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A Week Survived

Hejsan! 

This week had quite a few difficulties. Can't lie. 
And that doesn't mean that it was unsuccessful, it doesn't mean that we failed, but it DOES mean that character was built. 

That being said, here's a little glimpse of our series of unfortunate events:
- Our little family couldn't get baptized yesterday.
- A phone was lost--BUT THEN FOUND. So that was good.
- A lesson we were psyched for ended up canceling last minute. 
- Many other lessons canceled.
- A homeless guy kissed my hand. 

But there were also good times! 
- We went on Splits with the Systers in Malmö, which was fun!
- We gave out 3 Book of Mormons on the street. 
- We got to teach ANOTHER religion class at a high school, which was fun, and gave out like 6 Book of Mormons after that as well! 
- We bought a devils food cake mix, which is hard to come by here in Sweden, and ate it. It tasted SO American. It was great.
- We got ice cream at a cute little shop here in Lund that makes it from scratch. 
- We went to Helsingborg for pday today, and recreated some iconic statues. 

All is well! 

I don't have much time, but here's a quick scripture I really like! 
Moroni 7:41:
"And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise."

We can always rely on Christ, and have hope through Him! 
Syster Naatjes 

The preparation for the quality photo to be taken.

The quality photo.

Hype up before giving out Books of Mormon ! 

Taken 7 seconds after Syster Welton left her phone on the bus !

Devils food cake.

Helsingborg ! 



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