Tuesday was zone conference in HELSINKI!! It was so fun! I got to see Sister Kristensen again and the Auras and all my missionary friends. It was so fun. The only downside was that our train there was delayed by an hour or so, so we got there a little late. Then I had a n interview with President during lunch that went waaaayyy over, so I missed quite a bit of zone conference. It was all good though. It was good what I did hear. We really focused on personal conversion. It as a really good topic. Our mission scripture right now is Alma 23:6. It talks about how the people Ammon and his brothers taught never did fall away. They received a testimony then acted on it all the time. As a thinking question: how converted are you to Jesus Christ? Is there something more you could be doing? Maybe that isn't be more busy, but maybe it is read one more verse in the Book of Mormon. Or apply the teachings you learn a little more diligently. Busier isn't equivalent to better. So it was a pretty good conference. I definitely learned a lot and definitely need to change a lot.
Wednesday we visited a home bound member and she is amazing and I love her. She loves having us over and getting to talk. It is the best part of missionary work honestly. To brighten up her day whenever we go. Then we went and visited with a part member family and got to help them feel the Spirit. It was really nice. That was probably the coldest day yet. They live pretty far away, and it was pretty chilly. It was so nice though. Their house was warm and thye fed us cookies and juice. They are the sweetest couple. We got to wish the husband a happy birthday because he turned 90 recently! He is so cool!Then we went to the BEST BIBLE STUDY EVER! I didn't understand a word, but our friends are back from the north and there were so many poeple and the wife made dinner with rice flour because my companion is gluten free! It was awesome! Also Proverbs in the Bible. A+.
Thursday or INDEPENDENCE DAY! It was pretty actually average. Nothing happened till that night. We had our "Finnish Language hour" where we taught our American member a little bit of Finnish and ate potato chips, Snickers, and drank 7up. With red, white and blue straws. And flag napkins. And an American Flag in the window. So nothing too special, but as American as 2 missionaries with limited resources can do.
Friday we went to Imatra and were tracting and stuff out there. It was fun. There is this huge river there though and we were sitting a couple 100 meters away and heard this really loud classical music being blasted from that direction. SO we went to investigate. It was a huge dam in the river just letting a whole bunch of water through. Just flowing. ANd there were so many people just standing and watching while being deafen by the music being played over the sound of the water. Very odd for the Finns but it was so cool! really pretty too. then later we came home.
Saturday we had a member drive us out to a couple friends who want to learn English, so we got to teach them. Well they are basically fluent so we were helping them practice by speaking and listening and learning new words. And it was so much fun! They moved to Greece and met missionaries when they were first living there then when they moved here, the missionaries referred them. So when we were there, they called the missionary there and we got to talk to them! it was way cute! Then we went home and that night after some tracting we had a surprise meeting with the ward mission leader because he couldn't meet at the normal time,so we had our meeting. And he BROUGHT ICE CREAM! AND CANDY! He is literally so cool. It was an awesome meeting too. He shared John 3:16-17 and talked about how we just need faith to be saved and I could see that he was a really good missionary. So along with what he said, I just encourage you all to remember that Christ didn't come to tell us that we could be doing more and we aren't good enough, but He tells us everyday to turn to Him and He will take care of it. We just need to have faith in Him.
Sunday was church and I got to translate for testimony meeting. SO that was fun. Finnish skills coming in clutch. But the better part was a spiritual/revelatory experience regarding Mosiah 24:13-14. It talks about how God will ease our burdens so that we can stand as witnesses of Him. When I read that, I thought of the difficulties of my mission, and in reflecting, I could see specific moments where I really received His help. Then I really felt the need to BE His witness. Then that night in a rainy, cold tracting block, we were over by a less active couple's house, so we went and knocked on their door. Luckily, the husband was home. His wife is having some medical problems, and it has been hard for them both. I remembered Mosiah 24 and was able to testify to him that God really does help. It brought the Spirit and we were able to commit him to read a little from the Book of Mormon. It was really cool to see how God gave me a specific opportunity to testify and realize what I was doing. It was a special tender mercy through some difficult times. GOD HELPS US! I really have come to know that through my mission. You probably all know that I am homesicker than a dog, but Heavenly Father helps. If He will help in homesickness He will help you in anything. He will. Trust in Him and have faith in Christ.
Monday was pretty good too. From Saturday our English class friends sent us one of their friends who doesn't speak much English. SO we got to teach her and another woman from the same place. It was so fun! And they are SO CUTE! It was so fun to help them! Then that evening we visited a Less Active couple. And again SO CUTE! They have two kids, but they are grown up and out of the house, so we just got to visit them and they are the sweetest ever. They were both so interested in us, and we in turn got to find out about their super cool life!! These people are awesome! Y'all should come to Lappenranta because seriously. It is so cool. It also is the greenest city in the world. SO come check it out. Also the people here are amazing!
That is all for this week. I hope you all had a wonderful week and I hope you continue on having an awesome week this week. It will be a good one! Love you all and miss you!
Love,
Sisar McCammon
Zone Conference
This is a cool flower!
The Dam at Imatra from her letter
Lapeenranta is so pretty!!!
Looks like a shoe insole has lost the war! I think this is from her companions shoe she leaves in a few weeks to come home.
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