Tjena Tjena!
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-- Äldste Steele
I've officially completed the first week of 2018 and if we're being real here....wasn't the best start to the new year because I came down with a pretty nasty cold at the end of the week. It's never fun to be sick as a missionary because all I want to do is go out and work hard, but then when it's -10 and windy, not the best idea to go out and visit a bunch of people, so we've spent some more time than usual at the apartment the past 2 days, but I'm on the recovery and it's going to be a fantastic week!
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| 3) the new comp!! Äldste Lewis |
On Wednesday, I got my new companion, Äldste Lewis! He's a young missionary that just spent the past 6 months in Jönköping and is now in his 2nd area. He's originally from Idaho and for some reason, not a lot of people in Sweden know where Idaho is, so that makes for good conversations haha. Like my 2 previous companions, Äldste Lewis is a hard-worker and I'm thankful for his example.
As of this past Saturday, we have taught our investigator Marko all the lessons that need to be taught before baptism and were even on track to schedule a baptismal interview for before his baptism this upcoming Saturday. I was on cloud 9 after our tithing/fasting lesson and he accepted all the commandments that we taught about and talked a lot about making it to the temple with his wife in a year. Unfortunately, Marko didn't come to church yesterday, so we need to push his baptism out a little farther until he comes to church again. Please keep him in your prayers and his wife Saara as well.
On Friday, we were invited to a brunch with Familjen Sjökvist and of course we accepted. We traveled out to their house, had an amazing time, and then it came to leave. Johan, the dad of the family, asked where we wanted to get dropped off. I said, just drop us off at the Valbo bus stop so we can ride the bus and have more opportunities to find people. Well, I really didn't think much of it, as far as contacting on busses and all that jazz, but then yesterday at church both my companion and Johan got up to bare their testimonies. My companion first said how thankful he was for my example to just talk to everyone in our path, especially on busses, and then Johan said that he was completely shocked and quite amazed actually at how blessed they are to have such hardworking missionaries that would rather ride public transportation to find people than easily get dropped off by Johan at our apartment. Well, to build upon the story even more, one of our investigators Juhani, was someone that I met on the bus, and he came to church with 3 kids! So, I kind of got the nickname 'The Bus Man' from a member in the branch. I'm so thankful for the chance every day to be out here in Gävle, opening my mouth and preaching the gospel. There isn't a better feeling in the world people.
I thought to end this email with an experience that I've actually been able to share with a lot of the members here and our investigators that happened back in April of last year. As a lot of you know, our beloved prophet, President Thomas S. Monson passed away early on in the week. After I received the news, I thought a lot about my personal testimony of President Monson and how he personally impacted me in my life. I remember in April 2017, I was able to go to all 5 sessions of general conference and that was such an amazing experience. I remember I was just sitting there with Alanna waiting for one of the sessions to begin, and then all of a sudden everyone just stands up since the prophet had walked into the conference center. I look over and Alanna is shedding a few tears (som vanligt) but I just look over and go, hey is everything all right. And she said, yeah, it's just that a prophet of God just walked into the room. And after she said those words the Spirit hit me like a brick wall and since that moment, I've known that Thomas S. Monson was a prophet of God! I know that the next prophet, Russell M. Nelson is also called of God and will lead this church with the all the keys of priesthood that have been restored to this earth.
I hope you all have a great week! Don't forget to #havecourage Hejdåååå
Pictures:
1) Ate some Sushi with the Uppsala elders and one of their investigators
2) My homies Anne-Lill och Janne Olsson
3) the new comp!! Äldste Lewis
4) Our investigator's (Cynthia) oldest kid Abel. He likes to punch me as hard as he can and is quite the trouble maker
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| 1) Ate some Sushi with the Uppsala elders and one of their investigators |
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| 2) My homies Anne-Lill och Janne Olsson |
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| 4) Our investigator's (Cynthia) oldest kid Abel. He likes to punch me as hard as he can and is quite the trouble maker |
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