Life in Finland is as good as ever. The temps have been cooling down rather dramatically here. Just two weeks ago we were still sweating in the sun, but then suddenly it has been rainy and cloudy and chilly. In fact, I'm pretty sure it has rained at least once everyday for the last week and a half or so. I'm already starting to wear tights again!
Changes are nearly upon us!! You probably want to know what's going on for that. Well, originally they were supposed to happen this week, as in we would have gotten the call last Saturday and it would take place probably tomorrow. But President got called to some super down-low meeting for like all of Europe or something, so it got pushed off a week. So we will get our calls this weekend, and changes will take place next week, and next Monday you will know what's going on.
So my week. this week was pretty comparable to last week, but my attitude was a little better about it. I've found a lot of places I need to improve, and Sisar Ross and I have been working together to improve our missionary work. We definitely had our ups and downs. We had had three awesome lessons planned with a member lined up to go to each of them, and all three of those teaches fell through for one reason or another. It was a little disheartening, but at least we knew we had done our part.
And then there were little miracles like running into a former investigator, who had texted us the week before to cancel an appointment and told us that she wasn't planning on joining the church so she didn't want to meet. When we ran into her, she invited us over and said she felt bad because she thought maybe she had offended us and she still wanted us to come visit sometime in the next week.
Sisar Ross and I made a goal to have at least 10 solid lessons planned by Sunday night. We realized that our biggest problem was that we have had a hard time planning really solid teaches, and that's why we were seeing a shortness of success. Well by the end of the night we had nine lessons on the board, with various others in the works. And the week looks great! We have awesome plans and we feel so motivated to make this next week the best week ever! When we do our part. the Lord makes up the rest!
Also, check out 2 Nephi chapter 4. That is one of the best motivator chapters in the Book of Mormon, in my opinion. It's comforting to know that even Nephi, a great prophet, had doubts and personal struggles to the point of calling himself wretched. But his focus is in the Lord, and that is key. When we truly trust in the Lord and the Atonement of the Savior, we have the best motivation to pull ourselves up and try again.
I hope you are all doing well! The Lord loves you all and he wants you all to be so very happy. Remember that and everything will seem just a little brighter ;)
Stay shiny!
Rakkaudella,
Sisar Hillebrant
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