TURKEY BOWL PICTURES! and others...

Preparing the feast... District Thanksgiving..

Chinese class?!?

TURKEY BOWL!! (or Boll as he said?!)

FEAST!

How chur mah! geez!

Hej käre familj!

Man this has been quite the tiring week! Kinda filled with fruitless labor. ( I´ll explain later)

But last tuesday:

We had some meetings and then we had an appointment with Timothy a chinese man and he had a class so that fell through till the next day. So we GOT to contact for about 3 1\3 hours so we put up some Swedish class signs in the university campus (there are MANY who dont speak Swedish here). And then the rest of the time we only got one guy who would give us his number for a visit later and he was from Italy! Man im sure enjoying how there hasnt been many Swedish people in our teachng pool. I have DEFINITELY spoken more english than swedish here (not because I choose to.. but I have to!) But its pretty fun here... challenging for sure... but fun. Wealso have this less active member from Iran and he is sooo awkward its hillarious... 5 minutes with complete silence isnt foreign to him. But that way if its not awkward for him.. its not awkward for us!

Wednesday:

We went to a members house named Lars Nilsson's house he is probably the coolest old man ever. Big guy.. tiny wife... awesome people.Then we actually got to teach Timothy and we challenged him to Baptism and he had thi problem with when he goes back to china he wont know which tea he wont be able to drink. So I asked swa for some help on that one. But were working with him for a date. then we prepared for our Swedish class and and taught yet.. another chinese girl named Yang who is quite the depressed girl and we taught her about the Plan of HAPPINESS and gave her some meaning to life and how were supposed to be here and have JOY! but she took it pretty well. then we had our Swedish class (weird me teaching swedish but they know NOTHING. So we just teach them some basic principles and have a little spiritual thought at the end and people actually keep coming! So it will be helpful eventually!

Thursday:

HAPPY thanksgiving! We got to start out the day with an AWESOME District Meeting by my awesome companion which was on Gratitude. And I am so thankful that my mom has MADE ME FOOD! and by dad has an amazing job so he could afford food and buy jake a new car (wait.. what?#3? #4?) ANYways... and all of the love that my family has for me and the support they show me! I really am thankful for all ya'll! Then we had our thanksgiving feast with the district and it was truly amazing! Turkey is expensive here.. so we had chicken! Then we left and tracted in a different way... by doing a survey and we get more people to talk to us... but with that comes more rejection... but just planting seeds like no other thats for sure. Then we got to go to the Institute and be in that class and I got to bear my testimony to them in Swedish... the teacher said to me in english "you can do it in English if you want" And I said to myself " YA DUDE" so of course I did it in Swedish! Good times. then we had a corolation meeting.

Friday:

went and did the survey thing again. and taught our NEWEST member in the ward Viola (yes she is chinese), And she had a lot of questions about repentance and how she can just not go to church and repent later... and about the spirit world and stuff. So the spirit was really stong in there and we were able to communicate to her and she understood everything! Then we went to our church to set up for our church tour that we were going to give to out almost baptismal date Poki! Which was an amazing experience! Then we watched the fireside with Pres Uchtdorf and there was about 5 chinese (including one from Taiwan) there and then was had come snacks after.. Swa you would have been in HEAVEN! And right then I was able to say HOW CHUR MAH! haha man I love Asians.. they are so accepting and they really recieving our message quite well!

Saturday:

We were able to do a TURKEY BOWL for an activity and we invited some members and all of those chinese there and that was just HILLARIOUS! It is monday and I am STILL sore from that. We then had come real TURKEY with some members and cut the turkey and the thanksgiving spirit really was there! Then we did some weekly planning and then went to a members house and he taught us how to make these sandwiches. And planned for our lesson to the YOUTH on Sunday for ward conference!

Sunday:

So we got to the church an hour early so we would have a meeting but there was other meetings held so we had a meeting 10 min before it started which consisted of, " all of your investigators doing well? any coming to church? good job!" So yeah that didnt make me too happy and Poki didnt come to church. And then we had to teach the Youth... so we taught them on the potential that they have and that they are the chosen ones in Abraham and all of that good stuff and they would just keep talking and talking.... BUT we were able to get one thanks after and this girl said she had one friend that asked about the church and she didnt know what to say.. we gave her some council and sent her on her way. (that rhymed). So we finished off our weekly planning and went to this house where these people invited the whole ward and some of their non member friends to an activity. We sang the night away which really built our trust with the members and so that was pretty fun! Christmas season has begun here! Its amazing!

