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 Gott nytt år!

I hope all is well with everyone. 

This past week was good, per usual. I have a great companion, a great area, and I officially hit my six month mark!

We met with a lot of people who come from the Islam faith this week, and it's been an interesting challenge to convince them of the divinity of Christ. They like a lot of the doctrines we talk about-- but Christ being the Savior and redeemer of the world is a unique stumbling block for them. Which is, as we know, pretty much the #1 most important truth! We're working on it. 

We also met with a woman named Maria, but not the Maria we THOUGHT we were meeting. 
A week or two ago, Syster Kearns contacted an adorable old woman from Hungary (Maria), and she began crying when we talked about God with her. She really wanted to meet with us! It was a miracle. Unfortunately-- we wrote down her number incorrectly, and haven't been able to get in touch. Which is incredibly disappointing, but it happens. 
About a week later, we got a text from someone named Maria who said she wanted to meet! We thought it was the woman from Hungary, and we were SUPER excited and hyped at the fact that she somehow found our information to text us! 
When we showed up to meet her, we quickly found that it was a different woman I had met on the bus two weeks earlier (also named Maria), who wanted to preach to us about how we understand the Bible incorrectly. We were stuck with her for an hour an a half, and it was definitely not our happiest surprise.😂

The mission is full of great experiences, big and small, and I'm grateful to have been out for the 6 months that I've served. My Swedish continues to improve, slowly and steadily, and I've seen my own testimony grow exponentially. 

I have one year of Sweden left, and I can't wait! 
Syster Naatjes

Pictures:
Waiting for the double decker bus in the middle of nowhere.

Celebrating my six month mark with naturgodis! There's no other way to celebrate.

Celebratory falafel for the new year! Okay, I guess there's two ways to celebrate.

Door knocking in the rain. Yay.





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