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A Dopy Week

 Hallå alla! 


What an interesting and eventful week we've had! 
1) We did quite a bit of service to help prepare for the ELDERS we have now!! That's right, transfers came around...so Syster Taylor and I will keep boogying here in Lund, but we're sharing our ward with Äldster now as well! You know your area is popping off when you need MORE missionaries just to keep up!  
2) We started practice for Sankta Lucia, which takes place in early December. We have to learn a bunch of traditional Swedish songs that are incredibly high in key. Pray for us. Specifically, our vocal chords. 
3) *MASON GOT BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY! He had his baptismal interview on Thursday, got baptized on Saturday, and then received the gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday!!! It was amazing. 
All you guys need to know about *Mason is that he was a self-referral to the missionaries. He came to us, wanting to change his life. And now he has. 
He was baptized by a man that's over 60 years old in our ward--so we were a little worried it might take a couple tries for him to get fully immersed under the water. BUT- it actually went very smoothly, and the meeting was beautiful. We gave *Mason the opportunity to bear his testimony at the end, and he spoke about how happy he is to be a part of this church.
And on Sunday, after he received the Holy Ghost, he told us that his whole body filled with warmth. 
I've never been more proud of a person in my life. And now, he's incredibly excited about going to the temple. 
4) Syster Taylor and I accidentally met with a man who lives in Helsingborg, and he bought us a fancy three course meal. 
5) We raked leaves for an old man who makes art in the shape of sperm. 
6) ONE OF OUR FRIENDS FINALLY CAME TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. He's awesome, and the ward welcomed him very warmly. He said he felt the spirit there.
7) We went to a youth Halloween party and tried to learn a zombie dance with them. We discovered we are not dancers.
8) Me and Syster Taylor's bus didn't come one day--but it ended up sparking a conversation with two girls that concluded with us giving each of them a Book of Mormon!! 
9) This weekend was a Swedish holiday where they put a bunch of candles in the graveyards to remember their loved ones. It was really beautiful.  

All in all, I am super grateful to be a missionary. And I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to watch *Mason change as he comes closer to the Savior. Christ is truly our source of joy. 

YAY! HEJ DÅ! 

Syster Naatjes 

PICTURES: 
Syster Taylor and I celebrating national Housewives day.

Saturday's dop :)))

Cows

We made a pizza with one of our cool friends and it was really good.

Syster Taylor: Prison Break






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