HALOI!

Hello dearest family! well... here we go to start another great transfer in Växjö! My companion's name is Äldste William (Bill) Barlow! He is quite the man. He comes from Los Angeles California! He has written his own book called "Pugachev Kionaltski" so he doesn't mess around (in the mission field he does though... ANYWAYS..). He also was at Duke University for a year (i think) and is glad to hear that they are in the Final Four! HELLO! did anyone mention March Madness? I know Jake is at least watching 2 games a day. Could have filled me in.. how far did Utah or BYU get? ANYWHO... But he really is a good guy and always way positive... which is good... but I just can't find myself being happy and guilt free if I take a nap everyday... anywho....

Växjö the AREA is doing great... Thanks to the lame time change both of our new converts and the investigators we invited weren't able to make it to church... OUCH... that was a heart breaker. But it was good to see some stake representatives from LUND come and speak! Good to hear familiar voices! But we move on. As far as our investigators go...

Sandra who is from Latin America originally, has three kids one of which is over 8! Her sister is a member so we get to teach her with her sister present which is really amazing. She knows she needs to get baptized.... she wants to get baptized... But she has a problem with her Sambo (cohabitator) who doesn't believe in God and doesn't want her to join the church... So we just need to see how much Faith she is filling to excersize to Jump into those waters of baptism and either have her Sambo say yes and get married... or her say BYE to her Sambo! But she knows what she needs to do.. we'll just see what she DOES! Any advice?

Claudette who is a woman from africa who also has 3 kids... all over 8 WAS married to a muslim and believes that Jesus has always helped her in her Prayers and through her trials... So we gave her the Book of Mormon and a couple of days later said that she felt good when she read it! We asked her if we could have the kids in the next lesson and she said that they COULD! wow... super stoked for that!

Princess is a 18 year old girl from Africa and her family has been raised up catholic but has been so confused with all the religions she couldn't come to a conclusion... So she was able to know Joseph Smiths situation pretty well... and she left there with a DESIRE to Read and Pray! It was awesome! It makes it so easier when we don't have to convince them... but they can see the point themselves!

We get to FINALLY meet Baba from Africa on Tuesday and he has been wanting to know about Christs life and is looking really positive to apply the Gospel of Jesus Christ in his Life... REALLY exciting!

Somayeh is a girl from Iraq and isnt MUSLIM! she is out of town right now.. has been reading in the Book of Mormon and coming to church so she has been amazing too!

We were able to teach a swedish family with the 3 kids and they are awesome! They are both religion teachers so they can't get themselves to believe but they are curious and they both agreed that they couldn't recieve a witness from words but throgh our feelings... so we challenged them to read Alma 32 and and Pray together and they said they would do it! WOW awesome. (that's good for scandanavians...) Other than that things have been going great and look forward to a new start and a new Barlow energy into this area!

Not really any exciting stories this week. Just filled with transfers...

This is how they go... Monday is a regular day.. not p-day... tuesday morning we recieve calls to where we were going... wednesday is P-day and clean the apartment day.. thursday is transfer day... so I went down to Lund.. said bye to my companion... waited for my new one.. then left! Crazy stuff!

But I love you all and thanks for your prayers and Lovely Letters! Welcome to Lara Jean WEBSTER to the family.. MAN that sounds good! And happy birthday to Chewie a week ago! I miss his tail.

I don't think I have ever been so excited for conference as I am now on the mission! Man.. I just barely watched that in the MTC! CRAZY how time flies! The snow has melted and the sun is coming out and it's AMAZING to see the NEW side of sweden I have never seen! not dark... not cold... not depressing but HAPPY! Yay for JOY!

Anyways... I got nothing else to say! Good luck to the Brs with little Truman... definitely need pictures and both Russel and Truman! that would be nice! Or even videos... why not?!

I love you all!

See you next week!

P.S. Saddest news of the week... We don't get to watch the SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION! AH! Tell the church headquaters to change really quick... WHY NOT? just for me? oh well.. in the Liahona I guess

PEACE!

Äldste Wad

sooo mom... when does grandfather usually visit his grandchildren on the mission? Tell sam Elder Teixeira is visiting the mission this transfer! So exciting... will he know who I am? tell him to look out for me!

another question... Recognizing the Spirit... I have read chapter 4 many times... Any advice from my parental units? Love you much!

Wad