was screaming at us, another lady
walked-up and said she was a feminist from America… I prayed that we wouldn't
get destroyed by the two ladies on a crowded bus. My prayer was answered when the
lady explained that she was a feminist as well as a devoted Christian. This
answered my prayer in a very unusual way. </span></div>
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story was that there was another woman sitting next to us that had become intrigued
by the conversation, and when we had finished talking to the other two women, she
allowed us to share a lesson with her the rest of the way home and, it
turned-out that she actually lived right next to the church! She said she
would come to church as soon as she could! God truly does work in mysterious
ways! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back to normal after all the craziness. We had a great lesson with Mattias
on Sunday and I feel really happy with the trust he is putting in the Lord. He bore
his testimony in Priesthood meeting and he wore a suit to church, so it was
really cool for all of us to watch him grow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, that was our week…
Hopefully next week will be a little more relaxed. But, we always seem to keep things
interesting in Borås, despite all the craziness. I’m loving every second I’m
able to serve! </span></div>
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89</span></b>; July 27, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Seek and Ye Shall Find! </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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been a crazy week! We've traveled a lot and accomplished much. Things
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Monday was pretty simple,
we just took care of the usual stuff then then had dinner with the sisters and a
really cool member named Linda. She made us a spaghetti feast! I've had a lot
of diners in Sweden, but I always love a good old spaghetti dinner! She had
three little kids to that were super fun! Her youngest, Noah, is two and had a
ton of energy. We chased him all over the house! </span></div>
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slower. We couldn't get anything set-up so we did a lot of contacting and visiting
less-active members. That night I had a cool experience. I tried calling everyone
and I was just having a hard time setting-up lessons. At almost 10:00 PM I
felt really strongly that I needed to call one of our investigators, Jeff. I
have literally never called anyone that late at night, but I did it anyway, and
he said he would be happy to meet with us! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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leaders came to work with us. We taught a Finnish man named Sauli, and it
went really well. We discussed the Plan of Salvation and most of his beliefs
were similar to ours. Sadly, he'll be moving soon, but we'll be meeting
with him three times next week to prepare him to meet with the new Elders in
Kristanstad. (Pronounced Ker-quans-stad) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Afterward, we went on a
road trip with the zone leaders to track down less-active members that lived far
from the city. It was hard because it can take all day to find one of them,
so there’s a lot of people we don't get to visit. Sadly, we didn't have
much luck connecting with anyone, but we left some cards and notes and we hope
some of them will be able to make it back to church in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Later, we split up and I
went tracting with Elder Stinnet from my MTC group. We found two potential investigators
then a super unusual, but awesome thing happened. We met this little old
man earlier in the day who tried to speak English with us. Strangely enough,
Elder Stinnet and I ended-up knocking on his door later and he was so surprised.
He asked, “How did you guys find me?” We explained that it was a complete accident
and he said, “Well I must need to talk to you guys,” and he invited us into his
home to learn about the restoration. We taught him a great lesson and we
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Elder Stinnet and I went to teach Jeff and he said that he had completely
forgot his cousin was going to be in town that night, so we invited his cousin
to listen. His cousin was super interested and he participated a ton in
the lesson. We taught the gospel of Jesus Christ and focused a lot on the
meaning of faith. Sadly, Jeff will be moving to Göteborg soon and his cousin
lives there as well, but it was still amazing because Elder Stinnet works in
that area and he was able to develop a relationship with Jeff before his move,
so it ended up being great! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Farnworth taught an amazing District Meeting on the Sermon on the Mount. He
has learned so much in his two years, so I always learn a ton from his district
meetings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Elder Farnworth and I
went on splits afterward and we helped a man paint for a few hours. We
talked a lot that night, and he helped me to focus everything I can give until
the end of my mission. He has been a huge help to me and I can't believe
that he'll be home in nine days! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mattias with the sisters. We taught him about the priesthood and explained why
men have the priesthood. At first he thought it was a dominance thing, but we
explained how the priesthood acts as an umbrella to protect and strengthen both
men and woman. He seemed very satisfied with our answers, but we had to
leave early to get back to Jönköping. The Sisters then taught him about The
Family, A Proclamation the World, and he ended-up excepting a baptismal date!
