General conference ft. påskmust

Hej my friends.
I can't believe it's been another week.

I get so nostalgic about every change of season-- it must be noted that the river that runs through Umeå has finally melted. People were cross country skiing on it when I got here and now there's just ice on the sides-- it's beautiful.

Conference was amazing. This week was amazing. Start of a new transfer! I love Syster Williams. I love Umeå. I love getting to talk to so many people. I love my Savior! I love being here.

Some highlights...
- tried to stop a guy who was on the phone and he waved us away, so we continued only to have him come up TO US maybe fifteen minutes later because he thought maybe we needed directions! Had an awesome conversation and now we've met him a couple times! We were touched by his goodness and grateful we got the chance to talk to him.
- Our finnish friend Valter was adorably touched by Elder Renlund's mention of finland in conference. Texted us excitedly that the place was 6 miles from where he grew up!
- Were on the way back from Stockholm for a meeting and saw the northern lights from the plane. This was magical.
- Syster Williams and I are wild together we laugh the very hardest and are having just so much fun. We made semlor and were very proud.
- Watching conference in our little old building with our little old members and their little old notebooks will be a core memory for the rest of my life.

Conference was wonderful- I feel so blessed to have a living prophet and to know that God still speaks to us! It's sunk in, talking to so many people with different beliefs, how wondrous that is.

I love you all! Thanks for being my people!

Syster Barn

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