Week 27!

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 do? Take herbal tea in their purse whenever they go to meet you just in case the restaraunt doesn't have it. They spend a whole day making 80 bullar to freeze for everytime you come over. They call you every morning at 8 am to pray with you :) They put on Taylor Swift music in the background because they just know somehow. My love for the people here is so high :) 

ANYWAYS! Susanne picked a date to be baptized this week :') The feeling are real. I was in Sweden for like 6 days when we met and now here she is! If you could keep her in your prayers I will send you a Swedish flower. Just let me know :) 

One last highlight- Our mission leader's roommate is from India and he spent 6 hours cooking enough food for 16 people. It was the event of the year :) 

Älskar er!

- Syster Helquist 

Ps: I dyed my hair at 10:30 pm with a $5 box of hair dye from h&m 

Pps: We have a giant pile of recycling stuff at all times because we have to hike like 1/2 mile to the proper bins and so after 2 weeks we finally did it yesterday and we found our missing garlic. I believe in miracles.