We're all super excited and I know he we'll be able to do this!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hard. We had another lesson with Mattias and it went really well. We
had four more lessons planned that day, but all four called and canceled, so we
were pretty sad. But it ended-up working out better than we expected. We found
another person to teach that day and we met with the Sisters to discuss the
best ways we could help Mattias move forward. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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great lesson with Mattias. He came to church as well! He was worried about the meaning
of the Sabbath, so I studied a lot and we taught him about the history of the Sabbath. We
have more to share with him, but he's doing allot better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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great dinner with an American family, the Murphy’s, that’s the family we did the
Fourth of July with. He told us some great stories the whole night about when
he lived in Mississippi and about his mission to South Africa. </span></div>
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week and we have an amazing week ahead of us! Thanks for reading!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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been an amazing, non-stop week! We climbed two mountains, had an awesome
Zone training, experienced a wallet-related miracle, and all kinds of adventures
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most exciting P-days of my mission. We went to Jönköping and climbed one of the
largest mountains in southern Sweden...It wasn't actually that large, but it
was still really cool. We started things off by going cave exploring. And, we
were led under the mountain by a man who was way too passionate about bats. Fun
fact… It’s extremely cold underground and very dark! But, it was super cool and
I'm glad the bats weren't home when we took our tour. After we explored under
the mountain, we decided to climb to the top of mountain to see a beautiful
view of the town built along the lakeside below us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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little bit of street contacting and then we went into Göteborg early, so Elder
Blackburn could keep practicing his music. Before going to bed, we climbed
another cooler mountain with the Utby Elders and we got some great pictures of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our Zone training was
amazing on Wednesday. We discussed the Book of Mormon and its’ effectiveness in
our proselyting efforts. Afterward, we had a Family Home Evening with our Mission
President and his wife. They let us ask any question we wanted to about them. I
feel like we really got to know them so much better than before. It was one of
the best Zone trainings I have ever been to, and I was super glad we got to
have some amazing time with the Beckstrands!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Thursday we had an
amazing lesson with Jeff, one of our investigators. He started arguing
about our code of health, the Word of Wisdom, and he explained this was his
biggest trial in his conversion process. I wanted to argue back, and I thought
of all the things I could say about the Word of Wisdom, but when I opened my
mouth I literally couldn't get a word out, and I felt the strongest prompting
that we needed to talk about the Book of Mormon. We gave our testimonies
of the Book and about God's plan for us. At the end of the lesson he said that
maybe he's been a bit ignorant and he will try harder to understand these
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service project. A member asked us to do some service with them and dig some
ditches. When we got there, they had started digging a mote around their house…
It was crazy! We helped them dig, but we were just so shocked by their
mole-like digging talent! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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special experience. We were out contacting people and we were approached by a
man who showed us a wallet. It was Elder Blackburn’s! The man had found it
and stolen the bus card, but he didn't touch the rest of the stuff. I
guess he felt guilty and gave everything back. It was a huge miracle for
Elder Blackburn to see the Lord answer his prayers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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forward to another amazing week! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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87</span></b>; July 13, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Light at the end of the Tunnel </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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been a crazy-good week! The work is non-stop here in Borås and we are loving
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some older members move into a retirement community. Older people usually
have well-made furniture, so everything was really heavy compared to the IKEA
furniture we move a lot. But, we had a lot of help, so it went fast. Afterward,
we learned how to fill the baptismal font, which was more complicated than I
thought it would be. Their font is underneath the floor, so yeah, we had to
