Hey all, for some reason the regular computers are down in thelibrary that we use here in Lahti, so we're using an iPad instead... I don't think we'll be able to send pictures this week, but we'll see if anything changes.
This week we went on splits with the sister training leaders. At first I was super nervous, but they turned out to be super nice. They encouraged us to make a goal that they could help us work on while they were here, and I chose to focus on getting down a couple different contacting approaches. We saw so many miracles! One of many was that sister Clark and I were walking to talk to a lady that sister Albiston and I had met while we were out contacting. We were half way there until I realized that I had forgot my planner. So we decided to go back through a different path and contact on our way back. We talked to a lot of people, one of which was an older man who was very sweet and very interested and we practically taught him the entire first lesson right there on he street. We gave him a Book of Mormon and our number and told him if he had any more questions or wants to talk more about Christ, he can contact us. HI didn't want us to come over though so he didn't give us any of his information. Right as we were done talking to him, we walk a couple steps, our apartment building is in view, and we see the lady that we were going to go meet. I stop her and ask her if she remembers me, she said of course, we set up an appointment with her for Tuesday night (tonight), and got her phone number so we could contact her. It was amazing when we realized that I had forgotten my planner for a reason and that we came back on that path, cuz that wouldnot have been the best use of our time, and then to bump into the lady that we were meaning to go and talk to.
Also while we were on splits Sister Albiston was bus contacting with the other sister, and they met a really sweet lady in her fifties and asked if we could come back and teach her. She agreed. She already had a Book of Mormon, but hadn't read much of it. We just went to her apartment yesterday, and she is just the sweetest lady ever. She fed us croissants and donut holes, and just talked our ears off. She told us a bunch about what she believes, and she's actually correct in so many of her own beliefs (except she believes in reincarnation, we'll have to see about that). The light of Christ is so strong in her, she agreed to let us come back and teach her more, so she's officially our newest investigator. It'll be so exciting to just be able to build upon the faith that she already has.
Missionary work has been so great, we are getting more and more people, and we have appointments lined up every day this week because of all the faith and hard work on splits.
sometimes it's so weird being a missionary, it just feels like almost normal life, but you don't always realize it. Sometimes you just have to sit back and think, wow, I really am a missionary and I really do represent so many things. First and foremost I represent Jesus Christ, then His church, then America. It's so interesting to hear people's opinions of America outside of America. But I am grateful to be here and to represent our Savior, and to bring people closer to Christ. I wouldn't change it for anything.
Minä rakastan teitä! Ja hyvää viikkoa!
Rakkaudellani,
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