Cultured

Well here we are again and too be completely honest Elder Lewis is just plum in a hurry today. This week was really good though, we were able to visit Kokkola and do some work with the Elders there. I ate some various berries that were really bitter but now we know that they are edible so win win. We even helped an older Woman pick some berries from her bushes and she gave us some apples in return. It was really nice. We were also able to visit some student housing this week and that was a lot of fun. One lady was making fun of us through her window and then when she came out later to smoke we were able to talk with her. She actually turned out to be pretty interested and invited us to come back the next time we were in the area so that was really cool. We got to attend a Lutheran midweek prayer service today and that was interesting. It made me feel very cultured. A large majority of the people here are Lutheran so it was nice to see how they do things. Well that's all I have time for today, have a good week! 

Elder Lewis

He's back

Hello hello  

I know it has been awhile since I have had the time to write a big email. Well sorry to disappoint but this one won't be too be either. Things are going really well here in Vaasa. It seems to rain like every day which is pretty fun. A little rain never killed no body. We had some exchanges this last week and it was a blast. One of the bikes we were using broke and so we ended up walking which wouldn't have been to terrible if we didn't have lessons that were so far away. Its ok though because I think my calves grew two sizes. We also went to Seinäjoki and Elder Bartholomew and I got the supreme burgers from this restaurant and there was like a pound of beef on it. I almost died but then I put on my big boy pants and ate the burger. Some lady told me I looked like I was 16/17 and that I should be home. I thought it was pretty funny. I guess my baby face just really charms some people. 

In other news we also got to teach our Investigator twice this last week and it was really great. He is doing well and reading a lot. He even prayed for us for our first time so that was really cool. He shared a really heartwarming story about his father with us and we had a really good lesson with him. We talked about the peace that comes from knowing we will see our families again after this life. That knowledge is something that really allows us to live this life without fear. And for that I am very grateful. I know that it is true. I love being a missionary. Enjoy the gospel and enjoy the pictures!

Elder Lewis

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Heippa

This week was good, We had a really good zone conference. We talked about the new vision for the mission. Our new big thing is: We become converted disciples of Jesus Christ by finding joy in establishing his church. We focused a lot on the finding joy part and for me it was just a home run. I feel like sometimes some people are so focused on what is three months away that we forget to live in the moment and take a little time to enjoy the work that we are doing. We talked about how our attitudes are really everything. It really just resonated with me. 

Things are going well with our investigator too. We had a really good lesson with him yesterday and we talked about Repentance. It was a really good lesson. He seems to be doing well and he is hopefully going to come to a concert for the ward we have later this week so that should be a lot of fun. We've been doing a lot of tracting in the student housing area and oh boy is it fun. We get to have some seriously cool conversations and I feel like crazier things happen. So that is a lot of fun. We are trying our best to stay out of all the parties. Anyways well have a good week. 

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