Missionary Week #26 - March 11, 2019 - March 17, 2019

Missionary Week #26     March 11, 2019 – March 17, 2019

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  We haven’t seen much in the way of celebrations for the Irish here in Sweden!

We hope that your week has been a great one!  Our week went fast again, how about you!?

Monday – We went to work at 7 and as we got off the elevator from the train the sun was in our eyes! It was a little chilly today at -7C which is about 19*F.  We are still working on the Military cards.  We left for home a little after 4.  We got some Marco Polo’s from Jennifer they went with Jaylen’s Family to Petrified Forest and Painted Desert today – It’s “Spring Break” back home, and it was a little windy, but they were having fun and it was great to see them. Jon’s family was going to join them but one of their girls was sick so they didn’t go.  We also got to Duo – video chat- with Jon and JT.  They were at lunch taking a break from work. It is always so good to see and hear from the kids.

Tuesday – We got a Marco Polo from Justin and telling us that his daughter Rylee is on a field trip to Costa Rica!  She turns 18 today!  So, we want to wish her a Happy Birthday and we can’t wait to hear how the trip went.  She is a Senior this year.  Work was a normal day.

Wednesday – We woke up to SNOW!  It was a wet snow/rain.  At lunch we headed out to find a dry cleaners and on our way back we stopped for lunch at an Indian Restaurant.  It was a lunch buffet and we really liked it. We worked until 4pm and the snow was gone and it was just wet.  Got a Marco Polo from Jenn telling us that it had been windy all night and in the morning she looked out and they had SNOW!  We told her it blew in from us! 

Thursday – We went to work and left at 4 – we walked to downtown Stockholm and walked around the stores.  We wanted to have dinner at La Netta – a MEXICAN FOOD restaurant that the Sister Missionaries told us about.  We found it and it was good.  They served tacos!  They really looked more like Quesadillas but close enough!  We were headed to our Family Home Evening with a couple of Senior Couples at the Mission Office.  We were in charge of the lesson and treats and it just so happened that on the corner of the street by La Netta’s was a Muffin Bakery!  So, we stopped in and got some to take with us.  Walked to T-Central to catch the train, and then a bus to the Office.  The evening was so fun.  Our lesson was on preparing ourselves for General Conference.  We exchanged ideas and listened to a snippet of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s April 2011 talk in Conference on Ensign to the Nation.  It was such a good talk and he tells us that if they (General Authorities) teach with the Spirit and we listen with the Spirit we will hear what we need.  We gratefully, got a ride from the Ashby’s to the train station and made it home by 9:45.

Friday – Yesterday, my computer had 2% free space left on it and it wouldn’t let me transfer my work for the week – but this morning I tried it and it worked!  That was a good thing!  We are always surprised when all of a sudden, it’s Friday!  We had our date night Laundry, and all is well.  I took a picture of the scheduling contraption in the laundry room just for you.  Notice the Day of the week is across the top “DATUM” and then the times are down the left side and you put your “lock” in your choice.

Laundry Scheduler

Saturday – We were able to go to the Temple today. Our Ward was having a Temple Day and it was very busy!  Afterwards we found the Distribution center and then went to lunch.  We got Marco Polo’s from Jennifer and the boys had a wrestling match in St. Johns today.  We got to see Bridger and Bo and got a picture of Edwin too.  They are so fun to watch.   

Sunday – We woke up to rain!  Went to church and when we came out it was still raining.  This afternoon the Sun was shinning, and we could see blue sky!  You just never know! 

We hope that you have had a great week and looking forward to next week!

John & Linda