Wow....

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Time is just passing by and I have decided I really like it. When time goes slow its because I'm not doing what I'm supposed to, or I am not having fun with the things I'm doing. So I have grown to love when the time passes fast even though it can be hard to look at the date sometimes. As long as I can go to the Lord every night and tell him how I have used this time and be happy then I know I am doing what is right and all my worries are not needed! I just feel like going home is coming so fast and I don't feel ready for that transfer. Any good advice?

Sys.Strömberg is doing awesome!! I think back to when I was learning to cope with stress and disappointment in the beginning. It really wasn't easy but I feel Sys.Strömberg is doing a great job with all of it and she is super open with me which is great! She really doesn't have a lot of confidence in herself but I think I have it for her and she trusts me so when I say she should do something she jumps at whatever I say. She has such a desire to do what is right and work hard. I honestly feel so blessed to be with her! We spent time on the restoration this week in Preach my Gospel. Felt super good to go through all of it again and to practice teaching it with her. She is so afraid of forgetting something. Now I can't use the restroom without reciting the first vision because she put it up to memorize it. She is such a hard worker!!

In the white handbook I remembered reading that on Sundays we should go by people because that is when people are home with their families. I have never really agreed but yesterday we were able to meet an investigators daughter and hopefully we can teach them as a family now. That would be the ultimate dream come true.. to baptize a family before I go home! Yesterday we both gave a talk in church about missionary work. In my talk I read from John 13: 34-35 "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." What a promise!! As we love those around us they will know that we are disciples of Christ! It made me stop and think how I treat everyone and if they know that I really do love them.

We had an awesome week getting two new investigators who are super super positive. One is name Kofi who has met the missionaries before but 10 years ago and 2 months ago Sys.J and me found him but never got the chance to teach him. He travels a lot to America and works crazy hours. We were sad to see him not come to church, but I have a very good feeling about him. He was super sincere! He wants to be baptized before he goes back December 15th and so he wants to pray about what date. The member who came on the teach walked out with her jaw hanging open. ha ha really so did we.. it felt so good. We received a referral from Häggerstan a while back and she has also been super busy to meet but on Saturday we finally met and almost set a baptismal date. Sys.Strömberg asked both of them to be baptized!! She was hesitant but they went great! Probably the best 0 lessons I have every been apart of. These two were obviously prepared before we got to them but that is the promise of the Second Harvest so I wasn't surprised. 

 

Something else that happened this week was some new rules in the mission. The whole mission got a letter in the mail outlining what the President Newell is expecting. All of it was pretty alright..not too different from what I already do and am used to expect for one rule. Music: Is to only be Mormon Tabernacle Choir  I have to say.. I'm still feeling a little down about it. Then again super blessed too. I felt super bad that I was having a hard time accepting it or loving it.. because obedience is an action of love and I wasn't doing it out of love. So I prayed about it. I honestly felt the Lord was wanted to bless us more and so he as asked us to follow these. The next day was when we met with Kofi AND met with John who has a baptismal date. I love the Lord and the things he asks of us because I know they are for our good and because he really wants to bless us.

 

Then today... we helped a family move into our ward and the new neighbor gave all of us Cinnamon rolls and tea because we don't drink coffee of course :) She was so sweet we invited her up and she came. As soon as she comes in she bandaged up a cut finger and played with the kids and took the invitation to come to church. I couldn't believe that this Swedish woman was so open with us. She is about 60 and says we can come back and visit her. She say, "Can't you just take my number?" Man what a question.. wish I heard that more! It felt so so so good. You could honestly see she felt the spirit in the home of this newly moved families home. (no where to even sit) I hope to go home and never loose my desire for missionary work. It feels so good to see people light up when you talk about the gospel! I love missionary work!

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Thanks for everything!!

Love Syster Sprague