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Hejsan!

Elder Baquedano and I went and toured around Gamla Stan in Stockholm this last p day and that was a ton of fun, so much history and so many cool buildings. Europe is the dang place.

Zone conference was just one big spiritual experience this past week, I gained a lot of insights and felt my testimony and desire to follow Jesus Christ and strengthen my personal relationship with Him grow. We watched a short video called "Do You Believe? - A Silent Interview on Christ" Which is amazing. Watch it. I think it might be on youtube.

Mikael is doing much better, we have him on the one week stop smoking program and he's down to about a cigarette a day, he's almost there, just needs that last step of faith! Mikael reallllly needs to come to church and he was all lined up to this week and had a ride and everything but his brother was in the hospital on sunday so of course he was with him instead. His baptismal date will need to be pushed back a couple weeks but that's ok, we're really optimistic and Mikael is still positive and excited about the big changes happening in his life.

We had a lesson with a guy from Nigeria on a bench outside of one of the apartment complexes we work in, it's hard to explain what happened without being there but he's a very superstitious, Jesus loving African guy. He ended up getting an answer about the Book of Mormon while we talked to him and that it was a good book so he accepted it and then while we were leaving he received another answer that he didn't need to read it so he gave it back...it was interesting, but we have another lesson scheduled at 7 tomorrow at the same bench so we'll see.

We spent Easter with the Olsson family after church and it was super fun, we had Easter dinner, had an easter egg hunt, played Book of Mormon golf and had a good time with their cute 4 and 2 year old boys.

I learned about leadership in the missionary handbook this week and I think the scripture it recommends leaders to study is key, D&C 121:34-46. When handling problems or addressing concerns we have to be direct and chastise when necessary but then follow it up and accompany it with even more love so that those people know that the motive of your actions is pure love and not selfish or greedy in any way, simply a desire to help and offer improvement.

I love you all, happy General Conference weekend coming up! '

Äldste Hainsworth