It's been pretty cold as of late... lots of wind and a little bit of snow (it just snows constantly without it actually really sticking so that's good, I guess?). It's pretty windy down here since we're on the coast. I heard that they can have some big windstorms where they shut down all of the busses and trains, so we'll see if I get to experience any of those.
This week is my big year mark. As of Thursday, the 23rd, I will have officially been on my mission for a year. I have already been set apart as a missionary for over a year now.
It's been a busy week down here in Malmö! The first big news is with Rufeal who will be baptized on the 1st of February. It is kind of a funny story, because he first had contact with the missionaries about a month ago, where they just exchanged numbers and gave him a mormon.org card. He hadn't really seemed that interested. Then we finally got ahold of him last week and set up an appointment. He brought a friend with him to help translate (he's from Eritrea) just in case he needed it. We gave him a church tour. We then showed him the Restoration video and then he explains that he knows that it's all true, that he's read a lot about it and that he wants to be baptized. So we extended the invitation to be baptized... He really enjoyed church on Sunday, and we're going to do all that we can to help him feel ready for the 1st.
Maj Elin, Vanessa, Micheal (recent convert), and Angelica (recent convert) were all able to come to church for the first time in about month (they've been out of town) and it was wonderful to see them all there.
Achmed is still progressing (we plan on meeting him again today actually).
We've met again with Eva (less active) and she's definitely starting to like the Book of Mormon more with each visit. We think that will be the key in getting her to be able to come back to church.
We were able to reteach Innocent (recent convert) about the Plan of Salvation this week and it was definitely a very powerful lesson. I hoped it was able to help him as much as it helped me. There was certainly just a nice spirit there.
Otherwise we've been pretty much running around from one appointment to another...sometimes that is more literal than others.
In other news, Syster Hauglid was transferred out of Örebro last week (a mid transfer, transfer)... so all of those ties to Örebro are pretty much gone. I just hope everyone is doing okay there, since Syster Hauglid and I were there together for about 5 and a half months (including the bit before we became companions), so it's a bit of a change to have both of us out there in a relative short span.
A scripture that stood out to me this past week was 2 Nephi 5:27, "And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness." It was a simple phrase, but happiness is a way of life. It is just as much a decision as it is an emotion. I hope to do my best to live "after the manner of happiness".
I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Love,
Allie
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