Hejsan! Happy mothers day, special shout out to my amazing mom who does so much for me!!
VALBORG! From last week (from Sherri: Valborg is a big Swedish holiday where huge bonfires are built to release winter & welcome spring/summer. Tenny didn't make it to one, but hopes to next year.)
This week we had a solid lesson with our investigator Norbert. He had already been taught it so we just reviewed it and filled in some gaps for him. He's a super smart dude though so he asks a lot of really good questions and we even had to go into the Pearl of Great Price a little bit to help answer his questions. He opened up a little bit about how he's already been baptized and is scared of the answers he'll receive cause of how big of a change it would be in his life. We're trying to help him and just love him so that he's progressing for himself. We've also talked about meeting his girlfriend and family cause he's pretty spiritually converted but it's the social conversion that would be tough for him.
Last p-day was the big moving day to Kållered so we just set up bunk beds for a few hours and moved all our stuff in, the four man is complete! Living with the zone leaders is super fun but Elder Orr is going home on Wednesday so we've been making the most of our time with him. My companion goes home the transfer after Elder Orr then Elder Elinkowski, the fourth in the four man goes home the transfer after that! It's fun though cause I can tell them about all the stuff back home waiting for them that they have no idea about, new movies, music, slang, all that good stuff that you give up to serve the Lord!
We had futbol with the ward on tuesday night, the Utby elders came to play too and 5 ward members showed up so it was just the 9 of us and it was pouring rain on a grass field but it was super fun. The kids here are like dang child prodigy's when it comes to futbol. We did greenie splits after soccer so I went back to Utby with Elder White from my MTC group. Greenie splits are a good learning experience though, two missionaries who've been out for a month and still trying to get the Swedish thing down paired up together to do missionary work! It actually went really well though, we had some positive contacts and only had one lady we didn't understand what she said the whole time!
I got to skype with my family yesterday for mother day and it was so good seeing and talking with them and my nieces and nephew too, I have the best family and I'm glad they're doing so well! But it's right back to focusing on what it's all about, missionary work in Kungsbacka!
The most common question that I've gotten on my mission so far is "If God exists then why does so much suffering happen?" and the best answer I've come up with is studying in 2 Nephi 2. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us and wants to help us through our trials, not just take them away.
Give your mom a hug this week, they're the best!
Äldste Hainsworth
Since Elder Orr's going home this week we had a funeral ceremony for him at district meeting, that was an...interesting event, my first funeral as a missionary!
The funeral ceremony after the obituary and some kind words by Elder Bradley
Weird volvo cars exhibition in Kungsbacka, I don't know haha
This cat loves me Random cat
Strollers here are like mini tanks
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