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Wow what a crazy week it has been! I'm glad to hear that you got the USB and the little presents and stuff.. hope you like it!

This week started out pretty well! We found a swedish lady and she is in her 70's. It's pretty funny to hear they're swedish but now that she's old... she says that she has found an interest in what really will happen after this life and if she will see her husband again. Sad things but a wonderful opportunity to bear testimony that she CAN! We have another investigator who is a student and likes to find out about what we believe but doesn't want to change. Many students that we have taught here are like that... once they accept us they will listen to what we have to say and then they just respond with saying what they believe.. it et's kinda frustrating at times but we just need to tell them that the Gospel actually makes a difference if LIVE it... not HEAR it. We've also been trying to visit less-actives and one that we visited came to church and all 3 hours! It was amazing to see him there and im SURE that it made him feel better! Wednesday was AMAZING! We were on our way to teach Pan and we saw that we had 15 minutes before she expected us. So we decided to tract the building next to it. So we take the elevator all the way up and the first door bell we rung... Äldste Takahashi said hey we are missionaries and we go around a talk to everyone about the meaning of life. We noticed the mom at the door then she called her daughter to come and translate for us then the WHOLE FAMILY of 7 came to the door and listened to what he had to say! So they let us in and we only took 10 mintues and said we would come back another time. AWESOME. So we aw that we had 5 minutes left and so we decided to knock on one more door. The man was at the door and I said we are from the church of Jesus Christ and he said OK come in! We only had 5 minutes to talk to him but he told us about himself and how he used to be muslim but he converted to Christianity and he accepts anyone who believes in Christ! So we said something really brief about the restoration and said we could come back another time! Wow! Coolest 15 minutes of my LIFE! And two familes! haha Then we had dinner with pan and one of her friends decided to join us. We were teaching her abut temples and her friend started asking so many questions that we decided to just teach her friend the 2nd lesson! So Pan didn't mind and it actually was one of the neatest member teaches i've had! We told her friend that she could pray to God and ask him if its true! And she asked us.. " Wait.. does he answer?" And with my simple "YES" her jaw dropped and Pan agreed by saying "not always right after but he DOES answer". MAN I love new converts! So that was the highlight! District Meeting was amazing. We talked about how much our personal studies effect the way we teach, contact, and bear testimony! SO TRUE! When we actually FEAST upon the words of Christ the scriptures literally give VALIDITY to what you say. Our investigator Marvin from Peru is doing amazing... after the restoration DVD he has really begun to see the importance of prayer and it really has been changing our teaches with him! Majid is doin well... We talked to him about Chastity and he said it makes sense but he still can't differenciate between us and Muslim religion... So we talked to him about the Atonement and that really does distinguish us. We told him to PRAY before and after he reads and ask to know if what we say is true. So we are really hoping he does! Tesfaye from Africa is listening to us but not understanding us. We went through the 1st lesson with him and he said it was GOOD. Then we asked him to pray about Joseph Smith and he wasn't sure why. Man I wish I spoke his language. We also had a teach with our ex-communicated member at our branch presidents house and it went REALLY WELL! They were able to get an appointment with each other and we'll see how that goes! Sunday was tough because it snowed so much none of our investigators showed up! But that day was great because we were able to teach a contact from Yugoslavia and she is PREPARED! She said that she hopes for something after this life and really liked how we baptized at age 8. AGENCY\ACCOUNTABILITY... she loves it. We also taught that second man we tracted into and it went really well... he didnt have much time but wanted us to come back and teach his family! EXCITING THINGS happening here Växjö!

Things have been going incredibly well for us here and we are truly being blessed when we WORK OUR HARDEST!

Thanks so much family for your love and just being my family! Yay for audis... Yay for Babies... Yay for Families!

I love you all and GO SWEDEN! (or USA... HAIGH)

P.S. it was -25 Celsius today... about -17 F

OUCH!

Love,
Salima