Rakkaat ystävät,
Here is a rundown of the week:
- M is still going strong. We had splits with the Oulu
Sisters, and Sisaret Bunting and Hubner taught her the Law of Chastity. She
actually really liked it and thought it made sense. She was in
church yesterday and looked so happy!
- We found out that the sun only shone
in Kuopio for a full total of 15 minutes during the entire week of
November. We had two gloriously bright days last week, but since the days are
so short here, it was only for about 3 or 4 hours both days. But it was the
best 6 to 8 hours of my life.
- I ate moose meat for the first time. It was in pretty
small pieces in stroganof, but man oh man it was SO GOOD.
- Finland celebrated their Itsenäisyyspäivä, or Independence
Day on Saturday. It's a lot quieter of a holiday here than in America. The
Finns treat it with a very quiet reverence. We were with a member family for
dinner and the listened to piece of music by Jean Sibelius, about the war time
when Finland gained their independence from Russia. The piece also contained
the tune that later became their national anthem. In America, we know it as Be
Still My Soul. These people have such a great love for their country, and
it truly is a land favored of the Lord. They told a story (I didn't quite
understand all of it) about how once when the Russian army was approaching the
Finnish, they suddenly started retreating, and the accounts say that it was
because many if them say an army of angels fighting on the side of the Finns. I
don't know how entirely accurate that is becasue I didn't totally understand.
But this country is really special, and God has really great things in store
for it. My Finnish patriotism is really growing. I really love this country. I
love these people. I'm so blessed to be here and to be with them.
Have a lovely week and stay shiny!
Rakkaudella,
Sisar Hillebrant
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