But family all is well here in Lund! My apartment is actually out of our area so we have to take a bus into Lund every morning which is kinda lame but whatev. Theres a pair of sisters... us... and the senior missionary couple in charge of the institute. You cant send pictures from this computer but were going to the institute where we can! But I love you all and am thankful for all of you!

my adress is

Rudolf Bååths vägen 13b

245 32 Staffanstorp

Sweden

so yeah look that up. its a little red apartment thingy..

I cant think of any questions I needed to answer you all but if you have any shoot em in the emails! Congrats to sam though! Love you both!

Sincelerely Yours,

Äldste Webster

Aldste Websters FIRST WEEK

Hey ya'll! Well it has just been the craziest week ever! P.S. Mother don't worry I did get a coat and it is huge and AWESOME and I also got 2 scarves? scarfs? Whatev. But yeah all is well around here! I actually forgot to bring my camera here to the Library so I'll be sending pictures next week. So I arrived here in Sweden and then we went straight to the Mission office to get some papers filled out and then we went to the Mission home and chilled around there and wrote a letter to you so you will be getting that in the mail so that will tell you about the first days in Sweden but let me tell you about some of my first days in......... LUND! How crazy is that? that Im here where my ancestors way back when were first being bapized! I'm sure you're all happy for that... as am I. {Nana's Grandfather Niels Christian ANDERSON was born in Lund! (#12 on the Nelson Pedigree chart)} But we were in the chapel getting all of those trainings (mom and dad... you know) from the secretaries and what not and then our trainers walked in... president gave us letters with our assignment on them and our companions names and then we had to figure out which one was our trainer by talking to all 4 of them in Swedish. And so his name is Aldste Lords and e is such a thug! by that I mean dope.. and by that I mean really a spiritual guy and an amazing trainer! But we all were at the train station in stockholm and what not and then Jamón showed up because he got a new compaion as well! So we embraced like real men and then he helped me get my bags on the train and we said our goodbyes and right when he got off the train, the doors shut so we almost missed the train but DONT worry we are here and all is well! But man sweden is awesome! It's really amazing how similiar Stockholm was to Curitiba... there wasnt much culture shock... just the whole language shock. but AH its kinda dumb how everyone speaks english here because I try to speak my crappy Swedish and they answer me in English so bashudu? but by the time I got to the mission office (the first day) the assisstants and everyone knew because of elder jackson and winegar that I was elder nelson's grandson but meh.. no pressure right?

But once we got on the train we took a 4 hour ride to the Malmö Zone, city of Lund. And its awesome here... of course its dark pretty much the whole time except the hours of the day when we are inside studying (DOH!). But my kamrat comes from Pleasant Grove (same as my mtc comp) and he plans on going to the U after his mish... ATTA BOY! yeah so I was excited to her that! But we first got here and our first day was week\transfer planning day so that took a long time But we are doing awesome. '

Just some sweet experiences while we have been here:

My first time contacting and some guy was with her wife and she said no thank you and he threw some swears at us but meh... I read Matthew 10 the other day so that didnt phase me! haha But we went to this Referral from stockholm and it was this arabic girl and her family so now weve got her to investigate and she was pretty excited to get it in arabic so im happy for that!

But then we went around in some apartments and ya know... did some tracting and my first door approach was kinda funny... It was this woman and her kid and I was so set on talking about the restoration and then I switched to eternal families and this is how it went " hi we were wondering if... you... want... be... together.. with.. family.... forever? and then my companion came in and saved the day and then she wasnt interested and so yeah... I guess her little daughter that was right by her grabbing her leg wasnt important enough to live with her for eternity but WHATEV.

Then there was this other guy who listening to loud music and stuff so we banged on the door and he came and opened the door with no shirt.. and tight jeans and we asked him what he thought the meaning of life was... then he put his hands on his chin and pondered (while flexing mind you). But he wasnt interested.

But there have been a lot of experiences like that.

But theres this one girl from china I think yes swa.. how chur ma... who was just baptized a week before I came and it was so cool to have an investigator who had so many questions for us about the plan of salvation and us being able to answer them! So shes doing great.

