Hallå! Det är missionärerna! Vem? Missionärerna!
Nej, vi vill inte...hahaha;)
Hey everyone! Special shout out to my best
friend Clay for getting his mission call to Guatemala! I'm stoked for you man!
Easter or Påsk was fantastic. The weather has been bright and sunny and we have
had no need for jackets:) Lemme tell you about my week...
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| I made Swedish Meatballs! |
Mån: We went to one of the millions of soccer
fields and had a good match! We had a large group of missionaries and investigators and it was a lot of fun
playing ball again!! I had a lot of sweet powerhouse shots that no one could
block;) It felt really good to get out and play again for sure. Later we met with N to go over the Plan of Salvation
and it makes so much sense to her! She was interested in what happens after this life. I made some potatos,
gravy and swedish meatballs:) It tasted really good.
Tis: We met up with our less active who is teaching us spanish but as of recently, we have been having some good discussions and teaching her
more about the Gospel. That is really cool to see! We went down to Strängnäs to
meet with our investigators. We taught J the Restoration, she is moving right along
perfectly! Then we met with N and
Sister K told her about Relief Society! That was nice to have her there
to talk about that.
Ons: We had a district meeting on Praying
with Faith. "Pray like everything
depends on God, and work like everything depends on you.” It gives us personal
responsibility and accountability as well by having us work our hardest for the
things we desire. We met a guy who we contacted earlier in the week. Afterwards he asks if he could pray
for us and that's when things got a little strange but we kept cool. We had a big review with N and she seemed ready for baptism! She said she wanted me to perform
it! Needless to say, I was jumping for joy in my head. I felt so lucky and
honored to be apart of it. Pretty awesome! We met up with the zone
leaders and split up to our different cities.
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| I love to cook |
Tors: After deep doctrinal discussions in the morning I made us a nice stir fry for lunch (I don't
know what it was, but this week I was just in the cooking mood -and the food
tasted good...ha!). Some plans fell through so we decided to do some contacting,
and NO ONE WAS OUT! Seriously, we were out for 45 minutes walking around and
maybe saw 10 people total. The weather was fantastic -as it was the whole week-
so it didn't make any sense. We taughtan investigator who was supposed to be
baptized this week but she needs more time.
We met up with the
sisters there (who are so funny and just the best!) and went to their ward
mission leader's place to have coordination meeting and dinner. We then went home teaching with the ward mission leader and met some cool people
before we had to catch the train back. Elder O and I got to know each other better. He's a good guy, I really like him a lot. The
other elders told us about their day and a little about N's interview. She
passed! And I was beyond excited for saturday!
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| Elder T is going back to St. George next week! |
Fre: I took a train all alone to Stockholm, where
I met Elder C at T central to take the next train to Västerhaninge. I saw
my pops, Elder M,and also saw Elder T who goes home to St. George next week!! I told him all the people he needs to say hi to for me when he gets
home. I then spent time with Elders from my MTC group. One of the Elders received a
text from my comp back in Etuna that made my heart sink. "N says she is
not ready for baptism." Noooooooooooo! I had to focus on the training with that going on
and no real way of figuring anything out because I didn't have a phone.
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| All alone for 3 hours - it was weird. |
Time to go home and I had to haul home several
packages...that was fun...Not, haha! I travelled for 3 hours all alone just because of
the way things turned out. At first I thought it would be a lot of fun being on
my own, away from a companion, but honestly it was sooooo weird! It was very
discomforting ha. I can't really explain it. I got home and my comp and I had a prayer together to find peace, comfort and
understanding regarding N. We are just postponing it but I was heartbroken, still am.
Lör: It was really sad not having a baptism today but
we've got to trust in the Lord's timing and help N through this. We went out
and contacted a lot of people to get our spirits boosted up. We met up with
a couple at a pizza place and talked about all sorts of things. He likes to
talk so I figured the best thing to do was to listen and
love. We did get to talk about family history work as well as how the mission
process works and they were very captivated by that. It really was one of the greatest nights ever. They
really like us and invited us over for Vallborgs -a Swedish
holiday/tradition which I will explain later when it actually happens in a
couple of weeks.
Sön: Sacrament meeting was phenominal, though not
too many people were there -it was Påsk -Easter, it's a bit ironic. All of the speakers had great testimonies of the Easter season, the
Atonement and Resurrection. We taught P the Restoration after Sacrament
meeting and he loved it. He has been reading the Book of Mormon and wants to
pray about it and see if it is true! J was taken care of by the Relief
Society -they love her. Funny story: I asked if we could still meet with J at 5 on
tuesday and all of the women turned to me and gave me the death glare of the
century because that is when they are having the Relief Society activity! Whoa,
man! Talk about scary! Geez, I didn't know that was going on! Hahaha, I love how
close they are to her haha, so we set it up for earlier and everyone relaxed a bit. We had lunch
with the L's with a testimony meeting about what Christ means to
everyone. We then went over to another family for dinner (right after a big
lunch...not too fun on my tummy!) where we played some easter games and had a
good time.
Did I mention I gave a talk too? I had no notes and just testified from my heart what Easter really
means to me. I remembered Elder Christofferson's talk from
conference that was very helpful and powerful. I talked about the beauty and
impact Christ's resurrection means. When Christ was with his apostles, he said
”Greater love hath no man than this, that a man layeth down his life for his
friends. The servant knoweth not all what the master doeth, but as ye are my
friends I have told you all that I doeth. Ye are my friends if ye obey my
commandments.” I love that so much! We are His friends. What greater love is
there? The angels said to Mary and the other women ”Why search ye the living
among the dead? He is not here, but He is risen.” Christ has conquered the sting
of death. He is risen. Other churches celebrate His death by wearing the cross
around their necks, which is very important to remember of course. But we as
Latter-Day Saints, we celebrate His life. That He lives today! How glorious and
wonderful that is to know that our Savior lives and He guides this church. Like
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon's testimony ”He lives. For we saw Him!” Because
of Him, all of us will receive our perfect resurrected bodies, never to be
corrupted again. Because of Him, all will gain immortality. Because of Him, we
have the opportunity to stand before God and be judged according to our works.
Because of Him, He will be our advocate with the Father IF we follow Him.
Because of Him, we will see those who have gone before us, waiting on the other
side. Because of Him, I will see Elder Mason Bailey again. That's what Easter
means to me. I know and testify of these truths. I am His friend because I
follow Him. I love this work and this people. ”Oh sweet the joy this sentence
gives, I know that My Redeemer Lives!”
May you always remember the Savior in your life
and celebrate Him not just once a year, but all year long. I love and pray for
you, have a wonderful week!
Äldste Johnson
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