take panels off the floor to get to it. We ended the night by going to Sweden's
most popular hamburger place, MAX, with a young single adult (YSA) from the
ward and Elder Blackburn got his first MAX Burger! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We met with our friend
Mattias on Wednesday and played Tennis with him. The Sisters came too, and
Sister Lund kicked everyone's butt’s… She is crazy good! Then the real craziness
started, Elder Blackburn lost his wallet. We checked on every bus on the system
and we couldn't find it. We even had to get new bus cards. We were hoping we
still might be able to find it, but it's not looking good. </span></div>
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went out early to eat with a member family. When we got there they asked us
where our work close were. We were really confused. They thought they had
told us we were supposed to do a service project with them. We either
forgot, or we didn't hear them, so we thought for a second that we would be
digging in our missionary clothes. Fortunately, they had extra clothes and
shoes in our sizes. So, the day was saved! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one of our best lessons in Borås so far. We planned to meet with a kid by
the name of Tommy, but it was hard to set-up a visit with him because his
parents were super against him taking the missionary lessons. We were
worried he wouldn't be able to come, but he decided to at least meet us and
talk. We weren't sure what to expect, but the lesson was really
cool. He explained that his parents were passionate atheists and they
hated religion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Even still, they let him
participate in what is called confirmation. Most Swedes do conformation in
their teenage years. They take a series of religious courses followed by a
test. It's a tradition in the Swedish church, and even if you’re
completely unbelieving, most people still do it. It's just a rite of passage
for most people. But, Tommy said it got him praying for the first time and he
felt the messages in the Bible were true. After he prayed, he really felt
God in his life and he couldn’t deny the connection he felt with God. He didn't
tell his family and he kept his faith a secret, and eventually he found the
missionaries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It went well for a while,
but his parents found his Book of Mormon, and they were mad at him for thinking
about religion. He decided that he would not let that deter his faith and he wanted
to keep meeting with us. He decided as soon as he was able to support
himself, he will become an active Christian. He hopes to marry his Christian
girlfriend and raise his kids in a faith. Seeing young people like him gives me
a lot of hope. I know the hope of Sweden's religious future is with kids
like Tommy and I hope that we will give him the support he needs to keep his
faith strong. I had the strongest feeling as we taught him that he would be an
amazing missionary if he ever accepted the gospel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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awesome district meeting and reviewed the entire Book of Mormon. It was a great
meeting and I was able to go on splits that day with the last missionary that Elder
Miles had trained, Elder Dickson. We had a great day and ended-up teaching five
lessons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my jacket on the train. Luckily the zone leaders got it and we decided to get
it the next morning. Unfortunately, we didn't realize ‘till we got home that
night that the jacket had our apartment keys in it, so we had to go to Göteborg
late that night to stay with the other missionaries and get our keys. Luckily,
everything worked-out and we got back into our apartment the next morning.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On P-day we went cave
exploring then we hiked to the top of the mountain that was above the
cave. It was one of my coolest P-days in Sweden*. Then Elders
Farnworth and Blackburn practiced for a special musical number that they will
perform in Conference on Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This area is amazing and
it’s been one of the funnest parts of my mission. Although, I feel really sad that I'm
getting close to the end of my mission. But, right now every day is great, even
with all the craziness this week. I want to make sure we enjoy every day we have
here and finish strong! </span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-84304494398629973652015-07-06T17:41:00.000-07:002015-07-06T17:41:03.052-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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86</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">; July 6, 2015 – </span><b><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">A Good ol' Down-home Swedish-American 4<sup>th</sup> of July</span></i></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Borås so much!!! We are off to such a great start here! The “California
District” is the best!!!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week tracking down our investigators. We met with a kid named Emil first.
He was really cool. He rides dirt bikes and he is really interested in the
church. Later we went to dinner with a lady named Hilma. She had an
amazing story about how her family escaped from Russia and was lead to Sweden.