But our favorite so far has been his lady named Poki from Africa and she is just amazing. The elders have been teaching her and teaching her and then we went in and just decided that we needed to commit her to Baptism to why not! we did just that.. . we taught about authority and how we need to follow christs example and be baptized! So she ACCEPTED! BUT she wanted to go to church first and see how it feels and she asked us if she could bring her aunt... ummm YEAH! So this next Sunday will be amazing (hopefully)! So were shooting for December 19th so pray for her! But all is going well... Its just ridiculously harder contacting here than it is in brazil... people are so depressed and just downers and find it hard to believe in a God when their government already provides everything for them. But its ok...

Dad and mom: well... actually everyone that has been on a mission... What are some good ways you think would be of finding... besides through members? Im actually reqally looking forward to an answer on that one.

But just so you know that letters address is for everything under 4 lbs. and then over 4 lbs goes to the packages address. Thought that would be useful. But im being fed pretty well by the members and they have been in ENGLISH both times so... whatev. But they are amazing.

CONGRATS TO SAM AND LARA!! I KNOW YOU WOULD MAKE IT! Thats so exciting MARCH will be a choice month... now I know I wont be getting any emails or letters because now my #1 fan will be too busy. But thas ok... im just here... on my lonesome... wondering whats happening... (BAHAHA) But I'll just assume no news it good news...

But I did see jamon... i did get a coat... letters I will get whenever they get here and packages I will get only every zone conference. and this IS my new mail address where I can communicate to my family only and my family to me...

But all is well here and I love you all!

Ha en bra vecka!

Aldste Webster

(Adam sent 4 other emails with quick responses...)

(ps) good to hear maezinha! thanks! (I told him about the SL Real winning)

(ps-2) By the way.. Lund is awesome because its a college city and so it has this outreach center/ institute which is awesome because it kinda breaks down the awkwardness barrier from missionary to normal person. But yeah thats our main focus here in Lund... find the youngn's!

But I love you momma!

Tchau gente!

ps... tell sam its about time

(ps-3) AH ALSO! the sisters who work in this area found a guy who is from Africa and speaks PORTUGUESE! SO AMAZING! So he is pretty close to baptism and I got to speak with him the other day but it was lame because I kept slipping Swedish in! DOH BART!

Anyways... that is all love ya

(ps-4)

heres a pic off my companions camera! love you all

its at the chapel when we first met

Hey ya'll! Well it has just been the craziest week ever! P.S. Mother don't worry I did get a coat and it is huge and AWESOME and I also got 2 scarves? scarfs? Whatev. But yeah all is well around here! I actually forgot to bring my camera here to the Library so I'll be sending pictures next week. So I arrived here in Sweden and then we went straight to the Mission office to get some papers filled out and then we went to the Mission home and chilled around there and wrote a letter to you so you will be getting that in the mail so that will tell you about the first days in Sweden but let me tell you about some of my first days in......... LUND! How crazy is that? that Im here where my ancestors way back when were first being bapized! I'm sure you're all happy for that... as am I. But we were in the chapel getting all of those trainings (mom and dad... you know) from the secretaries and what not and then our trainers walked in... president gave us letters with our assignment on them and our companions names and then we had to figure out which one was our trainer by talking to all 4 of them in Swedish. And so his name is Aldste Lords and e is such a thug! by that I mean dope.. and by that I mean really a spiritual guy and an amazing trainer! But we all were at the train station in stockholm and what not and then Jamón showed up because he got a new compaion as well! So we embraced like real men and then he helped me get my bags on the train and we said our goodbyes and right when he got off the train, the doors shut so we almost missed the train but DONT worry we are here and all is well! But man sweden is awesome! It's really amazing how similiar Stockholm was to Curitiba... there wasnt much culture shock... just the whole language shock. but AH its kinda dumb how everyone speaks english here because I try to speak my crappy Swedish and they answer me in English so bashudu? but by the time I got to the mission office (the first day) the assisstants and everyone knew because of elder jackson and winegar that I was elder nelson's grandson but meh.. no pressure right?

But once we got on the train we took a 4 hour ride to the Malmö Zone, city of Lund. And its awesome here... of course its dark pretty much the whole time except the hours of the day when we are inside studying (DOH!). But my kamrat comes from Pleasant Grove (same as my mtc comp) and he plans on going to the U after his mish... ATTA BOY! yeah so I was excited to her that! But we first got here and our first day was week\transfer planning day so that took a long time But we are doing awesome. '

Just some sweet experiences while we have been here:

My first time contacting and some guy was with her wife and she said no thank you and he threw some swears at us but meh... I read Matthew 10 the other day so that didnt phase me! haha But we went to this Referral from stockholm and it was this arabic girl and her family so now weve got her to investigate and she was pretty excited to get it in arabic so im happy for that!

