We had lots of snowstorms. It is not very cold in Pori because we are right on the coast and the water warms it up, but we do get quite a bit of snow. i slipped and fell 5 times one day. Once was way bad. We knocked this door and these teenage girls opened up. They saw us and got scared. Their parents were not home so I said we could come back later. As we started walking away i looked back to give them a smile...but i saw that they took out their phones and were recording us. upon noticing this, i slipped and fell down all of the stairs and landed in a heap on the ground. Everything turned out ok though.
We had a wonderful Zone Conference this week. we are trying to get better at working with the members and also start working with Family History in missionary work. exciting times! I left my Scriptures and my Preach my Gospel though in Tampere...which is like 90 minutes away. I get them back tomorrow thankfully...but I have never felt so useless as I have tried to study this week. Everything is in there...all the answers...all of the important information of Heavenly Father's plan. I am so excited to be reunited with them again!
We had a first lesson with a young college girl this week. We met her a couple weeks ago talking to people on the streets! One of the best lessons I have had on my mission. She was friends with a member when they were younger and she remembers the feelings that she got every time she prayed with their family. We taught her the Restoration and she was very excited. On sunday she came to church and loved it! We have about 25 people each sunday...21 grammies and 4 preisthood holder grandpas. They all did such a wonderful job of befriending her. It is so amazing how much good each one of us can really do. And it doesn't matter how old. Every convert and investigator needs a friend in church. A year or two ago an apostle said to the wards here in Finland that we will get new converts as soon as we are ready for them. The Pori branch is being prepared and I am so grateful to be serving here! Our investigator said she was coming back next week for sure and we have a lesson this thursday....it is going to be a big one!
Another cool experience this week, we went and taught this man. At the end we asked him to pray for success that day as we tracted around his place. We actually had someone that we wanted to find, but we only had their phone number. As we were tracting I saw this group of houses that I thought looked good, and that we should leave and go start them....at the 3rd door we knocked was that girl we had been looking for. Huge miracle!! Before my mission I always thought that missionaries have some sort of amazing spiritual promptings all the time telling them exactly what to do and say. I know now that it is not like that. We do have amazing blessings and gifts from Heavenly Father...but usually for me they are not clear exact answers or impressions. A little thought here, a little nudge there. we are to use our agency and to work diligently. When we follow those little thoughts we see amazing miracles. Also, so many times in lessons or in just talking to people, you dont feel anything on what you should say, and maybe you dont understand anything the person just said to you. But when you open your mouth and start talking...maybe the first sentence comes out really weird or something...but then you start to get little thoughts here and there. I know that the Holy Ghost is guiding me here in Finland! I am so grateful every time that I have followed those little nudges!
Heavenly Father really is a God of Miracles!
Love you all!
Love you all!
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