Turns out you CAN run from the truth

Hejsan vänner!

We started off this week hosting exchanges with the systers from Karlskrona. And it was SO much fun.

We:

-went to Malmö and got a nice brunch and some milkshakes

-celebrated Fettis Tisdag together by getting semlor at EspressoHouse

- Taught a lesson about the commandments to an old man

- went and talked to people on the street and QUITE LITERALLY had a girl about our same age SPRINT away from us. We said hi, she looked at our nametags, backed up slowly, and then split. That had never happened to me before. There's a first time for everything!

This week we also:

- had a hula night with all of the old women in the congregation as well as a couple of the young women. I'm embarrassed to say that I had hip soreness the next day.

- went street contacting, and I was feeling a little discouraged after I got stuck talking to a crazy guy for about 20 minutes. BUT THEN I went over and talked to a little old couple sitting on a bench only to find that the woman ALREADY had a Book of Mormon. And she hadn't started reading it yet, but is interested in meeting and reading it together! I also got to give a BOM to the man she was with. So that was pretty swag.

- WENT TO COPENHAGEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE! It was awesome. I'm so grateful for temples and for the luck I had to get to visit it.

- bought some Mexican food in Copenhagen because we never get Mexican food here, and then they only gave us like 3 bites of food and charged us for the water. Tough deal.

I was also asked to speak in sacrament meeting with a one hour notice yesterday. #missionarythings

I've been reading in the New Testament lately, and I've been focusing on the miracles that Christ performs. I just want everyone to know that even though we haven't physically met him--we can all experience the power of Jesus Christ in our lives through the Atonement. So use it! It's the greatest miracle of all!

Have a nice week !

Syster Naatjes

Fettis Tisdag! (Fat Tuesday) ft. Syster Laine and Syster Tukiainen

Crepes after district council !!

Copenhagen Temple !!

the Original Kristus !!

#poselikeyourfavoriteapostle

2 falafels to whoever can guess which apostle Syster Welton is posing as.

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