tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15189495820348267162024-03-19T14:47:29.477-07:00And the News from Sweden...Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-36274853731960190722018-08-11T20:29:00.000-07:002018-08-11T20:40:02.381-07:00Final Days and Hejdå Sverige<br />
As we wrapped up preparations for our exit, we got a visit from Olivia's sister and niece, Jennifer and Jessica Smith. It turns out that they were the first to visit us in Sweden and the last to visit us here. They were only able to stay for a few days, so we packed in as much as we could close to and inside Stockholm. This time, unlike the first time they visited, I knew how to fill the gas tank, how to use public transportation, how to get from here to there without the GPS, and what to recommend in sight seeing. Also, they came during the tourist season, so they were able to see some things that were closed when they came in October 2016.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Viking<br />
restaurant in Stockholm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to decide how brave they are to<br />
try Viking recipes. We tried several<br />
and they were excellent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young woman played<br />
on a period instrument<br />
and sang period songs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even better than it looked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of Riddarholmskyrkan,<br />
where the nobility and royalty are<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the ferry to<br />
take the car to Birka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were ripe berries<br />
right next to the road<br />
where we had to wait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A diorama of how Birka would have looked during the Viking era.<br />
Birka is the oldest known city in Sweden. It was a planned community with designated areas for farming, merchandising, defense, etc. King Björn attempted to convert it to Christianity when European nations refused to trade with non-Christians, but<br />
it didn't take and while there was a small congregation, the Norse<br />
Gods prevailed and the community soon went into extinction.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of the Viking-style buildings have<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the 1830s this monument<br />
was erected to commemorate<br />
the founding of Christianity<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica had to get a picture with the young<br />
man who gave us the tour of the island. He<br />
was the same man who led the tour when<br />
Sydney and Emily came to visit. Sydney<br />
reportedly wanted to take him home with her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the church on Adelsö,<br />
the island where King Björn<br />
lived and reigned in the 900s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Vasa Museum following an<br />
excellent tour in English</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unfortunate soul who perished when<br />
Vasa sunk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A special room inside the Swedish Historical<br />
Museum with alter pieces and bells recovered<br />
from ancient churches in the land</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading about the bells</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many of the churches here have a<br />
model ship hanging from the ceiling in<br />
a prominent place near the podium.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Stadshuset (City Hall) of<br />
Stockholm. It is famous as the place where<br />
many of the Nobel Prizes are rewarded.<br />
Though not yet 100 years old, it was built<br />
in the style of much older buildings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNaGGOozoKdkhajf69nNgcAUpzc2_QDnoJMm0MgzWskQTMRNDBjoSc28BJ3GniomcGddlIdHMvZld6milYECQSTTd5SCRb9szHtw5uJFBttqpy4q-jJhELvM_vPZNoCnMDQye5X2i5OdI/s1600/20180725_160134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNaGGOozoKdkhajf69nNgcAUpzc2_QDnoJMm0MgzWskQTMRNDBjoSc28BJ3GniomcGddlIdHMvZld6milYECQSTTd5SCRb9szHtw5uJFBttqpy4q-jJhELvM_vPZNoCnMDQye5X2i5OdI/s200/20180725_160134.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first room inside the building is a<br />
large area that looks like a courtyard,<br />
but is indoors. It is a type of ballroom<br />
and is where the receptions for Nobel<br />
recipients and guests are held</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It functions as a city hall.<br />
This is where the elected <br />
officials meet. There was no ceiling<br />
but the beams were decorated<br />
because the architect liked<br />
the look.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gold Room is actually mosaic tiles with gold leaf<br />
sandwiched under glass. It is an amazing sight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip to the temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gardens and the newly constructed<br />
path behind the temple are<br />
beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course we had to get the traditional picture of the Viking ship<br />
in the meadow below our apartment.<br />
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We were in a country where we could view the lunar eclipse. Unfortunately, we were in the wrong part of the country. However, Elder and Sister Hales were able to see it from a higher vantage point as the clouds parted just in time to catch the last of it.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>And then the inevitable - Elder Terrill and Sister Kari Clouse </b><b>arrived to take our place. </b>It seemed unreal to me. We took them to lunch and to their apartment then left them to finish unpacking and get some sleep. They went to their assigned ward in Stockholm on Sunday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We attended our Uppsala Ward and said goodbye to the sisters. With the reduction in missionary numbers, it became necessary to close some areas, including theirs. We were sad to see them go. They have become good friends as well as dedicated missionaries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some of the members knew they would not be in church the following Sunday, so they asked for pictures with us, as well. The weather was wild during our meetings. The rain was coming down in torrents and the wind was howling. The lightning and thunder were violent with one clap sounding loud and close. It turned out that lightning had struck a tree just outside our building.We returned to a dinner to welcome the Clouses that afternoon and invited the office elders to join us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This would be the week we would say goodbye to the elders who were in the MTC at the same time as we were there. Weird and bitter sweet to see them off. Before the transfers, however, we took some time with the Clouses to show them some of the things they would need to know and then took a break to show them the Gunnes Gård Viking farm.</span></div>
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so we said a sad goodbye to Sisters Bingham,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside, during the last hour of church lightning struck the tree.<br />
beside the building and lopped of this huge branch. It was wild<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday afternoon we had a special potluck<br />
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Jarman, Harden, Beveridge, Lee, the Clouses,,<br />
Hales, me (Olivia took the picture, of course)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At office meeting on Monday we welcomed<br />
Elder Derr who would replace Elder Harden<br />
who went home the following Thursday. We<br />
also said goodbye to Elder Lee who has done<br />
a great job as a POE. Derr, Lee, Harden,<br />
Beveridge, and Jarman</td></tr>
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spend the night at the<br />
mission office residence.<br />
He and Elder Harden took<br />
the outside stairs to the<br />
apartment. He also left<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We introduced the Clouses to our local<br />
Viking farm and the knowledgeable guide. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Clouse taking a<br />
break.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the rune stone that designates the area<br />
as belonging to Gunnes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second rune stone has not been<br />
translated.</td></tr>
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We welcomed our last set of new missionaries and helped with the transfer to get them and their new companions to the train station where we met the returning missionaries who have served as long as we have, here. That same day we welcomed the Borgs to Sweden. They have been waiting for their visas while serving in the Family History Center in Salt Lake City. On Thursday, we saw the returning missionaries off at the airport dressed in our work clothes because we would be driving on from there to do a final cleaning at the Sundsvall apartment.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New missionaries Elders Mathias, Norin,<br />
and Sherman (between the Assistants,<br />
Elders Beveridge and Derr)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch with the new missionaries and their training companions.<br />
Elder Sherwood is with Elder Grover who just left Uppsala, Elder<br />
Norin with Elder Berlin, a former Assistant, and Elder Mathias<br />
with Elder Jackson. Elder Wilson had come in from Umeå as<br />
he would be departing for home Thursday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Nilsson was in the<br />
building, so we gave her<br />
a ride to T Central so she<br />
could catch her train. She<br />
is another friend of Olivia's<br />
niece, Deseret Johnson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Borgs arrived for their assignment in the Stockholm archives.<br />
We only got to be with them briefly as we took them to their<br />
apartment and got them settled in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Hall and DeMordaunt coming in<br />
to get ready to go home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The departing elders: Harrell, Barker,<br />
Bringhurst, Wilson, Malone, Petersen,<br />
Harden and Pres. Youngberg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their "last supper" in Sweden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole group at the temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and me with the former<br />
Upsala elders</td></tr>
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And then the real training began. When we got to the Sundsvall apartment, Elder Clouse and I went to work on the bikes that were parked outside the apartment while the women went on up the stairs to start cleaning. At this point, I should report that we had asked the missionaries to take out all items from the apartment and especially to take all food out of the fridge and freezer. </div>
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As Olivia and Sister Clouse climbed the stairs, Olivia mentioned that she would not miss the smells that often emanate from some apartment buildings. They noticed that the closer they came to the vacant apartment, the heavier the smell. When they opened the door the odor brought tears to their eyes. It was the smell of something very rotten. Olivia immediately went to the bathroom as we have found unflushed toilets in the past. Sister Clouse went to the kitchen and opened the fridge, but it wasn't until she opened the freezer that she found the cause. What was left of a package of chicken and some vegetables that had obviously been there for a long time after the freezer had been turned off. Then she noticed that...it was moving. Then it was apparent why there were so many flies, alive and dead, all over the kitchen and adjoining rooms. Maggots. Slimy, crawling, slithering, stinking maggots. It was a perfect way to introduce the Clouses to cleaning a closed apartment; it will never get worse than that.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite all that the Clouses love Elders<br />
Nelson and Black</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somehow, the handy tool box got broken,<br />
so the Clouses get to organize a new one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything is shiny and clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luckily, you can't smell it, however.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we left, we stopped by the sisters<br />
apartment so Clouses could meet them.<br />
Sisters Cole, Nilsson and Neilsen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way back, we needed to stop at the Dom Kyrka in Uppsala<br />
so Olivia could get a patch for her backpack. We arrived just as<br />
a wedding was about to start. Fiddlers dressed in traditional costume<br />
preceded the bride into the vast hall. We were not guests, so we<br />
couldn't follow her in, but it was a very special event.</td></tr>
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We thought we would have most of the next week to prepare to leave and to finish vacating and cleaning our own apartment, which had to be returned to the owners because they had sold the building.<br />
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Of course, Sunday was Fast Sunday, so we both bore our testimonies and had our picture taken by many of the members. What we didn't know was that they announced that there would be a secret farewell dinner for us on Tuesday. The translator just managed to skip that one and I didn't try to decipher it because I knew anything they announced would not apply to us, since we would be gone that week. It would have been a surprise, except that because it was raining, we gave Torsten and Elsa a ride home. As we arrived at Elsa's apartment, Torsten said, "So Bradley and Olivia (he has called us by our first names from the beginning), has Elsa told you about the surprise dinner she is planning for you on Tuesday?" Cat out of the bag.<br />
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First photos from Sunday:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christer Masus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsa Stenberg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sol-Brit Burman celebrated<br />
her 80th birthday and brought<br />
the cake to share after church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grisel Garcia, who is<br />
studying with the elders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsa with Hane Landrö</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Franqvist family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Odd Uhrbom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Torsten Hernod</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tore and Sol-Brit Burman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Young and Jordan</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrlgZobcXNrEN5WCPfNiWEy8THHYbhkG4LgO1p818RSYxVsnDaabQJsUsrm2C8FVx2yOre7TMnl5vaewbgQtHWJ719mVgx6MarUn4atOLtFe-6OnmKNjFbDyAYWg15nNuZOWkycjXv1CB/s1600/20180805_202242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="1600" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrlgZobcXNrEN5WCPfNiWEy8THHYbhkG4LgO1p818RSYxVsnDaabQJsUsrm2C8FVx2yOre7TMnl5vaewbgQtHWJ719mVgx6MarUn4atOLtFe-6OnmKNjFbDyAYWg15nNuZOWkycjXv1CB/s200/20180805_202242.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Conley</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMPgYe5NSi-mTaYahScG1wcXhhl7P37mFyzGUHYChZwNH3wg3PfL01CyOUfGw9zu3FKP_5PE1hHwntirYlHplpxD0wIIzuSAZr6UNlgzjv1XU_C_HgX56K_59CtIHaluC1WN8QOUgQunV/s1600/20180805_202512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1600" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMPgYe5NSi-mTaYahScG1wcXhhl7P37mFyzGUHYChZwNH3wg3PfL01CyOUfGw9zu3FKP_5PE1hHwntirYlHplpxD0wIIzuSAZr6UNlgzjv1XU_C_HgX56K_59CtIHaluC1WN8QOUgQunV/s200/20180805_202512.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hammar family with son-in-law Peter Stegeby</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrlq-tUj4xMK5wDMkd1Zoub1YppLyAi3ZtJSKlOjqK_TG6noJEEk_GZyMIo_3mn_9b6tKODDRyCAaicdqoq5BNEXRDracJ1nkfc38ltkePZ44-aW9a1btmPoIwSMxYa0TVr8z7mXht2kF/s1600/20180805_202805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1466" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrlq-tUj4xMK5wDMkd1Zoub1YppLyAi3ZtJSKlOjqK_TG6noJEEk_GZyMIo_3mn_9b6tKODDRyCAaicdqoq5BNEXRDracJ1nkfc38ltkePZ44-aW9a1btmPoIwSMxYa0TVr8z7mXht2kF/s200/20180805_202805.jpg" width="183" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even, Gabriella, and Hane Landrö</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJa-iuKJEt4v7qECqPya-79hP7ytmI3exzqVDXc1QE-PZGJK3sHFRFuqJ2YGOkzK5ZQyIVCe1lP2TBdtg1pZBZOMp8x3UnDnuzawFqAwfhMSYyAnOFVNR0elonK4g15GMsLdoUpZfipNB/s1600/20180805_202942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1505" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJa-iuKJEt4v7qECqPya-79hP7ytmI3exzqVDXc1QE-PZGJK3sHFRFuqJ2YGOkzK5ZQyIVCe1lP2TBdtg1pZBZOMp8x3UnDnuzawFqAwfhMSYyAnOFVNR0elonK4g15GMsLdoUpZfipNB/s200/20180805_202942.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Russian friends whose names we<br />
don't remember. :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTgAWUMUywWUDFh33yUHfDsLghmbWvHutCF4qpUTTJkfwl8dr_QCy3gkz9cSBLOpTHzXWpoOIYKBIuNbOjK83RrRjYIx8cLHQL23stGn8xE2bbW1Nyt-MDGDD1zuQKnAfC5wtC8pb49Ck/s1600/20180805_180649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTgAWUMUywWUDFh33yUHfDsLghmbWvHutCF4qpUTTJkfwl8dr_QCy3gkz9cSBLOpTHzXWpoOIYKBIuNbOjK83RrRjYIx8cLHQL23stGn8xE2bbW1Nyt-MDGDD1zuQKnAfC5wtC8pb49Ck/s320/20180805_180649.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Näslund family invited us to dinner<br />
after church. They have a very nice home<br />
and property.</td></tr>
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And then the photos from the ward farewell dinner:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a7yBmQtQiPCmmC3LpjTqrLW8851Wv8yPlbhgWg4kfbaAx4R_mFf1DSSX94dZENi2h09ifOwfa2NPA6eUgiBkU6QufaStkJE0M6kLU176NxCxV9eI_BaTIjLnbhV9N59TCFWjAqyAM_hf/s1600/20180807_182818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a7yBmQtQiPCmmC3LpjTqrLW8851Wv8yPlbhgWg4kfbaAx4R_mFf1DSSX94dZENi2h09ifOwfa2NPA6eUgiBkU6QufaStkJE0M6kLU176NxCxV9eI_BaTIjLnbhV9N59TCFWjAqyAM_hf/s200/20180807_182818.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Schmuck</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQyEJXJx4iaKtoX_RGD-Srv0J5TGs3DCk2NHsRs-WqrJwYa2YHfh4kwgQ7i1pvB0OsTbzNS9vy5PukAcCJDq93MgSSXLxC6DlSqvOGpsTZEeLbI421yhl-Ibto34zCeC-VVnvufFpDHl3/s1600/20180807_183108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQyEJXJx4iaKtoX_RGD-Srv0J5TGs3DCk2NHsRs-WqrJwYa2YHfh4kwgQ7i1pvB0OsTbzNS9vy5PukAcCJDq93MgSSXLxC6DlSqvOGpsTZEeLbI421yhl-Ibto34zCeC-VVnvufFpDHl3/s200/20180807_183108.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica Masus</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p51Mua4A_DpjGbLDY0aibpaC8DUl46zkWOSTPTQr9nVXsFJCSbpAYVzmg98NiFndQBGZtpqaojbwSXep8n05DPJvIQNWFhnfJeMtz4dvl4QZlmjBcIX1oJQJwJjJRkoao5ljUGBQEkhs/s1600/20180807_184007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p51Mua4A_DpjGbLDY0aibpaC8DUl46zkWOSTPTQr9nVXsFJCSbpAYVzmg98NiFndQBGZtpqaojbwSXep8n05DPJvIQNWFhnfJeMtz4dvl4QZlmjBcIX1oJQJwJjJRkoao5ljUGBQEkhs/s200/20180807_184007.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful dinner table<br />
with 3 kinds of meatballs,<br />
boiled potatoes, Västerbotten<br />
cheese pie, as well as breads<br />
and cheeses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgdbm6kdGiK36RXQsrr9Or054mNB5xl0gQGEQtexPzKtsUGPbsLuLu-aviWomktS3oMfBWLqSej2CVd76edTZFmb2V1hyphenhyphenJVYlVdWX8JxgBE7LHwaCIv9UUfS620d89vvPn0iiUkrV7xUE/s1600/20180807_192240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgdbm6kdGiK36RXQsrr9Or054mNB5xl0gQGEQtexPzKtsUGPbsLuLu-aviWomktS3oMfBWLqSej2CVd76edTZFmb2V1hyphenhyphenJVYlVdWX8JxgBE7LHwaCIv9UUfS620d89vvPn0iiUkrV7xUE/s200/20180807_192240.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting from the front and clockwise<br />
around the table: Gabriella, Hane and<br />
Even Landrö, Anya, Torsten, Odd, Elder<br />
Jordan, and Young (center), Kurt, Monica,<br />
Christer (center), Jessica, space for Olivia,<br />
me, Judy, Elsa, Rasmus, Ulf, Tore, Sol-Brit,<br />
Björn, Evelyn and Matilda Näslund.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij86nh9SuECAs1epYLbx4u9h9j5aRSyMO2Ni1QGBcB3_LCfiUkxRSRrBrTB3Ehbj-bCJ4dP7auZTZzI2uuxeMQV1y6KE8HosK4jBTMFtq_mVRDAOkqC2WRFARM4415zviNak3g3gh8ao28/s1600/20180807_193835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij86nh9SuECAs1epYLbx4u9h9j5aRSyMO2Ni1QGBcB3_LCfiUkxRSRrBrTB3Ehbj-bCJ4dP7auZTZzI2uuxeMQV1y6KE8HosK4jBTMFtq_mVRDAOkqC2WRFARM4415zviNak3g3gh8ao28/s200/20180807_193835.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rasmus and Elsa show off their desserts:<br />
Apple/currant pie and sommar torte. Sol-<br />
Brit brought cinnamon</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkAWVCoUjIcCG5YcjGboRk24OkL6qFSU9hMyFuHUdp5acyMMwsYvUN-ZL0l4Hsut1dTPFhp5_VDCbmI9ljHUGf2RNzQ7VexRXA9Y0fnZGp-7HtAA4kRQ9wCvVsvz_orLptR-MsV8bcI9Y/s1600/20180807_200222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkAWVCoUjIcCG5YcjGboRk24OkL6qFSU9hMyFuHUdp5acyMMwsYvUN-ZL0l4Hsut1dTPFhp5_VDCbmI9ljHUGf2RNzQ7VexRXA9Y0fnZGp-7HtAA4kRQ9wCvVsvz_orLptR-MsV8bcI9Y/s200/20180807_200222.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kurt and Monica Hedin</td></tr>
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We also knew that there would be a combined farewell and welcome to Sweden party for Hales and us who are leaving and for Clouses, Borgs and Baileys who had just arrived to replace the Hales. The Youngbergs hosted again and, as usual, were wonderful, gracious hosts.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBvOefaLnDaxKKboKmLCgyZwZaQ5kXzHbv-mdI4seScGGZ3RQdiSEM4b0gTED0VonZuGmbdPtBW4rS_2GWBzRmxdWJd5gV8v3YnBLIQJ-Li8wrLasccmH0LVd3SWpnQyas3mtr2R61OXi/s1600/20180807_125729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBvOefaLnDaxKKboKmLCgyZwZaQ5kXzHbv-mdI4seScGGZ3RQdiSEM4b0gTED0VonZuGmbdPtBW4rS_2GWBzRmxdWJd5gV8v3YnBLIQJ-Li8wrLasccmH0LVd3SWpnQyas3mtr2R61OXi/s200/20180807_125729.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking up the Baileys from the airport</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zyEPydX58LxeChuPRF0huFWLEGcNKz6YK1fdcM6peJn1lZG4Lf6gUuUpUDQP_00bunXMSc82JC7yjHZop6M5B_l-1rlPFRO2coy1HdaGBBl9_CTHl81V8uYlC02rno9B4NjABfKd87cr/s1600/20180808_193553%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zyEPydX58LxeChuPRF0huFWLEGcNKz6YK1fdcM6peJn1lZG4Lf6gUuUpUDQP_00bunXMSc82JC7yjHZop6M5B_l-1rlPFRO2coy1HdaGBBl9_CTHl81V8uYlC02rno9B4NjABfKd87cr/s320/20180808_193553%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful day allowed us to take a picture on the patio behind<br />
the mission home. Clouses, Donohoos, Youngbergs, Baileys,<br />
Borgs, us, Hales, Whiteheads</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvuE-1FQYeMwDw2uBsnnp3jG6vl9LoNr2zcMFZRfy7jMKZEeLzpf2XdhLoPi-e2qXqD1uwQtWhhyoAkj_3cqM3j-gbA1G8TlyZBEegwsw-WHrKL6CvbKp2es8rQQgQxKqyvHLyFoBgqUM/s1600/20180809_123320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvuE-1FQYeMwDw2uBsnnp3jG6vl9LoNr2zcMFZRfy7jMKZEeLzpf2XdhLoPi-e2qXqD1uwQtWhhyoAkj_3cqM3j-gbA1G8TlyZBEegwsw-WHrKL6CvbKp2es8rQQgQxKqyvHLyFoBgqUM/s200/20180809_123320.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spent the morning<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">packing before we finished</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">cleaning.</span></td></tr>
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We came home from the party and continued to clean until after midnight, then got up the next morning and continued through the day Thursday. By the end of the day we were done, turned the keys over to the owners, and spent the night at the Scandic Hotel near the Täby chapel, where it would be convenient for the Hales and Clouses to take us to the airport.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9s2EpgpbcxkX2DoE1YrwasKPsuAhcSsz7-6TKmXmf366zVVEVMQZ1adadBPO7FaWfqDr_p3QNec7en2vuQH6C4PNUBDdg_HxvrlDZZVph6KAfo09jkfZnlsZD0H3zAeQsGf0V424mjwL/s1600/20180809_183208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9s2EpgpbcxkX2DoE1YrwasKPsuAhcSsz7-6TKmXmf366zVVEVMQZ1adadBPO7FaWfqDr_p3QNec7en2vuQH6C4PNUBDdg_HxvrlDZZVph6KAfo09jkfZnlsZD0H3zAeQsGf0V424mjwL/s200/20180809_183208.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparkling clean as we prepared to leave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeHw1qeyVOvKUrTrabIxLdx3rJCTy4PriNamT0nebxwUH0kfgSVe_MD4PjG-Qjg1ga5Q_3Fb1y9QTORJErW8AwpgWMhpyyZVd_rOkg1-sHcNdrPdYLhCpiXISFcDukYXSfgxiJWWOKoFX/s1600/20180809_184948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeHw1qeyVOvKUrTrabIxLdx3rJCTy4PriNamT0nebxwUH0kfgSVe_MD4PjG-Qjg1ga5Q_3Fb1y9QTORJErW8AwpgWMhpyyZVd_rOkg1-sHcNdrPdYLhCpiXISFcDukYXSfgxiJWWOKoFX/s200/20180809_184948.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last trip out the front door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gunilla and her son Lars Jonasson were<br />
our landlady and translator. They were<br />
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Then it was August 10th, the day that seemed forever away, but coming too fast. At 7:00 we were at the airport with the help of the Hales and Clouses and in the air by 9:30. Approximately 23 hours later we were disembarking the plane in Reno, Nevada. Because of the lateness of our arrival, we expected to only see our son Cedric who had committed to pick us up and take us to his home for the next several days. Imagine our surprise to see not only Cedric, but also our oldest grandson, Dallin Singer and our daughter Hannah with her children, Maisy, Laurel, Norah, and Oliver.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The welcome party: Dallin, Laurel, Maisy<br />
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Today, August 11th it came to an end as we reported to our stake president who extended an honorable release. We left, taking off our name badges and with teary eyes we turned to look forward to our next adventure. With love overflowing from the bottom of our hearts we say "Hejdå vänner. Vi älskar er!"<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Fond Farewell</span><br />
We’re soon to leave, the end is near<br />
We’ll terminate our mission<br />
We go back home, our kids will cheer<br />
And I may do some fishin’.<br />
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We’ll go back to the world we know<br />
Whose language will not grieve ya.<br />
We’ll park the car where e’re we go<br />
No <i>billet</i> and no <i>skiva</i>.<br />
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When climbing stairs, it will not be<br />
To carry beds or sofas<br />
We will, instead, turn on TV<br />
And not remove our loafers.<br />
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If we are asked at church to speak<br />
Most folks will understand us<br />
If our talk is grand or weak,<br />
No one will reprimand us<br />
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‘Cause we’ll always speak their språk<br />
We’ll use our native tongue.<br />
They’ll understand, those kindly folk<br />
Why, talks will be quite fun!<br />
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Laundry won’t take half a day,<br />
We’ll have a vented dryer.<br />
There’ll be time for fun and play<br />
Sip cocoa by the fire.<br />
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We’ll just kick back and rest our feet<br />
While clicking the remote.<br />
So, what’s this running down my cheek;<br />
This lump that’s in my throat?<br />
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Could it be we’ll miss this place?<br />
We’ll miss the panic calls<br />
From elders who admit shame faced<br />
Though it was not their fault<br />
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That someone sneaky stole their bike<br />
Or they have lost their keys?<br />
The sisters’ hair, long as you like<br />
As pretty as you please<br />
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Is clogging drains and it was I<br />
Who got to clean that mess.<br />
Does that explain the teary eye?<br />
Well, in a way, I guess.<br />
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For every time we fixed those things<br />
We heard with gratitude<br />
“You’re the best” our hearts took wings;<br />
What an attitude.<br />
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When we checked their house we knew<br />
That we were going to find<br />
A whiteboard filled with goals and so<br />
We asked them if they’d mind<br />
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Sharing something they have learned</div>
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Or someone they have taught.</div>
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Our spirits once again were turned</div>
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To why we’re here and what</div>
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A prophet’s called us here to do.</div>
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It’s once again confirmed,</div>
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We’re here because the gospel’s true</div>
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And we must be concerned</div>
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That each of us must play our role</div>
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In the time we’re given.</div>
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And when we do we come to know</div>
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Why we are so driven.</div>
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There are, of course, our senior friends</div>
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Who always saved our bacon.</div>
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Their sacrifice will never end</div>
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Of this there’s no mistakin’.</div>
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For us they did apartment checks</div>
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Fixed bikes and hung up curtains.</div>
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We’d be in quicksand to our necks</div>
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Without these folks; that’s certain.</div>
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Pres and Sister Youngberg,</div>
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We’ve loved and watched you lead.</div>
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We know the load you’re called to carry</div>
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And we know that you’ll succeed.</div>
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The faithful local members’</div>
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Devotion never ends</div>
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Faith’s fire has grown from embers</div>
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They're our eternal friends.</div>
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Uppsala Ward has lighted</div>
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Like rainbows from a prism</div>
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Our spirits. We’re delighted.</div>
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But one still needs baptism. (not saying who😊)</div>
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So yes, we’ll miss the lingon sylt</div>
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The tasty breads and cheeses</div>
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The bundled tots wrapped to the hilt</div>
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And slipping when it freezes.</div>
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Of course, we’ll miss that <i>pris</i> includes</div>
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The hefty sales tax</div>
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The pretty girls and handsome dudes</div>
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That make the shakes at MAX.</div>
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We’ll miss the change of seasons</div>
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When winter moves to spring;</div>
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For no apparent reason</div>
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A thousand songbirds sing.</div>
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Traditions for each red day</div>
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(We’ve loved to be a part).</div>
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It warms us when “<i>God Jul</i>” they say</div>
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“<i>Glad Påsk</i>” has touched our heart.</div>
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We’ll miss the birds and wildlife</div>
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The green that lasts all year</div>
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Smorgåstorts and godis rife</div>
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With extra pounds, I fear.</div>
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We’ll miss scores of wild flowers</div>
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All covered with the dew.</div>
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We’ll miss driving hours and hours,</div>
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BUT MOSTLY WE’LL MISS YOU!</div>
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Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-6276599407420275422018-07-23T02:39:00.000-07:002018-07-23T02:39:19.326-07:00Autumn in July<br />
We have had little rain and record heat this summer. As a result, the birch trees are shedding their leaves. They were yellow for a short time and are now brown. There are several fires in the Dalarna County area and little fire fighting equipment. Neighboring countries are sending in their planes and helicopters, but it is not enough. Sweden normally has wet summers, so they are ill prepared for a fire season like this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All over the Stockholm area there are<br />these community gardens. We have never<br />stopped to look at one, but this is near our<br />apartment, so Olivia wanted to take a look.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Due to the heat and lack of rain, some have<br />let their gardens go, so there are bare spots and<br />weeds. Many are using the water hoses to keep<br />their plots alive, however.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out our back door onto the<br />deck. We got a good rain on<br />Saturday, so everything was<br />wet and smelled clean.</td></tr>
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Much of the week was spent in preparing the apartment where our replacements will be living. We moved in some furniture and did a little repair work, though not much was needed. I have to admit, we moved a little slowly because the heat and humidity suck the energy from us. They will have a nice apartment to live in when they arrive, I think. One problem is that there is not a fan to be purchased in the entire country. Due to the unprecedented heat the stores and their warehouses are sold out. Hopefully, we will find something in the next few days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Replacing the water<br />deflector at the bottom<br />of the shower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building a shelf unit for<br />the bathroom area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty modern kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing Ford van with a desk, a return, a recliner and an<br />office chair, along with bags and boxes filled with items to take<br />to the new apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took pictures of what<br />the landlord left, for future<br />reference, when the apartment<br />has to be returned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ate our lunch on their patio, just to test<br />their patio furniture :) </td></tr>
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We got the good news that the Clouses, who will take over our assignments, and the Baileys, who will replace the Hales in the office, have both received their visas, so we won't have to train via Skype or with pages of notes. It was a great relief because the visas for the young missionaries and for the Records Preservation couple are about 8 weeks behind, so far, and still no visas.<br />
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We were invited to share dinner with the Jonas and Anne-Lise Sjögren family. Jonas is our Elders' Quorum President and Anne-Lise is a counselor in the Relief Society. We had not met their children, so we were happy to meet Rebekka and Alexander, who are still at home. Their other four children are grown and out of the house. We had heard of Smörgåstårta, but had never had the opportunity to try it. Literally translated, it is sandwich cake. It is a savory cake with layers of bread, mayonnaise, and various kinds of fillings such as liverwurst, shrimp, salmon, or chicken. It it decoratively topped with the kinds of food that sets the theme. They had made two massive smörgåstårtor. One was chicken and turkey, the other was seafood and fish. They were delicious both to look at and to taste.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne-Lise, Jonas and Rebekka. The smörgåstårta on the left was Rebekka's creation. It is decorated with strips of smoked<br />salmon, caviar, garnish and sliced tomatoes topped with slices of boiled egg. Anne-Lise's creation is decorated with turkey<br />slices, tomatoes, and mandarin oranges, sprinkled with garnish. It was almost a shame to cut into them.</td></tr>
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Since we would be traveling to Uppsala anyway, we decided to make a day of it and catch up on some of the apartment inspections. We started in Borlänge which is in Dalarna County and close to the fires. Then went back to Uppsala to see the missionaries whom we see every Sunday, but rarely see their apartments.<br />
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The fires were close to Borlänge, and we could see smoke coming from the forests in the distance. The sky was hazy from the smoke, much like Nevada during the fire seasons. The missionaries were happy and working hard. They had several investigators and are popular in the neighborhood,especially with the children, it seems. Elder Peterson, who helped us move into the new apartment in Jakobsberg some months ago is there with a relatively new companion, Elder Whitaker.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After inspecting the<br />apartment and bikes<br />outside the apartment.<br />Elders Whitaker and<br />Peterson.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dalahäst is the symbol of this part of<br />Sweden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dalarna still has beautiful skies and scenery.<br />This is on the other side, away from the smoky<br />haze.</td></tr>
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The sisters in Uppsala seemed a little lethargic, so Olivia asked them if they were sleeping well. They have a fan, but hadn't opened a window because they are on the first floor and it didn't seem safe. Thus, they were not sleeping well, or often at all. She showed them that their windows opened two different ways, one of which would allow an air flow without sacrificing safety. They looked much more rested on Sunday. Despite their weariness, they still had a very clean apartment and gave us cookies. They are a group of faithful, thoughtful missionaries.<br />
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The elders didn't want to open their windows, either, thinking that the air was cooler inside than outside, which is often true, but when there is shade, or the sun is not shining directly onto a surface such as a wall, the air is actually cool. Their apartment was cleaner than we have ever seen that apartment. It was obvious that they wanted it clean and that they keep it clean.<br />
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Driving home we found ourselves on a road that we seldom travel. The sight of the Dom Kyrka gave us a pang of homesickness at the thought of leaving this place. It is the symbol of Uppsala and is visible from all around the area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The towering Dom Kyrka and the<br />sign at the border of the city at 9:00<br />PM. The pastels in the sky denote<br />a sunset that was to the right of<br />this picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These mile markers are found from time<br />to time along the road. This one has the<br />symbol of King Gustav II Adolf, but may<br />be from a later time. It says Uppsala<br />Stad Gränd (Uppsala City boundary)</td></tr>
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Sunday we said goodbye to some of the Uppsala Ward members who will not be here for the next two Sundays. The Burmans invited us to dinner, but Olivia convinced them to come to our apartment, instead. Because of the rain on the previous day, the air was cool and not too windy, so we were able to eat out on the covered part of the deck. They have been such good friends to us. Sol-Brit has especially been a good friend to Olivia. They share handicraft items and recipes, stories and just a lot of friend talk. Tore is good to the bone. He is a retired dentist who is deeply committed to the principles of the Book of Mormon and the temple. He often leads the singing and has a voice that carries into the halls. We love them both very much.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonas was the only<br />member of his family<br />at church Sunday. They<br />will be traveling to<br />Norway, so this was the<br />last time we will see him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tore and Sol-Brit Burman with us on the deck for dinner.</td></tr>
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We have a full week ahead and look forward to it. Olivia's sister Jennifer and her daughter, Jessica will join us today until Thursday. On Saturday we welcome the Clouses to Sweden. We are excited and busy.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-41012072039700395952018-07-16T06:56:00.000-07:002018-07-16T06:56:18.041-07:00Farewell to Norrland<br />
We have never seen Norrland in the "high season," in other words during the part of summer when things are open and available. We were especially anxious to see a couple of the church towns when cottages might be open. We also wanted to see the fortress set up for defense in WWI, WWII and the Cold War. We got permission from the mission president to take a few extra days in connection with the zone conference to see parts of the north that we had not seen before, so we left Monday for a week away.<br />
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Monday, much of Thursday, Friday and Saturday were work days, where we took care of mission responsibilities. Tuesday, Wednesday and part of Thursday were days of exploring and sight seeing.<br />
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As we traveled, we noticed that the roadside was covered with wild flowers. Lengthy patches, at first, then long stretches and fields covered with them. The flowers seemed to be mostly the tall plants with violet/pink blossoms, but mixed with a variety of other flowers that created gigantic bouquets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small patches to begin with</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry we don't know<br />
the name of this<br />
beauty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then larger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farmers would leave patches when mowing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The purple looked like<br />
clover blossoms, but the<br />
plants did not.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of daisies, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of butterflies, as the windshield<br />
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It was quite warm for most of the trip. In fact, the further north we traveled, the hotter it became. The result was a sky filled with beautiful cloud formations that Olivia could not resist trying to capture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some had dark bellies, but we got little rain</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along with the clouds there were literally<br />
hundreds of camp trailers being pulled<br />
by cars. It's July which means that every-<br />
one goes on vacation; mostly to the north</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some filled the sky with all kinds of shapes.<br />
The road sign is typical from north to south.<br />
It is a warning sign with the image of a moose.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some looked like dollops<br />
of whipping cream</td></tr>
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We visited two church towns on our way. The first was just outside of Skellefteå, in a little village called Lövånger. Here the cottages are all either rented out or are owned privately. What was unique about this church town, is that they have preserved the stables. These are not the large barns that we are used to in the states, The town also had moved a farmhouse onto the property and have turned it into a museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most items in the museum were<br />
from the 18th and 19th centuries</td></tr>
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This boy is a bit autistic and was quite a challenge for his mother. He had to handle everything, including items that were supposed to be "hands off." But, it did allow us to see how this worked, if just a little faster than normal.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Some handicrafts from the period.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the inside of one of the small stables</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our young guide showed us to the stables</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The key that opens the locks on all the doors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical rows of the cottages. 116 in all in Lövånger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bird on the roof of a typical cottage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church was preserved in this village. It was closed, unfortunately.</td></tr>
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The other church town we visited was one we have visited, before. It is in Gamelstad Luleå. The town of Luleå began here, probably in the 1300s, but in the 17th century, by decree of the king, was removed to its current location, about 8 kilometers, next to the River. It is the largest of the 16 preserved church towns in Sweden with 424 cottages and a church that was dedicated in 1492. The cottages were either closed or privately owned, except one. Several are being renovated due to natural decay in the wood, but the intent is to use the tools and methods of the time to reconstruct the ones in need of repair.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bell tower of the old church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The verbiage on the tower says, "Deo Gloria" or Glory to God</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church that was dedicated in 1492. Despite the reformation,<br />
it remained heavily Catholic. The inscriptions on the outside are<br />
all in Latin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cock on the roof</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stone walls were much higher<br />
and thicker at one time. This gate<br />
and the walls provided protection<br />
from invasion, most likely from<br />
Russia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elaborate pulpit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceiling and walls have paintings from<br />
the prolific painter, Albertus Pictor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical cabin where two families would have stayed with a<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A well with a derrick and<br />