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practiced a lesson with a member and as we finished he got a call and we found
out he'd lost thousands of dollars in an African real estate scam... so, that really
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an amazing experience. We were out contacting people and went up to a
large group of kids and just preached to them. They were totally interested and
most of them gave us there numbers to follow-up! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our ward mission leader. He's the youngest ward mission leader I've had so far,
but he's awesome! He gave us some great advice and he seems like he'll be super
fun to work with! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first Icelandic investigator, Jeff (A very Icelandic name actually). He
was really cool and he really loves missionaries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We had zone training and went back to my favorite city, Göteborg. Elder
Blackburn and I gave an example of a lesson on the Book of Mormon and he did a
great job! That night we took an investigator to a pre 4th of July party for
the YSA's. I met one of my favorite people there, Paul Murphy, a proud American
from Mississippi, and we talked about politics for a long time… Haha! It was
very nostalgic! An old friend, Louis Hurray, taught a lesson about the blessings
of freedom and I made a lot of comments. Louis is awesome, he may be Swedish,
but he has a greater respect and knowledge of the Declaration of Independence
and Constitution than most Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back to </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Borås </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">for an amazing 4th of
July party. We had a </span>barbecue<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, as well as a “Feats of Manly Strength” competition,
which Elder Blackburn won. And then, I held my own competition called the “American
Trivia Challenge.” We also had a great game of football, and it worked out
to be one of my favorite 4ths ever! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We were sad to hear
about Elder Packer dying, but the Lord has called him home and I know he is
much happier now. I want to express my thanks for his amazing life of service.
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-15243854078706064252015-06-30T00:46:00.001-07:002015-06-30T00:46:56.815-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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85</span></b>; June 29, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">A Bit of California in Sweden!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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has been no ordinary week! Leaving an area you love is always a weird feeling,
especially after working there for six months. Monday and Tuesday were
dedicated to saying goodbyes to a lot of wonderful friends. Trang and
Lassie made me one last huge Vietnamese meal. After six months she still
hasn't succeeded at making me a vegan, but I have developed a greater appreciation
for vegetables. We said goodbye to Stefan on Monday as well. It has
been one of the proudest parts of my mission to watch him grow. I'm a
little sad that I will not be there to see Stefan progress the rest of the way
toward baptism, but it has been such a blessing to meet such a wonderful
brother in the gospel. That night was long. I should have packed earlier,
but I wanted to give Elder Cushing one last call and we had a lot to catch-up
on before he flew home. It felt weird to say goodbye to someone that’s had such
a big impact on my mission. The rest of the night I packed. I have way to
much stuff… My bags we're super heavy! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lesson to Jay and it was really special. He thanked me for all we had done to
help him learn about the gospel and he promised to keep meeting with the
missionaries. After that we went to the train station and I hugged Elder
Bybee goodbye. It was an amazing 4-1/2 months together, and I'm really
going to miss him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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felt really weird. It’s been so long since I had been there, but it felt really
good to be there to train a new missionary. I spent the night with the office
Elders and my friend, Elder Matt, who will also be training another missionary close
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to the church in Täby and President briefed us for training. He expects a lot
from us, but he really got us all excited for our new assignments. It felt
great to finally meet our new missionaries. So, here's the big surprise… I
am training Elder Cody Blackburn, the first missionary from my home Stake sent
to Sweden since I left. It’s the coolest feeling ever to train someone from
back home and represent California together. Borås, Sweden now has the
most Californians of any other mission area in Sweden, with four of us from
California! The other two missionaries in the area are Sister Giles and
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this investigator named Mia with the Sister's. We're all musical, so we
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in my third district with my old friend and former companion Elder Farnworth,
and this time he's our district leader! He's grown so much and he is one
of the best district leaders I've ever seen. He taught one of the most
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single adult (YSA) member who took us out to a steak place called Jenson's
Böfhus and he bought us giant hamburgers... Needless to say, we already consider
him a dear friend! He took us on a hike through the city afterwards and Borås
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missionary, and I introduced Elder Blackburn to Kebab Pizza at Mosins! And yes,
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people are amazing! I love it here!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Friday we taught a
member referral. They made us lunch and we talked about the restoration of
the gospel. Later, we celebrated Sister Giles Birthday, she just turned
20! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bore our testimonies and we set-up visits to meet a lot of the ward members later in the week!
