Hejsan!
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| 3. The Uppsala elders came up here to celebrate my big 2-0, love these guys! |
This past week has been so awesome! I am really getting a hang of being a missionary and adjusting very well to life here in Sweden. Me and my companion Äldste Harper are really starting to click and seeing a lot of success here in Gävle. Many referrals are coming in from members and contacting out on the street is more fun since we have really great conversations with people. Most people end up not wanting to meet again to learn more, but it feels good to know that we are spreading the light we have here in Gävle.
If you're wondering about the subject line, it's because Pokemon Go is huge here in Gävle right now. Our church building is actually a gym and usually anywhere from 2 to 15 people are outside just catching pokemon. It is quite interesting to see since it was so big a year ago. When we were out contacting a man said he was too busy to talk because he had to catch some pokemon. Never in a million years would I have guessed that a grown man would choose pokemon over a nice talk about Jesus Christ, but I guess I was wrong.
Veronika is doing super well and we taught her the Plan of Salvation this past week. She is super excited to get baptized in one month. We are going to do everything we can so that she is prepared for that day.
This past week has been a little hard on me emotionally facing a lot of rejection here, time and time again. It can be really hard to press forward and continue trying to find those that will accept the gospel. Äldste Harper is doing really well helping me through it all and he really is an awesome trainer. We pick each other up and keep moving forward with determination to serve.
Apparently, there hasn't been a baptism here in over a year, but due to our hard work, obedience, and strong faith in Christ, along with 100% help with the members here, we are seeing miracles day in and day out. It is truly an amazing thing to see our hard work pay off as we bring souls unto Christ.
Probably the craziest event of the week, however, was when we went to teach two guys who just moved here from Nigeria. Their sister is actually a member of the church and she invited us to teach all 3 of them. Long story short, there was lots of yelling, preaching, quoting of bible verses, and just lots of strong emotions in the room. It also lasted close to 2 hours, so that was quite fun. It was such a wild and fun environment, I really didn't know what to do! In the end, they agreed to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it! I'm excited to return for another lesson now that I am prepared for the atmosphere.
Well, it is time for me to get back and enjoy my birthday here in the good ol' country of Sweden. I really love it here and I love the people as well.
Have an awesome week everyone. Until next week, vi ses!
Pictures:
1. the leaves changed almost overnight, i love this color
2. the first baptism ever in Sweden happened in Gävle!!!!!!!!!!
3. The Uppsala elders came up here to celebrate my big 2-0, love these guys!
4. A member bought a bunch of caramels, but remembered she couldn't eat them, so she gave them all to us, hello cavity central haha
-- Äldste Steele
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| 1. the leaves changed almost overnight, I love this color! |
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| 2. the first baptism ever in Sweden happened in Gävle!!!!!!!!!! |
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| 4. A member bought a bunch of caramels, but remembered she couldn't eat them, so she gave them all to us, hello cavity central haha |
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