A Fortnight in Stockholm

Tjena!

This week went by pretty quickly. On Thursday we took the 5 hour train to Stockholm for Splits, and then came back the VERY next day. Another 5 hours. What a gem of a ride. But it was fun!

I got to split with Syster Layton, who is SUPER NICE. We taught a 10 year old boy who's getting baptized next Saturday, and he goes to a special elementary school for dancers. When we asked him for dancing advice, he told us, mid-stretch, "don't be afraid to do your thing."

Amen.

This week, me and Syster Welton:

- were broke

- picked up a weight set that my parents sent me in the mail💪

- taught *John about the restoration!

- taught a cute little family about the Word of Wisdom, and they took it INCREDIBLY well. Amazingly well.

- ate semlor! It's a seasonal pastry in Sweden, and it was pretty dang good! It's like a soft bun with marzipan and almond creme.

- met some new friends!

- got preached to by a mildly crazy lady. But it's okay, we love her.

- taught a Come Follow Me class! One of the members who attends looked at my hands during class and asked me if I had worn gloves that day. The answer was no, unfortunately, and she was very disappointed. She told me that my hands look terrible, and that they'll look terrible when I get old. She then made me wear gloves during class. Lesson learned, haha!

A scripture for this week is Ether 12:6.

"And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

I know that God works in our lives according to our faith. But we must ACT on our faith in order to see it.

Ha det så bra!

Syster Naatjes

Warning: do not try to use a Styrofoam box as a weight bench. (Not that I would ever do that).

It's bulk season everyone.

Waiting for the train

Planking on Splits. #newrecord #6minutes

The gloves I had to wear during Come Follow Me.

Trying not to feel sick on the train!

Comments

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