It's going to be so fun here!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We’re going to have an awesome experience working together in Borås! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Farewell Halmstad... You'll be Missed! </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wow, what a cool week!
Sadly, this will be my last few days in Halmstad. It has been an amazing
experience here, and the people have helped me grow so much as a missionary and
an individual. I'm going to miss it a lot, but there’s an amazing young
missionary coming here to take my place. I know he is what will be needed to
keep this area going strong. I'm goanna miss everyone a lot and I will never
forget serving here over the past six months.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by doing some service at the church, cutting grass and wedding! While we
were trimming the bushes we found the biggest bug I've ever seen in Sweden… it
was crazy! If my friends in Brazil read this, they'll probably think that
was just an average insect there… Haha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a super-fun day with our Zone leaders. They came up to work with us and we
had a blast! We taught an amazing first lesson to a lady named Agnetta.
She was a referral from a new convert named Magnus, it was his Mom actually. He
called us a few days after he was baptized and he wanted his mom to share the
blessings of his newfound faith. She was amazingly prepared and was almost
ready to set a baptismal date. Sadly, I won't get to see her all the way
through her lessons, but I know that she will accept the gospel, and I’m glad that
I got to teach the first lesson to someone so amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(That’s how they spell it. It’s not a typo) and sadly it got rained-out
pretty badly, but we got to have an awesome last dinner with the Lindahl's and we
ate a very traditional Swedish Midsommar meal with Seal (raw hearing) Potatoes,
Swedish meatballs, and smoked Salmon, it was awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for my last Sunday in Halmstad. I just talked about all the miracles I've
seen in this area, that have truly helped my testimony grow. I didn't even
prepare any notes, it was one of the easiest talks I've ever given. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hike to Halmstad’s only legitimate castle and we didn't even know it was
there. Our investigator’s Trang and Lassie wanted us to see it before I
left. It was so cool you could see all of Halmstad, as well as the ocean!
It was one of the coolest views of my Life! Afterward, we ended-up visiting one
last family, the Kjellberg's, and we had a nice dinner with them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, the big questions
are; where am I going, and who will be my new companion. I'll let those two
answers be a surprise until next week, but here’s a little hint… I will be taking
a short detour to Stockholm to pick-up my new companion who will be flying-in from
the MTC, if that gives you any ideas! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nice surprise next week if you can't guess what's going to happen, but I'll
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83</span></b>; June 15, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Thrust in Your Sickle With All Your Might!</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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guys it has been a really good week. It was absolutely beautiful. The sun
was out the whole week and it finally feels like summer! We met some
amazing people and everyone seemed so happy to talk since there hasn’t been
rain in June! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Tuesday we met Stefan
and talked about the special Stake Conference we watched with Elder Holland
over a broadcast. It was an amazing message and we went over Elder Holland’s testimony
of the Book of Mormon. We later shared the same message with Jay, who is
tearing through the Book of Mormon right now, and he loved it. He said
that everything feels so true to him. But, he still feels like his faith is
true, so he's going to continue to read and pray for an answer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Claus who was baptized about nine months ago. We are helping him to get ready
for the Temple, so we told him what he would need to do to be ready for his
interview. And, this week we're going to help him do some family history work in
preparation for the Temple! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wednesday was cool. We went
to help Jose cut his grass. It got really long so instead of using a lawn mower,
we used sickles… Haha! It puts that whole “thrusting in your sickle with all
your might” thing into a whole new prospective (Doctrine & Covenants 4:4;
11:3; 12:3; 14:3; 33:7)! It's not easy to cut grass like that… Haha. I see why the metaphor
is used, because if you literally don't swing the cycle with all your might, it
won’t cut the grass. So, in that sense, missionary work really does take
all our effort to gather people into the gospel. We were exhausted afterward,
but it felt cool to look at the small field that we chopped. I'm sure I'll be
dead tired after my mission, but it will fell amazing to look back at these two
