Helquist, Emma

HEJJJJJ <3  Life is wild and crazy all the time. My brain has been going a a million miles per hour since last Monday, buckle up To start, I AM LEAVING GUBBÄNGEN!! 8 months of memories with people who really have become like family, experiencing every season, and coming closer to my Savior Jesus Christ. I sure do love Gubbängen.  I'm headed to Jakobsberg!! It's just about 40 minutes north, so I'm still in the same stake and district... gubbängen will always be a part of me haha!!  ANYWAYS, so many cool miracles happened this week, I wish I could send them all.  The scripture from d&c 123 touched my heart this week: "Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed." There were a few moments where we had to choose to do everything we could with joy. As we got off the train and said goodbye to the people...

Hej på er !!  We met with this sweet member this week, and you know what she told me?  "I am rich."  But she didn't mean money, social status, or anything like that. She meant because of the knowledge she has that God and Jesus Christ live, and that they lead us today.  I too am rich. I had a lot of rich experiences this week.  We were on the train Tuesday night, and I heard the song "There is Sunshine in My Soul Today" start playing very quietly. I gave my companion the look of "turn your phone down", and kept talking on the phone. 2 minutes later we got of the train and the song was still playing, and I look at my companion again, and she points to the man ahead who is fumbling with his headphones, trying to get them in. I ended that call SO fast and sprinted to catch up to him. And just like that, this man who hasn't been to church in 35 years, got contact again.  Ps - he has listened to the hymns everyday since then. Wow. Divine inspiration tha...

Hej på er !  Since it's week 40, I decided to write down 40 miracles I saw this week!  Just teasing tehe. But with a week like this I'm sure I could!  We had ~ ZONE CONFERENCE ~ this week and part of it included a 90 minute finding activity grind !! Me and this cute sister went and braved the crowds in Kungsträdgården.   She mentioned a lot of her anxieties with this and after hyping her UP I said "look, there's that guy sitting there reading a book, let's just go talk to him. Worst case scenario is he says leave. Okay?"  And 50 minutes later we handed him a book of Mormon after a wonderful long conversation about how God loves EVERYONE!  This sweet sister left on cloud 9, and I KNEW that God's hand was in everything that had happened to show His love to her!  - What else happened you might ask? - made 150 chocolate cookies  - decided to ride our bikes all day on Thursday and we both have never been so tired in our lives. Proceeded to do it a...

Hej på er!! This week was JAM PACKED!! The grind never stops in Gubbängen  Everyday this week something like super swag happened. I'll break it down into a few points for you: 1. Our sweet friend mats went to the temple and did the baptisms for his parents and grandparents. He said "there's a party in heaven right now." 2. Our friend Daniela is getting baptized! :) 3. Had splits with Syster Osguthorpe and saw the provo temple (pictured below) 4. Helped a cute family move. Said family had no elevator and lived on the top floor. I sweat non stop for 4 hours straight and am still sore haha.  Okej and now a cool miracle  Me and Syster Chandler went and did splits, and so we left our dear sweet greenies together in Gubbängens shoebox apartment (which I have grown to love). When we left we didn't have any plans for the next evening, so I told Syster Lauder that she was in charge of planning something to do in the far-out area we were going to be in.  The next day Syster...