boom to lift out the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the cottage included beds, clothing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and other period articles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While all this was in one room, we were<br />
told that this was one of the largest cottages</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cottages are all in rows like this one. Between the rows are<br />
roads. Most are paved, but a few, like this one are simply grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the storehouse that at one time<br />
was a tithing house. 1/10th of the harvest<br />
was stored here for the use of the Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the storehouse is now an arts <br />
and crafts shop. Artists take<br />
turns manning the store.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have only found one nativity scene made by Swedes in the<br />
entire country, so when we saw this, we had to buy one. These<br />
are the artists (husband and wife) who made them and several <br />
other items that are for sale, there.</td></tr>
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We had heard of the amazing waterfalls in the north, so we stopped to see them. In fact the name, Storforsen, really describes what it is - big rapids. It was frighteningly majestic and beautiful at the same time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pictures, including the videos don't do it justice. It is dramatic!</td></tr>
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We wanted to see Jokkmokk, a city in Lappland that is just beyond the Arctic Circle. You would think that if we are beyond the Arctic Circle we would be seeing snow, igloos and sled dogs, but that was not the case. In fact, it was quite warm, sunny, and the ground was covered with grass and wild flowers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just to prove we were there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is no US flag and I'm not saluting.<br />I'm shading my eyes - I didn't know I<br />would be in the photo. The line of flags<br />marks the line of the Circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting information about why it is called the Arctic Circle</td></tr>
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The museum in Jokkmokk is dedicated to the history of the Sami people. The Sami are native to Sweden, Norway and Finland. For centuries, they have lived with and even managed the herds of reindeer. Today, there are technically no wild reindeer as they are all owned by Sami families. They are allowed to graze in the forests and on public lands, however, so it is still exciting to see one in the wild. In the summer they are much farther north and in the forests, so we didn't see any. The Sami now have special recognition, but at one time were an oppressed people. Their traditional way of life has all but disappeared as they logically prefer living and working indoors to living in tents or small log shelters, so very few live out in the wild today.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfg8yoD7re8howcv2wwvXEXK61bN9mQ3F-x01OlvDPRz5teZh9ixWaaLP7KFM1i0tPjC1DkhPs11mjcg28p7wKW09QHDWImFkmdXElAsFN998EmbRy2jZGfO6o3yvmOf6YGFKt2im-xr/s1600/20180711_133850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHfg8yoD7re8howcv2wwvXEXK61bN9mQ3F-x01OlvDPRz5teZh9ixWaaLP7KFM1i0tPjC1DkhPs11mjcg28p7wKW09QHDWImFkmdXElAsFN998EmbRy2jZGfO6o3yvmOf6YGFKt2im-xr/s200/20180711_133850.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To follow the riendeer<br />herd, they used a tent<br />called a lavvu, which is<br />similar to a teepee, but<br />made of a water-resistant<br />fabric.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the lavvu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though the costumes<br />changed from time to<br />time. The basic style<br />remained. Note the<br />cradle board.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hunting costume.<br />That is a duck on his<br />head. They were quite<br />skilled at tanning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reindeer hides are quite important</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Various items of wood<br />and bone to harness and<br />use reindeer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cradle board up close</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the displays outside the museum.<br />This is a peat house called a goahti. It<br />would have been used as a more permanent<br />home. These actually became popular with<br />the back-to-earth movement of the 1960s<br />and 1970s. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the goahti. This<br />one was actually built in<br />1972, so it has a wood floor<br />and a wood stove.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photograph of a goahti in the 1800s.</td></tr>
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The ropes they used to lasso the reindeer are of leather and the hondo is made of reindeer horn and looks like a figure 8. It seems to work as the Sami herders can rope a hoof and bring in the deer while on foot or skis.<br />
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We did have to get some souveniers in Jokkmokk. Of course, the handmade, good stuff was expensive and impossible to bring home, but we wanted to remember this place.<br />
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The town has a church that is in the fashion of the turn of the 19th to 20th century. In fact, it was built in the 1890s.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lattice and multiple arched windows<br />give it away as the late 1800s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is quite charming and majestic. It is still used every Sunday<br />and for community events.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the chapel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The christening font</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And organ loft</td></tr>
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Another place I have wanted to visit in the summer is Rödbergsfortet (literally red mountain fortress). It has been in use since pre-WWI and was improved and renovated for WWII and the Cold War. With nuclear missiles and advanced bombs, it became obsolete and was no longer in use after the late 1980s. It was a highly secret facility as were the five or more fortresses surrounding it. There is a big sign stating that foreigners are not welcome past the gate. Because of Sweden's neutrality, it has never been used. Of course, its presence has helped to maintain Sweden's neutrality.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the gate and inside the fortress walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwGQ8GXdJvD9cqNwobKetLW9frbYxyMprseFVSX2nFaSleyWxKfDTlw8cvVr9fN6qLlL5tXmBfu8Yv-y3OtaEAzl0smRNxk8XHtGgQMEFmrp3RWR2AJBVFUgdDGpLYv12V3LcKDje_QBT/s1600/20180712_132134_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwGQ8GXdJvD9cqNwobKetLW9frbYxyMprseFVSX2nFaSleyWxKfDTlw8cvVr9fN6qLlL5tXmBfu8Yv-y3OtaEAzl0smRNxk8XHtGgQMEFmrp3RWR2AJBVFUgdDGpLYv12V3LcKDje_QBT/s320/20180712_132134_001.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazingly, this was dug without the<br />use of power tools or earth-moving<br />equipment. Wheelbarrows and hammers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the closed off'<br />walls.</td></tr>
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Some of the rooms and displays inside the tunnels of the fortress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Infirmary beds</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7MtkiZiLeYupzg1ehyphenhyphentsMaMqzHQ48W4tNzWX28yuK-6319CNZY1f_FqY_bUZk0R6QPLKttp1RXti22Q6FFy-xY9f91UYeUnMloeVzpA_uDMQ8WafmEW5CW7hwxoazeSaBFv0fcXaqssP/s1600/20180712_133156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7MtkiZiLeYupzg1ehyphenhyphentsMaMqzHQ48W4tNzWX28yuK-6319CNZY1f_FqY_bUZk0R6QPLKttp1RXti22Q6FFy-xY9f91UYeUnMloeVzpA_uDMQ8WafmEW5CW7hwxoazeSaBFv0fcXaqssP/s200/20180712_133156.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dentist lab</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnECx1_CQjlUZBgZSs8wSL8pHssPU37FvEvG87Dh_JImvDynBH8wCtL0L3vGjJMGCu_8TnTZOp5rN10KaVudPnGtmU0ka66lpG06JIwri0sz1R_hEFYQwsfP9q62Gjre6MsjpwyKa5aY3w/s1600/20180712_133609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnECx1_CQjlUZBgZSs8wSL8pHssPU37FvEvG87Dh_JImvDynBH8wCtL0L3vGjJMGCu_8TnTZOp5rN10KaVudPnGtmU0ka66lpG06JIwri0sz1R_hEFYQwsfP9q62Gjre6MsjpwyKa5aY3w/s200/20180712_133609.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Readiness wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QcqbTuN-ps1Jzk6IlDSuxkcZxC8K7cGAVvrqo6QcQLR5qbn2G3jTagPXBaZKxzLIAdGpxQSyYTGc4o-XjEiQQ5F1eTQHUB2bvRamuEuIsGVeEbOGJlorOd74F-zMzfipQj_WEB4As2km/s1600/20180712_134501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QcqbTuN-ps1Jzk6IlDSuxkcZxC8K7cGAVvrqo6QcQLR5qbn2G3jTagPXBaZKxzLIAdGpxQSyYTGc4o-XjEiQQ5F1eTQHUB2bvRamuEuIsGVeEbOGJlorOd74F-zMzfipQj_WEB4As2km/s200/20180712_134501.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mess hall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Communications room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wash room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ammo for the various weapons they used</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mortar and mortar shell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For protection in case the fortress was<br />overrun by an enemy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cannon shells were placed on<br />this elevator</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46_R9oROMrlDFTLYrmlNP6C3b11h33DJfmro5HqLL3vl4MvBNh-OQmTPdsqWZw7mYkbxA001eMO0FnS84zRTvj_-KgNPAFtKT1BmQ7RKduY1RIoUP-6YxXbKqeFl2nlRkKdT6E4Zwek_R/s1600/20180712_141034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46_R9oROMrlDFTLYrmlNP6C3b11h33DJfmro5HqLL3vl4MvBNh-OQmTPdsqWZw7mYkbxA001eMO0FnS84zRTvj_-KgNPAFtKT1BmQ7RKduY1RIoUP-6YxXbKqeFl2nlRkKdT6E4Zwek_R/s200/20180712_141034.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and received here where<br />they were loaded into the<br />cannons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cannons could be adjusted up or<br />down; right or left to fire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are several cannons along the hill top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is a commanding view of the entire area. To the right is a sister<br />fortress that could direct cannon fire.</td></tr>
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While we were on top of the fortress, the sound of heavy machine gun fire and small arms could be heard, which seemed appropriate at the moment (there is a shooting range below the fort).<br />
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We stopped in Boden to eat at Suzy Qs, an American-themed restaurant that had its walls covered with license plates from all over the US, old movie, Coca Cola and Vargas pin-up posters from the 1950s and 1960s. The hamburgers were so juicy and full that I had to cut it before I could pick it up to eat it. We ate with rock 'n roll being played in the background.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juicy burger; tons of fries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia next to one of<br />the walls</td></tr>
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Other things we have enjoyed as we have traveled to and throughout Norrland include the trucks carrying loads of logs that are stacked in huge piles along the E4. The lumber industry is big. It appears that they clear cut and replant.<br />
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We stayed at the Scandic, a hotel that is kind of a Holiday Inn, with a breakfast buffet consisting of so many items, it would be impossible to list them. I was up until after midnight and Luleå is only a couple of hours from the Arctic Circle, so I took a picture to show how light it is at midnight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The parking lot of Scandic in Luleå<br />at midnight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had enough membership points<br />for a free night and a complimentary<br />bag of superb chocolates. Happily, Olivia<br />is not a big fan of chocolate...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The carpet has a mock<br />map of the E4 and images<br />of what each town has to<br />offer along the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew of the Google Street View camera<br />car stayed in the same hotel. We also saw them<br />a couple of times as we traveled the roads.</td></tr>
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We also got to do what we enjoy most - working with the young missionaries. We spent Monday moving the furniture and other items out of the Sundsvall apartment that is closing. Some went to the second hand store, but most went to a family in the branch with 7 children. They are adding on to their home and needed all we could give them. Win, win situation.<br />
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We returned to the elders' apartment on Saturday because we discovered that one of their bikes was missing a front light. We bought a light set at Biltema, a store that has practically everything you need.<br />
When we started to attach it I noticed that the wires to the the dynamo for the front light of the other bike were severed, so while Olivia attached the light to one, I tried to repair the other.<br />
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Zone conference was a special time. It will probably be our last, so President Youngberg had us bear our testimonies along with the other missionaries from the zone who will be leaving at the end of the month. As usual, I got choked up and couldn't speak for several seconds. Olivia can speak despite being emotional.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We brought the shoes<br />Elder Jarman left at the<br />mission office when he<br />was a POE. "But these<br />are not my shoes!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Steele and Thompson relieving their<br />apartment of Book of Mormons in languages<br />they will never use. Our van is full of books.</td></tr>
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Then on our way home, we stopped in Gävle to do an apartment inspection with the elders. They were prepared for us. The apartment was among the cleanest we have seen. We did a little repair work on their cupboard doors and oiled their bike chains. Then made the journey home.<br />
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There were lots of investigators in church, yesterday including a family from Ethiopia and Elsa brought a close friend, Maria.<br />
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One of the souvenirs we bought was a little book about the paintings of Albertus Pictor, which features two of the churches that are close to Upplands Vasby. One we have tried to visit before, but it is never open. We tried the other on our way home from church, yesterday. It was open and there was a man who wore a Swedish Church polo shirt and spoke English who welcomed us and allowed us in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crucifix is from<br />the 14th century. The<br />Christ figure alone is<br />about 6' tall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian chariots<br />are submerged by the<br />Red Sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moses with the serpent on a pole with<br />the people being bitten by the real serpents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satan attempting to<br />temp Christ. "Turn<br />these stones to bread"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old hearse was in the open garage next to<br />the church.</td></tr>
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It has been a very full and eventful week for us. We hope your week is filled with friends, family and the certain knowledge that you have a loving and understanding Father who sent His only begotten son to bless and redeem us.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-76113573887141454622018-07-08T13:39:00.000-07:002018-07-08T13:53:19.291-07:00The Wildlife and our Wild LifeSpeaking of wild life, here is one group who gathered to watch the Sweden/England World Cup game. Enthusiasm no doubt waned as England won 2 to 0.<br />
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As the summer progresses, see more wildlife in our travels and in our neighborhood. The deer are not in the fields so often as they were in the spring, but the ones we do see have started growing their antlers in preparation for the mating season. The birds are teaching their young to eat on their own and to fly. The waterfowl are swimming with their young and the song birds are still singing. For the first time since our first trip to Norrland in 2016, we saw a female moose and her calf while traveling with Jordan's family and again last Friday when coming home from Uppsala, we saw one grazing in a field. We also saw two red foxes trying to get across the busy road on the 4th of July as we traveled back to our apartment. Unfortunately, our sightings of the moose and foxes were too fleeting to capture with the camera, but we did get some of the deer and waterfowl.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young buck and his doe in the field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have been watching this little family<br />
of swans for a few weeks, now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male swans are called cobs and female swans<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The young are cygnets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little family of ducks was in the<br />
same pond. The parents were scolding<br />
the ducklings, who were asking for<br />
food, by pecking them on the head!<br />
The ducklings then started diving<br />
under the water for food, just <br />
like mom and dad.</td></tr>
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Much of the first part of this week was spent in updating files in the file cabinet and in the binders we keep in the apartment. We have found them to be quite helpful, at times, so we wanted to be sure the Clouses, who will replace us, will have current information. We also started a project creating a form for the missionaries to keep in their apartments, telling missionaries who followed them, useful information about the apartment and the local area, e.g. where to shop for food, where the clothes washing and drying takes place, landlord/lady's name and number, etc. We put in the address and landlord/lady information, stuffed them into plastic folders with a magnet so they can keep these on the fridge door.<br />
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We also modified and sent out bicycle report forms, so bikes are part of the apartment inspections, from now on. We have had to toss two bikes that died from lack of maintenance and I took a front fork from one and placed it on another. A missionary was riding along when the front wheel came off the bike, the elder took a hard fall and it bent the fork when it hit the ground. We have also had several stolen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the bent fork and the cannibalized<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia did the updating work on the<br />
files and the binders. Huge job!</td></tr>
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We didn't really give much thought this year to the 4th of July as it is obviously not celebrated here, so we expected it to come and go just like another day. Brother and Sister Hammar, their daughter, Julia, and our friend Elsa had other thoughts. They invited us to their home to celebrate with a barbecue. Sister Hammar (Judy) is from the USA and Ulf has lived there. In fact, they were married in the Washington D.C. temple on the same day as Olivia's sister and husband, Jennifer and Ray Smith. I think Elsa said she had not celebrated Independence Day before, but she is always ready for a party, especially if she can contribute. She did. She and Julia made some amazing brownies. Ulf cooked three different kinds of hamburgers: regular that was seasoned perfectly, spicy hot, and bacon flavored. He also had three or four kinds of hot dogs. Judy made all the preparations and we brought some other picnic items, as well. It was great fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the young women in front <br />
of the Hammar's home</td></tr>
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Bingham and Jones in<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsa and sister Bingham</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another red, white and blue picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Descending: Elder Dawson, Julia, Elsa,<br />
Sister Jones, Sister Chapdelaine, Sister<br />
Bingham and Elder Jordan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left to right: Olivia, Ulf, Sister Jones, Elsa, Sister Bingham,<br />
Rasmus (Ulf and Judy's son), Elder Jordan, me, Judy, Julia,<br />
Elder Dawson and Sister Chapledaine. It got quite cold in the shade!</td></tr>
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We were able to go to the new apartment where the Clouses will be staying. We wanted to take some measurements in order to get an idea about where things would fit, so they will have working space as well as living space. They will have a nice, modern apartment with a dishwasher, modern stove and oven and access to a washer and dryer. The Hales came along with us and agreed that this will be a very comfortable place to live. We currently have a 1/2 hour drive to the office, but the new apartment will only be about 7 - 12 minutes, which will make it much handier for them.<br />
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We returned for a third time to Uppsala, this week. We were invited to Björn and Mirna Nordin's apartment for lunch. Mirna is from Peru and, while Björn is from Sweden, he spent several years as a teen and young man in California, where his father was transferred by his company. They have two very happy and bright children: Rafaella 12 years old and Leonardo 5. Björn and I have been good friends for many months, but just at church. Mirna has not been comfortable with her English, so it is only recently that we have gotten to know her better. Rafaella's English is quite advanced, but Leonardo is still young to learn another language. He does understand English, however. They are leaving for Peru after a six-year absence, and will stay about a month. They wanted to have us over before they left, since we will be gone by the time they return.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafaella, Björn, Leonardo, Mirna, Olivia and me in the Nordin's apartment</td></tr>
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We are clearing out a lot of things that have accumulated in this apartment over the years. In doing so, we found a lot of things that we could give away. We gave the Nordins several books, as Björn loves to read, a couple of books for Leonardo and Rafaella and some painting materials for Rafaella who is quite an artist, already.<br />
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On our way back to the apartment, we took time to see a place we have often commented that we would like to visit. Carl von Linne' is famous in botanical circles for his advancement of the methods for identifying and classifying organisms. He cultivated and tried to both genetically improve plants and to preserve other plants in their native state. Unfortunately, we got there after the building were closed and the guides were gone for the day, but the gardens and trees are labeled and explanations of the work in English, so we did a self tour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the road to Linne's'<br />
Hammarby we were<br />
finally able to visit the<br />
church that we have<br />
photographed so many<br />
times to show how the<br />
fields change with the<br />
seasons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is called Danmark Kyrkan. Why a<br />
Danish church in the heart of Sweden,<br />
I don't know.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of the churches<br />
have a cock on the steeple.<br />
This is the best example<br />
we have seen. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is not a<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">weather vane. I have not</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">been able to discover the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">reason for a rooster on the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">steeple.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seems that every churchyard is well kept.<br />
This one is no exception. On any day of the<br />
year you will see people in the cemetary<br />
caring for a loved one's grave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two 11th century rune<br />
stones on the church<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inlaid cross on the back<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a gate to one of the gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Called the cabbage garden, it has herbs<br />
and vegetables grown in the 18th century.</td></tr>
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Some of the plants Olivia especially liked in the many gardens in the Linne' gardens:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hay and other crops, including but probably not <br />
this wheat, are planted, cultivated<br />
and harvested as they were in the 18th century.</td></tr>
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Saturday we made a quick trip to the second hand store (which is only open on Saturdays from 10 to 2) and picked up another suitcase. We came with only one carry on and one checked bag, but we are allowed to check 2 bags, and we have plenty to fill another.<br />
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Following our trip to the store, we quickly drove out to the town of Örebro, a couple of hours away, where we picked up an irreparable bike to bring back. It is the bike we used to repair the one that took the nose dive mentioned above. The missionaries there, Elders Berlin and Fronk, were walking on air. They had just committed a young man from Sierra Leone to baptism. In February he was walking from his bus through the woods behind the church and thought to himself, "I need to go into that church." He did, was welcomed by the members and met the missionaries. He was allowed to be taught because there are about 20,000 members in his country, so if he is deported, he will still be able to live his religion without fear of reprisal.<br />
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While we were in Örebro, we finally took the time to visit the ancient castle. This is one that is said to have been a favorite of King Gustav Vasa. It is an ancient castle that has been remodeled many times over the centuries. We were not able to stay for the tour in English, but we were able to just walk the floors and grounds. Most exhibits are in Swedish, German and English, so it worked out for us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front and back views of the castle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one of the entrances</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This room has had many<br />
uses over the centuries.<br />
At one time it was used to<br />
dry out the papers that had<br />
been brought from the Stock-<br />
holm Archives when the city<br />
was under siege. Note the<br />
holes in the wall and in the<br />
chimney. These provide an<br />
excellent draught that dried<br />
the papers without heat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only remaining privy with a lid<br />
and a rope to empty it into the lake below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the basement level with<br />
wall reinforcement and a<br />
French ensign</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carved stone from the 1600s, a stone<br />
that has been recently carved and the old<br />
tools of the trade</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original cannons that have never been<br />
protected from the elements. Very rusty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throughout the castle were actors in<br />
costume. This one is portraying King<br />
Charles XIV John (Jean Baptiste<br />
Bernadotte) who was a French noble<br />
adopted into the Vasa family when the<br />
reigning king determined he would have<br />
no heirs. The current royal family<br />
descend from him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the prison cruelty<br />
was also on display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical scene. It seems<br />
we spend a lot of time on<br />
the phone. This time just<br />
in front of the castle doors.</td></tr>
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It was good to have some time to catch up on a few things that have been deferred for a while. There are still deferred items to attend to, but we are working on those as we go along.<br />
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We had an enjoyable time in our meetings today. There were many missing because July is vacation month. On the other hand, we also had several visitors, as well. It was a blessing to partake of the sacrament and be uplifted by the speakers and teachers, today. We hope yours was as blessed a day as was ours.<br />
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The week following the last post was spent for the most part in readying an apartment to return to the landlord. Luckily, we had the missionaries to help in the initial phase during the three days that Micah's family was in Denmark. We were grateful for the help because there was a lot of furniture to carry down 77 stairs and out to the large van we had rented. The Hales were also there to help. Before the missionaries came, I carried a bed and other items down, so that Elder Hales, who supervised loading the van, would look busy. We were parked illegally so if the parking enforcement employees came along they would not fine us. As it turned out, I happened to be there when they came and they only had us move to another less obvious, but still illegal spot on the road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street view of the apart-<br />ment building. Classic<br />old Stockholm dwelling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course the apartment is on the top floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales supervising<br />loading the van. Elders<br />Denton and Craun are<br />loading this time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the crew: Elders Liljenquist, Craun, Olson, Denton and<br />Fortuna. Assisted by two of President Carlsons' boys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had missionaries<br />or helpers on each<br />landing, so they only<br />had to carry the items<br />from one landing to the<br />next. Elder Liljenquist,<br />here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carlsson boys wait<br />for the next item to come<br />to them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Lee starting down<br />from his landing to the<br />next.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sofa was broken, so I took it apart<br />as much as I could. The crew took the<br />pieces down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now we just had to find a way to put them<br />into the van.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> No easy task, but they did it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at the mission office<br />Elder Berlin tries on a jacket<br />that had been left by another<br />missionary. Maybe in a few <br />years. 😊</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Harden, Lee and Berlin moving<br />furniture into the mission office garage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to find a place for everything<br />in the mission office garage. Too much<br />stuff from the other apartments we<br />have closed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Baggett could<br />not be there for the<br />loading part, so he came<br />later to help clean.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Sirrine, is his companion.<br />They were in a meeting during<br />the morning, so they helped<br />clean in the afternoon.</td></tr>
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After Micah's family left we spent several days cleaning the apartment. Again, we had the assistance of some hard-working missionaries, which made the job go much faster. We were able to turn the keys over to the management company a month early and saved that much rent. It was the most expensive apartment in the Stockholm area, so it was good to save some money.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helpers scrubbing the walls and woodwork</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hall has helped<br />on more than one apartment.<br />We were glad to have her back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Westerlind was also<br />great help.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The places we find ourselves<br />in to get an apartment clean!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mold and other stains<br />had to be sanded and<br />oiled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every window has an inside pane,<br />front and back and an outside pane,<br />front and back.</td></tr>
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Making sure we filled our next day, we loaded the car with an office chair and a recliner and started a journey south.<br />
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First, we drove to Hägersten to repair a bike that was parked at the church where the missionaries were attending a district meeting. Districts can have several areas and that used to require a lot of travel, but now the missionaries in each area go to the local church building and attend the meeting by Skype or another electronic means.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bikes at the end of the lane. A wobbly<br />seat needed a new bolt and nut.</td></tr>
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Then on we drove to Västerås, where the sisters have been hanging sheets, blankets and a comforter over the windows in their bedroom to blackout the sun as it is still up when they are supposed to be in bed. We replaced the night covers with actual blackout curtains.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Really, it's no big deal.<br />We could use curtains if<br />you want to bring them,<br />but we are getting along<br />just fine." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love to help people with such a positive<br />attitude about their situation. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, isn't that better?</td></tr>
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The chairs were for the Eskilstuna missionaries. The recliner in the sisters' apartment was being held together with packing tape that was peeling off and getting everyone who sat in the chair sticky. We hauled the old one out and put in the new one. The elders' desk chair had broken, so we replaced it with a used, but solid one that should last.<br />
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Unfortunately, it was pouring rain in Eskilstuna and we just got in a hurry to get things in and out without getting soaked to the skin, so we neglected to take pictures. Too bad because the sisters (Beck and Bottita) are two with whom we have had close contact and it was so nice to see them again. Elders Allred and Rasmussen were on bikes having just come from a service project helping a member move. They were drenched, but smiling.<br />
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That week was transfer week. We were not needed for picking up the new missionaries because there were so few, but we helped to get them to the train station because they now had companions and lots of luggage that we helped transport.<br />
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We also got to help bring the missionaries who are returning home from the train station to the mission home. The temple was closed, so they missed out on that tradition. We had worked with all three of these young men, as well. It was nice to have a meal with them and wish them well on their final day in Sweden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Berlin has served as an Assistant<br />to the President. He still has a few<br />months left, so he will be in Örebro<br />for a time serving as the District<br />Leader there with Elder Fronk</td></tr>
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Midsommar this year was a modest affair compared with last year. Last year we were at the largest celebration in the country in Leksand. 20,000 people crowded into the town to watch the maypole raise. This year the Hales and several of the temple couples went there, but we just enjoyed a quiet afternoon with a handful of members from the Uppsala Ward. Kurt and Monica Hedin invited everyone to their home where we cooked korv (Swedish for both wieners and sausages) and shared other dishes. No maypole, no dancing and no singing, just happy conversation. They also had the little game where you go from one quiz question to another and answer trivia questions. Barbro, one of the sisters in the ward won first, but I came in second. Wild guessing sometimes works.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking korv with Elders Dawson and<br />Jordan. Darlington Brumskine from the<br />ward came in a suit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the Uppsala missionaries<br />standing by the fire in the stove.<br />It has been unusually warm - until Midsommar.😏</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The women who attended. Barbro and<br />Monica with the missionaries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quiz game winners. Barbro 1st, me 2nd,<br />the sisters (including Olivia) 3rd.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brother Kurt Hedin got some rhubarb<br />from his garden to give away. Nice people!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally coming through the hall from<br />customs. They had a direct flight from<br />the US, so they had to stand in the passport<br />line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took them to Tant Bruns Kaffestuga<br />in Sigtuna only to discover that this quaint<br />little cafe was so popular that day that we<br />had to sit outside after waiting for other<br />customers to leave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we took them to the "Club House"<br />that would be their accommodations for<br />the coming week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They came to church with us on Sunday where the ward welcomed them.<br />They met Sister Jones, a missionary who is also from Las Vegas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the church is a<br />cherry tree, so they<br />harvested a skirt full.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then the mandatory tour of the magnificent<br />Dom Kyrka. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday dinner at our apartment was the<br />Swedish meal of meatballs, potatoes,<br />gravy, lingon berries and cooked vegetables.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we came to pick<br />them up on Monday, we<br />found Rebeca and dad<br />washing the windows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rightfully proud of a job<br />well done!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rune stone in Mariefred<br />just outside the Gripsholm<br />Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The castle has a proper<br />moat and on the bank,<br />I discovered smultron.<br />These are tiny strawberry-<br />like plants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiny berries are quite sweet, so<br />the kids were happy to sample them<br />even though it meant being danger-<br />ously close to falling into the moat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some beautiful carvings on<br />a wall inside the castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The castle houses the<br />National Portrait Gallery<br />including this portrait of<br />Prince Henrik Wilhelm,<br />who looks like a princess <br />in this picture</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">There is a great stage for royal entertainment and behind the stage, some elaborate machinery for moving props. It was very interesting to an old theater major.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed the grounds and<br />had a picnic by the moat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we were leaving, I wanted<br />to take another look at a<br />rune stone and discovered<br />Sister McWorter who had<br />served here. She was back<br />with her mother and little<br />sister. It was a fun reunion.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swans in the lake behind the castle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The castle from a distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near the castle is a deer<br />reserve area. Massey and<br />I decided to leave the path<br />because we thought we<br />would likely see deer<br />over the hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were right. These are fallow deer.<br />They keep their spots and have antlers<br />sort of like small moose.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">They were a little wary, so we couldn't get</span><br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">too close, but enough to get some pictures.</span></div>
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We also visited some of the sites that we had visited with the other children when they came. Here is a sampling:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids loved the huge<br />lawn in front of the<br />beautiful temple.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a new walking path around the<br />back of the temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gigantic escalator<br />at Central Station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A guard looks on in front of the Royal Palace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story train in Junibacken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being Pippi, lifting the horse overhead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Gunnes Gård, the Viking farm near<br />our apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With our favorite guide, Anders an<br />archaeologist. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helping Rebeca bake Viking bread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress ups Inside the museum at<br />Gamla Uppsala</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsa and Julia from the Uppsala Ward <br />joined us for the afternoon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the 1850s home<br />at Disagården, They kept<br />a knife in the foot of the<br />cradle to protect the baby <br />from trolls<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the Viking burial mounds<br />in Gamla Uppsala</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Viking ship down from our apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebeca and Massey discovered the same<br />troll as the other grandchildren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each one is worth 1 Crown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They will use the receipt in the store</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To buy every kind of<br />candy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the giant godis<br />bar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then off to the Vaxholm Fortress. Mirror<br />selfie with the fortress in the foreground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the dock in front of the fortress</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebeca found a lady bug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The musician statue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Across the bay from<br />City Hall where the<br />Nobel Prizes are awarded</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More smultron! We<br />have heard about these<br />for the last 22 months,<br />but never thought we<br />would find some.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But these are right in<br />front of the mission<br />office!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids would not leave<br />them alone. They are tiny<br />and very sweet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then back to the airport. They even took<br />an extra bag with our things in it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A final picture before they walked through the security area.</td></tr>
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We are back to just us for a few weeks. We have lots to do to prepare for the Clouses who will be taking our place as well as the things we normally do. At least, we don't have another apartment to close for a while. We are happy, healthy, and while we look forward to going home I get an ache in my throat when I think about it. So I try not to think about it.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-3092270481646264132018-06-22T12:46:00.000-07:002018-06-22T12:46:10.370-07:00Of Bikes, Boys, Birds, Bradleys, Bear, Including Micah and FamilyAnother packed couple of weeks. After our daughter Hannah and her family left, we delivered bikes to the Hägersten elders. We also bought and assembled bikes for the Eskilstuna sisters that the Hales kindly took out to them. We had made arrangements with the bike repair shop to take in a bike that had come from Norrland, but after meeting with the repairman, it was determined that repairs would exceed the cost of a new bike, so we took it to återvinningcentral (the sorting dump) and added it to the metal bin.<br />
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We got a phone call from Elder Harrell who has become a good friend from when he served in Uppsala for several months, saying that he had good news and bad news. The good news was that he is still alive; the bad news is that he wrecked his bike.<br />
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Elder Harrell does nothing at half speed. When riding down a slope, he turned the handlebars to follow the bike path, but though the handlebars turned, the bike did not and he hit a light pole going full speed. Happily, he saw it coming and avoided hurting more than a couple of fingers that were strained, but not broken. The bike frame was folded almost in half and was fit only for junk. Remembering with some sadness that our friend in Sparks did not survive that kind of accident, we replaced his bike and that of his companion with upgraded bikes that have shock absorbers. Now we are getting calls from lots of other missionaries that they would like their bikes upgraded, too. Ugh!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Ahonen and Barney with their<br />
one new and one slightly used bikes. Elder<br />
Ahonen has an extra large head, so we<br />
had to buy a special helmet for him. We<br />
told him to take it with him wherever he<br />
is transferred.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Harrell and Bird with the new bikes in the boxes they come in.<br />
We had to leave them some tools to do the assembly themselves as we<br />
were in a hurry to get further south where we would be assisting with<br />
zone conference lunch in Malmö. We picked up the tools on our way<br />
back home.</td></tr>
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We didn't know that we would be responsible for bikes, but Pres. Beckstrand gave us the assignment just before he left for home. It has become a major part of our calling. Luckily, the Ford van will hold 2 large bikes at a time, so we can carry them wherever we need to take them. Now we are looking at guidelines that I found on an old thumb drive and creating a better protocol for caring for them. They have to be taken care of, or they break down and become useless.<br />
