Many things have happened but most importantly it was so nice and warm this week!
Went to the Zone Leader’s baptism, and I got to play the piano there. Push-up competition with another zone, which means doing a lot of push-ups. English Church is every other week, so we got to go, and I played a musical number in the regular church. Soccer, running basketball, and spike ball in the mornings are a highlight. Had a cool egg that was hollowed out and filled with chocolate. Went Northern Lights hunting and saw them, only faintly, though
Spiritual Thought:
“But the Lord Knoweth”. Mormon and Moroni just finished compiling the Book of Mormon. They both know their inadequacies. Moroni even engraves his imperfections inside the plates, The writing, the space limits, the language. He says “Condemn me not because of mine imperfection, neither my father, because of his imperfection”. But after he wrote, “But the Lord knoweth the things which we have written…therefore he hath prepared means”. God knew Moroni, He knew his faults, imperfections, strengths and weaknesses. But he still prepared a way to have the Book of Mormon translated and brought to us .
Mormon believed that God could do it. And God did. I've learned that God knows me. He works with me, as I believe, to do a lot of hard things. He knows all his children and works the same way through each of them.
Short Version of Email: A lot of things happened, too many to count, or say. Sorry.
Finnish Word of the Week: Kokoo koko kokko. koko kokkoko? Koko kokko! = Assemble the whole bonfire. The whole bonfire? The whole bonfire!
Daylight Counter!
Where we started–4 Hours 40 minutes
This week–12 Hours 2 min
5 Amazing Things This Week:
1: District Council this week in Hämmenlinna which is a city I have never been to before. It has a really cool castle we got to go see. And a wonderful member made us all food. It was lovely.
2: Went to a concert commemorating the end of the Winter War in Finland. It was in an amazing old church. Our mission coordination leader sang in the choir and he gave us a tour all around the church afterwards. Such cool art and organ.
3: President Interviews are always a highlight. We got to see them for extra time this time because there are so many missionaries in Tampere they stay for 2 days here. They also stayed for the baptism which was great.
4: On Sähly night we had 12 missionaries in Tampere at once because of splits. The members there let us do a game with all missionaries playing. It was the most fun I've had in quite a while.
5: Went to a really cool tower in the woods for P-day. Got to climb up to the top, the tower also has a little café in the bottom with the most amazing donuts. Afterwards we went to this Lutheran Church to look around and found these two ladies who requested we pray with them. We did and I mentioned I love to play the organ. One of the ladies insisted we go find someone to ask if I could play the organ right then and there. We found someone so now there is a chance I may be able to play a cool organ in the future.
6: Moved an entire member's house to another house right next to his house. We then proceeded to unload a truck full of all his son and wife's belongings into the house. Moving a washing machine and dryer up very tight spiral stairs might be one of the hardest things I've ever done lol.
7: We have been visiting a lot of members which has been good for our finding efforts and visiting the members is a great way to feel so connected to the ward which makes me happy
Tender Mercy of the Week: We were out looking for one of our friends to try and meet her in person. She had texted us in the morning telling us she would be at the bus station at 4 pm. We both somehow read her text as “train station” not bus station. So we arrived at the train station and as I walked inside immediately felt that something wasn't right. I didn't realize what but I started looking at the texts and realized we were in the wrong spot. I'm grateful for the prompting that made me realize we were not in the right place at the right time.
Where I am/Who I'm With: I am serving in Tampere. My companion is Elder Gillespie.
More Fun Facts about Elder Gillespie:
-is very punctual.
-drinks so much water.
-has no fear of talking to anyone anywhere at any time.
-is constantly working out.
Scripture of the Week:
Doctrine and Covenants 17:8
10 And verily I say unto thee that thou shalt lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better.
My thoughts: I really like the idea that sometimes we must lay aside the things of this world to make time for other things. More spiritual, more Godly, more Holy.
Talk of the Week: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/mark-a-bragg/a-master-class-in-leadership-one-day-with-the-savior/
“A Master Class in Leadership: One Day with the Savior”. Mark A. Bragg
My Thoughts: An absolutely wonderful talk. So many great lessons and parallels from the Savior's life that I want to implement with mine. So many great teachings from only studying a day with the Savior. It makes me want to study all of Christ's actions more fully and in depth.
Send me an email about the last great food you cooked!
Until next week!
-Elder Balls
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