Helquist, Emma

Hej på er :)  The sun was out a lot this week! Sunny rays and almost warm weather called for a lot of walks and a lot of miracles!  We went on a walk with this one girl who we met on Facebook. Near the end of our beautiful walk together we got into some questions about where she was at with her faith. With a smile she said "I didn't grow up going to church, but then I moved to Idaho (from Argentina) and I met some friends who are members of the church, and for the last 6 months I have kept having thoughts and seeing signs that I needed to go to church. And now I've met you." I would like to take a second to wish everyone happy waffle day on Friday! Me and my comp celebrated by having 3 meals with people in 4 hours. BUT at the end we got a bag of Waffles to take home. On the train I saw this guy and had a very clear and strong impression to offer them to him. So as awkwardly as humanly possible, I approach this man, wait for him to take out his headphones, offer them, ...

Tjena !! Hard to believe I'm already back in this chair, writing yet another email that will someday probably be shared on the news or something like that, crazy.  This week I have learned a lot about how God really does make beauty out of ashes. He did it over and over again this week. On Wednesday we had quite the trek to go and deliver a book of Mormon to someone who had called us and requested it. When we arrived at the planned time and knocked on the door, someone else answered, saw our tags, and said "you'll have to talk to him." And then closed the door.  Slightly deflated, we walked up the hill into the forest. We got slightly more dissappointed when we realized the next bus out of there was an hour away.  Now I wish I could this story was one.where I was super positive... but I wasn't happy, I was car sick, tired, annoyed, and hungry. Not a great combo.  But then I had the thought to reach out to a less active who I thought was in the area, and he said to...

Hej på er :)  It's officially the one-week anniversary of when my comp and I stopped at a dock mid-run, took of our jackets, and layed out and tanned because the weather was 40* and the uv rays were 2. #justswedenthings I tested my faith's ability to get answers to prayers this week, and it worked. I prayed that someone would be placed in our path, and one hour later this man comes up to US and asks if we're the missionaries?? So yeah anyways God listens  My dear comp also left her phone places 2 (two) times this week so the amount of sprints I have had to do throughout this city easily rivals that of usaine bolt. There's this cute American girl in our ward who loves to bake and always invites us over so we can take stuff to our investigators which is so sweet. And this week she make a whole sunshine box for this other girl in our ward whose father past away and it made me miss relief society in the US. Swedes do not do stuff like this haha.  But do you know what they d...

Tjena!!  I have like 3 minutes so enjoy some photos:)  Also God answered my prayers 3 times in 24 hours. 2 times for immediate peace and comfort, and 1 time to find my phone. It was crazy, the second I prayed I knew exactly where to look. God is aware and cares about the things we care about :)  - Syster Helquist