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The problem is that not all missionaries like them because they enjoy walking or taking the bus where they can contact people along the way. The bikes are then left unattended to rust or get stolen. We want to leave our replacements with a good system, so we are doing our best to get our arms around the whole situation and put a program in place to track where they are and have the apartment inspections include a bike inspection.<br />
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As I mentioned, just before Micah's family arrived in Sweden, we drove to Malmö to assist with the zone conference meal. We discovered there (and have had it confirmed in Vaxholm) that seagulls are rather careless about where they lay and hatch their eggs. When we arrived in Malmö, we went to the church building to drop off some packages and orders for the missionaries. Elder Harris was there and pointed out to us that a young, flightless, seagull was walking up and down the sidewalk next to the building. Going out to get a closer look, he was threatened by two adult gulls who swooped down just above his head, screaming as only angry gulls can. It sent him running for his life.<br />
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The next day, Olivia, wanted pictures of the little bird and got similar treatment, but wasn't as intimidated, so they couldn't chase her. I ventured out and tried to get a video of the little guy and the attacking parents. This is as good as I could get.<br />
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Saturday, for our last sightseeing experience with Micah's family, we traveled to the Vaxholm Fortress, where a little seagull was strolling up and back along a wall that is visited by hundreds of people every day. Above it was the ever watchful mother screaming and swooping down at people most of the day. Really, Mrs. Seagull, is that the best place to take your little child for exercise?<br />
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We traveled to Malmö on Tuesday, June 5, spent the night to be available the next day. Wednesday, we finished setting up the tables for the conference, got the food and served the missionaries. We headed home as soon as we could get away in order to be at the airport the next day to welcome Micah's family.<br />
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Before they arrived, we arranged to meet up with one of the returned missionaries who had served in the office for several transfers when we first arrived. Elder Chugg was a mighty missionary with a great sense of adventure and fun. He was in town with his parents, having just become engaged to be married. It was nice to see him again and to brag about him to his parents.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Chugg in 2016 wearing the<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">piñata</span> I had made for Elder Clouse's<br />
birthday party. He was also the one<br />
who got the Ford van out of the snow<br />
that year, so we could get back home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Chugg with his parents at the restaurant. I am always surprised at how young the missionaries' parents are. I guess it has been a few decades since our<br />
children served their missions. We were younger, then, too.</td></tr>
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Our son Micah and his family (including Teri, Camille's mother) arrived at the airport about 7:00 PM. They had been in the air, or in the Paris airport nearly 20 hours, and everyone was exhausted. I don't think they fully recovered in the 10 days they were in Scandinavia. Still, everyone except Micah II (known affectionately as "Bear" or "Micah Bear" who was happy not to be in a plane, but still tired and hungry) were happy to see us and thrilled to be in Sweden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah was first through the doors<br />
from the baggage claim area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rest of the family followed right behind him.<br />
Front to back are Nigel, Bradley (proud of my<br />
namesake), Micah II (in the <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">stroller, can't see </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">him too well), Camille and Teri</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were going to have breakfast together the next day because<br />
they got in too late to buy breakfast food. No one got up, however,<br />
until quite late, so it ended up being more of a lunch.</td></tr>
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We were able to spend the next five days with them, before they drove to Copenhagen for three days. They returned late Friday, so we could do some sightseeing on Saturday. They flew home Sunday, arriving at the airport at around 4:00 AM to return their car and catch a 6:00 AM flight. I will let the pictures tell the story of their visit. Needless to say, we felt loved and honored with their visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were on our way to<br />
the Viking Farm, but<br />
you can't expect a 2-<br />
year old to simply pass<br />
by a playground that is<br />
on the way</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carved fence post with<br />
Grandma A.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The knowledgeable Viking guide is actually<br />
a graduate in comparative religion and very<br />
knowledgeable of Viking life, customs and,<br />
of course, religious observances.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Micah Bear in the sleeping quarters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradley, too. Behind him a replica of an<br />
actual illustration of the travels of a Viking<br />
man recorded in a historical document.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sheep are friendly</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPCB4kuu21BuhSfBn6WEXBnIVH2UWcYknH360UXHgHnsmu67Nd75C2yWgqXtfrXTg6RKnVft04nHQUJMlX5-lqAU_ver6DwV7zNe-ZtOyQR-pTHPCO0NZB30bbzE33MfC3zMShv8SaNLl/s1600/20180608_152709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPCB4kuu21BuhSfBn6WEXBnIVH2UWcYknH360UXHgHnsmu67Nd75C2yWgqXtfrXTg6RKnVft04nHQUJMlX5-lqAU_ver6DwV7zNe-ZtOyQR-pTHPCO0NZB30bbzE33MfC3zMShv8SaNLl/s200/20180608_152709.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel and Bradley by Gunnes' runestone</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpE0ZbHQb9vCLNeEScDRm7CIKfwQindtOH8AxoOzyzt7aOw8gJvA11o3g-BYIPHl8cH-4kGWwtqlJNpWh7XVISzRZaD3iuSbT6GMxW_piGQtZMC448yVgasYZrvWzuw4Nxo-HlfmJgIy_/s1600/20180608_153017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpE0ZbHQb9vCLNeEScDRm7CIKfwQindtOH8AxoOzyzt7aOw8gJvA11o3g-BYIPHl8cH-4kGWwtqlJNpWh7XVISzRZaD3iuSbT6GMxW_piGQtZMC448yVgasYZrvWzuw4Nxo-HlfmJgIy_/s200/20180608_153017.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gunnes stone gave the<br />
Viking farm its name.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradley and Nigel climb on the stone</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bhzFXd1vsMiztLjRoK765tPCv4HVhuqEWTHzswdYXRdplk89ZuM5DsmdALpfk9fQEGPsJ4imd2SeswckwPPX5hauwX-GojLNueIFc7QjiHGf6nhJ9oY4520v1mbQaTRBF70C3WzEU2kU/s1600/20180608_154411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bhzFXd1vsMiztLjRoK765tPCv4HVhuqEWTHzswdYXRdplk89ZuM5DsmdALpfk9fQEGPsJ4imd2SeswckwPPX5hauwX-GojLNueIFc7QjiHGf6nhJ9oY4520v1mbQaTRBF70C3WzEU2kU/s200/20180608_154411.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one kept pushing MII Bear around. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The others happily accepted his offering<br />
of grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBMkezootaG-h_81wAhzyIvd6NviYcq1FcHdqFz8jY1G_-r7rDV-5lVsLAU_TpQCqN_MdT7cMHJWdLxPYG5MFW3ce1zIzmDrqzonZBs2F-77B8DLhO0A9We2S274qkbKzTIbENAQE8l_O/s1600/20180608_154952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBMkezootaG-h_81wAhzyIvd6NviYcq1FcHdqFz8jY1G_-r7rDV-5lVsLAU_TpQCqN_MdT7cMHJWdLxPYG5MFW3ce1zIzmDrqzonZBs2F-77B8DLhO0A9We2S274qkbKzTIbENAQE8l_O/s200/20180608_154952.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The swine are roughly the size and<br />
breed that would be in a real Viking<br />
farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group shot at the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mandatory shot under the Viking<br />
ship in the meadow near our apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys re-discovered<br />
the trolls in the forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that Ollie discovered<br />
when Hannah's family<br />
was here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MII Bear in the ferns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking the path from<br />
the forest back to the<br />
ship and home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying wonderful weather, well-done burgers and picnic fare at home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNAWv9fkf-SuxC_nHbgOE_HwsqK1GLUokVwVeMPaQkJAp_gi7D8cLBK_BU76WLZxim1LolYGRyMvoIAUUUzdu8JZeBR254LGpJ51IZi9ACafBBbwAZcX63rNycLykXZoFDWqr_S8ezPyE/s1600/20180608_203717_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNAWv9fkf-SuxC_nHbgOE_HwsqK1GLUokVwVeMPaQkJAp_gi7D8cLBK_BU76WLZxim1LolYGRyMvoIAUUUzdu8JZeBR254LGpJ51IZi9ACafBBbwAZcX63rNycLykXZoFDWqr_S8ezPyE/s200/20180608_203717_001.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice cream good enough<br />
to lick the bowl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl1ZxUxeqFaM8LXYVfa47xbfEovS3kf06bEDhrq1qjeUd8rW732F_YYTCz12CqUJER1CEnNXcXiKERtsuC2-TaiQa9qqZtOqVf689LD7UW6FglY89L04pSptvMN_hZJBbVTZR0rkd0GMg/s1600/20180609_114453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl1ZxUxeqFaM8LXYVfa47xbfEovS3kf06bEDhrq1qjeUd8rW732F_YYTCz12CqUJER1CEnNXcXiKERtsuC2-TaiQa9qqZtOqVf689LD7UW6FglY89L04pSptvMN_hZJBbVTZR0rkd0GMg/s200/20180609_114453.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skansen with Gammy (Teri) and Camille.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nczjVqEFAqQ9CbUjKzQT4H64F3oGw_60FlaneSWx9HpLkmyx2F3UAmLpl9OvJ0Xq2nUIOq9EIgZI3QR9MjEbgMoQS9apMacfRmi5VO6G59yJf0KmIk3JFOS3T4EpO8L0ZBcdZLNx-Wig/s1600/20180609_114531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nczjVqEFAqQ9CbUjKzQT4H64F3oGw_60FlaneSWx9HpLkmyx2F3UAmLpl9OvJ0Xq2nUIOq9EIgZI3QR9MjEbgMoQS9apMacfRmi5VO6G59yJf0KmIk3JFOS3T4EpO8L0ZBcdZLNx-Wig/s200/20180609_114531.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside one of the re-created shops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice cream always sooths<br />
a tired boy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUIVJ6pz9d2v6YUzzafMhVsuN09OvQhSwuslVOl4TLWb6J9wZbO3oRwmL1vHJh719GX7iwW_7i8zsS_p-ioDfbXUpwvgV1g-eCdsXgwFzI0UF4xWu66X0AiXAiiWbjeKGbM4alVex84id/s1600/20180609_120934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUIVJ6pz9d2v6YUzzafMhVsuN09OvQhSwuslVOl4TLWb6J9wZbO3oRwmL1vHJh719GX7iwW_7i8zsS_p-ioDfbXUpwvgV1g-eCdsXgwFzI0UF4xWu66X0AiXAiiWbjeKGbM4alVex84id/s200/20180609_120934.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A windmill brought<br />
in from Öland</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_5f0P6N4mReJRfeOyucdM8bccVwbTzoDGyV0cSlHy6kZAKtc01KeoIVCltAds_kSxjpIuGoY14nl5ASPMcV0WNIF5FQjpJ40N6P_Nl3CPob8pNFGZyvKdVeiBQ_wljvS4bsYIwnltGdG/s1600/20180609_121057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_5f0P6N4mReJRfeOyucdM8bccVwbTzoDGyV0cSlHy6kZAKtc01KeoIVCltAds_kSxjpIuGoY14nl5ASPMcV0WNIF5FQjpJ40N6P_Nl3CPob8pNFGZyvKdVeiBQ_wljvS4bsYIwnltGdG/s200/20180609_121057.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skansen is the first outdoor<br />
museum in Europe. Founded<br />
in the late 1800s, they brought<br />
in farmhouses, shops, a church,<br />
and lots of other items that<br />
represent Sweden, so people<br />
could come and get a feel for<br />
the country. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSUCzdwiiCF0EFypbuAFc1GCF4lxmq7vZJ0kpOPDdLB7VQyOKxu22-UTevFlcgtGcc5mldP-e02H4UP0UyJOzr8tA7IH1vgabktvxnu1mWlCCm58Ac-EsryYHwAlRLi_oU0F6XJluWe3h/s1600/20180609_123748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSUCzdwiiCF0EFypbuAFc1GCF4lxmq7vZJ0kpOPDdLB7VQyOKxu22-UTevFlcgtGcc5mldP-e02H4UP0UyJOzr8tA7IH1vgabktvxnu1mWlCCm58Ac-EsryYHwAlRLi_oU0F6XJluWe3h/s200/20180609_123748.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MII found a peacock</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS52YzIZpg81v0nbFDGfnQRcdess8Ghqg4e_FN9woCUJ4Y0KmtUd4HM8eUBVzi7F_pUE9T_CFlbx1Gd9y4nhEUpDEkF9d7ToZsJmSeJL6JkNyy-1Yc1beEYrqZonj2fxT9OrHfxx5UJCyN/s1600/20180609_125015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS52YzIZpg81v0nbFDGfnQRcdess8Ghqg4e_FN9woCUJ4Y0KmtUd4HM8eUBVzi7F_pUE9T_CFlbx1Gd9y4nhEUpDEkF9d7ToZsJmSeJL6JkNyy-1Yc1beEYrqZonj2fxT9OrHfxx5UJCyN/s200/20180609_125015.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that obviously needed<br />
a personal visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9koKBvccmd9BVWOT-WcA9YpK330IX3DxBHmSF5aRSM_1wgn5SNQzTH8Q435D1YFkJTrM6AH_x5AOtqrit_o-u6LKkoYbQ3zzmDiw-kKMdUXS5FXPhfTEhrCbUHcPWwTdV0U50KP4t7mt/s1600/20180609_142706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9koKBvccmd9BVWOT-WcA9YpK330IX3DxBHmSF5aRSM_1wgn5SNQzTH8Q435D1YFkJTrM6AH_x5AOtqrit_o-u6LKkoYbQ3zzmDiw-kKMdUXS5FXPhfTEhrCbUHcPWwTdV0U50KP4t7mt/s200/20180609_142706.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel in front of the<br />
reindeer exhibit. Enlarge<br />
to see the deer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5SW8Rc1N4zYaZpEeu4hiW6zZdSQpGhUZFx_2-hGwRAYLjHcEBEEq6no7LRSIz-EgAOQeBcQr1MkNLyoik4NY3Gd1ge_uEEn1b-DXwc29rEovLJMgO1rDFCX6gIn8JXQw2uDdtmoaMcxg/s1600/20180609_145629_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5SW8Rc1N4zYaZpEeu4hiW6zZdSQpGhUZFx_2-hGwRAYLjHcEBEEq6no7LRSIz-EgAOQeBcQr1MkNLyoik4NY3Gd1ge_uEEn1b-DXwc29rEovLJMgO1rDFCX6gIn8JXQw2uDdtmoaMcxg/s200/20180609_145629_001.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More than one use for<br />
cotton candy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEpKqh8e4nzLNV-Sxs2-g8Vuxrm3Nl702u63LodjmEpLUtxfhDMIqRfD1bM_j5Hbd31zP9j-a1ACpzdWyUE_CZQX8ukoYBRAuhbhcqUpVd9CaBPZ1ZG1_MA5W2UGOO2eqHbuWsnxnWdBh/s1600/20180609_150432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEpKqh8e4nzLNV-Sxs2-g8Vuxrm3Nl702u63LodjmEpLUtxfhDMIqRfD1bM_j5Hbd31zP9j-a1ACpzdWyUE_CZQX8ukoYBRAuhbhcqUpVd9CaBPZ1ZG1_MA5W2UGOO2eqHbuWsnxnWdBh/s200/20180609_150432.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glass blowing shop takes the shards,<br />
tumbles them so there are no sharp edges<br />
and puts them outside the shop for children<br />
to find special pretty pieces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrsbq1sFyll3f9REcQl6vdmCINLqCl6zQpCrnf94n2QLiktFtbNHmLGsOYESFXyxInC7UjU1xtC-_Fsta15lZlVq7HUltHDSRSuEuCZIpLuHMLUQAyqWpAMcPsxAdvwoPVY5tNhX5n5ma/s1600/20180609_150524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrsbq1sFyll3f9REcQl6vdmCINLqCl6zQpCrnf94n2QLiktFtbNHmLGsOYESFXyxInC7UjU1xtC-_Fsta15lZlVq7HUltHDSRSuEuCZIpLuHMLUQAyqWpAMcPsxAdvwoPVY5tNhX5n5ma/s200/20180609_150524.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or just play in like sand at the beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuNFxrt_Iw0PfyMvM9mud9EY1f-hnddOUUDBxEW4ANU9JEBSSzTUZY4LYNbIHCM_Q2u0pcIU1NhfTkjxuhu2hlnhnSMZEZVgpfXornKlZwvwFPjINZo_wJV4YUT9rJaf04huoWI3DdZOH/s1600/20180609_150557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuNFxrt_Iw0PfyMvM9mud9EY1f-hnddOUUDBxEW4ANU9JEBSSzTUZY4LYNbIHCM_Q2u0pcIU1NhfTkjxuhu2hlnhnSMZEZVgpfXornKlZwvwFPjINZo_wJV4YUT9rJaf04huoWI3DdZOH/s200/20180609_150557.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or just enjoy the feel of it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabKF9FkBDXXbuKocbuOaYqlLXHhffkEFOLZM8PCdYOGeAtsFRH22o1IOL9HTjc2q1lnvYI6jFgVoro6ivh0b39Oi9hz7bHsxFRcYsVwgPr5awLM9qz3vgIzvT9MeRKYZkQ6k7mdNqq4tV/s1600/20180609_160624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabKF9FkBDXXbuKocbuOaYqlLXHhffkEFOLZM8PCdYOGeAtsFRH22o1IOL9HTjc2q1lnvYI6jFgVoro6ivh0b39Oi9hz7bHsxFRcYsVwgPr5awLM9qz3vgIzvT9MeRKYZkQ6k7mdNqq4tV/s200/20180609_160624.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel found a tree to explore while<br />
waiting for Mom and Grandpa to bring<br />
the cars back from the parking lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoActR165q3ahjn2cCQrG_xQyTT8R5KOdhCgGAkNhsl1huvI7kjRI1_O4i8_b6Ic5ULWPjXGlRI4-GkTbcSnDwB06waH6KpDGZe7xdsUrl5ugyWag3um4m0EpIV56thUIm3BE9HZXCKy/s1600/20180609_170221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoActR165q3ahjn2cCQrG_xQyTT8R5KOdhCgGAkNhsl1huvI7kjRI1_O4i8_b6Ic5ULWPjXGlRI4-GkTbcSnDwB06waH6KpDGZe7xdsUrl5ugyWag3um4m0EpIV56thUIm3BE9HZXCKy/s200/20180609_170221.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel, Micah, Bradley<br />
and Teri patiently wait<br />
while sitting in the stroller.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeScGj4PCjcRVkXVI8JnEoRYg2MlQXJsn7RskMXNsIwuOKrdZayH7WcmM7dg6q6ixb4ZR77aeVKH418jw0WNO4hP0lPLpthssIqunz8Mf_zBC-xd5IDVaP0VWRz9Ziflvdx-oGwAVX4Lx/s1600/20180609_171156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeScGj4PCjcRVkXVI8JnEoRYg2MlQXJsn7RskMXNsIwuOKrdZayH7WcmM7dg6q6ixb4ZR77aeVKH418jw0WNO4hP0lPLpthssIqunz8Mf_zBC-xd5IDVaP0VWRz9Ziflvdx-oGwAVX4Lx/s200/20180609_171156.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ended the day at the Täby Kyrka<br />
enjoying the art of Albertus Pictus<br />
that is preserved so well, there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8WFFCYojYexfXGx63OMo6bSo-hxV5kKQE2KYuKujvZpuZLIDZqn1KmZEuabAFuTWq18C3G36WeljCxV10-jRVYM-g-uZlG0MhS1FyhaFJSw8zg-ZcJ2BK2LpgmqpRTToKI2-u7mA-Cu1/s1600/20180610_153451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8WFFCYojYexfXGx63OMo6bSo-hxV5kKQE2KYuKujvZpuZLIDZqn1KmZEuabAFuTWq18C3G36WeljCxV10-jRVYM-g-uZlG0MhS1FyhaFJSw8zg-ZcJ2BK2LpgmqpRTToKI2-u7mA-Cu1/s200/20180610_153451.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picnic at the Gamla Kyrka in Uppsala</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah's family inside the Gamla Kyrks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Micah Bear who found a toy in the<br />
children's section</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the bell tower near the<br />
church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MII who walks no where.<br />
He went from crawling<br />
to running full speed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradley in the cemetary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camille on the hillside behind. National<br />
Day had just been celebrated, so the flags<br />
were still out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near the church is a Viking burial site.<br />
The large hill behind us is man made.<br />
It contains the remains of just one,<br />
obviously prominent, person. There<br />
are three such mounds here. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the doors of the Dom<br />
Kyrka in Uppsala</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the first time we had been able to<br />
enter or exit these doors. The front doors<br />
were closed due to a concert that was<br />
about to begin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah's family with Teri in front of<br />
the Dom Kyrka. It is the largest<br />
cathedral in Scandinavia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near the bell tower of<br />
the castle. Teri, Camille,<br />
& Micah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradley stares down a cannon that overlooks<br />
the castle gardens. Unfortunately, it had not<br />
rained for several weeks, so the grass is yellow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a special presentation<br />
of Pippi Lonstocking at the<br />
Junibacken when we visited.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the favorite features of the<br />
Junibacken is the tilted wall mirror.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lying on the floor with these objects<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">and looking at the mirror above, gives</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">the impression that you are dangling</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">from the ceiling.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Pippi Longstocking room, Bradley<br />
wanted to try some of the antics of the<br />
actress who played the part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigel on Pippi's horse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Bradley making the attempt<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What grandpas do at a<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the grounds of the Royal Palace with the guard behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drinking from the<br />fountain in Stora Torget</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recycling plastic bottles<br />at 1 Krona each</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That can be used to pay<br />for candy from the hundreds<br />available in the ICA Maxi<br />supermarket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch at Stadsmission Cafe. Love the<br />quiche!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day we took the<br />ferry (see the circular<br />mirror) to the <br />Vaxholm Fortress. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where boys can play on<br />anything they find.</td></tr>
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This is called "Walk the Plank." We have seen buff young men turn back in fear before they got to the edge, but Nigel said he wanted to try it. Here is the result.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the ground and safe!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the medal to prove it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It says ,"I dared to<br />take the walk," or<br />words to that effect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On top of the tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the best ice cream in Sweden!</td></tr>
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I will save the action that took place during the time Micah's family were in Denmark for the next post. It will tie in better there.<br />
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We love having this family visit and we miss them already. We still haven't figured out a date certain for our return home. Visas are being held up for some unknown reason, so missionaries are having to wait in the US until they arrive; usually until the next transfer, which is six weeks. We hope that won't happen to our replacements, but if the trend continues, we may stay a few days longer. We are waiting to see what happens with the senior couple who should have been here on the 19th. It may indicate a precedent. Or not.<br />
<br />Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-4148736107185633112018-06-04T07:57:00.000-07:002018-06-04T07:57:08.957-07:00Having Fun and Storming the CastleThe week of May 21 through 26 we traveled to the south to inspect apartments, met the other senior couples for a few days' retreat, and then returned home. This past week we traveled north to inspect apartments, met with the Youngbergs to assist with the zone conference, then returned home. We try at the end of each week to be back to attend church in our assigned ward. By the time we finished our travels we had inspected 19 apartments, repaired chairs, tightened bed legs, replaced broken toilet seats, made black-out blinds more functional, assembled bicycles, replaced mattresses, sucked silverfish down the vacuum cleaner, replaced a vacuum, gave directions about defrosting freezers, instructed how to keep the emergency food bin current, and left 18 messages about personal revelation (one set of elders had a chance to teach a lesson before we would have time to leave a message) and drove from the very bottom of the country to the very top of the mission. What an amazing assignment we have!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggAtfhDgucYOP3gk5iK-s7eJUDa3TsOEfWkFooP_7cs7cTOgiRL2qNHsJECL8wQ2y-uc0uaH38cEqGAaFzrCdAx8qn-KeLqKY5qAABWxpRigAGqnxpbBTybcKwiADwCFKPC-vD3mqniTw/s1600/20180521_172238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggAtfhDgucYOP3gk5iK-s7eJUDa3TsOEfWkFooP_7cs7cTOgiRL2qNHsJECL8wQ2y-uc0uaH38cEqGAaFzrCdAx8qn-KeLqKY5qAABWxpRigAGqnxpbBTybcKwiADwCFKPC-vD3mqniTw/s200/20180521_172238.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Grover who just left Uppsala, with<br />
Elder Beckman in Landskrona</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got good help assembling the two bikes<br />
for the Malmö sisters. Here are Elders Waters<br />
Harris and Wilkenson</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp72HXbQyZJIwquelQILn5XSIdYO0kVjg7rj4k_GaQ5mpgF8ag_r4YbbM-CETt1euYzXmnAXQzg7jF5A-mZg-r_rQAK_lJv590ej7OTBTPwsMTeJX7LZT61TRffn6QrksTfiMSBzm9hR3/s1600/20180521_202130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp72HXbQyZJIwquelQILn5XSIdYO0kVjg7rj4k_GaQ5mpgF8ag_r4YbbM-CETt1euYzXmnAXQzg7jF5A-mZg-r_rQAK_lJv590ej7OTBTPwsMTeJX7LZT61TRffn6QrksTfiMSBzm9hR3/s200/20180521_202130.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helping me is Elder Harris. The other<br />
bike has Elders Wilkenson and Waters<br />
at the chapel in Malmö</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXDlTqxe5WhcP7gjguF_5C0wun6knEDfRb8KD9dX-4q7UFy3s_2yeo5zUnaAScUTXheJaDVrbbRGlbf_jrHgZWfdopfvFVSXdNE3RhpgrEng1eJ27LDJw-xBVxBz3EN3z2F6JBq1xth_J/s1600/20180521_202153_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXDlTqxe5WhcP7gjguF_5C0wun6knEDfRb8KD9dX-4q7UFy3s_2yeo5zUnaAScUTXheJaDVrbbRGlbf_jrHgZWfdopfvFVSXdNE3RhpgrEng1eJ27LDJw-xBVxBz3EN3z2F6JBq1xth_J/s200/20180521_202153_001.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Barney made sure<br />
he was not left out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lund sisters with a full white board<br />
of reminders and goals. Sisters Payne<br />
and Mendenhall in Lund</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDWoPh1oK2KCBZwNzPeVIhf7uFqop94TEUNecutPIkrp7EMrVuvuzMvDJ4xPQcMVkBQ4s0oAXGSbtL17D413HYc1xisbcGETtRjKa64Sn68iR_iPz2-6T1VyLbsaN-ZjMJeiBuglbz_Dx/s1600/20180523_095359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDWoPh1oK2KCBZwNzPeVIhf7uFqop94TEUNecutPIkrp7EMrVuvuzMvDJ4xPQcMVkBQ4s0oAXGSbtL17D413HYc1xisbcGETtRjKa64Sn68iR_iPz2-6T1VyLbsaN-ZjMJeiBuglbz_Dx/s200/20180523_095359.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Malone and Bjornn in Kristianstad<br />
keep each other on track with their <br />
losses circles. They are going to change it <br />
to wins, somehow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When Olivia asked to see their emergency food<br />
bin, they found it full of silverfish. Here Elder<br />
Warnick disposes of the ones that were embedded<br />
in the toilet paper roll with the vacuum cleaner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Warnick and Young with another impressive<br />
whiteboard in Kristianstad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmIr-kdImjWOLdIqIaonHcsNEuxQiKhDBOAlIDywNjOCGk9SEAtA-62EFmNq9kvvfxa59Z_H-vrvbx4UZ0Og9Givd_m4MNQM4MLwBfHQzIhVUu_gzhRjctDJQFzYx0emmFVGMEy6blCt9/s1600/20180523_164401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmIr-kdImjWOLdIqIaonHcsNEuxQiKhDBOAlIDywNjOCGk9SEAtA-62EFmNq9kvvfxa59Z_H-vrvbx4UZ0Og9Givd_m4MNQM4MLwBfHQzIhVUu_gzhRjctDJQFzYx0emmFVGMEy6blCt9/s200/20180523_164401.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Woodman and Pesci in Karlskrona<br />
at the most generous ice cream shop in<br />
the country.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKSJ3S21k8nmgJ4ioM9mLlFq5Th6hxC1tCTE_uLmuqYwM1pxS9vvg4lk2v5c-d7VsFjRqAt59jJ2klHXoGu81qyaiCk_b5_9gHCqAVWClZSZLjHl43KVfxtErnMz_iOAOwfSl_zrqHWZo/s1600/20180523_190643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKSJ3S21k8nmgJ4ioM9mLlFq5Th6hxC1tCTE_uLmuqYwM1pxS9vvg4lk2v5c-d7VsFjRqAt59jJ2klHXoGu81qyaiCk_b5_9gHCqAVWClZSZLjHl43KVfxtErnMz_iOAOwfSl_zrqHWZo/s200/20180523_190643.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Hughes and Carter with the quadrant<br />
illustration used by Elder Renlund when he<br />
instructed the missionaries. They serve in<br />
Växjö</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In January, Sister Pickett's mother sent her a package. It arrived after she had returned home, so she asked that it be given to Sisters Neilsen and Johnson, both of whom had been her companions. They now serve together in Sundsvall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders McCarl and Black at the wall of<br />
motivation. Actually, we grimaced at<br />
seeing this because tape destroys walls,<br />
but we had to admit that this is a wall<br />
that truly motivates a disciple of Christ</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOx_NrX3GMMlro_BRkP5GXJhTV_RxhRLN5iSagfMIcuDaJBKcRyhqAlPXBVvPLX6YDybLyZNhqQKKGwr_xqwtTEv9a_lnhhGeOFshQedUxjP2gEVcrAGfVdDbdiHythJJi7mLjUmSTLRm/s1600/20180529_151031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOx_NrX3GMMlro_BRkP5GXJhTV_RxhRLN5iSagfMIcuDaJBKcRyhqAlPXBVvPLX6YDybLyZNhqQKKGwr_xqwtTEv9a_lnhhGeOFshQedUxjP2gEVcrAGfVdDbdiHythJJi7mLjUmSTLRm/s200/20180529_151031.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They wanted a picture with us in their<br />
apartment in Sundsvall, as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Steele and Hansen in Örnskoldsvik<br />
with R2D2 (who actually chirps when you <br />
push its soft belly. It's how Elder Hansen <br />
says "good night").</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The classic photo in the Umeå elders'<br />
apartment with Elders Wilson and<br />
Beveridge. The old sign from the chapel<br />
behind them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soft, new mattresses!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Sisters Cook and Kenworthy in Umeå</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Eardman and Jarman<br />
in Boden, just 134 kilometers<br />
(under 84 miles) from the Artic<br />
Circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We forgot to get a picture of Sisters Botita<br />
(L) and Back in their apartment, but captured<br />
them in the zone conference. We repaired<br />
their wardrobe door handle in Luleå</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Lewis and Strong in Skellefteå<br />
now have a car, so they quite willingly<br />
gave up their bikes, so we could give<br />
them to deserving elders elsewhere.</td></tr>
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The senior missionary retreat was in the Kalmar area, this time. We were joined by President and Sister Youngberg for the entire time, which is unusual as they are usually so busy elsewhere that they can only stay for a short time.<br />
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We had been to the Kalmar castle before, but this time we had a very knowledgeable guide. The castle also features interesting displays that change from time to time. Last visit, we saw the work of a children's author and illustrator. This time there was a traveling display of a fraction of the works of Leonardo DaVinci which was fascinating.<br />
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We also went back to the Öland island to see parts we had not seen the last time we were there. We were not disappointed. The rapeseed fields were in full bloom, the windmills were numerous, we climbed the highest lighthouse in Scandinavia, and saw hundreds of migrating birds. We also came across the recreated fortress that once housed communities from the Vikings through the Middle Ages.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We thank Elder Hales for these dramatic shots of the castle at night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At dinner in the city of Kalmar. (R front to back) Elders<br />
Whitehead, Hales, Pres. Y, Kelley, Donohoo, Johnson and me.<br />
(L front to back) The elders' wives in the same order.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The group in front of the castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lighthouse is called Långe Jan (Long<br />
John in English), literally Tall Jan because<br />
of its reputation of being the highest in<br />
Scandinavia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was cold and windy that day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia took pictures from every side, once we had climbed to the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even a better view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the seaside is a protected bird sanctuary<br />
where hundreds of species pass through in<br />
their migratory journeys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windows as we climbed up the stairs inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grounds had some interest,<br />
as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A goose, like in the story<br />
of Nils,and his little shoes<br />
they found <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">when he was </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">gone. It looked like </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">someone </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">should ride it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People tell us the colors of the Swedish flag come from the blue<br />
ocean and the yellow rapfrön or rapeseed blooms. We had to<br />
stop for this beautiful scene.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Johnson had been<br />
hobbling all this trip with<br />
a torn Achilles tendon for<br />
which he wore a special<br />
boot. Elder Kelley steadies<br />
him as he climbed a<br />
rise to get this shot. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Viking/Medieval fortress from a distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and Elder Hales getting the shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This recreated fortress had part of the wall<br />
already in place. The ruins and archeology<br />
show that it had been inhabited from Viking<br />
times through the Middle Ages. Here Viking<br />
buildings are reconstructed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6QE5n3rgX6od_aDx6UGc2QWzpPZQ64-0xhyphenhyphenu-8jWOdpexRHAsp9j8pFWQS-eo0KAJiWCNTrn_u-R0mMvUjhpSSgFpFoJ0XaPc5LfoYoxFsQrVeLbSQJaJJK0vTVfG13LWLoLBu6cdHJF/s1600/20180525_182521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6QE5n3rgX6od_aDx6UGc2QWzpPZQ64-0xhyphenhyphenu-8jWOdpexRHAsp9j8pFWQS-eo0KAJiWCNTrn_u-R0mMvUjhpSSgFpFoJ0XaPc5LfoYoxFsQrVeLbSQJaJJK0vTVfG13LWLoLBu6cdHJF/s200/20180525_182521.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Viking storehouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medieval buildings reconstructed on the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Johnsons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Öland is famous for its<br />
windmills</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And for Viking burial grounds<br />
such as this where there are<br />
stone markers and a grave site<br />
with stones in the shape of a ship.</td></tr>
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As we traveled to and from the retreat, we took advantage of the area of the country known as the Crystal Kingdom (Glasriket), because of the glass industry that used to flourish here. The industry was established in 1742 when the king of Sweden imported German experts to set up shop in Småland where forests were abundant and there was high quality sand for glass making. It turned out that the sand is not as high a quality as that of other nations, so today it is imported from Belgium. Today there are only a few glass works still operating. Only a couple are still producing glass for general use; most are artists who are recognized world experts in their field. We went to the only school still in existence to watch the students practice, visited with one artist and were lucky enough to see another at work. We also visited the last workshop where paper is made by hand and found the oldest wooden church still in existence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlos Pebaque' was a refugee from<br />
Uruguay as a young man, having<br />
fled the country after friends were<br />
executed. He found his calling here<br />
and is now a world class glass artist. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His shop is filled with<br />
beautiful glass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of his art. We could only afford a<br />
beautiful bird. He has developed a unique<br />
method for creating art inside the glass<br />
as it is being blown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glasriket is in the rural parts of Småland, so we got to see scenes<br />
like this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micke Johansson creating a beautiful<br />
piece. He tries to preserve a method<br />
of capturing air to create designs in<br />
his pieces. The method was developed<br />
in Örrefors where he was apprenticed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we were about to leave, the Kelleys<br />
arrived, so we stayed for another hour<br />
visiting with them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micke and his very able assistant in<br />
their workshop on his farm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ph2g0r9enlSU4QsqrDpS-NsVgyJYsRDXWPdvLHGwRbm1pM19HsIBOWo5Kl-7UvTG9oJJUNmUeslFth9YqGWn1YHf6ywRmPTbVQY6r-jtqC6-dtFGOfyr8VZUC4zIUNwxsBRszRUm4VaD/s1600/20180527_181058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="982" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ph2g0r9enlSU4QsqrDpS-NsVgyJYsRDXWPdvLHGwRbm1pM19HsIBOWo5Kl-7UvTG9oJJUNmUeslFth9YqGWn1YHf6ywRmPTbVQY6r-jtqC6-dtFGOfyr8VZUC4zIUNwxsBRszRUm4VaD/s320/20180527_181058.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the first piece he created while we watched. the design<br />
is captured air.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the gate into<br />
the churchyard of Granhults<br />
Kyrka, the oldest wooden<br />
church still in use in Sweden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVg2pkQ3xxlHNujJ9hmBrlSzFY-GczddGipg1ReSpuBy7iT3vjj7sc3lS9XIckcrJUdHt49aGRfdXXN1rbXvVTLQ0Tt_SKz7Xfmb0CZ2PsTbeyRrihXxDnj4GRC0WSEe4YfowtmTSK-KN/s1600/20180526_120009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVg2pkQ3xxlHNujJ9hmBrlSzFY-GczddGipg1ReSpuBy7iT3vjj7sc3lS9XIckcrJUdHt49aGRfdXXN1rbXvVTLQ0Tt_SKz7Xfmb0CZ2PsTbeyRrihXxDnj4GRC0WSEe4YfowtmTSK-KN/s320/20180526_120009.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the original structure dates back to the<br />
13th century. Rooms and other structures have<br />
been added over the centuries since.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi2I_Zw8Ih-GQHus-owf1cxvqElpgJ5oIUvITLBu11anVkM0wHj_mYgLUL6DDivYD1nbhwzh-fp2SOWjGUln28WsdlIwx_udhcyukycyRA2mW_lTS_NUmdr7IC75ODx22vIGM-XLo3bwJ/s1600/20180526_120120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi2I_Zw8Ih-GQHus-owf1cxvqElpgJ5oIUvITLBu11anVkM0wHj_mYgLUL6DDivYD1nbhwzh-fp2SOWjGUln28WsdlIwx_udhcyukycyRA2mW_lTS_NUmdr7IC75ODx22vIGM-XLo3bwJ/s200/20180526_120120.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wood is preserved<br />
by a heating method that<br />
brings out the creosote.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM-4AymdXeLtxiAxbLGXNUyOBMPC9eEoThL-TBP6B9FfLHPPh2nT3ENFtoLh2-md3zA3gFaqBVzChvz-W5W9HIMShVr-Fib6dR3gmdRnlCJGj89YKbwoDhmSACKAOlVpiebD6Ru1sGugc/s1600/20180526_120158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM-4AymdXeLtxiAxbLGXNUyOBMPC9eEoThL-TBP6B9FfLHPPh2nT3ENFtoLh2-md3zA3gFaqBVzChvz-W5W9HIMShVr-Fib6dR3gmdRnlCJGj89YKbwoDhmSACKAOlVpiebD6Ru1sGugc/s200/20180526_120158.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You will have to enlarge<br />
to get the full beauty of<br />
these old windows.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MozAzlGlkJ4yp1lDN5wPJCoL1neFW6W63tnC7LyYI7EorLoVaKG0sAsKVGWooxc-gtr5VWeQRXZQD6iXH0GnNv9OPUgesNUdKX9YsMZSLgWHly_vYay5NkAALjcUVfzFF9ewlCaYoLhh/s1600/20180526_120338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MozAzlGlkJ4yp1lDN5wPJCoL1neFW6W63tnC7LyYI7EorLoVaKG0sAsKVGWooxc-gtr5VWeQRXZQD6iXH0GnNv9OPUgesNUdKX9YsMZSLgWHly_vYay5NkAALjcUVfzFF9ewlCaYoLhh/s320/20180526_120338.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interior lends a sense of reverence<br />
when you consider the sacrifice to create<br />
and preserve the art, language, and history<br />
of this building.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpWIbTUstMWfhfbeRE7hQzz456XoNOS8pnD3QYFPxqSfiFkSEhmvKOUT9jLCoxIBoZ2JoUO3X2wpzyYBmKIUm2TDQPosYS2VRlGPmtspIs7YgjhuShLUGPYEp7FqpicFwqqQKw-dVUhLH/s1600/20180526_120344_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpWIbTUstMWfhfbeRE7hQzz456XoNOS8pnD3QYFPxqSfiFkSEhmvKOUT9jLCoxIBoZ2JoUO3X2wpzyYBmKIUm2TDQPosYS2VRlGPmtspIs7YgjhuShLUGPYEp7FqpicFwqqQKw-dVUhLH/s200/20180526_120344_001.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceiling art</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEryIN3LzFzZuSc-L5S-VCKvLjEolbty3lQTJNeP5ZW-tVBL_I6bDTRBFW_Gognul35DIxoHT6wUhRgD8q8MCGljjVYRvsmUWHlZSi4oWqkzLyXTrVEdpusTewszMYmOIs4SJGVsbPXX9/s1600/20180526_120350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEryIN3LzFzZuSc-L5S-VCKvLjEolbty3lQTJNeP5ZW-tVBL_I6bDTRBFW_Gognul35DIxoHT6wUhRgD8q8MCGljjVYRvsmUWHlZSi4oWqkzLyXTrVEdpusTewszMYmOIs4SJGVsbPXX9/s200/20180526_120350.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wall and window details</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarmq_hyphenhyphenQGiuYpecW7ANFEQIQ86PCJ1f2fxGweLD2jFJoR0XmXz4rwUI5j8yH6hyphenhyphenczI5pzV4sBg2XNrptdNT57rZUQMaQNyPigIGp5SHfqliUeacbXok_juSEsabzFc13TJfWFqpOOsVc6/s1600/20180526_120407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarmq_hyphenhyphenQGiuYpecW7ANFEQIQ86PCJ1f2fxGweLD2jFJoR0XmXz4rwUI5j8yH6hyphenhyphenczI5pzV4sBg2XNrptdNT57rZUQMaQNyPigIGp5SHfqliUeacbXok_juSEsabzFc13TJfWFqpOOsVc6/s200/20180526_120407.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are several carved<br />
pieces that have survived</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbx43oC7HGelTwAyhzlQSGCQYGeYwWGo9rp3F0ru9MH35SYjxPWSg-sou6spXig6it-talmOFEkDPhFIDT6X0nJF9KDWHvcoocS68jrTHxiwXocsVf0-vbfHujPtmr4RkGMPJZOhNmYfiF/s1600/20180526_120414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbx43oC7HGelTwAyhzlQSGCQYGeYwWGo9rp3F0ru9MH35SYjxPWSg-sou6spXig6it-talmOFEkDPhFIDT6X0nJF9KDWHvcoocS68jrTHxiwXocsVf0-vbfHujPtmr4RkGMPJZOhNmYfiF/s200/20180526_120414.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one survived the<br />
Reformation because<br />
the parishioners convinced<br />
the powers that be that<br />
it was St. George. In fact,<br />
it is St. Olaf, one of the<br />
famous Catholic missionaries<br />
to Sweden. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BABbOxCO-1pGIHgAO9OMMcYLhw2GoGUPoxxxLI224EQR2argF7ePqT6Hp2lz9HYZp9aZa03yA1IehiOvzd_eKipkFXGfV0I91Mze9HV1StaN2FY-P7u3ohYm073doSNiMc7nSRZwh_lN/s1600/20180526_120553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BABbOxCO-1pGIHgAO9OMMcYLhw2GoGUPoxxxLI224EQR2argF7ePqT6Hp2lz9HYZp9aZa03yA1IehiOvzd_eKipkFXGfV0I91Mze9HV1StaN2FY-P7u3ohYm073doSNiMc7nSRZwh_lN/s200/20180526_120553.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Verses in ancient Swedish cover parts<br />
of the walls and ceiling</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaC2irWmpqhjpjqb_AuJ1dvamRxD5WYa7lWL5LIIJsiG21aDFumtuabZ3ECdS5EommpG9QHx2svzuctVaqTC0vFezWh032DBLA7i7OApSd57yNbPlOQBzD7Rpbygm6Us9sEZOEadGsGkK/s1600/20180526_120649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaC2irWmpqhjpjqb_AuJ1dvamRxD5WYa7lWL5LIIJsiG21aDFumtuabZ3ECdS5EommpG9QHx2svzuctVaqTC0vFezWh032DBLA7i7OApSd57yNbPlOQBzD7Rpbygm6Us9sEZOEadGsGkK/s200/20180526_120649.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pulpit is still used<br />
by the current priest</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG7zKT5mP-48hVW6fQecw1G_rVQdUirv3aRbTC2EKuldpN3mZb5NEFuYCstzqieG8LsP9-HrSTt3vsIq3bgPUXuIV2Tk5lFBMsYYweZdeZ-VpzjogVuYu2BampLOOd8Dz580otHY0J3KI/s1600/20180526_120712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG7zKT5mP-48hVW6fQecw1G_rVQdUirv3aRbTC2EKuldpN3mZb5NEFuYCstzqieG8LsP9-HrSTt3vsIq3bgPUXuIV2Tk5lFBMsYYweZdeZ-VpzjogVuYu2BampLOOd8Dz580otHY0J3KI/s200/20180526_120712.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The alter piece</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknnafQJScUvPU1CQQvp2LAoMqUg4zV-SS9iyhYTZ7WDTVehtkrkjUGNb19LiqFt2bLBZphyz_3QuvQDTiMVQhcqeB1LZlyzgB5ORJizaHluea_GDMt6jXAHnTaw4nZbPEQ2WavTpeZuoX/s1600/20180526_121449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknnafQJScUvPU1CQQvp2LAoMqUg4zV-SS9iyhYTZ7WDTVehtkrkjUGNb19LiqFt2bLBZphyz_3QuvQDTiMVQhcqeB1LZlyzgB5ORJizaHluea_GDMt6jXAHnTaw4nZbPEQ2WavTpeZuoX/s320/20180526_121449.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside with the iconic stone wall<br />
surrounding the grounds. The tower<br />
to the left is the bell tower.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEoaLp80Hyc93QGoxiFe_DQm-05JYCTMzFErA8bbPjqajEYbYlXQ8gn49Ngmz3JtreParg-YAJ2q6Sgw4_oP_hRRaBsXiBZHVurqZ9bIAUwoh5KqsAYWGs3m6g8AdzOSZsmdVDULNXjzd/s1600/20180526_144517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEoaLp80Hyc93QGoxiFe_DQm-05JYCTMzFErA8bbPjqajEYbYlXQ8gn49Ngmz3JtreParg-YAJ2q6Sgw4_oP_hRRaBsXiBZHVurqZ9bIAUwoh5KqsAYWGs3m6g8AdzOSZsmdVDULNXjzd/s320/20180526_144517.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One thing that drivers unfamiliar with any particular area of the<br />
country find frustrating is that when a road is closed and a<br />
detour sign sends you elsewhere, you are on your own from<br />
then on. We stopped here, across from a well-kept churchyard<br />
to find a restroom and study a map.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlKbh0Fp-SjKcDQflhuFQe6YH0zYTJi28sDTZBBwawop_SBcz65kPFNFG7JxA7_Spjfi6LG_kz1UhHCx-v29J3oqzMNLs3gHsyMJl57flHoIO5lmnArUsIZaqHRcvosbzMJRbFA2SK4t0/s1600/20180526_144747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlKbh0Fp-SjKcDQflhuFQe6YH0zYTJi28sDTZBBwawop_SBcz65kPFNFG7JxA7_Spjfi6LG_kz1UhHCx-v29J3oqzMNLs3gHsyMJl57flHoIO5lmnArUsIZaqHRcvosbzMJRbFA2SK4t0/s200/20180526_144747.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next to where we stopped was an old cabin</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9rcNwbEJl7C4FuplCJlgaKY5TbDXH_-4tkURmfdD6piHPCDpgIrEk9lIThhSkSVTi93jrSj_oWR-OvhEG8dryRUg43nSOmtP0cGt9HMOYKuuQRUIuMGSdiuDjl-_GRHvebbg4KVF0bpZ/s1600/20180526_144842_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9rcNwbEJl7C4FuplCJlgaKY5TbDXH_-4tkURmfdD6piHPCDpgIrEk9lIThhSkSVTi93jrSj_oWR-OvhEG8dryRUg43nSOmtP0cGt9HMOYKuuQRUIuMGSdiuDjl-_GRHvebbg4KVF0bpZ/s200/20180526_144842_001.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That had been owned and inhabited by<br />
this woman from 1859-1952</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZTZF1r07ufRMbs0vuGRyoxMv4v5X1pVHUVeEnXzUvxLy5GBHb8pcAuyOtODlUQx1HYR0IbIkfiPn1rzQRZDOakYvemngBRVnf-VxDKpN7i361aQN_86hEIiEY85x-ZG_20ttF8iKSfRa/s1600/20180526_144907_002_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZTZF1r07ufRMbs0vuGRyoxMv4v5X1pVHUVeEnXzUvxLy5GBHb8pcAuyOtODlUQx1HYR0IbIkfiPn1rzQRZDOakYvemngBRVnf-VxDKpN7i361aQN_86hEIiEY85x-ZG_20ttF8iKSfRa/s200/20180526_144907_002_01.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture of the interior through a window.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
It is a good thing we stopped at this little wide spot in the road. We finally found where we were on the map and discovered that just past the church was the road we needed to take to get back to our destination. If we had continued on, we would have had a major delay.<br />
<br />
In preparation for our trip to Norrland last week, we were finally able to communicate enough with the popular kebab/pizza shop where many of the missionaries go for lunch following district meetings. We wanted a lunch with lasagna and salad, but the proprietor spoke no English, so we were not sure we communicated well. We went to the shop between apartment inspections and thought we had everything properly ordered, but just to make sure, we had the zone leaders go and verify. It turned out to be a very filling meal. President Youngberg asked us to give the shop a nice tip, but that is not a usual habit in this country, so we couldn't get him to understand. He thought we were disputing the price. At the lunch, we asked the missionaries to write a note, so we could pay the tip when we took the pans back. That worked and the owner was quite pleased.<br />
<br />