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some great finding results. We were blessed to meet a ton of people
tracting and we found two new investigators while we were street contacting!!! </span></div>
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helping our Bishop build a new greenhouse and he showed us how to make a
foundation with gravel and sand and make it level. We finished most of the
project this week, but we'll get to see the finished product next time we go
over! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week, so that’s going to be awesome! It’s quite a celebration in Sweden.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Have a great week everyone… I love you
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-47784296342349110572015-06-09T22:25:00.001-07:002015-06-25T00:24:56.760-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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82</span></b>; June 8, 2015 – <b><i><span style="color: blue;">iPads and Inspiration </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stefan was a student of
philosophy in college. Consequently, he had a question that has been worrying
him the whole time we’ve been teaching him. It seemed simple, but it was in
actuality quite complicated. I tried answering it, but my attempts weren’t all
that successful. As a result, his progress came to a stand-still last week and
we realized the question needed an answer. We searched our scriptures and we
had no idea how we should answer such a deep question the way he needed. After extensive
personal study we stumbled into a scripture in the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C
88). This is a chapter I knew about, but I never read it in depth. It was somewhat
complicated, but it provided the answer we were looking for. As I prayed
about it, I felt a very deep understanding of the words that we're revealed to
the prophet Joseph Smith and I knew exactly how to explain the answer. It was a
beautifully simple message that connected a lot of key points that I hadn’t thought
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depth with a sincere heart, I felt a great understanding of how to explain God’s
justice, but I also felt another very strange prompting that the answer was too
complex to share at this time. So, instead of going into great detail with an
explanation, we simply taught him a lesson about understanding the gospel
line-upon-line and precept-upon-precept. We made him a promise that if he were
to be baptized that he would gain a greater understanding of the principals he wanted
to know in due time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and he wholeheartedly accepted the invitation to come to church and go full
steam ahead toward baptism. This brief pause may have taken a little longer than
we had hoped, but he's on the right track and his baptism should happen
soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by putting spiritual things above all else has confirmed a great truth to me
this week. With this understanding came a new prospective of how deep the
gospel can be, but how truly simple it still remains.</span></div>
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this week. Sister Beckstrand taught an inspiring lesson about accepting our weaknesses
and turning them into strengths that really meant a lot to me. President
taught about being disciples in the digital age. The theme of the talk focused
on the pending arrival of the much anticipated iPads, sadly their arrival date
was not announced, but it was a great message and I realized the Churches’
motive in giving us iPads is a lot deeper than the missionaries needing a digital
area book, or a high-tech flip chart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">New technology is
expanding at an exponential rate, unlike anything the world has ever seen
before. We now have all the knowledge the human race has ever acquired at
our finger tips. We can literally learn more in an hour than our ancestors
could learn in a lifetime. However, the world is adapting poorly to the
potential that lies within their pockets. Although iPad's and iPhone's can lead
to the greatest increases in productivity, the world has become much more
distracted than edified by this technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The purpose for giving missionaries
iPad's is simple, it’s to prepare us to be better disciples in the digital age
and to teach us how to raise righteous families that will manage their technology
faithfully without becoming slaves to its’ hidden traps. This is perhaps
the most resourceful generation that the world has ever seen, but no filter or
app will protect us if we don’t use our agency righteously. Having a powerful testimony
coupled with a gospel centered life will make the current missionaries the most
digitally prepared demographic of this generation, using technology to spread
the Lord’s work faster and farther than ever before. Providing missionaries
with iPads is an inspired decision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for the week. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Never lose sight of your goals, never give up,
and don't stop till you've achieved exactly what you are capable of achieving.
