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Hej Fam!

How's it going everyone? This week was pretty good for me, not super eventful but a lot of traveling again. Monday,Tuesday, and Thursday we were in Göteborg for different things but other than that we got to get some good work done in Trollhättan so that's good. Irene is still slowly progressing so that's good, and our other investigators.... well I'll let you know when we meet with them. I don't think I've told you about this but in Sweden they have this thing called semester which is like their summer vacations, but the government makes it mandatory that everyone with a job, no matter the job, gets a 2-5 week semester in July. That means NO ONE is home in the month of July. They all go to Norway and stuff so now that they are all getting back from semester hopefully we'll be able to meet them more often. It sounds like there is a little bit of confusion about transfers and how that works because both mom and dad asked about it. Here's how it works. There are no transfers in this mission. ha ha okay so there are, but President doesn't follow any kind of set schedule. He just moves people around when he feels prompted. Obviously there are some transfers every nine weeks because that's when we get new missionaries from the mtc, but other than that you could get a call from President any given Saturday and leave that Monday for your new area. Kinda crazy! A sister in our district actually got the call this week so she is leaving on Tuesday I believe. I actually have no idea how much longer Sanders and I will be together, but we are guessing probably around six more weeks because that's when the new greenies come from the mtc. So we'll see what happens. Oh, so breaking news! As I was writing I was just informed that Sanders and I now have a car! ha ha, Here in Sweden you can only drive on a US license for one year and then you have to resubmit for eligibility. so the zone leaders here in Göteborg, both their licenses are expired so while they wait to renew we get their car! I'll let you know how it is driving a tiny European car after five months straight of not touching a car! ha ha this should be fun! The streets are crazy here! Mom, sounds like you and the girls had a blast swimming, even with the wrong swimsuits! ha ha oh man, I miss those little girlie's so much! I'm glad you had a blast fishing Dad! Oh and happy birthday! Sorry it's a little late, but I hope it was a good one! 26 again huh? Man you're getting young! Well everyone, I hope you all have a fantastic week, we are going to go do something fun for Syster Shnieber's last P-day here in Göteborg so I'm gonna head. I love you all so much! Have a good week! Oh and Ty said you're heading to Cali and Disneyland? Is that this week? If it is have so much fun and take lots of pictures! Go on pirates at least ten times for me! ha ha love you all, talk to you later.

I Feel Like a Nomad

Hey Family! Can I just start off by saying I love you?! because I do! So stinking much! You are the absolute best, all of you. So this week was a good one, but a busy one. We were in Uddevalla on Wednesday, Göteborg on Thursday and then Stockholm on Friday. It was a little crazy. I did find a coat in Uddevalla on Wednesday, Mom. I think it is going to be really good! It's good looking, waterproof and I got it for 50% off, so that was a sweet deal! I ended up having to buy a new umbrella with it too... I may or may not have left my last umbrella on a bus in Vänersborg... ha ha whoops! I guess I'll tell you about Friday. We have this thing called the 12 week program that is a program both the trainer and the trainee follow for the first twelve weeks in the field. It's a study program for our companionship study basically. President and sister Newell brought all the trainer/trainee companionship's into Stockholm on Friday to have kind of a review and discussion about the program, what we like, what we don't like, that kind of thing. It was really good but I'm not gonna lie, kinda boring. Once we are done here in 3 weeks I'll have done the 12 week program for 15 weeks because we started in NC (it's a world wide program, not just Sweden) and we got three weeks in and then we started over when we got here. Sanders and I got on a bus at 5:30 Friday morning and got home at 9:30 that night. It's about five hours on trains/buses each way, so we were actually traveling for about double the time we were even in Stockholm, but that's okay. It wasn't too bad. It looks like we are going to be world travelers again this week, we will be in Göteborg three days this week and Uddevalla one. It feels like we never even get time to work in actual Trollhättan! We are on fire here right now though! We have recently reactivated two less actives and have had investigators in church for the past three weeks straight. That's more than Trollhättan has had in the past year! Our baptismal date, Irene, is doing really well actually! We found out she has Asbergers, which explains alot, but she is still completely teachable and eligible for baptism. She is still working on quitting coffee, but it's getting better! She has gone from where the first time we met with her she just kept saying she will not quit drinking coffee and it doesn't say she can't drink coffee in the bible and all this stuff, to now she says she feels bad when she drinks coffee! It is so cool to see her change of heart as we work with her. and by we, I mean the spirit. Me and Ä. sanders do nothing, it's all the spirit working on her, so please continue to pray for her! It sounds like you had a great week with the reunion and all! Haha oh man, I loved the story of the Seinfeld moment! You have no idea how many times I've tried to make Seinfeld references in the past five months and everyone just stares at me because they have no idea what I'm talking about. HOLY COW, Michael Phelps is crazy! I can't believe he came back and just destroyed again! Did he do better this olympics or last? That's funny he's retiring, probably wants to give someone else a chance, haha. Well Dad, have fun fishing this week, you lucky dog! Oh and that is super cool those connections you made to Sweden! It really is funny that you can make that many connections to a tiny country with only 10 million people. Your friend was right Mom, Göteborg is the best place in the mission! Well Göteborg zone that is. I love it to death! I hope I get called to serve in the actual city of Göteborg some day. It is so pretty! I'm gonna head for this week I think. I love you all so much and hope all is well. Give Mya and Sadie loves for me! Oh and tell Robyn and Brooke congrats on being prego!


Until next week-

love your missionary.

ps. Yes Mom I'm getting your pictures, thank you so much! I love them. Next package you send I would love some more pictures! but i'll need another one of those little mini albums like I have. Mine is full.

Real Quick Today

Hey family!


Thank you so much for the emails! Sounds like this week has been a fun one! I'm sorry up front because this week we don't have a lot of time, we need to catch a bus and be to Göteborg by 11:00. Brother Harris, one of my teachers in the MTC, is back in Sweden with a couple other rm's so he is coming into Göteborg today to hang out with all of us. Apparently we might be going to one of the islands off of Göteborg to see an old castle. So that should be fun! I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty jealous that you all are enjoying the Olympics right now. I do love the Olympics, but I'm just glad I'm not missing the winter Olympics, they're my favorite. This week has been a good one here, super busy. We had spilts on Thursday/Friday with the assistants/zone-leaders, so for two days we had four missionaries in Trollhättan. It was super good and we got so much work done, but I'm glad they left, it was a little cramped in the apartment, and me and Sanders are out of money for this month so we didn't have food to feed them for any longer. Don't worry mom, they give us plenty of money every month, more than enough. But.... at the beginning of the month Ä. Sanders somehow managed to lose 500 crowns(about 80 bucks) haha so we are running short this month. The end is near so we should be good, just lots of hot dogs and top ramin, haha. So "H" is engaged huh?! Wow that's exciting! Tell him congrats for me and tell his lady friend...um... moi bien. haha no idea if that's how you spell it. I hope all goes well with the immigration and stuff! Well family sorry but I've gotta run! I love you all so much! Oh and we got a baptismal date this week! Her name is Irene and she has a problem with coffee so definitely pray for her!

I love you all so much!

Love- Äldste keetch!

p.s. I got the packages on friday mom! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I loved them! You are so so so good to me! And.... all the candy may or may not already be gone. Haha thank you again! You have no idea how much they made my day:)