Anyways this week was good. We didn't really do much last Tuesday but we had our ward council meeting where I realized how sad the rules of missionary life are. One woman brought her like 14 month baby to the meeting and she loves my ring and watch. And she wanted to sit on my lap. And I couldn't!! It was so sad and the mom felt for me. She asked if I was allowed. I almost said yes, but I didn't. I resisted. She was really cute though.
Wednesday we got up bright and early for ZONE CONFERENCE!! It was really chill and really fun. I have never been in the Tampere zone before, so it was really fun to see all these people most of whom I have never met. Also being able to see President and Sisar Aura was amazing as always. We rode the train there with our Pori elders and also the Rauma elders but only the Rauma elders came back with us because the Pori elders got to ride in the AP's car since they were heading our way. But it was so fun, we had dinner and just enjoyed the time on our way home. It was a blast! Then we hurried as fast as we could to a lesson that we were late for because of a delayed train, but the lesson went really well. It was with a recent convert and he is so excited. He is getting a bunch of vacation time and so he is planning on reading the whole Book of Mormon. AGAIN! How exciting!
Thursday we had a lesson with our other recent convert. We are going strong on the tea and cookies for our afternoon lessons. He is amazing and doing so well. And he's so kind. Until he (the only real piano player in our ward) threw the fact that he wasnt gonna be at church on sunday at us. So he volunteered us to play. And that will be talked about in a moment. I gotta keep ya on your toes! We didn't do much else. Just tracted outside of that. Just a lot of tracting. It was fine though.
Friday was pretty normal. Our ward coordination and Finnish learning time was good. We read a lot and it was exciting! He has us write a couple paragraphs in Finnish then we go through the grammar. It's good fun and we learn a lot. Then we came home to weekly plan and finished for once! Then tracted. It is a very normal thing. My mom said that her cousin told her that when he was younger he had a friend who went to Finland and it was told to that friend, "For every door you knock on in Finland, a South American missionary gets a baptism." That's unfortunately true. I guess I need to knock more doors! 😉
Saturday we again tracted. All day. Just normal houses. Where people are more likely to say no. All day. Just walking down streets that we have tracted for the first time. And tracting. I was exhausted by the time it was over. I have not really anything else to say other than, ugh. It was a rough day.
Sunday was much better!! We had church in which I played the piano. For one song. Then our branch President pulled his musical talent out of a hat and played the other two. It was incredible. I did better than last time, but he did phenomenal! We also had a first lesson with the most adorable woman named Laura. She is so cute and she seemed really willing and even eager to read the Book of Mormon and pray. It was exciting! Then for dinner we went to the Vesterinens! (With some tracting in between) and had ROOT BEER FLOATS!!
Monday was okay. It was an emotionally trying day. We had a lesson set up but Liisa was sick so we couldn't go over, so it was another day like Saturday. SO MUCH TRACTING. Missionary life though. Am I right?
It was a good week altogether though, and we are excited for the future. We are hoping to extend a baptismal date this week and I found out the Helena the member referral from Lappeenranta has accepted a baptismal date! I am so excited! The work is truly good. I love you all and hope you have a great week!!
Love,
Sisar McCammon
Flu Shot - NOT HAPPY! LOL!!!!
Elders sleeping on the train to Tampere for Zone Conference
The chocolate there is to die for!!!
Sisar Selfies!!!
Ice Cream Advent. She's going to do a daily pic with a thumbs up thumbs down. Finland has very odd ice cream flavors!
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