Marissa's Mission Musings

I love you all! Things that made me laugh this week: - playing ping pong with pots as paddles in the attic of our church - constant gifts from our neighbor - walking arm in arm with SYSTER WILLIAMS MY NEW AMAZING COMPANION on the ice and just giggling - megabed at transfers..... Things that made me cry - looking at the stars with my companion one night - feeling incredibly nostalgic driving through stockholm at transfers- where it all started. the streets that came to mean so much to me - talking with syster Williams about our best friend missionary little brothers. Things that make me grateful: - knowing my family and grandparents pray for my people by name. - wonderful sacred morning hours of reading the scriptures - seeing our friends come to church - wonderful lessons of questions that make me think - Cesar in Charleston baptized!!! - Bessy and Rigoberto in Charleston on date please pray for them - watching Brig be in love - videos of Caleb Paul laughing and almost walking I love t...

Things are good good. Lots of work. Lots of miracles. Lots of joy! Lots of hard. ALL OF IT IS GOOD. I love Umeå. I love the people and the snow and I am learning so much. I love our branch. I've taken it upon myself to speak norrländska while I'm here hehe Most of all I love this gospel! I love being able to talk about it and learn about it and deepen my own testimony so much in the process. - Transfer news!! My amazing amazing companion Syster Larson is going from being the northernmost sister in the mission to the very southernmost--- I'm going to miss her. I have learned a lot from this absolute rock of a missionary. Malmö is getting the very best!! - Our sweet sweet friend Zuba has decided to be baptized!!!!!!!! We are so happy for her!!! Please pray for her during these coming weeks! - Our friend Anna came to our lesson this week with a notebook full of neatly written and highlighted questions. Beautiful questions-- about doctrine and the Book of Mormon and sådana sake...

So out of time but I love you all. MIRACLES happened this week--- two very elect referrals we are so excited about-- it feels like the Lord is hastening His work through so many different tools and it is amazing to see! Friend Anna-- referred herself and is so ready for the gospel. Complete Swede, the most beautiful questions that are answered by the gospel. Pray for her! I feel like we're living in a snow globe I am so happy and blessed! Please pray for us driving in the snow Love you all. https://photos.app.goo.gl/aMEq9HJxENYjExnE8