Each zone conference we are able to actually attend leaves us in awe of President and Sister Youngberg. They are kind, but not lenient, so the culture of obedience that became the norm during the Beckstrands' time not only continues, but is being built upon. The elders and sisters do much of the training, but you can see that they have been well taught in their Mission Leader Council meetings. When President Y speaks, the missionaries hang on every word because they know his counsel is wise, inspired and experienced.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chapel in Umeå</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Assistants just asked everyone to<br />counsel with their companions about<br />a teaching principle. Elders Eardman<br />and Jarman, Strong and Lewis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Harden coaches Systers Botita and<br />Back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Johnson counseling with Sister<br />Cook. Sister Kenworthy is off camera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Strong and Lewis, Black <br />and McCarl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Neilsen talks with Elder Berlin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia visits with Pres. Y.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Johnson talking with Sisters<br />Kenworthy and Cook. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Beveridge talks<br />across the table to Elder<br />Strong. Next to Elder<br />Strong are Elders Hansen<br />and Steele</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the other<br />end of the table.</td></tr>
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And then some random pictures of things we saw as we traveled. We stopped at some places and others we shot from the car as we passed by. Few roads have shoulders adequate to pull over, so it requires Olivia to do drive by shootings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the "church towns" in Skellefteå.<br />These cottages are two story. No church<br />building remains on this property.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As I have mentioned in earlier blog posts,<br />these towns were built up when church<br />attendance was mandatory by law.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People would build or rent these when <br />travel to church and back took more <br />than a single day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful view behind<br />the cottages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cathedral in Umeå.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the ornate doors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one they have tried to modernize<br />including this clever statue. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A modern version of<br />the wise men bringing<br />gifts</td></tr>
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We got back late Friday night, so we missed seeing Sydney Reynolds who came back to Sweden after visiting with us in December, as she had to catch a plane back to Germany where she teaches school. Her traveling companion, Emily Jolliffee who also came with her last time, was able to stay for a few hours with us on Saturday before having to catch a plane back to England. It was fun to connect with her again. She is always, talkative, cheery, and daring. We went back to the Viking farm, Gunnes Gård, but this time there were people there to talk about the things they were doing. It was a brief, but fun visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rune stone after which the farm<br />is named was erected by Gunne<br />in memory of his daughter and<br />her husband.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily by the pig pen.<br />This breed of swine is close to that raised by the Vikings. They<br />are small and quite hairy.</td></tr>
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On Sunday, I was again asked to help administer the sacrament in Swedish. I gave the blessing on the water and stumbled only a time or two. I also bore my testimony, but not in Swedish. A woman who bore her testimony before me is originally from Chile. Her father was a political opponent of the dictator which broke up the family, so she was thankful for beautiful Sweden. She listed such things as raspberries, potatoes, trees, flowers, etc. It reminded me of a letter from our granddaughter, Scout, that I keep in my scripture bag. The letter instructs Olivia and me that she "neeeeds" us to eat herring, but that we must not eat salty licorice, because it sounds disgusting. I shared part of the letter in my testimony, because I am grateful for this beautiful country, as well - including salty licorice.<br />
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Several people told me that my pronunciation of the Swedish words in the sacrament prayer were very accurate. It was a nice compliment, but it made me sorry that I didn't try harder to learn the language. I made it my goal to understand as much as I could, but gave up trying to speak it.<br />
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Sorry for the delays in getting the last couple of posts out. This week our son Micah and his family are coming to visit, so I can't make any rash promises about being better next week. I will do my best.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-30268726042846060322018-05-27T14:04:00.000-07:002018-05-27T14:04:15.771-07:00Hannah's Family Comes to Sweden<br />
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Our daughter Hannah, her husband Jeff and the children came on Thursday, the 10th of May and we began our travels with them over the weekend, so there was no opportunity to write a post. It is the first I have missed in the 20 + months we have been on this mission.<br />
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The air in our area is still thick with pollen. We washed our car last night (I started this post on May 20th) well after 10:00 PM and this morning it was covered with pollen. We are told that this is tree pollen, of which we were already aware, but the worst is grass pollen which will come later in the summer. Whatever it is, we have both been exceptionally allergic to it. Sneezing, itchy and runny eyes, coughing, wheezing - hardly able to draw a breath, We have tried all kinds of remedies and we are improving, thank goodness.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That green haze on the car is what we<br />
are breathing.</td></tr>
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Since I failed to submit a post from the prior week, I will catch us up on a few things. We had promised the elders who were serving in Jakobsberg that we would show them the remains of the Viking fortress that is located just a few kilometers from our apartment and is actually within their assigned area, so they didn't even have to get special permission. We couldn't take the elders without also inviting the sisters in Jakobsberg, as well, so all six of us made the trip. We had been there before a couple of times, so it was fun to take them to a place where we knew the shortcuts and interesting things to look out for.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Neilsen and Hall at the lookout spot above Lake Mälaren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Francis and Petersen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our own Lost Fox Adventure (a reference just for Scout)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Elders & Sisters above the wolf pit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an actual pit constructed by the<br />
local Vikings who placed a live chicken<br />
on a pole in the center, covered the hole<br />
with branches and then shot the wolf<br />
which was trapped trying to get the bait.</td></tr>
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It was transfer week, so many of the friends we have made are now transferred to new areas or have gone home. Those included Elder Petersen and Sister Neilsen, both were quite sure they would be leaving, so they didn't want to miss the opportunity of seeing this area.<br />
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Elder Jarman who has been acting as the technology specialist as the new smart phones were introduced into the mission, was transferred, as well. We will miss his cheerful attitude through a difficult period. He should be proud of his service, here. Now he is back at missionary work in Boden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final traditional picture with the Happy Together pillow.<br />
Elders Berlin, Harden, Jarman, Lee and Liljenquist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were at the office after our meeting so we ate our lunch with<br />
the Hales and the POEs.</td></tr>
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We were also invited to be in the temple with the missionaries who returned home, this transfer. We have been close to all of them at one time or other. We also assisted in getting them onto their plane and train the following morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the temple with Sisters Pickett and Eriksson, Sister and Pres.<br />
Youngberg, Elders Stapley, Carlson and Cotton. Elder Brown's<br />
train was delayed, so he missed the temple.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Eriksson and Elder Brown who was not late for his plane.<br />
Sister Eriksson is from Kristianstad, Sweden, so she saw the others<br />
off, then went to another terminal and caught the train home.</td></tr>
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This group (I am aware I say this for all the missionaries who have gone home, but it continues to be true) was outstanding in every way. We worked with all of them and knew their challenges and saw them increase their capabilities to meet those challenges. We will miss them. One of the senior missionaries who is now home once said that one thing that is not disclosed to us prior to coming on our missions is that your heart is broken every six weeks. There is a certain sadness each time we see them go.<br />
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Then came Thursday, the day our daughter Hannah's family arrived. Sleepy and disheveled, but excited to be in another country and to especially be in Sweden. The children have been doing special chores and saving their money for buying souvenirs, they have been learning about Swedish history and culture, Maisy has been trying to learn some Swedish on Duolingo and emailing Alice Holmdal from Uppsala. You can imagine their excitement.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff was the first one to come out with<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurel with Maisy and Ollie just<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then Hannah and Norah brought up the rear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These girls are taking art lessons, so<br />
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We fed them and then took them to the Clubhouse where Hannah, Jeff and Oliver stayed the night. Olivia showed them the local grocery store so they could get food for their breakfasts. The three girls stayed with us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Clubhouse. Ollie's jet lag had<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone loved Junibacken, the museum dedicated to Swedish<br />children's authors. It is very child friendly, with all kinds of<br />interactive displays that are related to the stories of these authors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most famous is Astrid Lindgren,<br />best known for her stories of Pipi<br />Longstocking, Emil, and The<br />Children of Noisy Village</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maisy and Laurel are the pictures of princesses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oliver and Norah try to<br />ascend the ape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norah made it to the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurel at the burger shop. While these are only toys, the real<br />ketchup and mustard dispensers look just like this. You squirt<br />out the contents by squeezing the udder looking sort of thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ollie and Norah shift gears</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story train takes you on a magical journey across and <br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">over dioramas, while rehearsing some of the Lindgren stories.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurel and Ollie build with blocks<br />while under the sea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did not take many pictures from inside the Vasa Museum. I<br />have written about it before. This giant ship was raised from the<br />floor of the sea hundreds of years after it sunk on its maiden voyage<br />that lasted only a few hundred meters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The recreated Viking farm is only open on Saturdays until June 1,<br />so we had to get there as soon as it opened. It is called Gunnes<br />Gård after the name of the Viking who erected a rune stone in<br />honor of his son who was lost in a battle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the fence and across the meadow<br />are some friendly sheep who are quite<br />patient with those who are making their<br />way to the rune stone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children and animals<br />have a special attraction<br />to each other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While hiking through the woods near<br />our home Ollie found this troll. Someone<br />has wedged him between boulders and<br />just left him there for others to discover.</td></tr>
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On Sunday, we went to our usual meetings at the church in Uppsala, where we proudly introduced the visiting family to our friends in the ward. Their visit doubled the size of the Primary, so much of the program there was in English. Most of the Primary children at least have some idea of English; several are quite fluent. The fun part was that Maisy got to meet her pen pal, Alice. They had written to one another prior to then, so they were both excited to meet each other.</div>
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That afternoon, following the meetings, we went with the bishop's family to Gamla Uppsala where we shared a picnic. Alice is the bishop's daughter, so she and her sister Emelie were exploring and talking non-stop with the Stevenson girls. Ollie, on the other hand was being tormented by and tormenting little Milla, the bishop's four-year old daughter.</div>
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From there we traveled to Mora where we spent the night, so we could be at the Dalahäst workshop early the next morning. We had lots to see and do all that day as we traveled back to our apartment in Stockholm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ollie was still on Idaho time, so while the rest of us were ready<br />for bed, he busied himself making a fort from the sheets on his<br />bunk bed in our hotel room in Mora. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Between the hotel in Mora and the Dalahäst workshop in Nusnas,<br />is a troll village. It is sort of run down and in disrepair, but the<br />children found it charming. Laurel and Maisy in front of a picnic shelter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Nusnäs, we visited one of the workshops and the shops of both<br />of the brothers who create these fun symbols of Sweden. You can<br />get quite close to the people who are cutting, dipping and painting<br />the horses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little artists thought this would be<br />a fun job. Here they are watching an<br />artist finalize the designs on a horse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside of the Carl Larsson home in Sundborn that has become a museum.<br />We were not allowed to take pictures inside the house because<br />the rooms are often included in his paintings. They want to<br />maintain the integrity of the place, I suppose.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This room, for instance is much the same today as depicted in<br />this picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viking burial mound in Anundshög,<br />just outside of Västerås.<br />This is the highest burial mound in the<br />country.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maisy and Ollie can see the rocks in ship formation below where<br />a Viking chieftain is likely buried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurel and Norah are below near where another Viking ship-shaped<br />burial spot is located. There are five here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at our apartment, the children<br />were catching and naming a dozen<br />snails. Only Ollie was interested<br />in the slugs, primarily because<br />they are disgusting to the sisters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At home we had a hamburger/hot dog grilling night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also had marshmallows, chocolate bars and<br />Digestive crackers for making s'mors. (Smör in Swedish means<br />butter, just so you are not confused.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We spent time in Gamla Stan, the old<br />city of Stockholm. This is the plaza<br />in front of the ocean and behind that<br />the city offices where the Nobel<br />Prizes are awarded.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Stora Torget which is the center of the old city. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water was coming from<br />the ancient fountain in<br />the center.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maisy catching a drink. Others were<br />filling their water bottles here. Good,<br />tasty water is available from the tap,<br />in this country.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Below the statue representing Saint<br />George slaying the dragon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day was spent trying out all the<br />methods of public transportation. At<br />the train station is one of the longest<br />escalators, ever. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traveling first by bus to the train, then to the water taxi, then<br />to the trolley and then back to train and bus. Along the way<br />were some beautiful flowers, trees and bushes including these<br />amazing tulips.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch was in the downstairs dining table of the<br />Under Kastanjen (under the chestnut tree) restaurant.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bus was crowded, so we hung<br />onto the rings for standing riders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the cool escalators to catch the<br />train back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inevitable day arrived when we<br />had to say goodbye. Olivia took the<br />girls into the airport, while I went with<br />Jeff, Hannah and Oliver to return the<br />rental car, so we only have pictures<br />of the girls for that day.</td></tr>
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The visit was, of course, packed with activities, and yet, we felt that they hardly had a glance at this beautiful country we have come to love. Hannah has a presence on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lily_and_thistle/">Instagram</a> that has some of her impressions of the visit that you may enjoy. </div>
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Got to end it here. I am another week behind, so I have to begin a new blog post for last week. We are busier than we have ever been, I think, so it has not been easy to keep current. Have a happy week!</div>
Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-81312696446755384072018-05-06T10:39:00.000-07:002018-05-06T10:39:49.594-07:00'Tis the Season...for SneezinThe hay fever is really kicking up this year and I'm not sure why. Olivia has the same problem. We had to decline an invitation to dinner because I am so under the weather with it. No secondary infections this time, so that 's a good thing, but it is still debilitating. Olivia talked to Elsa about it because she is suffering from it, as well. She tells us the birch tree spores are especially bad, so that is probably what is causing it.<br />
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Despite that, the leaves are beginning to show themselves, the early Spring flowers are all in bloom and we finally got some good, close-up pictures of the cherry blossoms that are so prevalent around this area and in Uppsala.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forsythia are everywhere. Olivia was disappointed that this bush<br />was against a yellow wall, so it doesn't stand out as it did in real life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little guys are apparently the culprits<br />that are giving us the headaches and runny noses</td></tr>
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Three more of our children are planning to come for visits, so we have tried to plan our cleaning and moving apartments in the times when they are not here. That meant much of our week was spent in moving furniture out and cleaning the apartment in Täby. The apartment was fairly clean, but we still have to scrub every square centimeter, so it is quite time consuming.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia's typical pose, if she is not on<br />her knees, that is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is always a surprise waiting<br />when you pull out the stove to clean<br />behind and underneath. This is the<br />first time we have seen that many raisins<br />under one, though!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wall was impossible to clean, so<br />I painted it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrubbing the stove top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These windows enclose the balcony.<br />You can see how difficult it was to<br />wash the outside, but Olivia insisted,<br />so we found a way.</td></tr>
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Friday, we left early in order to attend a baptism in Uppsala. Dolgorsuren Nergui (everyone calls her Dola) is a friend of our Mongolian family in the ward. She had been associated with them when both families had left Mongolia for Czech Republic where Bayarnemekh's (Baya, for short) mother introduced her to the Church. They got reacquainted when both families moved to Uppsala. Dola has been meeting with the missionaries for the last several weeks and determined to be baptized. She was confirmed today. Her husband and son attended the baptism, though neither is a member. Her son also came to the confirmation today. Baya performed both ordinances.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dola with Baya's children</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Beck and Jones taught her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her son joined the picture, here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her husband joined us for this picture as did Elders Grover and Dawson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baya performed the baptism and the confirmation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baya's wife Oyuntuya, joined the group for a sort of Family photo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With most of the members of the ward who attended: Judy Hammar,<br />Dola's husband, Rasmus Hammar, Baya, Odd Uhrbom, Torsten Hernon,<br />Oyuntuya, me, Dola, Peter Stegeby, Julia Stegeby, Sister Beck, Sister Jones,<br />Ulf Hammar, Elder Dawson, Elder Grover, Olivia</td></tr>
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Sister Beck spoke at the baptism as did Oyuntuya. The latter spoke in Mongolian, but she had written it also in English. About five minutes before the service was to start, she asked Sister Jones to read it as if she was interpreting from Mongolian. The service, however, was in Swedish, so this amazing sister missionary who has been in country less than six weeks interpreted from English to Swedish while trying to keep up with the speaker. Words fail to express the admiration we have for this valiant young missionary.<br />
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We were able to complete cleaning the Täby apartment on Saturday in time to join the Hales for a movie. We went to the Mall of Scandinavia, a very large complex in Stockholm, to see <i>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.</i> We were not disappointed. We had both read the book and loved it, so we were anxious to see how true to the book the movie would be. For me, it has been so long since reading the novel that I couldn't be certain. Olivia remembered more of it because the book group she belonged to had discussed it. She said it was quite close. The lead was played by Lily James, who has been in several productions we have enjoyed, including <i>Cinderella,</i> and most recently, <i>The Darkest Hour. </i>We recommend the movie highly. Apparently, the book is not so well known, here, as we were the only patrons in the entire theater.<br />
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Today, despite not feeling well, we both went to church. Our testimony meetings in Uppsala are always very uplifting. There is seldom a break from one testimony to the next until the meeting has to be closed. Today, Olivia bore her testimony IN SWEDISH. Now the pressure is on, I suppose. She got lots of pats on the back and enthusiastic expressions of gratitude for doing it. Not only was I surprised that she did it, but button-popping proud. Now I have to get a t shirt that says "Jag är Olivias man!" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A short one this week. Next week will be a challenge because our daughter Hannah and her family will be here to visit. We will be out of town on Sunday, so it may be delayed. In the meantime, enjoy your week. </div>
Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-75570452719427732992018-05-01T14:42:00.000-07:002018-05-01T14:42:02.066-07:00Travel, Inspections, and a Swedish ApostleWe began the week with a sad farewell to our friends, Elder and Sister Hall. They have been a huge resource to the mission and to the young single adults from the Stockholm area and beyond. Elder Hall is a Medical Doctor and has assisted with countless medical issues over the last 18 months - right up to the day they left. As YSA missionaries, they have been involved in several major conferences, assisted with a lengthy canoe adventure and taught the English-speaking Institute class. They will be sorely missed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the airport with Pres. and Sister Youngberg, a young man who<br />had become close to the Halls, Sister and Elder Hall, me, Olivia<br />and Sister Hales. Elder Hales took the picture.</td></tr>
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From the airport, we began our week of apartment inspections in the upplands, north of Stockholm. We are always happy to go into the apartments of these young missionaries, because it gives us a chance to know them on a more personal basis. They always try to get the apartment clean before we come, so we will be impressed. We will usually find ways to improve their living conditions by repairing or replacing things that are in need. It always amazes us how much they will put up with. Lights that have burned out, chairs that are too wobbly to use, no black-out blinds, etc. In more than one apartment, we have found missionaries tying a desk lamp to the top of a medicine cabinet because the lights in the bathroom have gone out. When we inspect those apartments, I can usually repair those kinds of things, or if not, refer them to the landlord to get the repairs made. Olivia has an eagle eye for special needs, which is good, because I tend to miss them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Beck and Jones from the<br />Uppsala Ward. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Grover and Dawson, also from<br />Uppsala. We see them every Sunday<br />because that is the ward where we<br />are assigned.</td></tr>
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Unfortunately, we miss getting pictures of the elders in Gävle, Elders Lewis and Tolman.<br />
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At each apartment inspection, we were able to leave a brief message. We reminded them of President Nelson's talk where he prophesied that we would see many miracles between now and the coming of the Lord, but that our spiritual survival depends upon our obtaining and nurturing our own revelation and testimonies. President Joe Johnson's favorite phrase is now used throughout the mission: A good thought is inspiration until proven otherwise. We have heard several testimonies of missionaries who remembered this counsel and saw miracles as a result. Thanks, Pres.<br />
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Going out to these places involves several hours travel, so we look for opportunities to see whatever sites are close and interesting.<br />
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After our Uppsala inspections, we took the missionaries with us to Kurt and Monica Hedin's home outside of the city some distance. We and they had been invited to celebrate Kurt's birthday and the birthday of his brother. Whenever they invite the brother, they invite the missionaries "...hoping something will rub off." Kurt has been recovering from a hip replacement procedure. Recovery has been slow because of an infection that kept him bed-ridden for some time after his joint had been removed, but before the prosthesis had been placed. He is finally walking without the assistance of a walker or a cane. He and Monica are wonderful, kind people and stalwarts in the ward.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia, Sisters Jones and Beck, Monica, Kurt, Elders Grover<br />and Dawson, the brother, me at a wonderful meal prepared by<br />Monica. </td></tr>
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Following the Borlänge visit, because we were in Dalarna, a region of the country with a rich political and religious history, we decided to visit some areas where Gustav Vasa had taken refuge following the victory of Denmark over Sweden when the Danish king, Christian II had crushed a rebellion. At that time there was a union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, called the Kalmar Union. The Danish king had the most power, however, and tended to use it unfairly. Vasa was related to the Sture family which had led the rebellion, and remained faithful to their cause. With the rebellion crushed and Stockholm in the Danish king's control, the king invited the nobles to his coronation and the festivals attendant to it. Even though they had been promised amnesty, Vasa refused the invitation. Following the festivities, and apparent good will, the king ordered the castle gates locked, had the nobles arrested, read charges against them and then beheaded them all. The numbers seem to be in dispute. One source says 80 were killed, another said 90 and Wikipedia says just under 100. In any case, Vasa survived, though his father and cousin were among the executed.<div>
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Word of the so called Stockholm Bloodbath, had not yet reached Dalarna, where Vasa was attempting to raise an army to oppose Christian II, but the people rejected him. He went into hiding, disguising himself as a peasant on a farm owned by a former schoolmate, whom he thought he could trust. At one point he left that farm and hid himself in the hayloft of another former schoolmate. When the wife of that schoolmate discovered that her husband was seeking advise from others who were willing to shift loyalties, she thought his life was in danger. She gave him a horse, sleigh and a man servant to make an escape. We hoped to find the hayloft, which we did. We hoped to find the first farm where he worked as a peasant for a time, but we didn't find that one. Instead, we found a wonderful old church.</div>
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Once news of the Stockholm Bloodbath reach Dalarna, the people changed their loyalties and sent messengers to find and bring him back. By this time, he had began a trek from Sweden to Norway. The messengers caught up with him before he reached Norway and persuaded him to return. He did so and raised and army which eventually grew large enough to dethrone Christian II and dissolve the Kalmar Union. The route he took to Norway is now a route for a cross country ski race every year.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The building served as a home, barn and hayloft. Vasa is said<br />to have escaped through the latrine of the building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sod roof of the cellar beneath the loft is sealed by birch bark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lake behind the hayloft was frozen over when Vasa made his<br />escape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The parish church of Torsång is out of<br />the typical path of most tourists, but it<br />was open so we toured it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is the oldest church in Dalarna. Parts of the building were there<br />in the 12th Century; much of the rest of the building was complete<br />in the 14th Century - 100 years before Columbus sailed to the Americas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Images of men appear in odd places<br />in this old church. This one is part of<br />the oldest wall. Some say it is Thor,<br />but since it is a Christian church, that<br />is unlikely. Most believe it is St. Olaf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The artwork in the church varies from<br /> the 14th Century to the 18th. Not sure<br />about this one - I just liked it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They make up the structure of the roof and ceiling. Most likely added<br />in 1912 when the building was renovated. The workman was then the folk hero.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These carved horses are the typical Dala horses.<br />More about them when our daughter, Hannah,<br />comes with her family to visit us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dalarna is famous for the Dala Häster (horses). This little guy<br />riding on one is in the center of two roundabouts in the area.</td></tr>
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We have lost three senior couples in the past two weeks, which means that inspections that would have been performed by them had to be distributed among the remaining couples. We inspected the apartments in Eskilstuna and because I missed a turnoff from the expressway, we were late and in a bit of a hurry, so we also missed taking pictures of the elders and sisters in that area, Elders Cotton and Rasmussen (to whom we also delivered a front bicycle wheel - people will steal anything, it seems); and Sisters Clark and Palmer. We also missed taking pictures of the Katrineholm elders Dumas and Winkle, whose apartment we did not check, but to whom we delivered a bicycle.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did take a few minutes to visit a portion of the city of Eskilstuna<br />that has maintained old wooden buildings, some of which date back<br />to 1650. These are rented by craftsmen who sell items they have made<br />in the tradition of the old customs. This man creates leather and metal<br />objects. Here is a suit of armor in leather that he has crafted for an actor<br />who needed it for a production. The leather comes from a tannery in Sala<br />that tans in the old fashioned way. This man then dyes it using different<br />tree barks.</td></tr>
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Friday, we assisted with the Stockholm Zone Conference. This was the last zone to receive the new smart phones. The missionaries are all excited about the increased opportunities to contact and keep contact with prospective investigators, stay in contact with investigators and new converts in areas they have left and to exchange Facebook information with people who are hesitant to give them a phone number or email address. There will be a huge learning curve for the missionaries and the mission presidents where this technology is going, but so far, the rules have been kept and a lot of good has already come of it. For us, it also means if someone has a problem with something in the apartment, they can forward a picture to us, so we can diagnose it and bring out the right part or fixture.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales always leaves the building<br />cleaner than we found it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missing is the first part of the name of the Church -<br />Jesu Kristi Kyrka. The rest is in the banner. The beehive<br />is still there. Olivia's father would have attended church<br />here, as would her Uncle Art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All over the downtown were these high school graduates. The hat<br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">is traditional, here. The first time I saw it was last year when our</span><br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">landlord's grandson wore his. I thought he must have graduated</span><br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">from a military academy. Not so - they all get these hats.</span></td></tr>
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Following a special missionary meeting on Monday, we wanted to see the cherry blossoms in the middle of the city. It took about an hour just to get to the place because of the traffic, motor and pedestrian. When we got there, no place could be found to park, so Olivia committed a drive-by shooting:</div>
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The day was a holiday in Sweden, Valborg or Walpurgis day. It is celebrated by building bonfires, eating, singing, games and for most, lots of drinking. It is one of Uppsala's biggest holidays. It is the only day that the bell at the castle is rung. Thousands of people, mostly the university students, wander the streets, go to the park or find a place where a bonfire is going to be lit. The town also has a boat race. The boats are judged, as I understand it, on appearance as well float-ability, if that is a word. The boats are constructed from Styrofoam and decorated according to a theme each team chooses. We did not see the race, but it was reported to us by Elsa, who had friends competing there.</div>
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Our Valborg celebration was held at the Bjorn and Evelyn Näslund's property several kilometers out of town. He has lots of willows, vines, dead trees and the like that need to be taken out, so what better way than a bonfire? The fire is to burn out winter and welcome spring. Because it is a time when the witches visit a certain mountain in Germany where they cavort with Satan and return to curse the land with their evil energy, the bonfires keep them at bay. Good thing. We saw fires all over the area and there was smoke in the air much of the night as we returned home. It was lots of fun.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Dawson, Elsa, Sisters Beck and Jones, me and Elder Grover<br />enjoying a korv in korvbröd (hot dog), chips, and even nipon soppa<br />which is rose hip powder reconstituted and heated, It was very tasty! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rasmus and his parents Ulf and Judy Hammar. His parents were<br />married in the Washington DC temple on the same day as Olivia's<br />sister and brother-in-law Jennifer and Ray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tore and Sol-Brit Burman who have<br />been special friends to us here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sol-Brit by the bonfire </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia, Sisters Beck and Jones with<br />the neighbors' bonfire in the background.</td></tr>
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Did I mention a special meeting? Actually, there were two. What are the chances that an Apostle of the Lord would come to Sweden? Rare. And would speak just to the people of Sweden? Even less likely. And an Apostle that speaks to the saints of Sweden in Swedish? Almost zero. But it happened! Elder Dale G. Renlund and his wife, Ruth were assigned to visit the temple construction in Rome, and since they were so close, they took time off to come to Sweden where he has living relatives, where he spent some of his childhood and late teen years and where he served his mission. </div>
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Sunday evening he and his wife spoke along with the temple president and his wife. I took no notes, and regretted it. Especially, when he pronounced an Apostalic blessing on the Church and the saints in this country. He teared up and had a hard time speaking when he said, "I feel like I have come home." </div>
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Monday morning we arrived early to help with the set up for the photograph of the local missionaries, with Elder and Sister Renlund and to set out the sack lunches for the missionaries who would be catching trains and buses afterward. We spent much of the night before fixing sandwiches and filling the sacks with all they would need for lunch. </div>
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Following the photo shoot, he and his wife stood by the door to the chapel with President and Sister Youngberg and greeted every missionary personally. When we went in, he looked directly at Olivia and told her how much he and his wife appreciated the work of senior missionaries. He said that after his Africa experience, he has a special sanctuary in his house where he burns incense to praise the work we do. For those not familiar with his sense of humor, he was serious about appreciating senior missionaries, but he does not burn incense and worship us. Just so you know.</div>
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We took copious notes this time and I wish I had time and space to share them, but much of what I wrote down applies to me personally. There is much I need to improve upon and he helped me find it. Now, I just need to apply it. One thing is, that I need to keep learning Swedish even though I will never speak the language. It helps me and brings the Spirit into my life when I recognize words I have studied and when I learn something that applies to my life in this strange language.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia sneaked in a photo of Elder Renlund and Elder Youngberg<br />(distant relative of our President) reviewing some items from <br /><u>Preach My Gospel</u>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Edwards played a medley of hymns on the violin for our<br />closing song. Her talent added to the special spiritual experience<br />we had just enjoyed. To her right are President Youngberg, Elder<br />and Sister Renlund.</td></tr>
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Since I could not get to this until today I will share some fun things with we were involved. We got a call last night inviting us to a grill party by the Assistants. Then Pres. Y called to tell us that the gas grill that has been at the mission home for who knows how many decades had finally rusted into pieces, so he wanted to get a new one. His car would not be large enough to take it, so he needed the Ford van. We met him at the store, picked out the grill and loaded it into the van.</div>
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Following the office meeting, Elder Hales and I took the Assistants and moved much of the furniture out of a vacant apartment while the POEs shopped for the week (today was their P day because of the special meeting yesterday) and Olivia and Sister Hales picked up what we would need for the meal. In the mean time, President Y tried to assemble the grill. He was assisted first by the POEs when they returned from shopping, then the Assistants, Elder Hales and me. It was after 3:00 PM by the time we finally ate.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elders played a Swedish game called Kubb where you<br />throw dowels at pins that look much like 2X4s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took a while for these two to get the hang of it, today.<br />Elders Lilenquist and Lee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final hit has to knock over the king by throwing the dowel<br />from between your legs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the happy partakers of the first grilled meal from the new grill.<br />Elders Lilenquist, Lee, Jarman, Berlin, Hardin, me, Olivia, Sister<br />and President Youngberg, Sister and Elder Hales.</td></tr>
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Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-47413830243262278882018-04-22T15:07:00.000-07:002018-04-22T15:07:40.717-07:00Of Cleaning, Conferences, and Counsel<br />
I think we are finally finished with the apartment for the Jakobsberg elders. Monday was one of the busiest days we have ever experienced. We started the day with a visit to the Jakobsberg elders to deliver their shoe rack, install a full-length mirror and a few other things. Then they rode their bikes while we drove to McDonald's where they locked the bikes up and we took them to a shopping center. From there we met the Hales who were on their way to Malmo and gave them some items to deliver to the sisters at the zone conference. At the office, we collected the items we would need for our trip to Norrland, and while Olivia organized the store area, I cleaned and vacuumed the car in preparation for taking Pres. and Sister Youngberg to the airport. After the trip to the airport, we went back and loaded all the items we had collected along with supplies, packages, mail and two dozen phones for the missionaries in the Norrland Zone. Parents are now asked to provide smart phones for the missionaries who will then be able to meet contacts on such apps as Facebook and Twitter. So phones have been pouring into the office in anticipation of the zone conferences to be completed this month.<br />
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We made it through the winter with all the gravel on the roads and tires that sometimes throw a stud and had not even a chip in our windshield...until last Friday. I think it was a thrown stud that hit the glass directly in front of the steering wheel, causing a spider chip. So, Monday also included a trip to the auto glass repair shop. Hopefully, it will hold until next winter's gravel and studded snow tires.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to include this picture, because it is the stereotypical missionary picture<br />Elder Petersen and Elder Francis (Jakobsberg Elders)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This too. We missed taking a photo<br />of these two when we checked their<br />apartment with Elder and Sister<br />Whitehead, so when we saw them<br />again, we snapped a quick shot.<br />Elders Baggett and Steele</td></tr>
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Speaking of studded snow tires, we have noticed this year what I am sure has been here all along, but I had not paid it much attention. I have noticed that many of the paved streets and highways have sort of deep ruts. I thought, in a passing way, that the pavement must not have completely cured before traffic was allowed to drive on it. I realize now, that the ruts are caused by the studded snow tires. I think they put up with the damage because the traction obtained by the tires is significant. The safety aspect is greater than the cost to repair or replace, I suppose.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This looks like just tire tracks. In fact they are rather deep ruts<br />in the pavement.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the road is worn through the first<br />layer of pavement and is quite rough</td></tr>
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I am told that most states in the US have outlawed these, because of the damage they cause; even Alaska, according to President Youngberg.<br />
