Elder Paxton - Sweden Stockholm Mission

  Monday: We decided to make some cookies and give them to some of the people that we were teaching and that was super cool to see their faces light up and be able to show them our love for them! We then had an FHE lesson with a member and we watched one of the talks from the Christmas devotional and it was really good and a great reminder of how we can always be improving and trying our best to be more like the Savior! Tuesday: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... lies!! There was a lot of stirring because this is when the swedish people all celebrate Christmas and open presents! We spent the night with the Branch President and his family and that was so fun! We watched Kalle Anka and then had some really good food! We then started singing all of these songs and it was sooooooo cool! We would just start singing a song that then we had all these instruments that would just start playing and you felt like the lead...

  That is right!  We have passed the shortest day of the year and now the days will start to get longer and longer!   Monday: Today we taught someone that is very energetic and is always fun to meet him but very hard to teach him because he doesn't let us teach him so much. We then had a great FHE with a member and had some very good ricegröt with cinnamon and syrup. Great thing here in Sweden. We also ran to some really cool houses on stilts that are close by our apartment!   Tuesday: We had a lot of time to find and invite people to participate in light the world and it was so fun! I love being the light in others' lives and seeing the light in them turn on when they are actually going to participate! In my personal study today I read how we should never be ashamed to have taken upon us the name of Christ (Mormon 8) and I like that especially for this time of the year when we are trying to be the light in others' lives and the best way to light someone's ...

  Monday:  We had work overs in Eskilstuna and spent the Pday there and it was so fun!  we went bowling and had a blast with the missionaries there!  They are such a fun group to be with.  We then had a member meal with the former Stake President and we showed them the Christ Child and it was so good!  We told them to focus on one character in particular and see how they feel and what emotions are going through their head. Also cool thing is that it was raining when we went in then it started snowing when we left.   Tuesday:  Finished splits with Tuna town and fun fact was the only day that we have seen the sun this week but the sunrise was so pretty and a great way to start off the day!  Me and Äldste Austin went on splits and we met a guy that I had actually taught a couple of times in Katrineholms and that was funny.  We then went out and talked with this Lady that feeds the ducks there every tuesday  We then had a lesson th...

  Monday:  We Had FHE with a member and it was super good!  We talked about how we can be better people and how we can all be doing something to be the best person we can be! We also had a lesson with this super energetic man that was standing and pointing to the sky and saying that God is a spirit of love and all that jazz.  The spirit of love is a God given gift but God has a body and we are created after his image Tuesday:  So, the people of Sweden are not very good at using snow plows because I don't see them anywhere!  They just drive on the snow and through some rocks on the snow when it turns to ice and call it good.  Well when it starts to rain again it becomes really slippery and very difficult to ride bikes.  Let's just say that we tried to ride our bikes and then both happened to slip at the same exact time not that far from our apartment   Nothing serious but quite funny.  Well after we did some finding and taught one of our ...

  Monday: We had FHE with a member and we watched the Christ Child with them and it was so good! Let me tell you, I watch that all the time because I love it and just want to share it so bad! We also had a lesson that went really well, we taught the first half of the Plan of Salvation and we will teach the other half of the Plan tonight. We also said goodbye to one of our people that we are teaching that moved to a different area, he bought us some pizza and it was good! Tuesday: We did lots of finding, whether that was street contacting or knocking on some doors. The street contacting wasn't as easy because it wasn't as natural because everyone was in a hurry to get from place to place. We then made some No bake cookies with a recipe from one of my aunts. That was really good and they turned out perfect!   Wednesday: We taught one of our investigators and it was sad that we had to move his baptismal date but we want him to be ready and not to be baptized and then fall aw...