Eating Snails for my Birthday

Perhe!

It was a crazy week for sure! First, my birthday was fun, it was splits (or exchange) day so the Sister Training leaders stayed over and they gave me chocolate and I was back in a trio again for a day! haha but it was really great to be able to see the other sisters (one was Sister Mendenhall, my previous companion, and another was a sister from my group in the MTC) and learn from them. We almost set the apartment on fire buuut we didn’t and I ate snails :) And then the birthday came and went! Just like every other day on the mission...I cant believe I am 20 years old!

Well, the next day was change call day and... wait for it.... I will be staying here! BUT I am going to be a TRAINER!! I am getting my own little greenie!! I sort of predicted it because I know how our mission president works but it still was a shock. Everything this missionary knows about missionary work will come from me! I am nervous and excited at the same time. I don’t know if you remember, but one of my friends from BYU who was in my Finnish class got called to Finland and she is one of the 2 greenies I could be training. So it is going to be fun to see if I end up training her! :) And even though I am staying in the same area, I am moving apartments so it has been a ton of work trying to organize and clean everything. All is well, it will be done soon :)

 

I haven’t seen the sun in 4 days and I am not sure it will come up this time! The month of November (Marraskuu) is literally translated as death month... This new transfer will be exciting.. :) I am interested to see who my new companion will be and if she is as awesome as all my other companions have been! I am sad that Sister Thayne is leaving, she has been such a great support and someone I can always laugh with and rely on. But we will still be in the same district so I will see her once a week. Change is hard but sooo good!

I’ve learned so much this transfer about taking responsibility for the work and truly relying on Heavenly Father for strength because I cannot do it alone. And he doesn’t expect me to. As a trainer I am going to need His help more than anything as I try to be a good example and be in charge of the area we serve in. I am willing and ready to do all that He asks me to do! Miracles can and do happen :)

I will figure out who I am training on Wednesday and then we have an exciting new week ahead of us. I guess you will hear about it next week! I love you all, have a great week!! OH, and it was fathers day in Finland yesterday so happy fathers day dad (because i am pretty sure I forgot about it earlier...), I love you! :) Thanks for being a great father :) Till next week! :)