This week has been pretty good. Early in the week (on Tuesday) we had Zone Conference, which was really good. It was a pretty big conference, I almost want to say that it was a half of the mission. In the morning (before lunch) we had a sort of memorial service for Elder Bailey (the missionary who passed away), which was really nice. There were some good things said about him and about life. The rest of the conference was good. I honestly don't remember what it was about offhand (they usually focus on a whole bunch of different things). Though, on a neat note, at the end of the conference it was revealed that we were going to begin using iPhones in the mission! We were distrubuted new phones, and they've actually been really useful during the last week. It's convenient having easy access to numbers, addresses, records, etc. And playing with Siri is fun.
Either way, the rest of the week has been good. All in all, it's been pretty ordinary week. We've been doing the usual stuff, swing by's, tracting, etc. On Sunday, we had a lesson with someone who the Browns (the senior couple) have been teaching, H. It was a really good lesson, we talked about the Plan of Salvation, and he really seemed to enjoy it. At the end of the lesson, he got up and gave us all hugs :) He seems like a really humble person, and it was good getting to know him.
We've been meeting this guy names H about once a week for about three or so weeks now. That's been going fairly well, but he's kind of hesitant about some things because of islamic familiy relations. But he's a really nice guy, asks good questions and seems happy to meet with us, so that's cool.
The swing bys aren't usually that exciting, usually we just go to someone's apartment and see if they're home, and if they are they usually either tell us to go away or to try again another time. Occassionally they do let us in though, and that's always really cool. Last week I tried someone, a couple who had been investigating a few months ago, and they were totally happy to let us in and chat. The husband didn't want to hear about doctrine so much, but I think they let us share a spiritual thought and gave us some Påskmust (which is exactly like Julmust, but for easter) (which is also really really good and you guys should start drinking it because it's amazing).
The swing bys aren't usually that exciting, usually we just go to someone's apartment and see if they're home, and if they are they usually either tell us to go away or to try again another time. Occassionally they do let us in though, and that's always really cool. Last week I tried someone, a couple who had been investigating a few months ago, and they were totally happy to let us in and chat. The husband didn't want to hear about doctrine so much, but I think they let us share a spiritual thought and gave us some Påskmust (which is exactly like Julmust, but for easter) (which is also really really good and you guys should start drinking it because it's amazing).
Also, in other news, I found out that I will be moving down to Helsingborg this coming Wednesday. It's been good serving here in Karlstad, though it will be interesting to see what's coming up around the bend in Helsingborg. I've been to Helsingborg a few times for zone training meetings, etc. when I was in Växjö; it's a really nice city, it has a cool castle in the middle of town. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Anyways, hope all is well with you guys!
SCENES FROM AROUND KARLSTAD
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