Hej!
I'm pretty much at a point of training where it doesn't even feel like I'm training anymore. It's just me with another missionary putting in work here in Övik! Äldste Thompson has learned so much since he got here in June and I'm a proud pappa! Training is honestly a 10/10 experience and I'm glad that I've had this opportunity to learn and serve.
We had a pretty crazy week, mostly becuase we went to the farm on Wednesday and farm days are whole day adventures, becuase we have to drive our to Junsele and then take on huge projects that they give us. Last time, it was shoveling hay into a machine, but this time it was building a cover/roof for a section of a building they own. The building apparently used to be Junesle's market place.
So, we were told what to do, given some tools, and then it was up to Äldste Thompson and I to figure out the rest. We did a whole lot of sawing and hammering, and by the end of the day it felt like our forearms were going to fall off. We really weren't experienced at all in what we were doing and we felt like we were just doing a terrible job and that they were just going to re do it anyways after we leave becuase we did such a poor job.
But, just as we thought our arms were going to give out, and as the sun began to set, Brother Karlsson pulled up to take us back to the house. I thought that he was going to get out of his car and just say wow guys you really messed this one up didn't you... But he didn't. He was so grateful for the work that we had done and he even told us that it was a great job and now the rest of it is super easy. He was so grateful for us to have labored so hard to build something for them. The way he reacted to us, is how I feel like the Savior is going to react when we get to meet Him one day.
We are going to feel like we didn't do that good of a job and that our efforts weren't really valuable, but Christ is going to look at us, and let us know how great of a job we did for Him, His Father. Pretty cool thought!
This past week, we also started teaching an elderly lady that Elder Hansen and I actually contacted a few months ago. She felt the spirit so strongly in our lesson that she knew she needed to read the Book of Mormon. She described the feelings she had as a result of our visit: "It feels as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I feel so peaceful now".
The work continues to move forward, and I'm glad to be a part of it. Life gets stressful, life gets hard, I tend to miss home every now and then, but I know it will be all worth it in the end.
Have a great week everyone! Vi hörs.
Pictures:
1) yoga
2) cool lake shot
3) farm work
4) more farm
-- Äldste Steele
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| 1) yoga |
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| 2) cool lake shot |
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| 3) farm work |
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| 4) more farm |
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