"These aren't exceptions, they're the rules" -Ben Rector

Oh my things are good good.

ANNIE IS HOME.

My best friend in the world. She did it! I just smiled and cried watchin the videos of her huggin Jana. Dreamed of our missions since we were little and now her adventure is done.

Where to start. It's been two weeks.

- Pontus came to zone conference and loved it! Took notes the whole time. There was a lot of talk about purpose-- he said afterward that he feels like his purpose is "kind of like you guys- a missionary, basically." It was special. He is getting baptized THIS SUNDAY! After so long working for it. Please please please please pray for him this week- he is more converted than anyone I know, but satan is working hard because of it.

- Mikael in Lund got baptized!!!! Our kind-eyed deaf friend. I heard that the second counselor who baptized him learned the whole baptismal prayer in swedish sign language. Mikael's story is evidence to me that the Spirit works! That He understands every language. This was a joyous joyous day.

- Things are just good in Kungsbacka. I love Syster K so big. It is getting colder and darker. there are starting to be Christmas lights everywhere and I've heard rumors of a big tree that will go up in the square.

Some sillies-

- We met a sweet lady on the street from Ukraine, and per usual when we meet someone who only speaks Ukrainian, we call our darling new member Nataliia who comes därifrån. Nataliia answers, we explain the situation and that we would love to help this lady with her bags, and I turn the camera to show the woman only to hear Nataliia giggle and say, "that's my mom!"

- a relatively light-hearted but too-long conversation with an atheist old man was interrupted by three moose trotting across the road. We joked they were sent from heaven 🤩

- Trick or treating is not common in Sweden, but we did happen to go knocking halloween night at a complex where we had to race a group of kids around hehe.



Although it's something I've been taught and been taught over over and over again- I want to testify this week of the power of prayer. I have experienced so many answers to prayer in such specific ways! It's something I know so much. Mormon 8:24 stuck out to me this week-- He knows our prayers for the people that we love.

Elder Child is in his second transfer in the field! Caleb Paul is six and a half months old. Isaac is starring in the school play. Brigham hosts piano comedy events. Hyrum is taller than my dad. Life goes on, and it is oh so good. I love being a missionary and I love that God has given us so much to be joyful about.

I love you all!

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