But then we went around in some apartments and ya know... did some tracting and my first door approach was kinda funny... It was this woman and her kid and I was so set on talking about the restoration and then I switched to eternal families and this is how it went " hi we were wondering if... you... want... be... together.. with.. family.... forever? and then my companion came in and saved the day and then she wasnt interested and so yeah... I guess her little daughter that was right by her grabbing her leg wasnt important enough to live with her for eternity but WHATEV.

Then there was this other guy who listening to loud music and stuff so we banged on the door and he came and opened the door with no shirt.. and tight jeans and we asked him what he thought the meaning of life was... then he put his hands on his chin and pondered (while flexing mind you). But he wasnt interested.

But there have been a lot of experiences like that.

But theres this one girl from china I think yes swa.. how chur ma... who was just baptized a week before I came and it was so cool to have an investigator who had so many questions for us about the plan of salvation and us being able to answer them! So shes doing great.

But our favorite so far has been his lady named Poki from Africa and she is just amazing. The elders have been teaching her and teaching her and then we went in and just decided that we needed to commit her to Baptism to why not! we did just that.. . we taught about authority and how we need to follow christs example and be baptized! So she ACCEPTED! BUT she wanted to go to church first and see how it feels and she asked us if she could bring her aunt... ummm YEAH! So this next Sunday will be amazing (hopefully)! So were shooting for December 19th so pray for her! But all is going well... Its just ridiculously harder contacting here than it is in brazil... people are so depressed and just downers and find it hard to believe in a God when their government already provides everything for them. But its ok...

Dad and mom: well... actually everyone that has been on a mission... What are some good ways you think would be of finding... besides through members? Im actually reqally looking forward to an answer on that one.

But just so you know that letters address is for everything under 4 lbs. and then over 4 lbs goes to the packages address. Thought that would be useful. But im being fed pretty well by the members and they have been in ENGLISH both times so... whatev. But they are amazing.

CONGRATS TO SAM AND LARA!! I KNOW YOU WOULD MAKE IT! Thats so exciting MARCH will be a choice month... now I know I wont be getting any emails or letters because now my #1 fan will be too busy. But thas ok... im just here... on my lonesome... wondering whats happening... (BAHAHA) But I'll just assume no news it good news...

But I did see jamon... i did get a coat... letters I will get whenever they get here and packages I will get only every zone conference. and this IS my new mail address where I can communicate to my family only and my family to me...

But all is well here and I love you all!

Ha en bra vecka!

Aldste Webster

good to hear maezinha! thanks!

By the way.. Lund is awesome because its a college city and so it has this outreach center/ institute which is awesome because it kinda breaks down the awkwardness barrier from missionary to normal person. But yeah thats our main focus here in Lund... find the youngn's!

But I love you momma!

Tchau gente!

ps... tell sam its about time

AH ALSO! the sisters who work in this area found a guy who is from Africa and speaks PORTUGUESE! SO AMAZING! So he is pretty close to baptism and I got to speak with him the other day but it was lame because I kept slipping Swedish in! DOH BART!

Anyways... that is all love ya

heres a pic off my companions camera! love you all

its at the chapel when we first met

Sheri Dew at the MTC... November 15, 2009

This is a letter written to me this morning (11/16/09)

"Good morning dear Sylvia

Sheri spoke at the MTC last night (Sunday Nov 15^th) and guess who came up to her and said “Do you remember me?”

Sheri said “Tell Sylvia that Elder Adam Webster looks just great!” She said he is just clear eyed and filled with light!

He is clearly in his element and doing all the right things!

You raised a giant of a man—just like his father! And grandfathers!

Happy Monday.

Have a great day and just know that Elder Adam Webster is on the Lord’s errand and making his mother and father very proud.

Love

Wendy"

Last MTC letter... November 11,2009

Hej Familj! Hur gor det?! So jag ar so mtcket tacksamma for min familij och for alla som har skrivit mig! Oh wait... So that just says I am so thanksful for my family and to all of those who wrote me! (meaning thanks mom for being the only one to write me this week!)

