I don't even know where to begin. This week was so weird and crazy. First I went on exchanges with Syster Chesley in Södertälija. It was really fun teaching the good people there.
Then on Thursday Syster Larson, Syster Sjöblom, Syster Smith and I for some reason thought that is was Thanksgiving last Thursday. So we were all so excited because we were going to district meeting and it was going to be a Thanksgiving party and some gospel learning obviously. Then we found out that Thanksgiving was not until this week. Very sad even though they do not celebrate Thanksgiving here. I did get your adorable thanksgiving card. It made my day! So happy thanksgiving this week. You are all so great!
Alrighty so on Saturday President Newell calls us and tells us that he needs us to teach one of his old investigators from France about family history…I know nothing about family history. It was kinda scary teaching in front of President Newell. If you didn't know he was the embassador here in Sweden. He has worked with some of the greatest presidents and has some really neat stories and pictures. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever met so it was all good.
Then we start teaching Lia (I think I told you her name was Ler but it is Lia) and she started crying because she can't afford her apartment anymore. So on Saturday night Syster Larson and I went and helped her move all her stuff and took it to the church. Then we took her to a members house because she doesn't know anyone here in Sweden. We are her only friends. While all this is going on President Newell calls our zone leaders who are helping us and tells them that Syster Larson and I are being transferred on Wednesday to Jorbro and Handen. So that is exciting. We actually live in Handen so it is not like we are going anywhere too far. So we will still live in the same apartment. It shall be a grand adventure. Oh then we get home and I come to realize that we had stored Lia's whiskey bottle in the primary room. So I was so scared that the primary room was going to smell like whiskey. Don't worry we are going to teach her about the word of wisdom today. So Sunday...the longest and craziest days ever. So Syster Larson and I decided we better go to church early to make sure that the primary room didnt smell like whiskey. That could have been bad… don't worry the primary room didn't smell like whiskey and we got it out of there.
So after church we are trying to figure out where Lia is going to stay since she knows no one and doesn't have an apartment. She is crying and is very stressed so we are trying to comfort her and I am not the best person when it comes to comforting people when they are crying. Syster Larson and I are so exhausted because we were going to both wards today and we had only been to one ward. So church is about to start for the other ward and Syster Larson and I don't even make it in to sacrament meeting because invesigators just kept coming in to church so we were greeting them. Then one invesigator runs out of church with a bloody nose and runs into the girls bathroom so we had to make sure no girls went into the girls bathroom. All the members were laughing at us because we had no idea what we were doing. At the same time we are trying to figure out what to do with Lia. Syster Larson gets asked by an invesigator if she will be his girlfriend. Don't worry she said no. Then President Newell calls us and says he is going to come visit our ward to see how things are going... Syster Larson and I just started laughing because it was a very crazy day. It was a good thing President called us because the nice man that he is helped us with Lia and we found a place for her to stay and all was well. It was a great day and it was the primary program in church so it was a good laugh. I dont really know how to explain the week to you but it is was a good week!
Oh Lia is going to be baptized on December 13th but it will probably be sooner because she is just so grand. I'm sorry I dont even know how to explain the week. But it was an excellent week!
Well I love you all so much, you don't even know! Hope you have a great week and a wonderful day of thanks on Thursday.
