Hey to everyone at the close of another solid week here in Vendelsö and the end of my first transfer here in Vendelsö. Elder Baqeudano will sadly be transferring to Norrköping while I'll be sticking around and getting Elder Groberg who was in my district down in Helsingborg (we had an intense ping pong rivalry, his ping pong alias is Grind Mountain). Det blir bra!
We had a tough time with Mikael this week, we wanted so badly for him to come to a baptismal service the Handen elders were holding on saturday and we were just praying and hoping that on friday he would still be good to go the next day. He answered and our hearts sank as he said he wouldn't be able to come and had to put church on the backburner as he tended to his family matters. We completely respect his decision but just wished he understood that the gospel is FOR the hard times, it's the tough times that we should be drawing closest to Heavenly Father in prayer and supplication. Walking away from his apartment after that was tough, Elder Baquedano and I said nothing to each other but a feeling of peace came over me and Proverbs 3:5-6 came to my head "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths".
On a happy note though we found a very positive new investigator! Sanna is a referral we received a couple months ago and have tried to call and text many times but to no avail. Somehow we missed the fact that we also have her address! So we swung by her on saturday, knocked on her little house over by the lake in Vendelsö. She answered immediately and after a bit of confusion of two guys standing on her doorstep her face changed to a bright and welcoming smile and she invited us in. We got to know her and her son Benjamin, turns out she has tons of Mormon friends and loves how positive and great they are. She's pretty busy with work and studying chemistry at college. She's a mom and speaks Persian and Swedish and some English. We're so excited to work with her, she's so nice.
Some of my thoughts from the week. Acts 5:40 "And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 ¶And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ". Peter and John are incredible examples of finding joy in preaching the gospel unceasingly. I've tried in my contacts this week to be happy no matter the outcome because I know that I'm aligned with God's will and that after I do my part I can leave the rest in His hands. It makes a big difference!
Looking forward to this next transfer, expect miracles!
Peace and love,
Äldste Hainsworth
The crowning jewel of Vendelsö
Elder Baquedano loungin'
Thanks for the package!
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