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 Tjena! 

This past week I dropped off Syster Kearns in Stockholm, and then picked up Syster Welton! 
She was serving in Umeå (way up in the northern part of Sweden) for almost 8 months, so her Swedish is a little different than mine. It has been pretty funny to compare and contrast our pronunciation of certain words. 

We were able to get moving pretty quickly in Lund when we arrived here from Stockholm, and so that was really nice. She's an experienced missionary, so the transition went pretty smoothly. 

On Friday though, one of our family history lessons canceled, and so we decided to do a little bit of family history for ourselves! (It's considered service in our mission.)
One thing I found out is that one of my ancestors who converted to this church in the 1800s actually had a carpenter shop HERE IN LUND before he emigrated to Utah. Pretty awesome. I have a newfound appreciation for not just Skåne, but this specific little town. Happy day.  

We also had a lesson with a family we're working with, and read the first chapter of the Book of Mormon with them. It was sweet. I love the Book of Mormon, and I love getting to share the light that comes from it. 

We have a lot to do here, and a lot to look forward to. 

Random updates:
- Our landlord fixed the shower so it no longer floods every time we use it! 
- Our friend *John really liked the pamphlet we gave him about the Plan of Salvation.
- We travel to Eslöv quite often, and it was once voted as the "tråkigaste stad" (most boring city) in all of Sweden. What a treat! 
- An old creepy man approached me on the street and had some interesting things to tell me. 
- We went to a språk café and met a bunch of people. Nice. 

Love you all!
Syster Naatjes 

 Willy's. My love.

Train up to Stockholm.

Saying bye to Syster Kearns. LOVE THAT GIRL.

Syster Welton and I in the city.

Classic Jesu Kristi Kyrka pic.
Pday bowling! 


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