Marissa's Mission Musings

Out of time but it's been a good good few weeks. Christmas was wonderful! Also been some of the toughest if I'm honest with you all Being apart from my family for so long has been hitting hard as of late-- as well as the regular toughs of missionary work--  I am writing this email to say though that I have learned SO MUCH in the past weeks. And I'm grateful for all of it! I haven't always said that throughout the last little while, no way. Theres so much going into this one sentence alone- but I can say that now! Elder Child is now Élder Niño God answers prayers, that I can say too. Please reach out with what's on your mind-- I know He wants to hear you. Love you all! https://photos.app.goo.gl/aMEq9HJxENYjExnE8

It was a wonderful week!!!!! Some solid lessons, good finding, lots of sweet sweet time with members. I love being a missionary and I love CHRISTMAS! - The dark isn't all that bad when Kungsbacka has Christmas lights literally everywhere ✨️ - one of the tenderest moments this week was making lussekatter, swedish saffron buns that are only around at Christmastime with the cutest family in our ward - the advent calendar from our ward continues 😭 we are going to see Lucia this week with some of the members. I love love love them - Got lovingly made fun of by my dear companion when I cried at our stake Christmas concert hehe. Heard a beautiful viola solo of "in the bleak midwinter" and it felt like home. Oh I love good music. I'm grateful that it's such a universal language. - Said a big goodbye this week. This baby tribute to months of goodness is so inadequate. Syster Wahlquist. My mission mama. Picked me up from the airport-- I didn't know then that she would ...

Hello I love you all!! - The biggest highlight this week was saturday-- we piled on a bus with all the young adults in Gothenburg + Pontus, and drove down 5.5 hours to Copenhagen to go to the TEMPLE. I feel so blessed to have been able to attend the temple on my mission-- it is such a privilege that I know not a lot of missionaries get. It was so special for Pontus. He was able to baptize us and several of the other people there. It was so so cool to see. Sidenote don't tell anyone but  We joke that he is batman because I'm pretty sure he is and because he's going to save all of Gothemburg by missionarying all of them and also by being batman. I'll keep you updated - also had dinner and made pepparkakshus (gingerbread houses) with a family in the ward plus Pontus and his girlfriend😀 - Our wonderful ward has been secretly plotting for weeks to put together a huge gift advent calendar for us. They surprised us with it yesterday-- by calling us up over the pulpit after sa...