I would like to start off by saying thanks to my lovely mother for reminding me of my 6 month mark! (Not) Oh sheesh. Well Öland was quite the adventure last week and I was able to burn a tie RIGHT BY A CASTLE! It was sick... I'll send you my memory card at the beginning of every transfer I decided... so pictures on their way next week!
For me and my house... this has been a CRAZY WEEK and a half! Marvin our main man from Peru (By the way his parents come from there... he was born in russia... and then they moved to sweden... so pretty much a swede) is doing AWESOME! We had a family home evening with him and a couple his age in the branch and it was just an awesome experience to write out the baptismal program, show him how the baptism was going to be and then just fellowship him with members. The baptism... was AWESOME! It's so funny to see how nervous they are and then when we get in the water it all just goes away! He kept saying afterwards how good and clean he felt! Man this really is the life... To actually see people progress in the gospel from not even knowing that there is a God... to full on testimony of his Savior and how important he IS! He brought his mom, brother, and friend to the service and it was aweosme to see the one hispanic woman come to the service and chat with his family in SPANISH! So there is hope there as well. After that we have been teaching him lessons about the priesthood to get him ready for it! Our mission leader (the old branch president) confirmed him on sunday and had tears in his eyes... im sure because of the great blessing it is to have ONE MORE potential priesthood holder! Amazing things happening here! Of course with all these great blessing comes the opposition! This week we have been finding some amazing potential families to baptize... but I have also taught some of the hardest lessons of my life... whether it be at the door... on the street... or in a lesson... satan has had a great hold of some people. Me and my companion have been faced with the toughest questions we have EVER had to answer during our missions. They all pretty much start with "If God loved them/her/him... why did he Let that happen to them? or... if your church really is true... then why would they approve the war?" Of course these questions don't come with a simple doctrine answer... and certainly not the kind of questions that need to be answered for their salvation... but the only answer I could come up with was a testimony that even though all of these bad things happen in the world, God's plan is already set in motion... his purpose IS to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man... Faith isn't something that we can't always measure... just like eternity... but it comes when we have a Hope for something better.. and a desire to partake of a happiness that can't be found in money... drugs... cars... physical things. But God has given us our familes... and the gospel so that we can find that true happiness that DOES last.
Obviously I can't explain how much I have learned here on the mission... but even though I don't know these answers... I know that my family... and LIVING the Gospel gives me happiness. Thats why im here.
I have so much to say but I'll keep it short for you all... We also got our transfer calls and I am staying in Växjö and my new companions name is Elder Barlow! Apparently he has written a book and has gone to Harvard or something... so he's a brilliant guy I hear! and that is sooo needed for here in Växjö. We have been finding a lot of potentials for the beginning of a new transfer and I'll miss my companion... but oh well. my old companion is going to halmstad to be my district leader! haha
Congrats SAM AND LARA and their wedding.. I hope you liked my video! kinda lame but you can't expect much from the wad. I got my package at sharpening a while ago... but its almost gone now... itwas delicious! hahah that cereal was AMAZING! seriously...
You should definitely send me some official pic of the wedding! but the ones I have gotten are AMAZING! Äldste winegar is going to be with Äldste Jorgensen from my GROUP! AHH super jealous but they will be AWESOME!
I love you guys to BITS! I'll be writing on Monday!
Peace out...
Äldste Webster
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