The Lord has taught me these things for a reason. I owe everything I am to him
and I hope to continue being an instrument in his hands all the days of my life. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I love you guys so much! </span></div>
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your Eagle Project! I wish I could be there to help you, but I know you’re
going to do a great job leading your team and adding great improvements to our
park! You’re the best!</span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-39173631036502638532015-06-09T22:11:00.002-07:002015-06-09T22:11:29.090-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Back to Nature</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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much time, so I'll be short. I started-out the week emailing Mom for her
birthday! That made the week! I miss her a ton and she gave me some
wonderful advice to help me throughout the rest of my mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jay this week! He was awesome and he committed to come and see a broadcast of
Elder Holland’s talk this week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Elder Lundquist! We worked super hard, but indulged in smoothies and
Swedish pastries along the way, haha! We needed the extra fuel to keep our rusty
tanks going at full speed. We’re both really old, haha! He goes home
in a month! We spent the evening writing songs after our proselyting
was finished! He's a fantastic performer and he will probably be famous some
day! I learned a ton from him and I finished-up a new song I've been
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Mothers for Swedish Mother’s Day! I talked about how amazing you are
Mom! Everyone appreciated hearing about it! Our Bishop was out of Town
though. He just finished the Stockholm Marathon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love you guys. Have a great week! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-54232070812595823042015-05-30T14:36:00.000-07:002015-05-30T14:39:07.170-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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80</span></b>; May 25, 2015 – <b><span style="color: blue;"><i>For Whom the Bells Toll</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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first I want to start-off by saying Happy Birthday to the best Mom on
earth! I love you so much and I can't wait to give you a long overdue
birthday hug in five months! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Next, I want to say
congrats to the new Assistant to the President (AP) of the Philippines Legaspi
Mission! Ryan Hernandez, you are going to be amazing and I am so proud of
the work you've done on your mission! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week with us. One of our new investigators, Samuel started progressing real
well. He's looking to find a church that feels right He actually
works for the Swedish Church and he gave us a tour of the 400 year old, Sankt
Nikolai Kryka! It was the coolest thing ever! We got so high in the
bell tower that we could see Denmark! It was a once in a lifetime view and the
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progress with Stefan last week too and we threw him a Birthday party. We
couldn't find a card for a 61st birthday, so we just bought him cards with a
six and a one, ha-ha! He loved it! We gave him a special lesson on hope that really
helped him commit to making this month the month he will get baptized. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Birthday Mom! I hope you have the best birthday week ever. Just know that
somewhere in Sweden, your first born son is thinking of you! I love you so much!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacob Stoeltzing http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270820401099540481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601751355401170745.post-8055463676391558972015-05-20T19:57:00.000-07:002015-05-20T20:00:39.946-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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last two weeks have been an adventure to say the least… We Skyped home for
Mother’s Day, we traveled a ton, and we even visited another country (with permission
of course)! Most importantly, I want to congratulate my cousin Dallin for
getting his mission call to the Dominican Republic! I am so thankful to
see him answer the call to serve... It's going to an absolutely amazing country
and he's going to be an awesome missionary! </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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blur! Early last week we traveled down to the resort city of Båstad. It's
one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited in Sweden. It’s unique
because you can't find a single apartment in the city limits. We helped
tare out an old floor and then we ate Swedish pancakes and a mini-meatloaf dish
called Pan Biff (beef in a pan if you were wondering)... Swedish is a super
hard language, ha-ha! </span></div>
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the end of the six-week transfer period and both of us were afraid we would be sent
to a new area, so we planned a temple trip. When you’re in Southern Sweden, you
can actually go to Denmark and visit the Mormon Temple there. We planned-out
every detail and it looked like it would be an amazing day, but there were a
few unforeseen surprises along the way! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a ferry across the Baltic Sea at the narrowest point between Sweden and Denmark.
