Hejsan,
Hope everyone is doing well. Not much to say about this week for me but here is a few things that happened.
All of the snow here was melted (at least where I am located in Sweden) and the weather was in the 40-50s but then on Tuesday it was basically a snowstorm all day so needless to say it felt like December again.
Also on Tuesday we had a meeting planned to meet with an inactive member, (he asked us to come). We asked him what he was wanting with us coming, and he just said "we'll see". Well when he let us into the apartment complex he turned around and just starting sprinting up the stairs to his apartment and when we follow him and got to his floor we just start getting yelled out to help lift stuff. So we helped him move but had no idea that's what we were going to be doing lol, I guess some sort of miscommunication with past missionaries but it was definitely interesting especially with the snow.
The theme with this week was definitely lessons getting canceled. Looking back we had 3 lessons that we actually taught and then 11 that got canceled. Only 2 that canceled actually let us know beforehand so definitely very frustrating and disappointing. The lessons we had all went really well though. The Swede Rowan we have been teaching just keeps perfectly understanding everything we teach. We also taught another Swede that comes to our game night about the Book of Mormon. And then a girl from Sri Lanka also about the Book of Mormon. It has honestly been a struggle to teach with my companion because he doesn't let me say much but all of the people we taught were very receptive so that was good. Things not going great with my companion though. Won't say too much be he doesn't really participate in much and is not disciplined with basic and important things.
I have nothing else to say about the week so I'll talk about something that has been going on for a while now that some of you might think is funny. Basically 2 areas and 5 months ago where I lived there was 2 teenage girls who lived across from the apartment that just think it's really funny to mess with the missionaries. Since I left that area they have still been trying to mess with me through facebook (I have their regular profiles blocked). But they have now created two profiles on facebook using my pictures and just doing weird random edits with me and sometimes some other missionaries included as well. They also baked a cake with my name on it and made a pillow case with my face on it. I know a lot of people who get my emails just scroll down and look at the pictures so I will not include the pictures of the cake and pillow case for that reason but if anyone is curious I can send them to you lol. Pretty weird and thought I would add because not much else interesting going on.
Highlight of my week was definitely watching general conference though. We just watched at home because our branch is very small so they don't play it in the church. Very inspiring and it amazes me to go in with an entire page full of questions that apply to my life and every single one of them gets answered in one way or another. I encourage all of you to watch whether you are a member of the church or not:)
I would love to quote some of the talks but as the transcripts are not posted yet I would have to go back onto the livestream and write what the people said. But I will say that one of my favorite talks was Elder Renlunds. He talked about spiritual momentum, and how as we continually apply the doctrine of Christ into our lives (faith, repentance, baptism/sacrament, holy ghost, enduring to the end) and don't slow down or stop, it becomes easier to resist temptation and overcome the obstacles that are in our path. Spiritual momentum is definitely something I've thought a lot about, with this same topic of being able to hold on to, and remember the good spiritual experiences when temptation or trials come. President Nelson gave a great talk on spiritual momentum a couple years back. He gave 5 specific suggestions for how we can maintain positive spiritual momentum, but here is a quote I like that talks about the importance of spiritual momentum itself "We have never needed positive spiritual momentum more than we do now, to counteract the speed with which evil and the darker signs of the times are intensifying. Positive spiritual momentum will keep us moving forward amid the fear and uncertainty created by pandemics, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and armed hostilities. Spiritual momentum can help us withstand the relentless, wicked attacks of the adversary and thwart his efforts to erode our personal spiritual foundation." Simply put, powerful spiritual momentum comes from focusing on Jesus Christ. Through him, we can receive the strength to overcome our temptations and trials as well as find peace and joy amidst them.
Ha det bra
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