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Tuesday began quite early, so we could see our good friends, Elder and Sister Smith, and tell them good-bye at the airport, drop off some clothes that Olivia had repaired to the sisters in Uppsala and still get to Ornskoldsvik with some daylight left to start the cleaning process in the apartment we need to return to the owners. We are seriously going to miss the Smiths. They are so pleasant, hard working and who can help loving another Scottish missionary?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia wanted to take a "before" picture of how some of the trees<br />are pruned. It will fill out with small branches and leaves by summer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia takes a picture of this church and the field before it just<br />outside of Uppsala in every season. Fields are planted and starting<br />to green up a little</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just outside of town and in several other places in the country<br />are these community garden areas. Another "before" photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then, we were in Norrland. It looked like Spring in the sky,<br />but snow is still heavy on the ground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is picturesque, but we were sorry for the people who have to<br />wait for so long to see grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The paper mill across the bay in Sundsval<br />Even the Baltic Sea is filled with ice in April.</td></tr>
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Still, the days were very pleasant, the snow was melting rapidly and the roads were running with water, so the car was covered with the mud below.<br />
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We were going to be in the city for four nights, so staying at a hotel seemed expensive. We found a place online that just fit our needs. It is a little apartment just 2-3 minutes from the apartment we needed to final clean. We had a little kitchen with fridge, stove, microwave and even some dishes. We shopped for food and stayed there the whole time. Quaint and cozy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our apartment was on the ground level</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cozy kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In many of the hotels, beds for couples are separate. I had to<br />try this one out. Very comfortable!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A car that won't be going anywhere for<br />a while. That's the roof with a pile of<br />snow on top.</td></tr>
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We dropped off our bags and immediately headed to the apartment we would be cleaning to take advantage of what was left of the daylight. It is a nice, long, normal day during Spring, so we had hopes of making some good progress. As we turned onto the road leading to the apartment, we met the local elders who were on their way to a teaching appointment. They stopped long enough to tell us that the family who was receiving much of the furniture in the apartment was still there taking things out.<br />
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We have been so grateful to the elders for looking for families in the branch there who needed the items from this apartment. There is no more room in the office garage in Stockholm, so it would have meant our taking the furniture out by ourselves and hauling it to a second hand store or a dump.<br />
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We met the father, mother and their daughters, Esther and Anne who were working to get some items into their car. We helped them take things down the stairs and fill the car. We speak very little Swedish (certainly no Burmese), and they speak very little English. Still, we enjoyed their company and made quick friends of them.<br />
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After they left, we started going through everything that was left, gathering it into piles for disposal or placement when we got a phone call from the elders. We had thought they would come over and help us after their lesson. The call, though, was to tell us that they had been invited by this Burmese family for dinner. We told them that we understood and that we appreciated their help in getting things out of the apartment. Then, they told us that the family had invited us to dinner, as well. We were concerned that we would run out of time to clean the apartment if we didn't stay, but thought it best to accept their generous offer. We were so happy we did.<br />
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When we arrived at their home, about 20 km out of town in a little village called Bjasta (sorry, my Swedish language keyboard disappeared from my taskbar and I can't seem to be able to get it back, so you are getting the Anglicized version of spelling this week), we were immediately greeted by Elder Hansen who informed us that the father was not having much luck with the charcoal. It was his first time trying to cook on a grill. Elder Hansen said he wasn't sure how to do it, either. I could tell that it would be a while before we ate as we were going to have to light the coals and burn them down a little before the cooking could even start.<br />
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I went out to the back patio where a new grill filled with charcoal was smoking, but not burning. Even fanning it was not going to help. I told the elders that it needed more lighter fluid,but that was not easy to translate. Finally, I came to understand that they had no lighter fluid. I don't know what they used to start the coals, but now I had to be creative. I noticed that they had pruned the vines and shrubs in the backyard, so I searched for some dead limbs. There were not many and what there were had been recently covered by snow, so they were still wet.<br />
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I made a pile of the sticks over a little wad of paper towel, lighted it and when the wood was burning, started piling coals over it. The result was smoke filling the neighborhood and covering me with the essence of campfire. It worked, however, and with some help of a pizza pan to fan the coals, we were soon in business. The mom thought the fanning idea was amazing and took over the task, piling on more and more charcoal. I finally had to risk offending her and telling her to stop because it would burn the chicken. She took it as a friend, so no there was no offense. Soon, however, she decided that I had worked long enough and ushered me back into the house to begin eating.<br />
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Chicken legs and thighs, 15 cm (foot long) hot dogs, steak, a Thai dish of spinach and other unknown vegetables, and several other foods were on the table along with enough noodles to feed an army. It was a wonderful meal. We were joined by the other two children David and Jonason, older boys who spoke quite good English and interpreted for us.<br />
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While I was working on the coals, the father joined me, trying to communicate and build a relationship, which I really appreciated. One thing he was curious about was guns in America. He indicated that his impression was that America was like the old West depicted in the movies. I assured him that it is not like that at all, and showed him my CCW permit. At this point one of the sons came to interpret and told him about my permit. We get that from time to time. People can't believe that the government has not confiscated all our guns to make America safe. I bite my tongue to avoid getting political and just move on to another subject.<br />
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In the meantime, Olivia was in the house talking with the family and the elders. Elder Hansen explained to her that this husband and wife were in Burma during the civil war. He was a journalist and found himself on the wrong side of a demonstration. He was jailed and tortured; part of which involved being shot four or five times. One of the times they shot his finger just above the first knuckle at point blank range. His concern became a little more understandable, at that point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Wilson teaching Esther a game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne was so cute, chattering away in<br />one language or another, holding our hands<br />and just being a little, happy toddler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Esther made Olivia a necklace with<br />yarn using her fingers as a loom. It<br />was such a sweet, thoughtful act.</td></tr>
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The next day we were at the apartment early and made significant progress, before the elders came with the father and the two older boys to take out the last of the heavy furniture. We had saved the room where these bookcases were located for last, so they could keep their shoes on when they came to take them away. Otherwise they would have felt obliged to remove their shoes as is the custom here; even in the doctors' and dentists' offices.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The father (I could not understand his name), Elder Wilson,<br />Jonason, David, Elder Hansen and me dismantling the cases<br />to take them down the stairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We so much appreciated the help of everyone taking the heavy<br />things down. Of course, I helped, but I didn't have to do it all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrying the drawers and shelves down</td></tr>
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When they finished, all that was left were a few small items that we could put into boxes to take away and some coffee and end tables. As we were taking a heavy coffee table down the stairs, a young man, probably in his late twenties, came down behind us. Olivia asked him if he would like the coffee table. He was a little confused at first, but then realized that she was serious and was beyond delighted to take it. I helped him carry it down the rest of the stairs and into his flat, only to discover that it perfectly matched his furniture.<br />
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Wednesday and Thursday were entirely taken in cleaning the apartment, but two days is short in comparison with the other apartments we have closed. Many thanks to the senior couples who had lived there before. We finished everything except moping the part of the floors where we had left items that needed to be taken back to Stockholm on Saturday.<br />
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Friday we helped with the zone conference. This round of conferences was entirely based on how to use the phones, what apps were appropriate and what uses could be applied to the apps. That was followed by demonstrations and explanations about how missionary work could be greatly enhanced by the use of these new instruments. It would be a working lunch, so Olivia had the idea of pulled pork sandwiches with the trimmings. We had time on Thursday to shop for the items we would need and then warmed the meat in the oven at the church while we made the salads and prepared the Drottningtorta (queens cake) and ice cream for dessert.<br />
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The conference this time involved an evening on Thursday and all day Friday, so finding a place for the elders was a challenge. The sisters were able to stay with the Umea sisters, but the elders planned on staying with the zone leaders. 13 missionaries in one apartment would have been a real issue, especially on the plumbing. Olivia asked me to look online to see what accommodations might be available. I found a camping area with cottages. I reserved two that had bunk beds, and bathrooms for under $100, including breakfast. Not each, that was the entire total. It was a good find.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Strong, Gordon, Young, Wilson, Stapley, McCarl, Wolff,<br />Jarman, Hansen, Beveridge and Black</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Young, Botita, Cook, and Andrewsen going over the clothes<br />left behind by other missionaries when they went home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Adams is thrilled with her choice<br />of clothes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lulea District: Elders Eardman and Hughes; Sisters Botita and<br />Andrewsen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the elders left materials in the zone leaders apartment, so<br />we drove out to get it. Olivia thought the mailboxes were so<br />Swedish. Check out the names, if you can make it large enough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lake and islands on the road to the zone leaders' apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We invited the local elders to dinner after the zone conference.</td></tr>
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As we traveled through Norrland, we saw fields covered with water as the snow melted. There were hundreds of migrating waterfowl stopping to feed on whatever was in those flooded fields. We saw cranes, geese, ducks, swans and other birds that we could not identify. The skies were filled with them, as well. Unfortunately, we couldn't get pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we started to get out of the north, the skies were too beautiful<br />for Olivia to refrain from taking a picture.</td></tr>
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We got back just in time to change clothes and go to the Saturday evening session of our Stake Conference. Our visiting authority was an Area Seventy from France, Elder Matthieu Bennasar. He was the chairman of the temple committee for the Paris France temple and had some good stories. He is friends with Bishop Gerald Causse who told him of President Nelson's private time in the temple where he was inspired to announce that there would be a temple in India. Those announcements create a lot of work for the Presiding Bishopric's Office.<br />
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It turns out that he is also friends with Eugene Sacuto, who married Olivia's former roommate, Kerry. We have lost touch with them over the years, so he gave us their contact information. We are anxious to make contact again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From www.lds.org:Elder Bennasar with his wife speaking to a <br />group of visitors at the grounds of the Paris temple.</td></tr>
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He spoke in both sessions that we attended, focusing on President Nelson's talk about revelation. It was an inspiring couple of days.<br />
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Following the Sunday session, we brought Elsa and the Uppsala missionaries home with us for dinner. It was a nice way to finish a nice day. Olivia made all the ingredients for taco salad, which was a big hit, and also made a cake that she served with ice cream. Elder Dawson said the blessing on the food, Elder Grover gave an impromptu message, and Sister Jones gave a closing prayer. Then we all went out to our Viking ship in the meadow for pictures. We were going to take them to the airport where they could take a bus home, but decided to just keep driving and took them to their homes in Uppsala.<br />
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During our walk, Elsa told me about the little strawberries that grow wild here. They are called smultron. The name is also given to special places that are known to only a few, smultron stalle. For instance, a special nook along a brook would be a smultron stalle. She is a wealth of knowledge; teaching new words to the missionaries, telling us about places to visit and special events. We hope she will be able to come to the US for her internship or just for a visit, so our friends and family can meet her.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what the raised index fingers are about, but they<br />all seem to share the secret. Elders Dawson and Grover; Elsa,<br />Sisters Beck and Jones</td></tr>
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We hope your day was as blessed as ours. Certainly, we were inspired to aspire to greater revelation in our personal lives. It is possible, and as President Nelson said, it will become vital in each of our lives. Our love goes out to each of you, along with our prayers and best wishes.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-55633010167327985352018-04-15T15:19:00.001-07:002018-04-15T15:19:26.842-07:00Not Much Adventure This Week - But Some!So most of the week, that is to say, all of this week was spent in the Stockholm area and all but a small amount was spent on just one apartment. We did not take much of a P day and we won't this coming week, either.<br />
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We did have an experience worthy of repeating, however, that occurred on Monday. It had to do with changing tires from winter treads to summer treads.<br />
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When you buy a car in Sweden, you get two sets of wheels, one of which has winter tires usually with studs, and the other set has summer treads. There are various places to store the unused set. We have a portion of the basement at the mission office where several sets are stored. Others have a storage space in an area of their apartment buildings, but many use a däckhotell (hotel is spelled with two "l"s). That's right there is a hotel for your tires. It is actually a storehouse for your tires. It is big business with various prices and services.<br />
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Winter tires must come off by the 15th of April and I wanted to get ours off as soon as it was safe to do so. Studded tires cause a lot of wear on the roads, but just as or more important, I wanted to be sure the next driver has good studs and treads for next winter. I wasn't able to get it done before the trip to Trollhättan (see last week's post), so I got it done on Monday.<br />
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Last time I had it done in a permanent shop that took most of the afternoon, but the time before I just took the car to a little temporary location where they do it without a reservation. I had a good experience with them, so I thought I would try it again.<br />
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It is a little risky because they don't post their prices. You have it done, then go into the payment booth, pull out your credit card and hope for the best. This time I went to a location near where we shop and while Olivia did some grocery shopping, I got in a very short line to get the tires switched out.<br />
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One man directed me to the right location to wait for the next opening, speaking in somewhat broken, but adequate English. Soon my car was on the rack that raises only high enough to get the tires off the ground. As I watched and listened, I discovered that all the men at this place were speaking Russian to each other. Then, I knew I had made a big mistake. The Russian Mafia is fairly strong in certain parts of the country and Russians have a spotty reputation. I was certain I would have to eat crow when the other senior missionaries compared what they paid for the tire change and what I would end up paying.<br />
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When they were finished, I went into the payment booth. The man behind the cash register was the one who directed me to the proper stall when I first arrived. He flashed a smile and said, "Ees all OK?" I agreed it was all finished and a good job. "OK," he said, "thank you for coming." Now, in some car-related businesses, they just send a billing statement to the office based on your license plate number. I asked, "How do I pay? Do you use the registration number?"<br />
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"No," he replied, "ees on da house." He had watched some American movies, obviously. I must have looked very confused, because he came over to me and put his hand on my arm and said, "We all believe same God. I cannot charge a brother. Ees on da house." I seldom think of the name badge we wear all the time, but it had been very apparent to him, especially with the words JESUS CHRIST taking up the better part of the space on the badge. I thanked him profusely, shook his hand and gave him a pass-along card.<br />
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One of the challenges in the Jordbro (yord' bro Jord refers to earth, dirt or ground; bro means bridge. We haven't seen an earthen bridge, but who knows what may have been there when the place was named) apartment is that someone gave the missionaries a piano. A very heavy, beat up, out of tune piano with no castors. I could move it a little, but lifting it was difficult. The missionaries managed to get it up the stairs; getting it down the stairs was going to be a real challenge. If it slipped, it would crush the wall at the bottom at best and the person on the downhill end at worst. We thought of all the ways we could manage to get it down, like several missionaries at once (they all have mothers who would not likely understand if their boys were injured in the process) and taking it apart to haul it down piece by piece. Finally, Sister Hales suggested that we hire a service that did that kind of thing. No matter what the cost, it would be worth it.<br />
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I got online and found a place that evening. The email exchange went something like this. "Can you move a piano? The second hand stores will not take it, so it has to go to the Återvinning (the recycle dump). It is on the 2nd floor (3rd floor in America) and up 3 flights of stairs."</div>
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"<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi. Absolutely.
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">Viktor" I guessed 3 steps is the same as 3 flights of stairs, and 1,300kr is about $140, so OK.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">We agreed on a day for him to come, but then I got concerned that he may not have understood about how far it would have to go to get down the stairs. I wrote, "</span>Ok. We will be here, then. <span lang="SV">Kullerstenvägen 36, 136 52 Haninge. </span>You remember it is on the 2<sup>nd</sup>
plan. 3 flights of stairs. 'YP Master' is on the door."</div>
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He responded, "ok." Then in just a few more minutes I got another email. "<span style="font-size: 12pt;">excuse. Is there 2 stairs or 3 steps? </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is a big difference. Is there an elevator? If the 2 stairs and
without the elevator and the piano are large and heavy models, it will be more
expensive because it requires 4 people.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Viktor"</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Huh? I certainly didn't know there was a difference between 2 stairs and 3 steps except one stair.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I wrote back, "</span>As I have said from the first email message, 3 flights of
stairs. There is no hiss (elevator). How much more? I don’t know what you mean by 2 stairs
or 3 steps. There are about 36 stairs in all. It is on the 2<sup>nd</sup> plan." Now I was worried. Viktor is an eastern European name. I am probably dealing with the Russians, again. He will find an excuse to really raise the price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Can you send a picture on the piano? I have to plan. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If it's heavy model, it should be 3-4 people and then it will end
at 1500kr" I sent the picture you see above, we set a time for them to come and I had the cash ready. He had demanded to be paid in cash, another red flag. Still adding $35 to the price was more than reasonable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When we arrived at the apartment, about 20 minutes earlier than when we expected him, the truck and 2 young, strong guys were waiting. They knew almost no English, but with my and Olivia's scarce knowledge of Swedish we managed to communicate. We all went up the the top floor of the apartment building and I showed them the piano. They tried to carry it to the door, but it was too heavy, so I assisted them in putting a dolly under the center of the piano.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They managed to get it through the door on the piano dolly.</td></tr>
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Then the two of them moved it from the bedroom to the top of the stairs where they strapped on shoulder harnesses, and put the front straps under the piano legs. It took some time to get it right because one was balancing the piano as it hung over the first step, while the other had to reconfigure his straps that were slipping. Finally getting it right, they were able to use their back, chest, shoulders and legs to carry it instead of just their arms. Pretty slick! It was still a clumsy, heavy object and it was not always possible for the lower man to lift high enough to keep it from hitting the stairs. In fact, at one point they chipped a stone stair on one level. I followed behind and made the chipped piece disappear. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting the straps under the bottom<br />
side of the piano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around the corner on the first landing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the second floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And into the truck. Thank Goodness for lift gates!</td></tr>
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Even though it required only two men, I still paid them the full 1,500 kroner; it was more than worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">According to the landlord company, we have been in the Jordbro apartment for many years. It is very unusual, however, that we have no file on it at all. There is nothing in our binders and nothing in the file cabinet, so we don't know how long we have been there and we don't know if it came furnished or unfurnished. A call to the landlord clarified the latter issue. They didn't care if it came furnished or not, they had sold it and wanted everything out. That meant carrying out the heavy wooden kitchen table, a full-sized sofa, a desk, a coffee table, and some short stools and stuffing them into the Ford van. All the other furniture had been taken out earlier to furnish the Donohoo's apartment in Sjövde (see March Marathon has Begun). For the earlier move, we had the help of several elders; for this it was Olivia and me. I could carry everything </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">alone, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">except the sofa , so Olivia had to help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Earlier that day, I had been trying to clean the grime off from the balcony railing with a scrubbing brush. Water and suds were streaming down , but when I looked over the side, all I saw was only grass below, so I didn't worry about it. Soon, however, I heard, "Ursätka! Ursäkta! Hallå! Hallå!" I looked down and saw a man poking his head up from the balcony below me. He tried to explain in Swedish that the breeze was blowing the water onto his head. It was a nice day, so he and his wife were trying to enjoy the first sunshine we have seen for a long time. I sheepishly apologized and tried to keep anything from dripping down on them, after that.</span><br />
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To carry the sofa, we took off the legs so we could slide it down the stairs, lift it around the corner of the landing, then slide it down the next flight. When we got to the bottom, Olivia lost her grip and dropped the sofa. As she was trying to pick it up again, who should be coming down the stairs, but the guy with a wet head who cheerfully helped me carry it to the car. Nice to know he didn't hold a grudge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ate lunch at the apartment each day. Crackers and ham or tuna.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of days I had to take the computer and router with me<br />because we were expecting important emails.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia can't help herself. she doesn't<br />just clean, she deep, deep cleans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The apartment was declared clean,finally.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The days were long before we could<br />leave. We usually got home and <br />ate dinner at around 8:00 PM</td></tr>
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During all that time cleaning we had to shoe horn in some other activities, as well. It was nice, though, because we got some diversion from the grind of cleaning. Elder and Sister Whitehead agreed to take some apartments to inspect, for which we were very grateful, because we lose three senior couples this month and have no one to replace them. So we took them to one of the apartments they will be checking to instruct them on the ins and outs of apartment inspections. Elders Baggett and Steele had done a great job preparing for the visit. We forgot to get a picture, but the Whiteheads invited us to lunch, so we got a picture afterward.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Whiteheads are now official - they even have the clipboard</td></tr>
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We have been trying to find a shoe rack for the Jakobsberg elders, but ended up buying a kit for a wooden one with the idea of cutting the shelves shorter, so it will fit into their coat alcove. Luckily, Elder and Sister Smith were at the mission office at the time. Elder Smith is a former construction company owner, so I had expert assistance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunalely, Elder and Sister Smith<br />return home to Idaho on Tuesday. We<br />will miss this selfless, cheerful couple.</td></tr>
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We are continually asked where we will live when we return home. We finally made a commitment. We authorized our daughter Hannah to act on our behalf to purchase 2 acres in Middleton, Idaho where we will eventually build a modest home. The home will not likely be completed until Christmas or later, so we still have to work out the details of where we will stay in the mean time, but we have a lot of options, for which we are deeply appreciative.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotland is an island that is part of Sweden,<br />but only accessible by ferry or airplane.<br />When I saw this sweatshirt, I told Olivia<br />that in America it would have a ? behind<br />the name. So, for Hannah, I made a ? and sent<br />her the picture.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday night we had a potluck dinner at the mission home where President and Sister Youngberg opened their home and all that goes with that. The food was wonderful as was the company. It was bitter sweet because we will miss these sweet friends (not to mention losing three sets of apartment inspectors). <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seated in front are the couples who will be leaving this week and next. Elder<br />and Sister Hall, Sister and Elder Smith, Elder and Sister Bell. Behind are<br />me and Olivia, Elder and Sister Donohoo, Elder and Sister Johnson, Sister<br />and Elder Whitehead, Sister and Elder Hales, President and Sister Youngberg</td></tr>
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Spring is officially here as evidenced by machines of various sizes swooping up the gravel that has been spread out over the winter. Because it has contaminants, it will not be used on roads again, but will be landfill some place or other. the video below shows one machine cleaning the parking lot at the mission office. Another evidence of Spring is that the Elders want to be outside without their jackets. We had no trouble convincing the Proselyting Office Elders to test the fire escape. We had not done that for a while, and discovered that no one from the current group was even aware that there was a way out in case there is a fire near the staircase inside. We needed to be more aware. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I remembered that last Spring, I walked out of the house one morning to a chorus of song birds singing in almost deafening beauty. I commented to Olivia that we hadn't heard the song birds this year. Then, as I left the Jordbro apartment to get the van so we could begin loading it, I heard it again. Songs from a multitude of birds that had filled the trees all around - beautiful songs sung at the tops of their lungs as if they were completely unaware that there is trouble in the world. When I told Olivia about it, we brought some items down to the car and she listened for the sounds I had described. What we heard then, was the squawk of hundreds of jackdaws, cousins to ravens, that have a loud, almost disturbing call. Certainly nothing you would describe as a song. Still, we know we will hear the song birds again. Spring is making its presence known with brave little flowers popping up through the soil, buds making their presence known on the trees and migratory birds filling the air.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We hope your Spring has sprung and that your days are filled with the newness of the hope that is in Christ. He is risen and his is our message to the world.</span></div>
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Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-67479868704032504652018-04-09T01:31:00.003-07:002018-04-09T04:02:00.546-07:00The Guys (and Gals) at the Top Do All the WorkThere is an old joke about the hod carrier who thought he was getting off easy because he "...just had to carry the hod filled with mortar and bricks to the top of the scaffolding, but the guys at the top do all the work!"<br />
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We are the sod carriers. Olivia asked me if I thought we were doing any good on this mission since we seldom have an opportunity to share the Gospel or to even invite others to do so. I told her it reminded me of being a soldier in Viet Nam. For every soldier in the bush taking life risks there were 10 behind the barriers of base camp making sure the combat soldier could do his job and get home alive. We were no less valuable, though envied and not appreciated by the grunts.<br />
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The difference here is that the young people who do the front-line work do appreciate us and they do let us know. It's just that when you race from one apartment deep cleaning to another, working hard physically and mentally without much of a break, you have trouble seeing the forest for the trees. We typically worked 10-hour days and a couple of times worked through lunch and ate a protein bar for dinner. My less-than-girlish figure doesn't show it, however, because I tend to make up for lost food.<br />
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Still, we did get a chance to be with some enthusiastic, kind, sweet, and hard-working young missionaries.<br />
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Trollhättan (trole' het tahn) is a beautiful city about 4.5 hours south and east of Stockholm where we have a set of sisters. The area where they were living has filled up with immigrants, mostly from Somalia, but also from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Crime has become a problem, there. The sisters, being young, female and white could be a vulnerable target, so President Youngberg asked us to find them alternate living space. We tried for several weeks before we found a place that is closer to town and by a beautiful view of the river.<br />
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The ward members were very happy to help them move and to help us clean. Elder and Sister Kelley who are serving as the YSA missionaries in Gothenburg drove up to help all afternoon, Tuesday, as well. We were very happy for the help. The sisters took the entire day Tuesday along with the ward members to help move and clean. On Wednesday, they were in their new apartment, organizing and storing the things we had taken there the day before.<br />
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Unfortunately, the ward members on Tuesday were all men and all helping Elder Kelley and me haul furniture, dishes, books, proselyting materials and other items from one apartment to another, and the camera was in Olivia's possession, so we got no pictures of them. I wish we had - they were a good crew.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Hickman and Pesci filling<br />
boxes with kitchen supplies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Kelley braving the cold, cleaning<br />
outside windows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hickman cleaning spots on the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This group is done for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The work crew minus the ward members were treated to dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cristal from the ward came to help on Wednesday. This intelligent<br />
woman speaks five languages and works hard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But most of the day, Olivia worked alone,<br />
or worse, had to work with me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floors and windows had to shine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walls had to be scrubbed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the blinds had to be repaired and<br />
wiped clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen has more places to hide dirt than any other room<br />
in an apartment. She spends most of the cleaning days in<br />
the kitchen until everything sparkles, even where you can't<br />
see it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKJRKkPGIRe3bUBdQfrKLKNeDnb91qqGiXYExe_cCDqD7cnlRaAijf2hZI-hZXgC_qtvSjdrUEQcEFG9jozZ1xCQONagrlfI6d6AhKZiGr7maToz8Nlr0FNwt_cNZtmrG1Yl39QZVSVoI/s1600/20180405_141032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKJRKkPGIRe3bUBdQfrKLKNeDnb91qqGiXYExe_cCDqD7cnlRaAijf2hZI-hZXgC_qtvSjdrUEQcEFG9jozZ1xCQONagrlfI6d6AhKZiGr7maToz8Nlr0FNwt_cNZtmrG1Yl39QZVSVoI/s200/20180405_141032.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next to the kitchen the<br />
bathroom hides most dirt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYmjSna6yiz5YU2rj3yJwMtQDjHP5dTEPHVPwFusXEqtk-OI17EbHEuPrR_Z4uB3J1qAMB0QELvI6v7PkzXilEb9tLQVm0Kyaowq1kB__dpiY_WzHZ7nK9M2XPA72lWtZQpQ8MRnxUKLK/s1600/20180405_141101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYmjSna6yiz5YU2rj3yJwMtQDjHP5dTEPHVPwFusXEqtk-OI17EbHEuPrR_Z4uB3J1qAMB0QELvI6v7PkzXilEb9tLQVm0Kyaowq1kB__dpiY_WzHZ7nK9M2XPA72lWtZQpQ8MRnxUKLK/s200/20180405_141101.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entry had years of<br />
grime where shoes had<br />
accumulated dirt, gravel,<br />
salt, and water. The stains<br />
on the floor took some<br />
real elbow grease to clean.<br />
The walls and doors also had<br />
scuff marks from shoes.She<br />
got it all off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZktPKuJ7-9aFRlqsw_X4AcN1pBvocLQ5ZX5qw-YMw9eaMt9eQVT2vro_5JopqE0FqJLFQIDmISXab7C2t6VnbMP18H6hwK_IMBJuONH-2fC_bgrUkHEJgcID-BXxJ7moNszd7YXCM-QkQ/s1600/20180405_201801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZktPKuJ7-9aFRlqsw_X4AcN1pBvocLQ5ZX5qw-YMw9eaMt9eQVT2vro_5JopqE0FqJLFQIDmISXab7C2t6VnbMP18H6hwK_IMBJuONH-2fC_bgrUkHEJgcID-BXxJ7moNszd7YXCM-QkQ/s320/20180405_201801.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Pesci and Hickman celebrated moving into their new<br />
apartment, while Olivia and I assembled a new desk for them.<br />
It turns out that they have the same birthday and that this day<br />
was their "half birthday" mark, so even more to celebrate.</td></tr>
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This is the time when missionaries start thinking it would be a good idea to have bikes. They all pay about $100 into a bike fund when they first arrive, which is not enough for a bicycle, but most don't really need them, so it goes to purchase bikes for the areas that do need them and to provide a fund to repair them after a winter of neglect. There are bikes everywhere in most cities and many apartment complexes have a cykelhus (bike garage) where they can keep them out of the weather. Most have to keep them outside, however, so weather takes a serious toll. We have had a few bikes stolen due to inadequate locks or neglect by the missionaries, but for the most part they do their best to take care of mission property. The problem comes when missionaries get transferred and the new missionaries don't even know they have bikes in their area. It is a constant challenge.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRzQAbjhfnTTOyfK0sdJHZennhnJ-9dwewAkQpp4n8x7AHJCKkuvO1ed1Yy_56F3oLH38Vks11KOP9vHXl1kN_Zp9jP6rZWiy0_O4qHC_jMWZWVY_NHMVvVmQFNLQ7P_6zo3R7Pt1TTry/s1600/20180406_105718_003_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRzQAbjhfnTTOyfK0sdJHZennhnJ-9dwewAkQpp4n8x7AHJCKkuvO1ed1Yy_56F3oLH38Vks11KOP9vHXl1kN_Zp9jP6rZWiy0_O4qHC_jMWZWVY_NHMVvVmQFNLQ7P_6zo3R7Pt1TTry/s320/20180406_105718_003_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The missionaries in Borås, Elders Callor and Whitaker were excited<br />
to cut down on their travel time to the chapel. At least an hour by<br />
bus; 20 minutes by bike. Not so excited about carrying the boxes<br />
containing the bikes up 6 stories to their apartment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGPRXvy0C2QvzBQTMjaKrCrNGV_VThHuiGK0NDCFrs74dV-prvHEW7aOjkGyw4260VE2vWWCBcHixP4Cs9S2Uq3l7Nfve_wwSIXlXhDY8f9EtL_xxRZ2qKsJzp2D9QQhfXuMnDDkI2Jay/s1600/20180406_103300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGPRXvy0C2QvzBQTMjaKrCrNGV_VThHuiGK0NDCFrs74dV-prvHEW7aOjkGyw4260VE2vWWCBcHixP4Cs9S2Uq3l7Nfve_wwSIXlXhDY8f9EtL_xxRZ2qKsJzp2D9QQhfXuMnDDkI2Jay/s200/20180406_103300.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The van was already full, but we got two<br />
bikes into it in Borås</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and three bikes into it in Linköping</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbZeAZgo6QIZbHy7Mrq4KBcpYF8MUdpaS2F85_4LQG8ak5R5-2MyA5jcsteq3k2WPiJFkWvC4EEtF-uDsFlPAlOWrARoz0RlnPFJ-lGSBeUlcCAtEo6UcCBYgTGlCEHYcXE8DMqTsuHHy/s1600/20180406_155159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbZeAZgo6QIZbHy7Mrq4KBcpYF8MUdpaS2F85_4LQG8ak5R5-2MyA5jcsteq3k2WPiJFkWvC4EEtF-uDsFlPAlOWrARoz0RlnPFJ-lGSBeUlcCAtEo6UcCBYgTGlCEHYcXE8DMqTsuHHy/s320/20180406_155159.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Petersen and Ahonen in Linkoping with their bikes. They<br />
were happy to assemble them, just to have them. There are four<br />
missionaries in this apartment. Two had bikes, but one was stolen,<br />
so we had to bring them three, so everyone has one, now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our old friend, Elder Harrell who served <br />
in Uppsala and Elder Bird whom we met in Helsingborg when he first came to the <br />
mission. They are now companions in <br />
Norrköping. They were our last stop. <br />
This whole trip,we had been carrying <br />
bedding to replace the worn out <br />
rags they had been using, a lamp to <br />
brighten the apartment and rods for <br />
their wardrobes, so they can hang up <br />
their shirts and suits. It was nice to<br />
visit with them both, again.</td></tr>
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After a week of hard work and long travel, we took a little break and visited the Husqvarna museum in Huskvarna. The machines and the city were named after a Viking name for the river that runs through the town. You have likely seen Husqvarna motorcycles, mowers (they even manufacture a solar one), and chainsaws. The original products, however, were not outdoor machinery, but guns for the military. Every type of gun from the early matchlock and flintlock rifles and pistols to 9mm pistols and machine guns for the 2nd World War. At the end of the war, demand for weapons ceased from foreign competition, but by that time they were building sewing machines, dish washers, bicycles, motorcycles, lawn mowers and many other products.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_VDXFdBzMafBNVTAT99GxKQml2DGl8piE4Tkc2hpomGOqDEL8HwfCqgyB5eCpDZX9mjWAYLs0ca4YZfCV9t4h3GB3WItj6jAut5qfmB2tLzTGIItHq0mhqtafkrD82mFH_brgEGtPWL_/s1600/20180406_132727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_VDXFdBzMafBNVTAT99GxKQml2DGl8piE4Tkc2hpomGOqDEL8HwfCqgyB5eCpDZX9mjWAYLs0ca4YZfCV9t4h3GB3WItj6jAut5qfmB2tLzTGIItHq0mhqtafkrD82mFH_brgEGtPWL_/s320/20180406_132727.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old factory is now a museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get to it you have to cross the river</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 1989 they celebrated 300 years of<br />
the company's being in business</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stone building was the "new" factory built in 1870</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the guns from the 200 years<br />
of manufacturing weapons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the more modern guns</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_a5viCWozppL8mmnH-IMRoLbrzKOIVRKnz51xHcgi_ynXxQSb43rgfxE5KRikh0KbJHbsb5fxDg2lQ0LdWWVN6WcNdrGL_vyIbeDiDQD5zHpV5Fia_2JsIV3UyddaJAoIZEMDkhQsE2C/s1600/20180406_131017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_a5viCWozppL8mmnH-IMRoLbrzKOIVRKnz51xHcgi_ynXxQSb43rgfxE5KRikh0KbJHbsb5fxDg2lQ0LdWWVN6WcNdrGL_vyIbeDiDQD5zHpV5Fia_2JsIV3UyddaJAoIZEMDkhQsE2C/s200/20180406_131017.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the handguns and muzzle loaders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the indoor stoves<br />
they produced</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first sewing machine was a flop because<br />
it couldn't handle the coarse material of the<br />
day. They took lessons from Singer and even<br />
hired a worker from America to build a better<br />
machine and it became a popular item for them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A machine for weaving fabric</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the first motorcycles. This one is mounted and ridden<br />
kneeling down. Someone thought it was a good idea 😕</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the front<br />
brake on this bike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chainsaws we all know</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every kind of motorcycle from the big<br />
bikes to mopeds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All kinds of lawn and garden equipment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the power-driven machinery that<br />
built their products</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even snow mobiles</td></tr>
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As impressive as this company has become over the centuries, equally impressive was the use of the river to run the plants. This river has been used since 1286 for powering a mill, and then machines of one description or another, including drills for boring rifle barrels as early as 1641. In the 1890s it was used to produce electricity. The river is now channeled in part into a large pipe (see the photo commemorating the 300th anniversary, above) that carries water at high speed through turbines to more effectively create electricity.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The picturesque river that runs past the old factory. Upstream<br />
much of the river is channeled into a large pipe to power<br />
the turbines that create electricity.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the tributaries going under the<br />
road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarge to see the pipe running behind and to the side of the old factory.</td></tr>