It was crazy to think that we were probably sailing over hundreds of sunken
ships. The small gap of water we were sailing across was the site of countless
navel conflicts between Sweden and Denmark over the years. Although, today
they are both renowned for their devotion to peace, Denmark and Sweden actually
are the undisputed record holders for having the most wars between two
nations...Ever. I still have no idea what they were actually fighting about and
it seemed like a semi-annual military campaign of some sort was their favorite
tradition. Now their old rivalry is long behind them and they celebrate their
unity and friendship by giving cheap ferry rides at the cost of $5 dollars
between the two countries! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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city of Helsing<span style="background: #F9F9F9;">ør, the former capitol of
Denmark, and the home of William Shakespeare’s famous play, Hamlet. We
ended-up taking a quick peak at Hamlet's castle, Krownborg (The crown castle)
and we took a small tour before catching our train to Copenhagen (actually
called Kopenhav, and pronounced Kopenhow. Danes never pronounce the end of a
word, which makes it really hard to understand). It was amazing! The
whole city was like a monument to the former military might of Denmark and it was
absolutely beautiful! We even found a giant statue of Thor under the basement! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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we left, we thought we'd try Danish Kebab, or at least the equivalent of
Shwarma, yes that meal that Tony Stark wanted to eat at the end of the Avengers
movie! It was probably the best thing I've ever eaten! It was like Kebab, but spicier
and way more flavorful! I'd come back to the nation of Denmark just to try
it again!!! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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down. Swedish and Danish languages are very close cousins and we could
understand each other, but it was still pretty hard, ha-ha! Seriously, Denmark
is amazing, but they don’t enunciate their words very well! </span></div>
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was awesome. We had an amazing experience on the way to the temple and we
got to stop inside Denmark’s famous Christus Cathedral and saw the original
sculpture of the statue of Christ commonly seen in LDS visitor’s
centers, it was breathtaking! I've been in a lot of old churches in Sweden, but
nothing like this. It was just a large plain room with giant statues of the Twelve
Apostles and Christ at the center. It was one of the most amazing things I've
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we made our way to the Mormon Temple and to our dismay, it was locked! We thought
that we read the session time wrong, so we just decided to wait and pray that we'd
meet someone who could help us. We were greeted by a cheery Danish man
about 15 minutes later and he asked us what brought us to the temple. When
he realized we were from Sweden he seemed really surprised. We quickly realized
that we had picked the one week in the year that the Denmark Temple was closed for
cleaning and renovations. We were heart broken, but we had an amazing journey
down there and we had a great spiritual experience seeing the Kristus
statue. Although, it was not entirely what we had hoped for, it was still a
great experience. I hope we will have another opportunity to visit the temple in
the future! </span></div>
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the next day we got our long-awaited transfer call, and I was expecting to
leave, but to our surprise we found out that we were both staying in Halmstad
for another six weeks! That’s pretty unusual for a companionship to stay
together for three months, but we both love this area and we are super excited to
stay here! We also found out that my MTC companion, Elder Brown, was coming
back to the District, so that was great to hear! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week was great too! We taught a lot of lessons and Stefan took some great
steps. He's getting much more independent in his Book of Mormon reading and he’s
starting to understand the importance of living the gospel. </span></div>
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highlight of the week was going on splits with Elder Lundquist, my old zone
leader from Hägersten. We had an amazing time. We started-out by walking two
miles to teach an amazing investigator named Magnus. We taught him about
tithing and he was completely accepting. I told him the story of some friends of
ours that were having a hard financial time, but they still decided to pay
their tithing. As a result, they saw the windows of heaven open and bless them.
He appreciated the message. Afterward, we had another great experience when we
tried a swing-by, but no one was home. So, we tracted through the building
and found an old investigator that had moved, but she was still interested. It
was amazing because she moved clear to the other side of town and we had no
idea where to find her! We know that it was inspired to knock on that door
and we hope she will accept the gospel now that she's meeting with the missionaries
again. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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night was awesome! Elder Lundquist is one of the best song writers I've
ever met and he will probably be a famous musician. He likes a lot of the same
artists as me and he has a much deeper knowledge of music than I do. I brought
my guitar and he gave me a concert of the songs he had written. He was
fantastic and I learned so much about music just watching him and listening to
the stories about how he wrote every song! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'm so excited to be staying in Halmstad! I’m having a wonderful time here!
Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have a great week! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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