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Highs and Lows

Hej everyone!

This past week was SO long. Very long. The longest week of my mission, probably. 

Early in the week it was Sweden's national day, which we celebrated by going to our ward picnic next to a castle in Tyresö! It was beautiful. When we entered the grounds of the area, it felt like a dream. 
It was a great opportunity to meet and get to know our members better, and we're going to start teaching the daughter of one of our members! 

Later in the week we did a lot of planning and preparation for Wanda's* baptism, which was supposed to happen last Friday evening. She ended up calling it off the day before, because a lot was happening at work and she felt too stressed. It was a very sad couple of days. 

That was the second time I've had a baptism get canceled right before it was supposed to happen. And it breaks your heart. 
But she still wants to get baptized in the future, and however much time she needs is worth it for the peace and blessings that come with baptism. 

Some things we ate:
- a bunch of fika we had prepared for the baptism with one of our members when the baptism canceled 
- waffles at Pablo's place after church  #classy 
- KFC with one of our new members 
- Swedish Pancakes at Maggie's place with a friend we're teaching 
- African food that we helped our member friend Tigist make

I love these scriptures in Acts 17--
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

I love this, because it specifically says that the Lord is not far away. He's close by. And I know that when we seek him, we find him. 

Have a good week :)

Syster Naatjes 








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