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Saturday was a little more relaxed. We had to put things away in the mission office store room, and haul item to the Återvinning (recycle dump) as well as other items, but it was at a much easier pace. It gave us a chance to see a church we have wanted to visit, but which is on the way to nowhere we normally go. The Täby Kyrka was built in the 13th century where an earlier church had stood. It is in an area several kilometers in circumference that has the greatest accumulation of rune stones in the world. This particular church has only one and we have not taken the time to visit the other areas, yet, but will at some point.<br />
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This church is famous for the paintings on the walls and ceilings that have survived "modernization" (many of these paintings in other churches were painted over during the Reformation in favor of plain white walls), and natural fading. These frescoes were done in 1480 by the famous German, Albertus Pictor, who was sent as a missionary for this very purpose. More than 30 churches in the area have his paintings. This was like none we had ever seen. The colors are still vibrant, though muted in comparison with what they were originally, and the scenes are still clear and obvious.<br />
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I remember my mother using a pencil to draw a pattern on what would become a quilt. Then, when the quilt was complete, she would erase the carbon pencil marks with white bread. The same method is used in this church to clean the paintings, so no restoration is needed, but the soot and dirt is removed with white bread.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though the paintings on the walls are a bit faded, the ceiling are<br />
still vibrant. This is above the organ loft.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The alter piece is from about the same time as the ceiling and wall frescoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More detail of part of the ceiling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This famous painting is part of the fresco behind<br />
the organ loft. It depicts a man playing chess with<br />
Death. It is the inspiration for a scene in Ingmar<br />
Bergman's film <i>The Seventh Seal</i> where Death<br />
plays chess with a character in the story.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The priest who was our guide could not explain why so many<br />
of the old churches have model ships hanging from the ceilings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pulpit is from the 1630s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front of the old building</td></tr>
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I understand the fact that much of the missionary work that was done in those early centuries was for such ignoble purposes as to secure power for the current king. Still, when I see some of the workmanship, the attention to Biblical detail and the obvious devotion that went into so much of the art in these ancient structures, I can't help but believe that there were many whose lives were dedicated to the worship of God and the love of a Savior who had the power to redeem them. To have the Church, Gospel and priesthood restored in its fullness must be a source of joy to these saints of the Dark Ages who look upon us from wherever they now dwell.<br />
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It is so today. We have to remember that we are still in the midst of a worldwide movement. While it may seem that the movement is glacial, in fact in celestial time we are moving the work forward in good speed. We must do our part, whether we are on the front lines or in a support position. We blossom where were are planted, as the saying goes.<br />
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Our fast Sunday was today due to General Conference being last Sunday. We completely enjoyed hearing the testimonies of our faithful members. There is seldom more than a few seconds between testimonies, which speaks volumes to me. We love our little ward.<br />
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We hope all is well with you and yours. We love keeping in touch and giving you a little glimpse of the work of the Kingdom in our little part of the world. Until next week...<br />
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<br />Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-84663360020016917042018-04-02T12:19:00.001-07:002018-04-02T12:19:36.360-07:00There is a Prophet in the LandYou will recall the story of Naaman in the Old Testament. He was a great general over the army of the king of Syria who had contracted the disease of leprosy. An Israelite servant maiden told his wife that a prophet in Israel could ask God to cure him. On hearing that the great Naaman was coming to Israel, the king of Israel rent his clothes and put on sack cloth and ashes, fearing an attack from Syria's army. Elisha, hearing of the king's torment sent word to the king saying to send Naaman to him, <b>"...and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel."</b> Naaman's leprosy was healed as soon as he chose to be obedient to the prophet.<br />
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That is how I felt after hearing the testimonials of President Nelson in the Saturday morning sessions, hearing of the restructuring of the priesthood in the priesthood session, culminating in the prophecy-filled talk he gave on Sunday morning. I couldn't help exclaiming, "There is a prophet in the land!" I am sure you felt the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were especially touched when the camera caught him wiping<br />tears as the members of the Church sustained him in the <br />solemn assembly</td></tr>
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That's how our week ended. We had four senior missionary couples come to our apartment Sunday to watch the Saturday evening session, eat a wonderful meal to which every couple contributed, then watch Sunday morning session live at 6:00 PM here in Sweden. It was a special, sacred time together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready for our Påsk feast. Check out the feathered twigs with<br />the witches. Odd tradition that we have come to love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also celebrated Sister Hall's birthday. Olivia made her a<br />gluten/milk free cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around the table L to R: Olivia, the Halls, Smiths, Bells,<br />Whiteheads and me with the Påsk must. Another tradition<br />I will miss. I have to say, however, I am among the few who will. 😆</td></tr>
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For only the second time in over 18 months, we were unable to attend the office meeting because of our responsibilities. President Youngberg does not announce transfers until Sunday evening so that people are not using valuable time for anything other than proselytizing work. That meant that a set of sisters in Västerås was going to become a set of three, but we could not get them a bunk bed until Monday. Of course, we had many of our own chores to accomplish before we could collect a bed, drive two hours, set it up, acquire a couple of beds for the Västerås elders, remove their old ones and get everything done before coming back to Stockholm for the meeting. We couldn't. We called in some action items and hoped others would let us in on anything important.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took apart their old bed to make room for the new. Unfortunately,<br />they were not at home during all of this, so no photo. <br />For our record the three sisters are Judd, Edwards and Anderson. <br />We know an love all three.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Buchanan and Young have been sleeping on the floor<br />because their bunk bed is broken and creaked so loudly it was<br />keeping both awake. They were happy to put the legs on the beds<br />themselves. </td></tr>
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Tuesday began the ordeal of closing another apartment and readying it for return to the owners. We had been working on this one for about three months beginning when we got a letter telling us that the property board (similar to a property owners' association) had ruled that the owners could no longer lease the apartment out. This is not unusual here or in many places in the US, as well. A difference is that the property owners must allow an owner to lease out the property for at least two years. After that, it can be restricted.This apartment is a real exception in that we have rented it for over ten years. It is not in the elders' area, but close to trains and buses. It is also an area where it is unusually easy for us to park the Ford van. </div>
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We have been burned in the past by not looking deeply enough into the file to see if there is an inventory of items belonging to the landlord that must remain, resulting in destruction or loss of items that had to be replaced at some cost to the mission. This time we not only found an inventory, but photos of those items. We carefully cleaned them all and were about to repair them when we noticed that one picture featured a bed, which we did not have <u>and</u> a night stand, which we did have. We texted the owners and asked if they expected to find a bed when they inspected. We got a reply that they expected the apartment to be totally empty.</div>
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It turned out that the owner of the furniture sold it all to the Church several years ago. There was a receipt in the file indicating so, but we missed it. That meant that we had to spend another day and a half hauling items away from the apartment and the attic storage area, as well as cleaning. In all it took four and a half days to complete the project. We are tired of it, but have to buck up because we will be doing the same this week.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moving crew. We recruited the POEs and the sisters who<br />share the Jakobsberg area to assist in taking everything needed<br />from the old apartment and hauling it to the new one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Liljenquist hauls off bunk bed<br />parts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Neilsen and Elder Francis fill boxes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hall stayed to help clean after<br />the elders left to unload the van</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Liljenquist cheers on Elder Harper<br />who is taking the dresser down alone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Francis and Petersen in the attic storage space of their<br />old apartment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Petersen collecting kitchen items</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Jarman poses for his glamour shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Neilsen won't waste precious<br />cleaning time turning around for a<br />picture. Smile 😁</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hall cleans baseboards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repairing windows so they can be cleaned<br />inside and out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We all break for lunch </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaning crew remain behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting things together in the new apartment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of happy elders. The apartment is smaller, but quite<br />modern and it has an amazing view of the river.</td></tr>
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We had to take time away from the cleaning and repairing to assist with the newly arrived missionaries. We usually help with lunch, sneak into the chapel when they find out who their new companion and area will be and help to take them to the train station. At the station, we pick up the missionaries who are returning home and go with them to the temple. That is always a welcome respite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Liljenquist trained this couple's son. Brother and Sister<br />Ahonen came from Finland to deliver a phone to the office for<br />their son. Our mission is going all digital with smart phones<br />beginning this month.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcoming Elder Lee who will be our new POE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other Elder Lee is among those leaving for home. Next<br />transfer will not be on that map.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Mendenhall will be training the only sister in the new <br />group, Sister Payne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Malone will be a district leader and trainer to Elder Bjornn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hambrick just completed his time as a POE and is now <br />a trainer to Elder Balls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The returning missionaries: Front are Sisters Shin, Datwyler,<br />and Hill. Behind are Pres. and Sister Youngberg, Elders Lee,<br />Porter, Anthon, Pack and Hawkins<br />We will miss these missionaries!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the temple with the elders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And with the sisters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One nice perk is that we get to join them for their final dinner<br />after the temple. Olivia makes a chocolate cake that is<br />always a hit.<br /></td></tr>
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We wrapped up the week by extending it another day - today. We finally finished that apartment with the kind help of Elder and Sister Smith who will be leaving at the end of the week to spend a few days in Ireland, then returning just long enough to gather everything, do a batch of laundry and fly home. They finished their mission as they began it - helping us deep clean an apartment that had to go back to its owner. They are a joy to be around, even when they are not cleaning for us. Their mission has been with Records Preservation. For eight hours a day, they take images of record books at the Stockholm Archives, one page at a time. They deserve a medal and a raise!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loading up the heavy stuff to haul<br />away. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the time we unloaded everything<br />the ladies had finished cleaning every<br />nook, cranny, corner, floor and tile.</td></tr>
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Our week was busy, exhausting and exalting with the conference sessions. We hope yours was as blessed.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-81100069837002342572018-03-27T15:11:00.005-07:002018-03-27T15:11:51.406-07:00Something is Rotten...in Denmark<span style="background-color: white;">Okay, I stole a line from </span><i>Hamlet</i><span style="background-color: white;"> when Marcellus refers to the moral, and political corruption brought about by the mismanagement of the King who has murdered Hamlet's father, the rightful king. You will see why in a minute. Something was rotten, and we were in Denmark, but the rotten thing was not in Denmark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We continued to inspect apartments, this time in our favorite city of Uppsala, where we attend church. The elders were on splits, so Elder Grover was in Borlänge while Elder Waters was with Elder Dawson in Uppsala for the day. We had told the missionaries the previous Sunday about the exceptionally clean apartments we had found in Skåne and Norrland and it seemed to bring out the competitive nature. The apartment was the cleanest we had seen it for several inspections.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Dawson and Waters. Notice that they have a section for<br />
those in need of banana bread!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The sisters' apartment was even cleaner, until we got to the question about the drains. The first day we were in the country, the Koyles took us to this apartment to show us how to conduct the inspections. As part of that, Elder Koyle showed the sisters (and us) how to clean the drain in the bathroom. Unlike those in the US, the shower and sink drain into the floor drain rather than have closed drain pipes. It is necessary, from time to time to take the grill off and physically clean it out to keep it flowing and to avoid causing an unpleasant odor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I don't think it had been cleaned since that first day, over eighteen months ago. When I looked at the drain grill, it was obvious that the next steps would not be pleasant. Luckily, the sisters had latex gloves. The trouble with sisters' apartments is, of course, hair. In general, I am in favor of long, beautiful hair... until it comes to drains.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My improvised hook snagged the first of a <br />
long, thick, gunky, smelly<br />
string of a year and a half of accumulated<br />
HAIR! It did have a smell of its own.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Jones and Beck appreciated<br />
that someone else would clean the<br />
drain, but not the smell, so much.<br />
At least they didn't lose their lunch.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">After relieving the drain pipe of its hairy load, it had to be cleaned by hand, inside and on the top of the grill. To tame the smell a little I finished by dumping a solution of water and bleach down the sink and tub drains. It wasn't enough. Something was rotten in Uppsala<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We had to include this video. This is a scene we see all winter. The children are bundled up and covered with reflective, bright vests. They can only waddle like munchkins.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Traveling to Gävle (yev'luh) we finally completed our last apartment inspection. We have had a lot of history with this apartment. For most of our mission, it was a sisters' apartment, which accounts for the number of patches on the wall where tape has pulled the first layer of wall paper off. Sisters must decorate the walls with hearts, pictures cut out from old Liahonas or whatever they can find. They can't help themselves. Other than that, the apartment was in very good hands.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The days are becoming more and more fair. The roads and<br />
parking lots are covered with running water, but there is a<br />
lot snow to melt before Spring will be believed!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">And then came Thursday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Elder Hales had arranged with the President for us and them to go to Copenhagen. We had made arrangements to stay at the temple guest house, which meant that we could stay for very little if we agreed to attend at least one session for each night we were there. We readily agreed to that, as that would have been our intent in any case.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We got up at 3:30 AM to be to the train station on time and traveled most of the day through Sweden, over the bridge and under water through the tunnel to Denmark.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meeting the Hales at Central Station in Stockholm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to enter the train where we would be for the<br />
next 5 hours, stopping along the way and seeing much of<br />
the country as we traveled. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central station in Denmark where we stowed our bags, grabbed<br />
some lunch and headed out for a day of sight seeing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copenhagen is known for its thousands of bicycles. We<br />
thought Uppsala had bikes. It doesn't compare. The<br />
bike lanes here are filled with men and women of every<br />
age riding at break-neck speed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tivoli is preparing for Easter. The<br />
bunny is popping out of the egg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the town square a statue of<br />
trumpeters holding each other's<br />
horns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unusual fountain in the town square</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We walked at a brisk rate because we wanted to see the original Christus by Bertel Thorvaldsen. We were not disappointed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above the entry to the Church of Our Lady is this frieze<br />
depicting the resurrected Christ and those who choose<br />
to follow him</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside and to the left of the entry<br />
is a statue depicting King David</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And to the right is another depicting Moses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original Christus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter with keys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul who replaces<br />
Judas. He was beheaded<br />
in Rome, thus the sword</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matthew writing his<br />
Gospel assisted by an<br />
angel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John writing with the<br />
evangelical eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-WIhWoe2i7DpBco1j2PZONeyTfsu5di5CnOidjdZNOEXsy0CUpIH5g_wtepmkHhq1-UN9lGCywZeixd6o_ISB9kqPwqGZJtZZTgsyX2fhnJMM6l_zO9RbthivZADYZe_g5Ibyo-mxjAu/s1600/20180322_141510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-WIhWoe2i7DpBco1j2PZONeyTfsu5di5CnOidjdZNOEXsy0CUpIH5g_wtepmkHhq1-UN9lGCywZeixd6o_ISB9kqPwqGZJtZZTgsyX2fhnJMM6l_zO9RbthivZADYZe_g5Ibyo-mxjAu/s200/20180322_141510.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James the Great is the<br />
patron saint of pilgrims,<br />
thus the staff and hat on<br />
his back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0fSRhN4SVSF0arBG6LXnjrO1p36yc2xEQT6ah1LVy4k6KlRSh2DiyIUQBzEepvI_55FkTvtmfIL148rarGtdNaDRtv2RX-hZidDkf0x55xTpxpiezlZMeNFqYb583z8FyOW10y1K_zPO/s1600/20180322_141529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0fSRhN4SVSF0arBG6LXnjrO1p36yc2xEQT6ah1LVy4k6KlRSh2DiyIUQBzEepvI_55FkTvtmfIL148rarGtdNaDRtv2RX-hZidDkf0x55xTpxpiezlZMeNFqYb583z8FyOW10y1K_zPO/s200/20180322_141529.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phillip was assigned<br />
the Latin cross by<br />
the Catholic Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A4S6oHaOYxcCjmjJMnlAcxAHMovLnRjtGN-7hLZrsIb38E2MeEZLrA0C5Z4TosHOOwe3gXhMtjOm8hELT1n4jAy1a8tbXLhAh1bIt8_CBM9xzG8izBXLaP_jA9_snZ3RKOHf4_tISplJ/s1600/20180322_141611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A4S6oHaOYxcCjmjJMnlAcxAHMovLnRjtGN-7hLZrsIb38E2MeEZLrA0C5Z4TosHOOwe3gXhMtjOm8hELT1n4jAy1a8tbXLhAh1bIt8_CBM9xzG8izBXLaP_jA9_snZ3RKOHf4_tISplJ/s200/20180322_141611.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">James son of Alpheus.<br />
Killed with a blow to<br />
the head by a fuller's<br />
pole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7XGUlxj4uMgqCEx3OadWbfa1nUeCcnH-WCAKrMOMVFTPoqqzzrNh1y48Jc2Ecnn1J2VhFVz7gWDzHZqGG4w3esPPC_BqmKHuOqM_OLFjLzFwCVMYMXiXUVxVN69sSi0a62okW2Nu7JI0/s1600/20180322_141645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7XGUlxj4uMgqCEx3OadWbfa1nUeCcnH-WCAKrMOMVFTPoqqzzrNh1y48Jc2Ecnn1J2VhFVz7gWDzHZqGG4w3esPPC_BqmKHuOqM_OLFjLzFwCVMYMXiXUVxVN69sSi0a62okW2Nu7JI0/s200/20180322_141645.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew with the X cross<br />
which Middle Ages legend<br />
says was the type used to<br />
cause his death</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm9joChv8xaRPXh7bE54PU0qBdSEIWkrj8c2qhFixCZZ_j1Qc8Pp6GhEYBAiqrC7MXy1iTDesjFGeMmsFjUphwKdo_33_HYT6l1QQANMd3t2Zlak97bBJCD1ujk6b19235y44F80k2mPj/s1600/20180322_141710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm9joChv8xaRPXh7bE54PU0qBdSEIWkrj8c2qhFixCZZ_j1Qc8Pp6GhEYBAiqrC7MXy1iTDesjFGeMmsFjUphwKdo_33_HYT6l1QQANMd3t2Zlak97bBJCD1ujk6b19235y44F80k2mPj/s200/20180322_141710.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judas also called<br />
Thaddeus was martyred<br />
when his head was shattered<br />
by a broad axe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LioVUBX8WtY-wQf_Evlgl_MB-dt7bH7voXfwRKRywGstCA9I0iEtEZ3fqBbshI_6f01qIWDsp8BduT3-JwfVgmhpo1QDOs2cKDR_aQq1FmvDgJ1XBMaM4D596N7nuEKbv0eYSehryasD/s1600/20180322_141731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LioVUBX8WtY-wQf_Evlgl_MB-dt7bH7voXfwRKRywGstCA9I0iEtEZ3fqBbshI_6f01qIWDsp8BduT3-JwfVgmhpo1QDOs2cKDR_aQq1FmvDgJ1XBMaM4D596N7nuEKbv0eYSehryasD/s200/20180322_141731.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas who holds a<br />
square because he is<br />
said to have built a<br />
church with his own<br />
hands in India</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lNdG5i_8fwEPhqoWGrzBZ4i_jWd0f4iOU7XjRHo3-N35BrwAVfDgHF4c_2zEE3nC2FGvPczUJXR1PUjPmR_wWVcMREUb6kt8aWAhWLWA5oFjyUrjhtqTo9QCEoRX9RX2AWcSV1WJNYyS/s1600/20180322_141848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lNdG5i_8fwEPhqoWGrzBZ4i_jWd0f4iOU7XjRHo3-N35BrwAVfDgHF4c_2zEE3nC2FGvPczUJXR1PUjPmR_wWVcMREUb6kt8aWAhWLWA5oFjyUrjhtqTo9QCEoRX9RX2AWcSV1WJNYyS/s200/20180322_141848.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bartholomew who was<br />
killed by being flayed<br />
alive in Armenia </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSsmL_Lf3kUFspo8Xy_qTD0kQnsybdtX3WRSOuyqxqAaSRgc4bjhl_CGTUS-IhNg7cokpYoPEjMTjbHnrJ9RhOceBbNvCi1awobv5qSi3-fTmaA3Fal3JOFdrmxCwBsNqnTVFxMCrp4rv/s1600/20180322_141909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSsmL_Lf3kUFspo8Xy_qTD0kQnsybdtX3WRSOuyqxqAaSRgc4bjhl_CGTUS-IhNg7cokpYoPEjMTjbHnrJ9RhOceBbNvCi1awobv5qSi3-fTmaA3Fal3JOFdrmxCwBsNqnTVFxMCrp4rv/s200/20180322_141909.jpg" width="112" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simon Zelotes who was killed<br />
by being sawn in half in Persia</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNahyphenhyphenWYAFRtDZzjXX5qqLW82m_on4nGN8p11OGjfMdme1M-ZyHG2hbWCzoy45RP1qu7xjXWoHP7TM6GwRyY7-XKandObJgoW6Z7rW2DPU9zU4on9f4ItvJZmjCyEFW337gv8sR1aXu8wLs/s1600/20180322_142027_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNahyphenhyphenWYAFRtDZzjXX5qqLW82m_on4nGN8p11OGjfMdme1M-ZyHG2hbWCzoy45RP1qu7xjXWoHP7TM6GwRyY7-XKandObJgoW6Z7rW2DPU9zU4on9f4ItvJZmjCyEFW337gv8sR1aXu8wLs/s320/20180322_142027_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the back of the church looking toward Christus. Each<br />
apostle has his own arch of homor</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68lSgn38VBOgCNwqvXSkOXAmEKQrMduPJhAibbW16vjrBvTurOxOs6i2KgS3SNGrus230yjG1BywJ5vmOI09tJ3DtFY0d4NIcsEl_t3CZxjzw8yOiA1Ksw6Er72QYfqtsuF_GUOgHi2tF/s1600/20180322_142304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68lSgn38VBOgCNwqvXSkOXAmEKQrMduPJhAibbW16vjrBvTurOxOs6i2KgS3SNGrus230yjG1BywJ5vmOI09tJ3DtFY0d4NIcsEl_t3CZxjzw8yOiA1Ksw6Er72QYfqtsuF_GUOgHi2tF/s320/20180322_142304.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above the Christus alter piece is a frieze depicting the trial,<br />
crucifixion and resurrection of Christ</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg0TAFZtOmd6KeI0fS2HopFYug1KkaI5_MgKjhn8HW8y19iGuoyDW7GXNHNFAiLyzMyKhOZAvMWgnS6xT8oUNCofiJ6OUzG-lv9e2s6LJWGA5C-6aHQRgod8B7B2ex8q6zqXDJ86gHvjx/s1600/20180322_143214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg0TAFZtOmd6KeI0fS2HopFYug1KkaI5_MgKjhn8HW8y19iGuoyDW7GXNHNFAiLyzMyKhOZAvMWgnS6xT8oUNCofiJ6OUzG-lv9e2s6LJWGA5C-6aHQRgod8B7B2ex8q6zqXDJ86gHvjx/s320/20180322_143214.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales got some professional<br />
photos that we hope he will share.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPGvmHdzASQwp4677sU2NWZz16EA0EnGYNKjxPqunST7BeK0bl3H_oLLiCUSZcqCWn3OTBZikOkG3Ceh_x3b-WStZySM7f27FeZr_37AyzKGfsw3iYlyDRV-0F4-n6b4_AbDRHc40YsjW/s1600/20180322_144513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1600" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPGvmHdzASQwp4677sU2NWZz16EA0EnGYNKjxPqunST7BeK0bl3H_oLLiCUSZcqCWn3OTBZikOkG3Ceh_x3b-WStZySM7f27FeZr_37AyzKGfsw3iYlyDRV-0F4-n6b4_AbDRHc40YsjW/s320/20180322_144513.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A random building with shops below this frieze depicting the life of Christ</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCwQvLPBSFIevXO3Vl255RnwgZvyHsMUs_mgFhxnPzT2mDeeSSUAkm4ci4lpx9jTNW6XkcouFmVzi24syLQutcHGwyWZgZAPIKsJe6OVjR1j3EeIpAXzME2La0t6a5BrK57ossoT7pDZ/s1600/20180322_145009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCwQvLPBSFIevXO3Vl255RnwgZvyHsMUs_mgFhxnPzT2mDeeSSUAkm4ci4lpx9jTNW6XkcouFmVzi24syLQutcHGwyWZgZAPIKsJe6OVjR1j3EeIpAXzME2La0t6a5BrK57ossoT7pDZ/s320/20180322_145009.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took the opportunity to go inside<br />
this round tower built by King Charles IV<br />
in 1637-1642 as a lookout tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFbuMSgw-rkSD2znBhBnx2GcoMnYxkAwtWS6CmdyNPeiaGRiVBf9bNtMz2aV0LUnFcqClLmN9fZXAHUW9aj4Dq3ACXaPxaI5wij2CQa1SoEjHvfmnLInTso_x12XqKaOG9k1-w0raqlkm/s1600/20180322_145810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFbuMSgw-rkSD2znBhBnx2GcoMnYxkAwtWS6CmdyNPeiaGRiVBf9bNtMz2aV0LUnFcqClLmN9fZXAHUW9aj4Dq3ACXaPxaI5wij2CQa1SoEjHvfmnLInTso_x12XqKaOG9k1-w0raqlkm/s320/20180322_145810.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No steps until you get to the very top, just a spiral ramp going<br />
up about 35 meters from the street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qhHKaNaHaoO-1Us2JdSqF5LI96glsX1KizvvBb4cJHpdOD1v__qRAzhWEUoJrByGN0NakC5Hg2L952I0uMUQWeos9x5jW_PBwhgwJeJbc9pV4OpM5PfLVn65Uv_DPUVY8-MbZC2wL9Pc/s1600/20180322_145837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qhHKaNaHaoO-1Us2JdSqF5LI96glsX1KizvvBb4cJHpdOD1v__qRAzhWEUoJrByGN0NakC5Hg2L952I0uMUQWeos9x5jW_PBwhgwJeJbc9pV4OpM5PfLVn65Uv_DPUVY8-MbZC2wL9Pc/s320/20180322_145837.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 25 meters is access to the center where you can look down<br />
to the ground. Since the 1760s it has been the base and meridian<br />
for surveying all of Denmark. It is approximately behind Sister<br />
Hales, here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Views of the city from the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful wrought iron and red roofs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denmark is where these<br />
magic interlocking blocks<br />
were invented.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legos are everywhere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the Thorvaldsen Museum from across the canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three crowns are a motif in<br />
Denmark as they are in Sweden</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We finished the day with a session in the Copenhagen temple. It was a welcome sanctuary from the hectic day. As beautiful as the statues and paintings were, our pace was fast because we had to walk long distances to get to our desired destinations. Even though we had been up since 3:30 AM, we managed not only to stay awake, but to have a truly blessed experience. The temple interior is beautiful without being grand and the ordinance workers were gracious and friendly.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stock photo from lds.org. Now they have added large planters<br />
and the landscape is still quite winter-like.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We arose early the next morning in order to get to a couple of castles with their adjoining chapels. First we made our way to the Frederiksborg castle and the chapel where the familiar Karl Bloch paintings are located.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our walk, we had to sample real Danish pastries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stock photo of the castle grounds from the air</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarge to see how antlers are displayed in the Knights\ Room<br />of the Castle. Christian IV was an avid hunter and his exploits<br />are on display in this room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The antlers on various fauna are displayed all down this massive<br />dining room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coats of arms for various levels of<br />knighthood are on display throughout<br />the castle.</td></tr>
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Some of the original paintings with which we are so familiar:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bloch paintings are all cloistered<br />in one area of the chapel. Behind each<br />arch is more art. This is the view from<br />the balcony toward the alter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above the alter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of the "new" organ<br />built in 1864</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This original organ was constructed in<br />1610 and is still in use.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the other artwork there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The elaborately carved bed surrounded<br />by portraits of royalty and nobility.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">On the face of each of the pillars supporting the arches, an Old Testament prophet is depicted.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enoch</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">There was too much there to completely chronicle, but we have lots more pictures!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We caught a train to another famous castle, Kronborg, also known as Helsingor after the town near where it is located. It is here that Shakespeare set the play, Hamlet. He called the castle Elsinore, which sounds much like Helsingor. The fact is that the company for which Shakespeare wrote actually visited the castle at one time, though there is no evidence one way or the other that the man himself actually came here. The play is roughly similar to the Scandinavian oral legend of Amleth whose uncle killed his father in order to assume the throne.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">It is also known as the closest to Sweden of any place in Denmark. You can see the city of Helsingborg (Hel'sing-bory), Sweden very clearly from the row of cannons on the sea side of the castle. It was from here that Denmark received tribute money from each passing ship that did not wish to encounter the inconvenience of being fired upon by the king's cannons. It filled the treasury of the king and country in the days it was used.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We could see the castle from where we left the train, but our feet<br />were tired, so we wanted to ask if there was a bus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw a young man with a chef's hat walk by, but determined not<br />to inquire thinking he may not speak English. It turned out that<br />he over-heard us and immediately offered his services. He is not<br />a chef, but a high priest of some order of a Rastafarian sect. His <br />hat is filled with his hair. He insisted that we walk while he testified<br /> of the exalted status of Haile Selassie, whom he and those of his<br /> sect regard as the King of Kings. He, like others, considers <br />the former emperor of Ethiopia as the Black Christ. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the battlements around the castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The row of cannons pointed out to sea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entry to the castle from the courtyard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up 145 stairs to the lookout (we've<br />carried furniture up more steps that<br />that!) is a view of the chapel steeple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because of the castle's location, the wind is bitter cold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The courtyard from the lookout</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chapel is beautiful and well appointed, but much smaller<br />and less grand then that of Frederiksborg </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ghostly appearance next to Holger Dansk.<br />He is a figure of ancient legend. The statue is<br />in the catacombs beneath the castle. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you go, take a flashlight. Some<br />lighting is provided, but much is<br />quite dark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always look at the ceilings where much\<br />of the best art is found. I think this<br />depicts Queen Esther. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The castle has rooms full of ancient tapestries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scandinavian kings wanted their castles to be as grand as<br />those in mainland Europe. Another grand ballroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kitchen was surprisingly small and unconnected to the<br />castle. The staff would have to carry the meals through the<br />courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiness to the Lord. The House of the Lord</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The plaque in Danish. We found much is at least written the<br />same as Swedish, though not pronounced the same.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only four years newer than the Reno Temple.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Thorvaldsen museum is massive and contains hundreds of his statues both in the original plaster and in the marble final production. It continues to amaze me how these artists can get marble to shape in such magnificent precision such as supple folds of cloth, veins on arms and legs, and the form, shape and angles of the human body. It is truly a thing of beauty.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full statue of Lord<br />Byron, commissioned by<br />the poet himself while<br />visiting Italy where<br />Torvaldsen resided for a<br />time.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">As we made our way back to the central station, we walked through the canal district which is mostly restaurants (unhappily, we had no time to sit for a meal) on one side and some quaint shops, on the other. We stopped at one souvenir shop to pick up some momentos</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">and discovered that it is located in the same building, in fact directly below the apartment where Hans Christian Andersen wrote <i>The Tinderbox</i> and <i>The Princess and the Pea</i>. It was the last place he lived. The souvenir shop has a replica of the Little Mermaid.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colorful canal district with fishing vessels docked and<br />tourist boats traveling up and down it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarge to see the inscription above the door. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia insisted that she take my picture<br />next to the Little Mermaid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold as it was, the kayaks were out in number. Below the water<br />are sculptures of Agnete and the Mermen. The father and his<br />sons with outstretched arms begging for Agnete to return. A<br />little unusual.😕 Enlarge to see them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the sights we did not have <br />time to visit or even find out what <br />they were as we hoofed it <br />back to the train.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hungry, but anxious not to miss the train, we bought sandwiches<br />to eat as we traveled.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We arrived back in Stockholm at about 7:20 PM, caught our train to Upplands Väsby, where we arrived at about 8:30 PM and dragged our suitcases up and down the hill to our welcoming apartment.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Glad to be home, we looked forward to a restful Sabbath day.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia worked on a ward cross stitch project<br />while I read one of her books on the Kindle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Upplands Väsby train station<br />we started the long walk home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We noticed that the bushes are starting<br />to be covered with feathers and tulle<br />that is intended to look like colored<br />feathers. We went back to the train stop<br />on Sunday to get this picture of the<br />Swedish Easter tradition.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">We had a wonderful Sunday. It set out the rest of the week for us. We hope your week was filled with joy, family, friends and with the peace of God's love.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-47891235200760285932018-03-18T15:34:00.004-07:002018-03-18T15:34:36.719-07:00March Marathon Part 3<span style="background-color: white;">This week found us on the road again; this time to Skåne (scone' uh) and Småland (sounds like Samoa without the first "a"). We have talked about this area of the country before. It is where Olivia's ancestors were born, christened, heard the message of the restored Gospel and immigrated due to government sanctioned persecution in the mid-to-late 19th century.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">It is also the bread basket of Sweden where so much land is farmed with all kinds of crops from sugar beets to cattle. It is close to Denmark and the dialect of the area is reflective of the Danish influence. It is also the area where our friend Candace Doan's ancestors settled. She comments on every post, so I am always happy to write something about this area.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The winter is holding out to the end, this year. They don't have the ground hog tradition here, but apparently the fact that the little rodent saw his shadow in the US carried over to Sweden. We drove through rain, sleet, and sunshine. Ice accumulated on the Ford van and then dropped off as the day warmed. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Twice we encountered accidents that were bad enough to close the roads for what would have been hours. The first was on the expressway. As we approached we were, with all the other cars, in the right lane and noticed cars <i>coming toward </i>us in the left lane with their hazard lights flashing. At first I assumed that the opposite lanes must have closed and traffic was being diverted into our side, but then I saw traffic moving in those lanes. Olivia pointed out that the cars far in front of us that were stopped for the traffic accident were turning around and coming back! I love that about drivers here. They don't mind being a little creative when the occasion calls for it. Lest anyone suspect that I am not a Swedish driver, I did the same thing. As soon as there was a break in the fence, we all joined traffic going the opposite direction, turned off at the first exit and drove a surface road through rural villages until we could get back onto the expressway.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The second incident was while driving a two-lane highway on the way to Växjö (vek' hwa). Traffic was backed up for a lengthy distance and we saw cars turning around. We looked at a map and talked to the bus driver who had walked to a rise before us to see what the chances of leaving might be. He assured us that it would be a very long wait, so with his assistance and Olivia reading the map, we found a detour. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The weather was cold and a very light snow was falling. As we returned to the little village where the detour began, the snow began to be more visible. It was not long before the snow was falling so heavily that we could hardly make out the road. By the time we got to Växjö the back of the car was completely caked in snow and my tense arms, neck and eyes were ready for a rest.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had cleaned off the back window.<br />This photo hardly does the storm<br />justice.</td></tr>
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Our purpose in going south was two-fold. First, to inspect apartments and meet the missionaries. Second, to assist with the zone conference.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We drove a little over five hours to Helsingborg where we inspected the sisters' apartment, then to Landskrona to look over the elders' digs. The longer we are here, the better the apartments seem to be getting. Or maybe we are just getting used to how they look. Either way, we were impressed with the obvious efforts to make the places clean and presentable. I typically find a need to tighten bed legs and have been used to finding a fluffle of dust bunnies. This time I was under several beds (loose legs results in broken beds that have to be replaced at some expense to the mission) and found almost no dust.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Keogh and Woodman baked delicious chocolate (I know,<br />redundant) muffins for us. </td></tr>
