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This'll be short! I love you all.

Things are good. It was a harder week in some ways- it's getting colder and darker, but it is so lovely seeing how God answers our prayers still. I've really really seen that this week!

Pontus got the priesthood and is going to the temple this week!! Will baptize us there as a full-fledged priest.

Said (or... didn't get the chance to, but would have🙃) some big goodbyes this week.

- Syster Wilcox-- the most caring and loving and diligent soul. My first ever splits in Sweden. I remember crying to her about missing my brothers then- and she just listened and told me she understood and somehow just made it all better. My role model in so many ways. You will be missed in this mission! And I can't wait to sing with you at BYU😜

- Syster Meredith- whose sincere praise I rode on for weeks. Such a calming spirit and humble leader.

- My beloved Syster Bowen..... det här går inte. I love her too much. So many sincere conversations and shared thoughts and dreams. The funniest human I know-- and knows how to love oh so well. I learned so much just from being around her-- she is in so many ways the person I want to become. I love you beyond words! and your note made me cry and laugh samtidigt heh🫶


We bought sleeping bag coats and live in them😃

Played a turkey bowl today jr comps vs sr comps... 💪💪

Got treated to the sweetest Thanksgiving lunch of our sweet sweet senior couple the Sainsburys 🙏

If anyone knows how to do the blowing trick that makes hard boiled eggs easier to peel please let me know I've been trying unsuccessfully for weeks.

Love you all!

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