But in better news this has been a really amazing week full of English fasting and just getting in all of the info I need before I leave to my dear country of sweden! I admit it.. im trunky.. FOR SWEDEN! But thats a good thing.. right? But the VERY artistic picture of my and elder chester I plan on doing with all of my companions! So you will see the bottom of my shoes every time I get a new companion! But first off I was reminded that some elders are going to be using their delta skymiles card? Is that something that I should do or not worry about it! Cause that would be a plus if I were to get all of those miles.
SO MY ITINERARY PLAN:November 16 we leave the MTC at 1:30 and the flight out of Salt Lake will be DELTA flight number 170 @ 4:45 to PARIS! AHH Longest flight of my life! But that just gives me more time to preach the gospel eller hur? (am I right?) Then I arrive at 11:15am the next day at Paris De Gaulle and leave @ 4:04 pm. (not sure what time zone all of these times are in) you could figure it out. But I will be arriving in Stockholm Sweden @ 6:35 pm 17 November, 2009! Good times ahead! So the call home will probably be from Salt Lake and so you should be home sometime between 1-4 (i know thats a long time but im not sure what time im going to call so take that)!

But tell Swa that that kid that wrote on my facebook is from taiwan so she can chat it up with him (maybe? maybe not?) But yeah he's a good kid. But thank you MOM for the Chocolate and the FRESH cookies and more envelopes? Im not sure what im going to send in all of those but im sure I'll find a use for them. But how was the family party at the hiz-ouse? Good times? But thats awesome that Dad told that racoon story on Sunday because that was told on Sunday by Richard I. Heaton. We had him for the second time but he is an AMZING speaker! He talked about finding the purpose IN OUR PURPOSE AS A MISSIONARY! An amzing talk! why have faith? so we can repent. why? so we can be baptized. why? to recieve the Holy Ghost. Why? so we may be able to ENDURE to the End with the constant companionship of the holy ghost! Brilliant (i thought) But then yesterday William R. Walker of the Seventy came and just told about the growth of temples for an hour. But something really hit me. It made me so grateful for my parent's hard work and all that they did to enforce the missionaries to have people pay their tithing and whatnot! But It reminded me of when President Monson was there and I was close to him and he gave me the little cement shovel to put in the corner! AHH what an AMZING EXPERIENCE! Dad I know that the people of Curitiba were so blessed because of all of the effort you went through. I never really realized how much of a part you played in that! But that kinda reminded me on is that the KIND of Faith im going to have when I go to Sweden? Enough faith to be able to have yet ANOTHER temple there (of course a combined effort from all the missionaries) But that really hit me that that is what we are striving for. To connect all of God's eternal family back together again like Elijah said. What a great time. But one more experience I had in the RC was this woman I was calling back to see if she recieved a Bible she said she did. And I was prompted to ask her if she knew her purpose here in life and she said that she is just grateful to be alive. Because her mom and brother passed away and she worked all the time and she really wants to see them again. So I quickly switched gears and TESTIFIED to her that she will be able to see her family again! And that that plan to return to our Heavenly Father has been revealed through the Book of Mormon. She was trully ready to recieve that message and so I send her a Book of Mormon and im going to call her back and talk about the Plan of Salvation. ANY SUGGESTIONS?! IM SO EXCITED to share this message with Sweden and hopefully my testimony on being able to see decieced members of our family again will come in handy. Maybe my portuguese will help. But I know I have been called of God to serve the people of Sweden. I love my district so much. We have been able to get so close to each other. (lets just say theres going to be some great things happening in Sweden) But as for any last requests before I leave... Maybe some pictures I could show someone in Sweden of Brazil? or my baptism picture? Just any old school pictures. but other than that I can't think of anything that important right now. But if its really that important I'll ask for it in Sweden and hopefully my sweet dear mother will be kind enough to send it. but Any advice for the field? Mission President interview advice (whoosie)? I love you all and am so thankful for my fambamily! Jag alskar alla er! Vi Ses! But I think thats all I need to say but I love you all! Change my address to the Swedish one! (unless you can get it to me in 3 days) Love you all!

Aldste Webster

PICTURES!!!

These pictures all came at the same time... so they've been taken in the last 7 weeks while Adam has been at the MTC. Enjoy!

Adam with Elder Sellers

Adam's comp... Elder Chester from Lindon UT

Elders Blaylock, Chester, Jorgenson, and Webster

With Chase Elwood from the Sterling Heights ward.

Lookin good elders!

At the temple