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The sisters in Helsingborg (hel' sing bory) are Sisters Woodman and Keogh. Sister Woodman was there the last time we checked the apartment, but was quite new to Sweden. Now, she is training a new companion. She is the niece of Bishop Charlie Woodman in Reno - something we did not discover until we visited more this time. Sister Keogh is from Dundee, Scotland. We had a wonderful time discussing some of my recollections of serving there 50 years ago. Her grandfather was the first stake president of the Dundee Stake. When I served there it was a branch; the only stake was in Glasgow. I was not the best at keeping a journal, but my mother kept my old letters, so I need to go back and see who I knew from Dundee, back then.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weather was biting cold and, even though it is not obvious<br />in this picture, there was still snow and ice on the ground outside <br />the elders' apartment. Still, these flowers insisted on <br />pushing up and declaring that it is now Spring.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Elders Olson and Beckman had such a full whiteboard that it inspired us to take pictures in front of whiteboards for the rest of the trip. Theirs was filled with the names of their investigators, baptismal candidates, goals, member resources, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">From Landskrona we drove on to Malmö where we spent the night. We spent the next day assisting with the zone conference. These are always a lot of work, but also a lot of fun because we get to see many of the missionaries with whom we have become acquainted. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">This time we had the added bonus of seeing Sister Wiklöf (veek' luf) again. We stayed with her and her husband a year ago while helping with the YSA conference in Lund. She, like every person with whom my wife has ever worked, became fast friends with Olivia and was delighted to have her help in the zone conference. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sister Wiklöf is the stake Relief Society President and, as such, was happy to accept the responsibility of preparing the meal for the zone conference. Without a vacant apartment in the area, we were in no position to do so, this time, so we were very appreciative of her willingness. While I busied myself with other preparations, those two worked in the kitchen and visited like old friends. Give me a dollar if that surprises you. 😉</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Wiklöf with Olivia. This<br />generous woman even shared the<br />Ranch dressing she brought back<br />from Costco in Hawaii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Olson, Sisters Woodman, Keogh, Datwyler, Mendenhall, Smiley, Elders Hawkins, Wilkenson, Barney, Olaveson, Malone, Allred, Sisters King, Otterson, Curtis, Elders Lee and Hambrick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Wiklöf, Elder Anthon, Pres. and Sister Youngberg, Elders Harris, Cummings, Simmons, Oldham, Tingey, Berlin,<br />Beckman, Sisters Shin, Kenworthy, Elder Butler, me, Craun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Craun adds his greeting and well wishes to the giant card<br />that will go to Elder Benson who had cancer surgery after<br />returning home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Craun found us wherever we happened to be. We enjoyed<br />getting to know him when he served in the office. He committed<br />us to attend his homecoming when he get back to Snowflake, AZ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hawkins also served in the office<br />and is now in his last transfer where he<br />serves as a zone leader.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>arly the next morning we checked out of the hotel and began a day full of apartment inspections - five in all: three in Malmö and two in Lund. Unfortunately, the timing didn't work out for Elders Anthon and Olaveson as they had to be away during our inspection, but we were able to see all the others.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Wilkenson and Hawkins. In his testimony, Elder Hawkins<br />noted that in the group that will be going home this transfer,<br />Elder Anthon learned a third language, Elder Lee lost 50 lbs.<br />and he lost his hair. I thought he also lost weight. I was right.<br />He had been ill with such a high fever that his entire bed was<br />soaking wet just a few days before. He went back to work<br />after being out only a day or two. He is another hero of mine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Curtis and Otterson - first with hair up, then hair down.<br />We have dealt with them both over the past few months. They<br />had some very challenging lights that needed replacing, but<br />together we figured out how to get to them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hams- Elders Oldham and Hambrick. It was good to see<br />Elder Hambrick again. This is his first area following his<br />serving in the office.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Mendenhall and Datwyler proudly display their<br />whiteboard. Sister M was obviously not looking forward to<br />Sister Datwyler's returning home this transfer. Can't blame her,<br />Sister D has served an outstanding mission</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The term "tough old bird" certainly applies to swans. As we<br />passed by this mostly frozen pond we saw them in the ice <br />water sleeping with head tucked under wings, feeding from <br />the bottom of the pond and just paddling in the freezing water <br />or walking around on the ice. They are certainly regal <br />and beautiful creatures. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the grass by the swan pond was a gaggle of geese feeding on<br />the new growth. It reminded us of the geese in Reno.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">From the Malmö/Lund areas we traveled to Kristianstad (ker-quan' stod again, no one seems to be able to explain why it is pronounced like this, except that there is a Danish influence). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We didn't think to get a picture of the hotel, which is too bad because it is converted from a old bank. It was comfortable, but obviously old as the floors creaked and the carpet on the stairs was quite worn. It was a First Hotel, but also named the Christian IV after the Danish king who ruled over all of Scandinavia for a time.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A building across the street was an example of old meets new<br />architecture. It was so cold and windy we didn't take the time<br />to explore, so I don't know what the buildings are used for. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders A. Barney and Malone. We had become close to Elder<br />Malone when he served in Uppsala. He has become a<br />hard working district leader and exemplary missionary.<br />We have known Elder Barney since he worked as a<br />new missionary in Gubbängen as a greenie </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Simmons and Allred. We had not met either of these for<br />one reason or another. They are certainly obedient and successful<br />missionaries. </td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">From Kristianstad we traveled to Karlskrona where there is a great naval tradition. I was informed that we should have visited the Maritime Museum while we were there. Maybe next time. It is a naval town with an academy for naval officers nearby. There is also one of the best ice cream shops in the country in the town square. Luckily, it was closed for the season. Luckily, because the hotels here have <u>very generous</u> breakfasts included with the price of the room. When it comes to ice cream, I am like Oscar Wilde - I can resist anything but temptation.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing Elder Harris whom we have followed since he<br />was a greenie and Elder Cummins. As Olivia went over the<br />list of items to review they declared that they had no vacuum<br />cleaner. Upon further inspection, they found it under a lot of<br />other things in their closet. We are constantly surprised by<br />what missionaries are willing to live without. Elder Cummings<br />was especially happy to find that he can now vacuum rather<br />than simply sweep the floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Kenworthy and Shin. This was a fun apartment check<br />because while Sister K is green, she is vocal about almost<br />everything. Also, because we got to see Sister Shin again.<br />Sister S plays the piano masterfully. Her musical number<br />for zone conference was complex and beautiful - and<br />completely without sheet music.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>e next took the snow blinding trip to Växjö where we spent the night. The next day we inspected our last apartment prior to returning home. Elder T. Barney is training Elder Tingey there; Elder Tingey is a quick study, but lucky to have such a mentor.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Tingey and T. Barney washing<br />the light cover. The bulb had burned out<br />some time ago, but they had just ignored<br />it like missionaries do. I climbed up onto<br />a chair and replaced it. I also repaired the<br />range hood that was falling down and<br />tightened study chairs and bed legs that<br />if ignored, will cause these things to break.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">As we traveled we came to the Gränna exit where Olivia wanted to stop again because it is famous for the red striped peppermint candy (which they call polka) and we were out from the last time we were there. It's a quaint town with small, cobblestone streets, old stores and candy shops everywhere.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">We were mostly interested, however, in visiting ruins of a small castle that we had seen in passing many times.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia was fascinated by these large barns with ramps up<br />to the doors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They all have the Fallun red paint that is so prevalent here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia at the front arch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half way up the wall you can see where beams had been<br />placed for the top floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the lake behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the back windows is the view of Lake Vattern and the farms below.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The castle was built as a country retreat, but later changed to serve as a dower house for the wife of Per Brahe the Younger in 1645. She died before the construction was completed, so it was used as a guest house and for other purposes until it caught fire and burned in 1708. It was never reconstructed and would not be of interest, normally, except that it is so close to the expressway that many people are curious. For that reason, a gas station and candy shop have become a tourist destination with a trail under the road leading to the ruins.It was a good break from hours of driving.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Back in our apartment we enjoyed our own bed, food Olivia has cooked and giving the car a bath. Even though it had only been a week, you could hardly tell it was blue.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>oday we enjoyed a day in church with our precious friends. We got to witness a baby blessing when Evan blessed his and Gabriela's daughter, Hanne. His father is the stake president in Göteborg, so it was nice to see him, Evan's brother and brother-in-law in the circle.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Elder Grover gave the lesson in Sunday School, having been informed by the regular teacher only minutes before church started that he would not be coming. Elder Grover is a talented teacher who obviously paid attention in seminary. He skillfully elicited comments from most of the class members as he reviewed scriptures relating to the concept of enduring to the end.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As evidence that Spring is on its way, Olivia took this last picture. The temperatures are above freezing so that the snow is melting enough to form icicles.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Love to you all and wishes for a blessed, happy week ahead.</span>Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-53785814258882357712018-03-11T14:52:00.003-07:002018-03-12T04:42:07.288-07:00Marathon Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">I reported in my last blog that March was going to be a marathon and that we had begun leg 1. This past week was the part where the actual running began. Our responsibilities led us to the very north of the country. The picture above is typical of the roads we traveled. the snow has been non-stop and while there is a lot of it, the flakes are usually small and light. Thus, we often had white-out conditions from the snow falling, wind blowing snow across the roads, or when we were forced to follow a semi-truck or were passed by someone, snow blew up and around, blocking our view of the road. Much of our driving was at a rate considerably below the speed limit due to lack of visibility.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The heaviest seemed to be in and near Sundsvall. Even though it is considerably south of the farthest city we visited, it had snow on snow on snow. One thing I love about Sweden is that there are almost no stop signs. There are yield signs, so you know who has the right of way and if you can clearly see that there is no opposing traffic, there is no need to come to a complete stop. In Sundsvall, however, the snow is so deep and piled so high by the snow plows that drivers have to creep into the intersection because they can't see around the snowbanks. Front end loaders are busy filling dump trucks with the accumulated snow on the corners, but can hardly keep up with the need. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Some of Olivia's pictures showing the depth of the snow from areas all over the frozen north country:</span><br />
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Örnsköldsvik. Knee deep snow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia loved seeing the roofs where the snow had started to slip<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">One major advantage to this trip north is that we actually did see reindeer. According to one source, there are no true wild reindeer. That is, they all belong to herds that are managed by owners, usually of the Sami people. These were in a field that we have seen many times as we visited Norrland. This is the first time we saw them in such a large herd and in a place where we could get pictures. In the past we have seen a single reindeer, or a small herd of five or ten, but just for a fleeting second as we passed them on the expressway at 110 k/h.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near one end of the field the grass is nearer the surface. They<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We were available to assist </span><span style="background-color: white;">with the lunch </span><span style="background-color: white;">in the zone conference at the Umeå chapel, so we got to see President and Sister Youngberg as well as the assistants, but Olivia was so involved in all the details that she forgot to take pictures. We did get to visit with all the Norrland missionaries, however, as we inspected their apartments. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We decided to try a caterer,as they do in Göteborg, but they were all very expensive for hot meals. We found one who provided a sandwich lunch, so we ordered roast beef sub-sandwiches with potato salad and drinks. When we went to pick them up, Olivia said, "Didn't we get potato salad with these?" "It's in the sandwich," the lady told us. I guess we looked a little incredulous, because she went on to say, "That's how we do it here in Sweden." OK, then...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The sandwich was actually quite tasty and the missionaries all seemed to agree.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Bringhurst and Erdman helped Olivia put the feathers on the branches to decorate the tables. It was a fun Swedish<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "news cycle";">Cutting birch twigs on </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "News Cycle";">skärtorsdag</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "news cycle";"> (the day Jesus washed the feet of the Apostles) has its origin in the 17th</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "news cycle";"> century, preparing tools for flogging one another on the morning of </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "News Cycle";">långfredag (Good Friday, the day he was crucified) </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "news cycle";">to commemorate Jesus’ suffering. The flogging ritual died several centuries ago, but the custom to take in birch twigs survived. The idea to beautify the twigs with brightly colored feathers is imported from Germany, as late as in the early 20th </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "news cycle";">century. Less this year than last, we see bushes and branches covered with Easter feathers. It is a fun Swedish tradition.</span><br />
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Most of the trip was taken up in inspecting the missionaries' apartments. There are three apartments in Sundsvall. The elders' apartments are literally next door to each other.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We brought Sister Johnson a couple of large packages that were<br />
filled with goodies and letters from home</td></tr>
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The sisters had told us that the shower head holder was broken, but didn't send pictures until it was too late to buy the needed part. We had one from a previous adventure to the hardware store, but it didn't fit, so I McGyvered it to make it work. I knew it would not last, so on our way back home we bought a new kit containing the rail, holder, shower head and hose.The sisters hid the key under the door mat so we could get into their apartment and I replaced the whole system. As we got started, we noticed that their toilet seat was also broken, so while I worked on the shower, Olivia ran to the store and bought a new one. We replaced that, as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just finished testing it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooo, nice! Soft-close lid and seat.</td></tr>
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Yep, that's what some senior missionaries actually do. Who knew?<br />
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In Umeå we inspected the elders' apartment, then met with them and the sisters for lunch. Elders Bringhurst and Stapley have been in areas where we have become close to them, so it was good to see them both again. They are the Norrland Zone Leaders, now. On a side note, we did get to practice my tire changing skills again on the Elders' car. This time we had a jack that worked for a flat tire and all the necessary tools, so it didn't take long. No pictures, though. <span style="font-size: large;">😞</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We always try to leave a message. This time we were studying<br />
D&C 121 together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia asked them to smile. Elders Stapley and Bringhurst</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At lunch with Elder Bringhurst, Sister Edwards, Olivia, me,<br />
Sister Adams, and Elder Stapley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Umeå centrum mall is an ice/snow maze</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, the missionaries had to race each other to the end. Elder<br />
Stapley just hurdled the walls to save time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the maze is an ice park bench. Cute, but no one sits<br />
there too long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Edwards thinks we can fix the broken ironing board</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Adams and Edwards give their input, but Olivia was the<br />
one who finally came up with the solution</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of us with the repaired ironing board.</td></tr>
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The Skeleftå elders are in a small apartment, but it has a nice loft area, so it is comfortable. Elder Strong had served in Uppsala, so it was nice to see him again. Keeping with the Norrland tradition, their apartment was very clean.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Gordon and Strong.</td></tr>
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The elders who serve in Boden were not at home when we went. We knew they would not be, so we arranged with them that we would bring a key and inspect without their being present. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of them at the zone conference. Elder Erdman is training Elder Hughes. The latter came to Sweden alone as he had to delay his coming because he broke his foot in the MTC. He seems to be doing well and is learning the language.<br />
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The Luleå sisters also had a very clean apartment, but both they and the Skelefteå elders are living with a bare light bulb in one of their rooms, so we bought them each a fixture that fits into their ceiling outlet. Yes, the ceiling lights have outlets into which you plug lights. When you move out of an apartment, you take the ceiling lights with you. We did not have time to go back to Luleå to help install the light, so we tried to help them by instructing them over the phone. Unfortunately, Sister Bottita was a little too impatient as she tried to take the cord off from the old socket and pulled the wire out of the plug, so they will try again after buying a new cord and plug.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Bottita and Andrewsen. We think we are looking at the<br />
grown-up version of our granddaughter Laurel when we see<br />
Sister Andrewsen</td></tr>
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We spent our last night back in Örnsköldsvik (everyone here shortens the town's name to Ö-vik) where we have a vacant apartment. We will probably only stay there one more time when we go back to move out and clean, because we have to return it to the owners. While we were traveling we got a call from the company telling us that they had a prospective renter, so we may be able to return it sooner rather than later, saving the Church some rental payments.<br />
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Because we knew we would be returning it, we took as much as we could of the items we know we will potentially use in other apartments back to Stockholm with us. We still have a car full of boxes and other items. There is soooo much more that will have to come out. We don't look forward to carrying things down and walking back up 48 circular stairs multiple times, but hope that at least we can save the Church some money.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast in the vacant apartment in Ö-vik</td></tr>
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On our way out of Ö-vik, we inspected our last apartment. The<br />
Ö-vik elders have a huge job. The branch is small, the branch president has been at the job for 40 years and everyone relies on the missionaries to keep things running. They do a great job and are seeing missionary successes at the same time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Prososki tells us that he rescued<br />
this stationary bike from someone's<br />
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From there we headed back home. Having to stop and make the needed repairs at the sisters' apartment in Sundsvall, we didn't get lunch/dinner (dunce?) until around 4:30 PM and didn't get home until after 8:30 PM. Happily, the Assistants were willing to take the 180 copies of the Book of Mormon to the musical for us, so we could get the things done at home that required our attention and allow us to just unwind a little.<br />
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Overall, however, we felt it was a great trip and that we accomplished many good things. We love working with these young missionaries. Their enthusiasm is contagious and their energy seems boundless. We love working with President and Sister Youngberg, as well, and seeing the hand of the Lord in their inspired leadership.<br />
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Today, we had an especially good Sunday. We are in the ward choir that performed an Easter hymn today (in English, <u>He is Risen</u>). Our friend Elsa is not yet baptized, but joined the choir and because we performed today, her parents came to church with her. We were so happy to meet this nice couple. We have heard so much about them and have wanted to meet them for as long as we have known Elsa. They are everything we expected them to be. I don't think I have seen Elsa any happier than she was to have her parents in church.<br />
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We hope your week was a happy one and that the week ahead will be successful for you. We saw a quote on the wall in one of the apartments. It is an English proverb from an anonymous author that I have heard before, but it rings especially true, I think.<br />
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FEAR KNOCKED AT THE DOOR. FAITH ANSWERED. NO ONE WAS THERE.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-20403910166155259322018-03-04T15:12:00.004-08:002018-03-04T15:14:02.993-08:00The March Marathon Has Begun<span style="background-color: white;">We looked at the activities scheduled for March and wonder how we will fit it all in. It began in February, of course, and will not end until the second week of April. We will see a lot of highway between now and then and as you likely know, all of Europe is having an especially long and very cold winter. The snow here refuses to be bullied by snow plows, so it just blows right back onto the roads. So much came in such a short time that many of the roads are still covered with six to eight centimeters of snow. The road crews are good about spreading</span><span style="background-color: white;"> out the sand, so the travel is less slippery, but it has been dangerous in many streets to travel the speed limit.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On this major artery it is important to be in the proper lane at the<br />
right time or we will miss the tunnel and have to manage the<br />
impossible streets of Stockholm. We couldn't see the lines,<br />
so we hoped we were getting over at the right time and place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even after the snow plow cleaned the driveway at <br />
the mission office, more came<br />
and covered everything back up. It is<br />
so cold that the snow doesn't pack down.<br />
It does, however, turn into icy roads.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In a way, it is a good thing that the weather has been so cold. It has been an agenda item to re-carpet and paint the office and the office couple's apartment. Monday night, after the office meeting, we went to the office with the office missionaries and moved all the furniture, file cabinets, etc. out of the office and onto the porch to accommodate the workers who would be coming on Tuesday. If it had been warmer, the snow would have melted and caused a lot of damage to the things that are still stored there pending the upgrades. Computers and other electronic equipment went into the basement. We didn't take a chance on those things.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Poes remove snow from the walkways. Elders Liljenquist,<br />
Harper and Jarman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Assistants finally cleaned out their office. Elders Berlin and Lee.</td></tr>
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Elders Harper, Jarman and Lee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It takes more than brains to move this desk. It takes delusions<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales stands in front of her kitchen<br />
where everything they could put there was<br />
stored while their apartment got new carpet<br />
and paint, as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales tried to find space in the<br />
basement for some of the truly delecate<br />
items. It was already full with items<br />
we had gathered to take on our next day's<br />
journey.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">We had little time for typical P day stuff because we had to make an emergency run to Västerås (vest' er ose') where the sisters had broken their shower head and needed it replaced before the next time we would pass that way. Luckily, a trip to Bauhaus and then an hour trip to Västerås and we were able to fix the shower, re-hang a closet door and repair a cupboard knob. We got back in time to do a little laundry. Then it was off to the office meeting and moving the stuff mentioned above.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Judd is in her second transfer and still training. Sister Cook<br />
tells us she is doing exceptionally well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A timed selfie with Sisters Judd and Cook</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We dropped them off near the ward building<br />
for their lunch appointment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Västerås chapel</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Early Wednesday morning, the Hales took two of the Swedish sister missionaries to the airport. Sister Nilsson has been waiting for her visa to the US and Sister Huldin has been a special case trying mission life to see if she was a good candidate for a mission. She has been an exemplary missionary. She is off to the MTC in England, and then to serve in the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Preston, England </span><span style="background-color: white;">mission.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">On their way back from the airport, the Hales picked up a moving van which we filled with all the things we would need to move Elder and Sister Donohoo to Sjövde (shove' duh or hwhev' duh, depending on where in the country you are from) where they will be a support to the branch president in reactivation efforts. They are especially well suited for that assignment. They regularly run out of pass-along cards wherever they go.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drove the van to the apartment that we are soon closing to get<br />
much of the furniture we would need for the Donohoos. What<br />
would normally have taken 45 minutes from the office, took almost<br />
an hour and a half in the winter whiteout conditions on the roads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a great moving team there: Elders Peterson, Lee, Liljenquist, Jarman, Harper, Cook and Langford</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the cookies Olivia rewarded them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loading the rest of the items that had been put aside at the office.<br />
The POEs got double duty that day. Elders Donohoo, Liljenquist,<br />
Hales, Sis. Hales, Elders Jarman and Harper, Sister Donohoo</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">There was a good deal of relief in the basement and garage at the office when we were finally able to move some of the furniture, dishes, lights, lamps, and other household items out. We can walk around without having to move things around just to make a trail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Tuesday, ( know I'm going backwards, here, but it just worked out that way) we went to the airport to pick up the new senior couple, the Whiteheads, who will be helping with records preservation. They will be in the Stockholm archives with the Smiths taking pictures of the pages of books all day for five days each week. They have been working at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for the past 2 1/2 years, so they know the value of the work they will do here.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISe5GcbtR7J0mKMeeNX84RZV1K7sjG4XbrcoJ__vW4Rm7QaaQeVt158XTyoVUZJ6-mgOzmTtFYNqkDw2yDLfOIv63kUf8BiNqLPRItE-IsE0L_2okNziIAFZLj0MaqnRTlFk5Maks6o7o/s1600/20180228_124122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISe5GcbtR7J0mKMeeNX84RZV1K7sjG4XbrcoJ__vW4Rm7QaaQeVt158XTyoVUZJ6-mgOzmTtFYNqkDw2yDLfOIv63kUf8BiNqLPRItE-IsE0L_2okNziIAFZLj0MaqnRTlFk5Maks6o7o/s320/20180228_124122.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The welcoming party at the airport: Elder and Sister Hales, Pres.<br />and Sister Youngberg, Elder and Sister Donohoo, Elder and<br />Sister Whitehead, Sisters Smith and Hall, Elders Hall and Smith,<br />Olivia and me</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Donohoos, Smiths and Andersons<br />
Help the Whiteheads into their new<br />
apartment. Donohoos have been<br />
living there, so they could tell them<br />
all the secrets to running the appliances.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, Elder and Sister Bell had a welcoming party at their<br />
apartment for the Whiteheads. Sister Smith, Sister and Elder <br />
Donohoo, Elder Bell, Elder Hales.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other party participants: Elder Whitehead, Sister Hales,<br />
Sister Whitehead, Elder Smith, Sister Bell</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Early Thursday morning we welcomed clear weather and headed out to Sjövde. The Hales drove the moving van with the Donohoos following them. We live closer to the highway, so we were a little ahead of them. The van has some kind of weird governor that slowed it down some. Still, we all met for lunch in a little town called Mariestad and then caravaned into Sjövde because the Hales didn't have a GPS. Elders Cluff and Jordan were supposed to meet us there to help unload the heavy stuff from the van, but their train was delayed so we unloaded most of it until Elder Hales declared that the rest would wait for the elders to appear.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obviously a union man 😉</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The elders finally arrived and we got everything into the apartment, assembled and mostly put away. The next day the Hales drove back in order to turn in the van on time. The Kelleys came up from Göteborg and helped us put things away, install curtain rods, hang a heavy mirror and some pictures and generally made themselves exceptionally useful. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Donohoo, Cluff and Jordan on the newly assembled sectional/<br />
hide-a-bed. Our friends the Clouses will recognize this from the<br />
time we tried assembling it for the Halls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales and I trying to figure out how to hang this heavy mirror</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scandic Hotel where we spent the night. They are not<br />
usually this grand looking. Inside, it was a typical Scandic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpvo7BTFkIUHR1xNj9NGom2G75fxPZr-3nHytn2ALwGFtiIIGFj6zKYhZdyU77FuXfNPX4Nx09PWNjW6Giu8waiXhOFNt9JR9P4Mj9L5-v0PBqV7IhurKa7MHTA0mXFB8PPUYhrgQAKYc/s1600/20180302_093107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpvo7BTFkIUHR1xNj9NGom2G75fxPZr-3nHytn2ALwGFtiIIGFj6zKYhZdyU77FuXfNPX4Nx09PWNjW6Giu8waiXhOFNt9JR9P4Mj9L5-v0PBqV7IhurKa7MHTA0mXFB8PPUYhrgQAKYc/s320/20180302_093107.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and Sister Hales met these two<br />
returned missionaries in the hotel. They are<br />
both from Sweden and working for the same<br />
company.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donohoos and Kelleys in the new apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1em8j_osQ5CYVx_KKDM8s2GFQtvfLp1fGc26OgxYuZUGyXC67vkfUqQygaznPuLh5A_YeJRCJSFNqx74XNH1feL-7KEXCBIBofhrhkpN-jGEAYg0I-BXZbLN0WRDZPJlBnYotj-uJltx/s1600/20180302_121715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1em8j_osQ5CYVx_KKDM8s2GFQtvfLp1fGc26OgxYuZUGyXC67vkfUqQygaznPuLh5A_YeJRCJSFNqx74XNH1feL-7KEXCBIBofhrhkpN-jGEAYg0I-BXZbLN0WRDZPJlBnYotj-uJltx/s320/20180302_121715.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Elder Kelley, I didn't have<br />
to stand on a chair to install this curtain rod!</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">On our way back home, we again stopped in Mariestad, but this time we went into the city center to find lunch. As we drove in we saw an unusually large church building for a small town, so we drove to it. It is a dom kyrka or cathedral that was built from 1593 to 1615. Right in the middle of the Reformation. It became a Luthern cathedral when the Uppsalla Möte (council) determined that once and for all, Sweden would be Luthern. Interestingly, it never seated a bishop, only a superintendent, so it was never technically a dom kyrka, though that was the original intent and that is still how it is designated. It is among the best kept churches we have visited.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing architecture. The church is<br />
also amazing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing the doors to see if it is open<br />
to the public. It is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The angles from this vantage point<br />
were worth trying to get the photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pulpit is decorated with Christ and the apostles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter with the key from Jesus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ceiling is worth enlarging to<br />
see the detail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back outside Olivia tried to capture the entire front of the building.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Back home late Friday, we took much of the next morning to chart our plans for the coming week, and shop for the items we will be taking with us. We needed to take an easy chair to the Whitehead's apartment. When we called to set a time, they invited and we happily accepted an dinner invitation from them. It was Elder Whitehead's birthday, so we sang the Swedish birthday song to him. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At home with the Whiteheads.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">As the evening wore on, we spent some time with our daughter, Hannah, on Messenger, then drove, as we do every Saturday night, to the theater where the Book of Mormon musical is showing to deliver 180 copies of the Book of Mormon. Members from an assigned ward and the missionaries hand them out to the audience members as they exit the building. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I was happy to just place them where we usually do, wait for some missionaries and leave, but Olivia kept insisting that we stay until <i>all</i> the missionaries arrived. Soon, two sisters came with a member in the member's car. They couldn't find a place to park, <u>so they drove away</u>! Before we knew it the audience was pouring out of the exit doors and we two were the only ones there to give out books. Many took them from the stacks we had made, but we offered them as best we could. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Olivia spoke to them in English and I used my (exceptionally) limited Swedish. "Ta boken?" "Varsagod!" "Mormons Bok" I was surprised at how many actually seemed to understand me. Of course, that meant that they talked back and expected that I would know what they were saying. Sometimes I did. "Gratis?" "Ja, javist." and she took one with a quick "Tack!" Usually, though, it was "I'm sorry, I only speak English." They always spoke back in English after that.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">About half of the audience had left, I had given out all my books on one side of the building and was moving to the other side to help Olivia when the sisters returned and we managed all the doors on the main side. Of the 180 we brought we gave out all but 14 books. Not too bad for a crisis situation. It was actually quite fun, but it meant that we didn't get home until after 11:30 PM.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twenty books to a box. We bring nine<br />
boxes. We take them out of the box,<br />
then turn the box over and put the<br />
stack on top, so they are protected<br />
and easy to reach.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">That little adventure left us rather sleep deprived for our Sunday meetings, but we managed to get through them. It was a particularly good fast meeting. We had several visitors all of whom seemed to enjoy the services. Olivia and the sister missionaries were particularly attentive to a woman who was quite inquisitive about the Church. The sisters were excited to follow up with her. They were also anxious to tell us that Michael, a Chinese man who had been attending regularly and desiring to learn about the Church had called and asked to have them teach him again. He had found some anti-Mormon stuff on the web and did not want to continue, but now he is finding that without the principles of the Gospel, there is a hole in his life. We are all hoping that he continue in his pursuit. He is a microbiology PhD working for the county. We hope his wife and child are here, now, so the whole family can be blessed by the Gospel.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As we started this process tonight, Olivia noticed a helicopter land very near our apartment and evacuate someone in a stretcher, so she got as good a picture as she could, as well as a video. This mission is full of excitement!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-4109207927845092442018-02-25T12:36:00.001-08:002018-02-25T12:36:04.326-08:00Behind by a Nose<span style="font-size: large;">Last September, we were unloading some items at a garbage sorting area. While I put the last few items into their proper bins, Olivia decided to close the back door to the van. The door doesn't always close on the first try, so she brought it down hard. Unfortunately, she neglected to step back and instead of closing the door, she slammed it onto her nose and knocked herself to the ground.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sort of what it looked like. This person<br />apparently had a similar accident.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The nose has been sore on and off since then, but last week it became almost unbearable. She had trouble concentrating and needed more rest to alleviate the pain. She had been asked to give a talk, in Church, so she braved it and made it through the talk. Then </span><span style="font-size: large;">we left right after the Sacrament Meeting because she was not feeling at all well. Her nose and sinuses were throbbing. She had a headache and just felt ill overall. We called Elder Hall, who is serving with his wife as the Stockholm YSA missionaries. He is also an MD and has helped numerous missionaries over the last 15+ months. He contacted Aetna and over the rest of the day, went back and forth about what was necessary to do in order to see an ENT doctor. It was finally determined that the best approach would be for her to go to the emergency room on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are several hospitals in the Stockholm area and the one they required us to go to is Karolinska Sjukhuset (literally, sick house). It is a huge campus, so finding the building housing the emergency room was no easy task. I finally found the campus map on a sign and figured out where to go. In unfortunate Stockholm fashion, even though there are buildings to care for thousands of people, there are only 10 parking spots. I found one that was clearly marked as something other than for the emergency room, but I could not figure out what it was for, so I took a chance. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We needed the Vuxenakut (adult acute care) of course, I didn't<br />take the time to learn the Swedish before charging in, so we<br />figured it out when I finally looked at the map</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took a number and waited for her turn to have a brief interview, so she could wait for the ENT doctor to be available. I returned to the car and discovered that we not only did not have a ticket, but that a spot in the area clearly marked for emergency room parking had opened up and no one was there to take it. I moved the car and paid for parking, then went back in to wait. We watched the Swedish women defeat the Japanese women in the Olympic curling event. Almost two hours later we were able to visit with the doctor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was discovered that the problem had nothing to do with the broken nose (he confirmed that it was truly broken), but was a viral infection - sinusitis. Basically, she was told to take some pain pills to alleviate the pain and reduce the swelling, and keep her nose clean until it had run its course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We sort of laid low much of this week taking care of matters from home. She is feeling better and we are back to a full schedule this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Normally, we would do laundry, cleaning and the like on Monday, but with the emergency room adventure and office meeting (where her head felt like it would explode), Monday was out. Tuesday, we caught up on what we would normally do on Monday, except at a much slower pace. Wednesday, she still wasn't quite up to a day out, so we stayed home and I worked on items that had been neglected, both personal and mission. It was good to catch up, wrap up tax matters, apartment matters, and do some research regarding where we will settle after this mission.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A former ward member returned home to<br />Mongolia and left the ward Relief Society<br />a gift. It is a cross stitch of the Savior.<br />The ladies in the ward take turns filling in<br />the stitches. It gave Olivia something to do<br />while she recovered.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By Thursday, she was feeling much better, so we began the process of gathering the items we will need to outfit a newly acquired apartment for Elder and Sister Donohoo in the city of Skövde, where we will be going later this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a lot of items in our little storeroom, but it also meant a couple of shopping trips for the few items we don't have there. She was exhausted at the end of the day, but glad to be out of the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By Saturday, she was ready to do something fun, so she made arrangements to go to the Kaknästornet for lunch. The office and adjoining apartments are being repainted and carpeted this week, so we helped move furniture in preparation for that, then went with the Hales to the top of the tower. We had an excellent buffet lunch and then went to the very top to get pictures outside. It was kind of a gloomy day, but when our kids come in May and June it will be a grand adventure and beautiful day for pictures.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Elder Hales. A view of the water and the island of Lidingö<br />below us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tower is a radio and TV communications<br />tower. It has a cafe and a restaurant near the<br />top, so you have an amazing view while eating.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other than getting a little behind, we were able to prepare for the coming week, assist some elders and sisters in little emergencies, eat a dinner featuring spaghetti squash with the Hales, share lunch with the Jakobsberg district and make some repairs to various things, which is always fun for me.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When closing an apartment, we discovered<br />that the elders, some years ago, allowed<br />a family in the building use their storage<br />area. By now, no one knew which family<br />it was. With Olivia's sleuthing we found<br />them, but they didn't want the toddler<br />bed . We told the lady we would try<br />to find a good home for it..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young couple in our ward who are both<br />doctoral students, have a toddler and an<br />infant and were happy to accept it.Olivia<br />found a small crack on one side, so I<br />repaired it. We delivered it after church<br />today.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, it was my turn to speak in Sacrament Meeting. They asked that I take 5-7 minutes, but with translation services, it always takes longer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week is Sportlov (sports break) in this area of Sweden. Other counties have their week off at other times between the weeks of February 12 and March 5. School is out and families take vacation so they can take advantage of the ski resorts for the week.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As we traveled to church we saw car after car with skis strapped to their roofs. I told them that it reminded me of a time Elder Glen L. Pace spoke in Conference. He told how he and his wife tried to impress the value of keeping the Sabbath Day holy by telling their children that they would always be happier in church than if they were involved in some recreational activity. One beautiful Sunday as they pulled out of their driveway they saw another family pull out with a big ski boat in tow. One of the children remarked, "There goes a carload of miserable people!" I could tell most of the congregation speaks English, because they laughed before the translator started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spoke about Lehi's dream of the Tree of Life. At the beginning, he was invited to follow, by a man dressed in a white robe. He found himself in a mist of darkness, apparently abandoned by the man in white. Why did he not attempt to turn back, curse his situation or just give up in despair? Because he had the spiritual tools to continue in faith. He was ultimately rewarded by partaking of the fruit of the tree. I related that to our lives. We go through mists of darkness periods from time to time. If we have developed the tools, we can remain faithful and will ultimately taste of the fruit again.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where was the man in white? Why did he not take Lehi at least<br />to the iron rod?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hope you had a wonderful Sunday and a great week. We were happy to see that northern Nevada got some snow. Hopefully, more will come. You can have some of Sweden's if you could arrange it. Norrland has had record breaking amounts of it this winter. Our love to you all.</span>Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-35432083131820763572018-02-18T11:15:00.001-08:002018-02-18T11:15:22.394-08:00Are We There, Yet? No, Go Back to Work!<span style="background-color: white;">This was a big transfer week. If we had chosen to serve an 18 month mission, we would be on our way back home. We were reminded of this as we attended the temple and helped send back the sisters who were with us at the MTC. Without exception, these women were star missionaries. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical scene at T Central: dropping off the new missionaries and<br />picking up the departing missionaries to take them to the temple.<br />Ours is the blue Ford van: the white van is rented for the purpose<br />of taking their luggage to the mission home to await their arrival.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia bakes a cake for the departing<br />missionaries' final dinner at the mission<br />home. This time it had a pink, minty frosting<br />because it was Valentine's Day</td></tr>
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Sister Botchway was the only one we actually met at the MTC, but Sisters Cappuccio and Nelson sang and accompanied, respectively at our first meeting in the MTC. The others, we met at the airport and helped transport them to their first meetings, then to migration for registering and later to the train station with their new companions as they headed to their first areas. It is hard to believe they are now veterans of an experience that will shape their lives forever.<div>
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We were on similar duty this week with the newly arriving missionaries. Although we were not needed to receive them at the airport, we were involved with watching them as they were introduced to their new companions, taking their pictures and getting them and their luggage to the train station.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Beck will remain in Uppsala Ward with a newly arrived<br />sister from Las Vegas, Sister Jones. Sister Beck's Swedish has<br />been praised by every missionary who has heard her speak. She<br />is a trainer who just finished being trained!</td></tr>
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Among the others who were transferred, we lost Elder Hambrick who has been serving as a Proselyting Office Elder (POE). He has been a pleasure to work with as he is always positive and cheerful. Elder Hambrick will be serving in Lund with Elder Oldham. They thought it was notable that they will be Ham and Ham; the two missionary Hams in the mission are together. </div>
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We also, obviously, lost Sister Manning from Uppsala, who is now in Södertälje (sudder tell ya) as a Sister Trainer Leader and Elder Carlson, who is a zone leader, also in Södertälje. He was replaced by Elder Dawson who came here from Kristianstad (pronounced ker hwhan stad: no one knows why).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last office meeting with Elder Hambrick. He wanted a "Happy Together"<br />picture with everyone. Me Olivia Sister and Elder Hales, Pres and Sister<br />Youngberg, Elders Lee, Hambrick, Harper and Berlin</td></tr>
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After spending most of 31/2 days cleaning the apartment in Västerhaninge, we met with the owners to return the keys. The husband made it his mission to find flaws in the cleaning and needed repairs. Of course, there will be some, so I expect we will see a bill from them shortly. I just hope it isn't so unreasonable that we have to argue about it.</div>
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We also spent several days setting up the apartment for the Gugbbängen elders and moving them in. As is our habit, I got a hefty parking ticket for failure to go to the proper ticket machine and relying on my parking app, instead. You would think I would have learned by now. </div>
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That unpleasant episode aside, we were able to get the elders out of the crowded quarters where they lived with the zone leaders and into their new quarters.</div>
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Their landlord was happy to get members of the Church as boarders. He was an exchange student in rural Pennsylvania where he became familiar with and apparently impressed by the Church. We were, again, assisted by the Hales who are always wonderful help. We also had the missionaries who will be moving in and the zone leaders who will get their apartment back, involved. Even though it is a small apartment, it is amazing how much stuff has to go into it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales put one desk together and I assembled the other. Not<br />from IKEA, but similar; from a competitor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Hales Fortuna, Winkel and Sister Hales by the IKEA<br />bunk bed Olivia and I assembled the day before. If you need<br />help with yours, we are pretty much the experts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end of the first day with Elders Winkel and Fortuna,<br /> who will be living there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We came back the next day to finish some<br />work. We were still working on their <br />apartment when they left to do some <br />tracting..We were still there when they<br />returned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With their new bookcase</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying out their new desks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While we finished the last of our work at 9:00 PM, <br />they made dinner of crepes and invited us to join <br />them. It was a sweet gesture because their <br />budget is quite limited and we had forgotten <br />to bring them silverware:😬</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the right and on the left are deer that chose the new apartment<br />to munch on the landscape. A fun, but not unusual sight in the<br />Stockholm area.</td></tr>
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Today Olivia spoke in Church about her favorite scripture. She had a hard time choosing a favorite, but finally settled on Ether 12:27</div>
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Olivia studied more for this 5-7 minute talk than if she were going to speak in a stake conference. She even translated it for the interpreter's convenience. It was a great talk, of course. We missed Elsa who was not feeling well. We were able to get to know Sister Jones a little better. The bishopric called on her to bear her testimony, and she did very well in Swedish. She will be an asset to the mission. We were not able to talk to Elder Dawson, much, but I am sure we will.</div>
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We are keeping up on the news from Caring Bridge about Dawson Allen and are happy with his progress. We have had no time to comment, but certainly appreciate his parents for setting up the website. </div>
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Our love to all of you. We appreciate your prayers and good wishes!</div>
Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-7612577423991632582018-02-12T13:24:00.000-08:002018-02-18T06:30:19.843-08:00Short and Sweet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today it snowed. Beautiful, heavy flakes, then light, airy ones which were followed by a rain that melted all the flakes. It is a strange sort of time in this bleak midwinter. February has been quite cold so far, but we are told (and it proved to be so last year) that winter turns to spring quite abruptly. The first part of March will welcome Spring. Fine with us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all the finding of apartments, we now have to do the heavy lifting - literally. Moving furniture out of and into apartments, deep cleaning and then doing it all over again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week was Västerhaninge. There are currently 3 sisters in the apartment, but they will be down to 2 with the transfers, this week. We moved them to their new apartment on Friday after several days of preparation. On Saturday, they spent most of the day helping us clean the old apartment. We still have to go back for last minute cleaning and moving furniture we can't use in their new apartment.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original idea was that Olivia and<br />
Sister Hales would stay and put the<br />
IKEA wardrobe together while the<br />
Elders, Elder Hales and I moved<br />
the heavy stuff.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales and Olivia cleaned, <br />
boxed up items that needed to<br />
be taken to the new apartment<br />
and put things away. We were so<br />
grateful for their help!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to uncurl the new floor mat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Olson and Rasmussen helped with the big stuff, but also had<br />
to check out the kitchen. They scored a very large box of Corn<br />
Flakes and a few other items. I ended up with the Julmust.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At lunch with the moving crew: Sister Hopkins, Elder Rasmussen,<br />
Olivia, Elder Olson, Sister and Elder Hales, me, Sisters Johnson<br />
and Anderson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sisters came back to clean <br />
the next day:<br />
Sisters Hopkins, Anderson and<br />
Johnson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sister Manning was pretty sure she would be moved from our Uppsala Ward as she has been there for 6 months, and she was right. She has been an angel with a truly giving heart. She has trained Sister Beck who came to her fresh from the MTC. Sister Beck has been in the country for only 12 weeks, but has now been called to train a sister who will arrive this week from the MTC. She has been well trained and is perfectly ready to step into the role.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Manning</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were surprised to hear that Elder Carlson will also be transferred. He was equally surprised, it seems. He has only been here for one transfer (6 weeks) and expected that he would return home from Uppsala. President Youngberg had other ideas; he has been called to serve as a zone leader. We haven't heard where he will serve, yet. He will serve enthusiastically and kindly.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Carlson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we entered the church building on Sunday, Sister Sol-Brit Burman asked Olivia if we were available after the meetings. She said she had cake that she needed help eating. We gave the Burmans and Anna Masus a ride to the Burman home after choir practice to find that she had a meal of roast beef, gravy (to which Brother Tore Burman had added something like Postum or Pero), potatoes, salad, etc. The cake was already baked and refrigerated, then Sol-Brit whipped cream and covered it with blueberries and shaved white chocolate.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tore making the gravy. Who knew<br />
that the cereal drink mix would<br />
make the gravy so delicious?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We didn't get a picture of their son Christoffer, or Anna, but you can hear their voices in the video.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the blueberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaving the white chocolate</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Table conversation was interesting as they talked in Swedish about things they didn't think it was our business to know. Sometimes they would realize that we were not chiming in and they would remember to speak English. "Vad heter på Engelska." "Hur säger man på Engelska." What is it called in English? How do you say that in English? I was surprised to hear that so often in their conversation because they all have a great command of the English language. I think sometimes, like us, they get tired of having to strain to speak in a second language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hope your week is wonderful. We are keeping Dawson Allen in our prayers and are grateful to his family for starting a Caring Bridge website so we can all keep up on his progress. They are so good to send us, and many other missionaries, letters from each member of their family. We know they are loved.</span></div>
<br />Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-55478623227230600082018-02-04T14:29:00.001-08:002018-02-04T14:33:16.903-08:00Answered Prayers, Again & Again<span style="background-color: white;">Fasting is a principle of faith in many religions and is, as far as I have experienced, basically for the same reason. It makes us humble and, as a result, draws us closer to God. Fasting in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is typically done on the first Sunday of each month. We refrain from eating or drinking for at least 2 meals, and we donate the amount we would have spent on the meals (usually considerably more) to the Church for the relief of those in need. That Sunday, instead of having assigned speakers at our Sacrament Meeting, the members of the congregation are given the opportunity of bearing testimony to the principles of the Gospel.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Typically, our fasts are accompanied by prayers for a special purpose, person, or situation. Often Olivia will ask me, or I will ask her, "What are you fasting for today?" The answer may be a child or grandchild with particular challenges; a friend or ward member who is ill or in need of attention for some reason. Several times, in the last few months, we have fasted and prayed to find apartments in areas where we were about to lose them.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Today, I fasted and prayed simply as an expression of gratitude. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As I wrote last week, we were, at the last minute, able to secure an apartment for the Västerhaninge sisters, but we were not as successful for the Gubbängen elders. They were forced to move in with the zone leaders, whose apartment is adequate, but it is quite crowded. President Youngberg informed us in our office meeting on Monday that he felt that having these missionaries together was for a very good purpose. We were happy to hear that, but still felt that it needed to be a temporary situation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">As we were about to leave our apartment on Friday, I checked the emails again and found that one of the messages I had left in answer to an ad for an apartment had been answered. Jonathan asked that we call him to set a time to see the apartment. This, after answering 50+ ads for apartments in that area. We immediately called and found that he spoke excellent English and that he was more than willing to show us the apartment that day.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">When we met with him, we discovered that he had been an exchange student in a little town outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was aware of and has great respect for the Church and was happy to inform other applicants that the apartment was taken. With that the last urgent need was filled.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">When we started our fast yesterday, I thought, "What or who needs a special fast and prayer." It was immediately obvious that it should not be for more blessings, but to simply express thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sorry for the lack of pictures, but it allows you to picture in your minds what it means to us and you to act in faith and receive the needed blessings.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">With a little respite this week we were able to take a couple of days to organize the storage areas where the items we have accumulated from closing apartments are now spread all over the floors and shelves<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia's before picture. We are not quite ready for the after<br />
picture, yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Normally, I would be turned the other<br />
direction, organizing tools and<br />
hardware. Olivia caught me making<br />
notes for some reason.</td></tr>
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We drove back out to Västerhaninge on Monday to sign that apartment contract and that evening we met for our office meeting. It was our turn to give the success story and associated scripture. We, of course, retold the success stories of finding apartments and related that to Doctrine & Covenants 98:1-2<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="verse-number verse" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 </span>Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks;</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expand the picture and you will see that it is <br />
a ski slope. It is right inside Stockholm. <br />
We were traveling to Västerhaninge <br />
by a different route and saw it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The president's assistants and Proselyting Office Elders<br />
No one is being transferred for a couple of weeks, but<br />
they wanted the traditional picture together for some reason.</td></tr>
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One evening Olivia left me to fend for myself (it was kind of nice, really), while she met with other senior sisters for a crafts night. Sister Hall wants to have a crafts night for the young single adults and asked these women to make samples to show the young sisters and have them sign up for the ones that interest them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia painted this flower pot. Now who would<br />
not want to make that?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The craft night crew: Sisters Hall, Smith, Bell, Hales and Olivia</td></tr>
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We helped with zone conference this week. It was a combined conference because it included a mission tour by Elder Paul V. Johnson. Elder Johnson is the Europe Area President, having served as a counselor with Elder Tim Dyches prior to Elder Kearnon's call to serve as a President of the Seventy. Elder Johnson gave us a boost by announcing that he wanted to inspect a few apartments as part of the tour. Every missionary was just sure it would be their apartment and a lot of cleaning happened on Monday.</div>
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Olivia was able to hear him speak, but Elder Hales and I had to travel back to pick up the food for the luncheon. As a side note, the menu included curry chicken. The chicken comes in a pan full of sauce. Two of the pans slipped and spilled. We no longer have the new-car smell in our new Ford van.</div>
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We were able to hear his counsel at the end of the conference which was a Q & A session. We were also able to have a long conversation with Sister Johnson and briefly with Elder Johnson, as well. They are both very congenial and kind. We enjoyed the entire conference, even though we spent much of it setting up and cleaning up before and after the meal.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies decided that a Valentine's theme with tulips would<br />
be the perfect touch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Johnson, Olivia, Hales, Smith and Bell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with Elders Bell, Smith and Hales. Elder Johnson was<br />
in the conference meeting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senior couples at the zone conference: Johnsons, Hales, <br />
Donohoos, Bells, us, Halls, and Smiths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first Swedish missionary we met at the MTC, Sister<br />
Botchway. Her group of sisters goes home this month.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister DeMordaunt always looks us up. She has become an<br />
outstanding missionary.</td></tr>
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Don't be confused; we have our own Elder and Sister Johnson who are serving on the island of Gotland. They come in for Zone conferences; this time to listen to Elder and Sister Johnson of the Seventy.</div>
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We ended the week with a little outing to see a movie (yep, senior couples can go to the movies) with a few other couples and then we delivered 9 cases of Book of Mormons to the theater. We will be doing this every Saturday until the play ends in March. We won't normally stay to the bitter end as we did last Saturday, however.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the theater with Elders Strong and Lee; Sisters Anderson,<br />
Hopkins, and Johnson with a brother from the Västerhaninge Ward.</td></tr>
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Today, we attended our meetings in Uppsala, but took our time returning because our landlord and landlady were showing their home and our apartment to a prospective purchaser. We are assured that we can stay until we leave, but we may be looking for alternate housing for the couple who replace us in August.</div>
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We decided to visit some churches we see as we travel. We knew there was little hope of looking inside, but wanted to at least see the outside and learn what we could about them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have dozens of pictures of this church because it is in a<br />
perfect position with fields between it and the expressway.<br />
We wanted to show the wind-blown snow on this very<br />
frosty day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Husby Ärlinghundra Kyrka.<br />
This was built first in 1150 replacing<br />
a wooden church that was built many<br />
years prior. It was added to in the 13th<br />
and 14th Centuries. Unfortunately,<br />
we were not able to enter, but could<br />
see through the windows old sculptrues<br />
dating from the 1300s and 1400s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No idea of the age of the tree near the<br />
gate, but it is interesting due to its<br />
being so gnarly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of these old churches have incorporated rune stones into<br />
their walls. Where they have been discovered, they are now<br />
exposed to view. The sign explaining this on has been<br />
removed. Typically, they are in memory of a deceased<br />
loved one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is part of the cemetery which is the largest in the Märsta area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Norrsunda Kyrka near our off ramp. Olivia was impressed<br />
by the variety of architectural styles from stone to brick; Greek-<br />
style columns, copper and tin roof on part and tile on the rest.<br />
It, too, dates back to the 12th Century replacing a worship hall<br />
of wood from the 9th Century. Again,it was not open<br />
and the windows are hard to see through.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This church had a couple of visible rune stones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are graves dating back to the 1600s, but they are inside.<br />
In these cemeteries, if no one is interested in paying the<br />
annual rent the graves are re-used. This is a pile of headstones<br />
that used to be over graves that now hold someone else's remains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is near the Arlanda/Stockholm airport.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second runestone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Eds Church. It is not named after<br />
a man named Ed. Ed is Swedish<br />
for oath. We had visited here<br />
on All Saints Day to see all the candles<br />
placed on the graves. We came today<br />
because when we arrived at our<br />
apartment, the prospective purchasers<br />
were still there and we needed<br />
to make ourselves scarce for<br />
a while longer. It is unique<br />
because of the lighting on<br />
and around it.</td></tr>
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Just after we arrived home, we got a call on Messenger from our son Micah and his wife, Camille telling us that they have secured tickets to come to Sweden. Of course, Nigel did a little research and discovered that Sweden is near Denmark and Denmark is where Legos were invented, so part of their time will be spent in the real Legoland.</div>
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We are excited for the visits that will start taking place in May and go through June. </div>
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We appreciate each of you. I know it is not easy to slog through these blogs and we certainly don't expect you to do so. For those who read them from time to time, thanks and we hope your lives are blessed.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The week began with a beautiful snowfall. The snow remained for much of the week, but then came warmer weather and rain, which melted the snow. I don't mind the weather except that our old van is still in the shop along with my prescription sunglasses, so when the sun comes out the reflection from the road is so dazzling that it is almost blinding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>And we did a lot of traveling this week! We began by installing bunk beds in two apartments where more missionaries are being added. Because of an emergency transfer, sisters from Stockholm who had been sharing an apartment were moved to Västerhaninge, so we installed a bunk bed in order to house three missionaries where only two have been living.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The IKEA bunk beds are well engineered,<br />
but the hardware is a challenge. Luckily, <br />
we have put enough of them together<br />
That I am getting pretty good at it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Hopkins, Anderson, Hulldin, Johnson and Cole on the<br />
sidewalk near the Stockholm sisters' apartment. Sisters Julldin<br />
and Cole stay; the others will be a 3-some in Västerhaninge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We dropped the sisters at their district meeting<br />
and took their luggage to their apartment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia wanted to record the number of<br />
bags, large and small, we brought to<br />
the apartment. You can't really see them<br />
6 pieces in all.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The other bunk bed had to go to the Gubbängen zone leaders' apartment where the other elders from Gubbängen would be going because we had to return their apartment to the owner.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There seems to be an unwritten rule<br />
that all apartments must be on the<br />
top floor, and have a circular <br />
stairway too narrow to haul a <br />
bed up or down, </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's always good to have an able<br />
assistant and supervisor.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The end of the week was spent moving these elders into their new apartment with the zone leaders and then deep cleaning the apartment to prepare it for the landlord's inspection.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaning crew absent Elder Hales, me and Olivia. Sister <br />
Hulldin, Elders Martineau, Baggett, Nelson, Sister Cole, <br />
Elders Winkel, Black, Hartin, Sister Hales.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Cole and Hulldin are proud of the clean windows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tape is our enemy. Here it is on the<br />
window. After some WD40 Elder<br />
Baggett and Sister Hulldin try to get<br />
the residue off the window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 large pizzas were not quite enough<br />
for 10 people, but the missionaries<br />
were good sports about it.,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales and I were enticed to climb the stairs once again<br />
with the prospect of lunch. The missionaries informed us<br />
that usually they buy a pizza each.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales has proof that it has been<br />
a while since the freezer had been<br />
defrosted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and I returned the next day<br />
to finish deep cleaning the<br />
apartment. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we were finally finished we got all the equipment and<br />
cleaning supplies and two bikes into our amazing little<br />
Ford Van.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">On Thursday, January 25th we once again celebrated the birth of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet. Burns Suppers are celebrated all over the world where a group of Scots can be found. I didn't bring my kilt, because it is heavy and not worth bringing for use on only 2 occasions. I did bring my Anderson tartan tie, so I wore it on Thursday and again today to church.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Fair for yer honest sonsie face, great chieftain<br />
o' the puddin race..."</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Olivia spent hours preparing the collops of beef, trifle, baked vegetables, and, of course, Olivia-style haggis. Others brought the shortbread, mashed potatoes, neeps (smashed turnips), bread, and drinks. It is always quite a production.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sister Smith recited the Selkirk Grace, Elder Smith gave the tribute, Elder Hall toasted the Lassies, Sister Hales toasted the Laddies, and I recited the Address to the Haggis. Everyone seemed to enjoy the night, the company, the food and the fun formalities.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The table with our version of "scotch and soda" (lemonade and<br />
cream soda), lemon curd, butter, napkins encircled by various<br />
tartan paper ribbons, flowers as close to heather as we could<br />
find and Scottish flags stuck in them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Around the table beginning with me and Olivia's empty chair:<br />
Hales, Halls, Smiths, Sister Youngberg, Bells, and Donohoos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A plate with haggis, tatties, neeps, bread, veggies, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Smith would celebrate his birthday on Saturday, so he<br />
got first scoops from the trifle bowl. Sister Youngberg looks on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having suffered through the Swedish<br />
birthday song, Elder Smith opened<br />
his gift - Benedicks chocolates<br />
"by appointment by Her Majesty<br />
Queen Elizabeth"</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">We ended the week with the cleaning project after which we changed clothes and went to the doors of the Book of Mormon musical play. It is scheduled to play through March and we are currently tasked with taking over 200 copies of the real Book of Mormon to the theater. Since this was our first time, we stayed and helped pass them to anyone interested as they exited the doors. For many, it was either ignoring us or "Nej, tack" (no thanks), but many took the books. We had a stack a little way off from us where we would get more as we ran out. We noticed that many who had rejected the idea at first, changed their minds and picked one up as they passed the pile. We had to replenish our replenish stack!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Over 10,000 have been passed out this season, so far. Not exactly what the "creators" of this production envisioned.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We brought Sisters Hall and Gow with a ward member, Mami<br />
who is a recent convert from Ghana. People were either<br />
embarrassed or anxious to talk to a real African Mormon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Petersen (R) is a natural at contacting. He gave a book to<br />
this young man who didn't even attend the play.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While some were putting pass-along cards with contact information<br />
into the books, Elder Petersen (way in back) was contacting another<br />
person.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and I by the billboard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hall held a lengthy conversation with this couple who<br />
were excited to learn more about the real Church and the<br />
real Book of Mormon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Gow talks to a couple of men who accepted the books</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Petersen takes a pose from the billboard next to him</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This project is a mixed bag, in some ways. It is good that the play is having the effect of making the Church better known and that thousands have received the Book of Mormon. It is also true that so many are getting a completely false impression of the Church, the missionaries and the African people. I also fear that the Book of Mormon may be somewhat cheapened by so freely giving it away. We will see how it plays out, but the good thing is that the local press has picked up on the fact that we are not out protesting, but turning it into a positive thing on the whole.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">A little tired today because we didn't get to bed until after midnight due to being at the play, but still a pleasant and happy Sunday. Rasmus Hammar gave his homecoming talk, having returned from a mission in Argentina, Elders Grover and Carlson gave the lesson on Priesthood Organization, Elder Carlson interpreted for me in Priesthood meeting and sweet Elsa for Olivia in Relief Society.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Exciting side note: We think we may have found an apartment for the sisters who are losing theirs in the middle of February. We are very hopeful and so are they.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We hope your Sunday an</span><span style="background-color: white;">d the rest of the week is blessed for you. We certainly appreciate the many prayers on our behalf. We know they are being answered.</span>Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-53042365610805250092018-01-21T11:48:00.001-08:002018-01-21T11:48:14.714-08:00Finishing Unfinished Business<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a week to remember, from answered prayers, to a new prophet, and another move for the sisters in Örebro.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding fenders and accessories. Inside the chapel foyer - it's<br />cold outside!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>I know you saw this picture last week, but you may not have noticed that the tires are bare, so mud and snow flip up onto the sisters' coats. Our first piece of unfinished business we took care of on Monday. Our office meeting was cancelled, which allowed us to attend the FHE in Uppsala.<br />
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We went early, so we could buy some fenders and accessories rack for the rear. We brought some bananas, ice cream and toppings for the fika afterward. We joined them for the first part of the evening, then, when they went into the computer room to watch a video in Swedish, we worked on the bikes just inside the church lobby. I keep thinking that we will know better the next time we do something, but it seems that we make a different mistake each time, so I'm not so sure :) Still, we finished this piece of unfinished business. The sisters' bikes were parked just outside the chapel this morning when we entered the building.<br />
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We have been saying to each other for several months that we need to make an appointment with the dentist for check ups and cleaning. Then, Olivia broke a tooth, so we were forced to get that taken care of as soon as we could. There were no openings available at the dentist's offices other missionaries had recommended, so I went online and found one that would take her within a few days. He did a good job, so we scheduled cleanings for both of us.<br />
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The hygienist is a young man from Kurdistan. We have met several Kurds in this country. They are all proud of their heritage, but they are in a tight spot, politically and geographically. He said to Olivia that they are like the Jews in Israel - surrounded by their enemies.<br />
He did a good job, so another piece of unfinished business was finished, satisfactorily.<br />
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We, along with many of you, watched the broadcast where Elder Christofferson announced the succession to the presidency of the Church. Of course, we loved hearing President Nelson speak to the Church from the Salt Lake Temple as well as his Counselors. I think this will be a powerhouse First Presidency.<br />
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These men must have a combined IQ of at least 1000. Reading some of the articles about President Nelson, I don't know how he can possibly be 93. Like Sherry L. Dew, I would have to see his birth certificate and have it authenticated.<br />
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We have had some personal contact with President Oaks, with whom we share a distant relative, and with President Eyring, whom we have met a couple of times, both before he became an Apostle and after. I have been impressed with President Nelson since the days he served as General Sunday School President. Yes, I am that old.<br />
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Though we had nothing to do with it, it was another piece of unfinished business that is now finished.<br />
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We celebrated in a very understated way finding a couple of new apartments. We still need four more; two critically. As I indicated last week, it is the most difficult part of our assignment, by far. The church is still relatively unknown, here, so when prospective landlords see that we represent Jesu Kristi Kyrka, they may think it is some small sect that may or may not have the money to pay them next month. I am only guessing, but I have applied online for at least 50 this week, with almost no responses. Landlords can afford to be selective because there is a severe housing shortage.<br />
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As I mentioned last week, we were able to secure a space for the sisters in Örebro. This week we also secured a place for the sisters in Trollhättan. Where they currently live is a dangerous area as it is filled with immigrants from countries where violence is used to settle matters. They will have to stay for a couple of months more, but they have a new place, now.<br />
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The prospective landlord saw my answer to his ad and was curious. He went to the church on Sunday and spoke with the bishop, then called me and we arranged for the sisters to look at the place with the bishop. Everyone agreed it was a great apartment in a very safe location. We will move them in around the first of April, so unfinished business closer to finished.<br />
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Friday we took the Hales with us and moved the Örebro sisters into their new apartment. Örebro is a funny name. An öre is the smallest unit of coinage in Sweden. So small that, like the farthing and half penny, it doesn't exist as a coin any longer. The crown is the smallest coin, which is worth a little more than a US dime. Bro is Swedish for bridge. So, I guess Örebro means something like Penny Bridge.<br />
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Anyway, with the help of the sisters, who had boxed up most of their apartment items, and who are young and quite strong, and the Hales, who were kind enough to offer their assistance, we got the sisters moved out of the Lohman's home and into their own space.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Robison and Otterson in the bedroom of<br />their new apartment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At lunch with the sisters and the Hales. Elder Hales and I look for<br />any excuse to eat at MAX, so we were thrilled to see one across<br />the street from the new apartment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The MAX is in the Behrn Arena where the local team plays soccer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hales says goodbye to these hard working sisters in front<br />of the local LDS chapel. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hales in the entry of the new apartment.</td></tr>
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Finally, we finished this pressing, annoying, exhausting piece of unfinished business. We are happy that they are so pleased with their new situation.<br />
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We decided, after seeing on the internet that new apartments had been built in Västerhaninge, that we would drive out there to see if we could find these new complexes. Sometimes, a sign is erected with a phone number if you are interested in an apartment. It was a long shot, and didn't work out, but we combined it with a session in the temple. We did enjoy that sacred experience. I follow the ordinance in Swedish, and each time I pick up on more than I had the times before. The unfinished business in Västerhaninge remains unfinished and may require some creative alternative, but we are not ready to give up, yet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A manor house we came across in our travel around Västerhaninge<br />Olivia is fascinated by these mansions with their tree-lined drives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroni is perfectly framed in the leafless limbs of<br />the birch tree and the evergreen next to it. The sun<br />was just right this winter afternoon.</td></tr>
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It was a foggy Sunday, today. At times we had to slow down when driving to Uppsala to attend church. The days are cold, so the fog freezes into hoar frost on the tree limbs and the roads are lined with winter wonderlands. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got about 5" of snow during the week<br />I cleared a path to the cars and garbage<br />cans, only to have it covered within hours.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The camera in Olivia's Samsung is usually the best camera among them all.<br />When trying to capture heavenly objects, however, much is lost. The sun cast<br />a pastel pink and orange aura on the snow and through the fog. It was breath<br />taking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the spider webs leftover from the autumn are heavy with<br />the frost.</td></tr>
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Olivia had the idea of giving Sebastian, the young man who was baptized several weeks ago, a Swedish Triple Combination. We had a rather new scripture tote bag, so we bought the book at the distribution center near the temple and put it into the tote. She added a scripture marking pencil and bookmarks. He was very pleased with the gesture. We are so happy to see him week after week in church, being as faithful as he can be.<br />
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We love serving even when it is beyond frustrating and know that a loving heavenly father is aware of our existence and our needs. We trust in his love and his timetable. We don't know everything, but we know He does and so we do our best and trust Him for the rest.<br />
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We hope yours is a wonderful week, ahead.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518949582034826716.post-39081264532006563132018-01-14T12:30:00.002-08:002018-01-14T12:43:33.354-08:00Apartment Needs, bicycles, and a Christmas PartyWe started the week with Olivia giving hair cuts to the president's Assistants, taking extra bedding to the Jakobsberg (ya kobes berry) sisters who were hosting sisters from out of town and then rescuing the sisters who were supposed to be staying with them. Quite by accident (?) after we had delivered the bedding we turned down a street we normally would not have chosen and found the visiting sisters, lost in the streets late at night, with a dead phone. We were able to take them to their intended destination.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Berlin gets a trim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Lee in expert hands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Picket and Cappuccio in the headlights<br />
after getting them to the Jakobsberg sisters'<br />
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We did some traveling this week to take some apartment needs to the sisters in Södertälje (sudder tell ya) and the elders in Katrineholm, so we were able to take in a little of the countryside. Katrineholm is inland quite a ways, so there are expansive farms and forests. The weather has been overcast, foggy and cold, so it has left beautiful hoar frost on the bushes, trees, fences and cars.<br />
It turned out that the keys we have to the elders' apartment no longer work, so we just left a toilet seat and a shower head bracket outside their door for them to install themselves. Luckily, they are handy and did it fine.<br />
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DeMordaunt helped<br />
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Between Södertälje and Katrineholm is Mariefred (which means Mary's peace) in which is the Gripsholm Castle. The town and the castle get their names from the original owner and the convent that later came to the area. The original owner of the property was a wealthy man who employed most of the men of the village in the late 1300s, Bo Jonsson Gripsholm. In 1370 he built a fortress that in the early 1400s was purchased by queen Margaret. Later it was sold to the Stures, a prominent noble family, who then donated it to the Catholic Church which turned it into a monastery.<br />
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In 1526 it was confiscated by King Adolf Vasa who made it his mission to rid the country of all things Catholic during the Reformation. Vasa tore it down, except for a facade wall and built a castle in its place. It was added to by various kings and their wives over the next two centuries. Currently, it is a museum, but still part of the Crown Palaces of Sweden. We were not able to enter because it is only open in the summer during tourist season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance to the castle. Click on the image to see the detail<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaque from the ancient monastary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inner courtyard still had some<br />
Christmas decorations (Julbock).<br />
Behind are two cannons confiscated<br />
from the Russian army in 1670.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Russians named both cannons The Wolf,<br />
but the Swedes named the big one the<br />
Boar and the small one the Sow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of some of the "new" structures built<br />
in the 1700s</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoar frost, or for those from the<br />
western US, pogonip on the<br />
shrubs near the castle walls.</td></tr>
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We need to go back during the summer, but who knows if that can happen, so we take opportunities when they arrive.<br />
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The senior couples are constantly looking for opportunities to party, so even though it was a solemn occasion, we met for a little dinner before President Monson's funeral and celebrated Sister Donohoo's birthday as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Donohoo with the cake she<br />
also baked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back: Elders Hales, Smith, Hall, Donohoo, me<br />
Front: Sisters Hales, Donohoo, Smith, Olivia</td></tr>
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I would post the video of the group singing the Swedish birthday song, but it is beyond pathetic.<br />
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We were all deeply moved by the funeral and felt that we were watching something historic as each speaker addressed the audience. The funeral was at 12:00 noon in Utah, which meant it was at 8:00 PM, here. As President Nelson walked with no hesitation, limp, shuffle, or elderly gait to the podium and spoke as if he were 70, rather that 93, we felt the Church remains in good hands.<br />
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To say that it is very difficult to find apartments for our missionaries is an understatement. We spent all of Thursday and part of Friday morning calling and emailing prospective landlords to find apartments for the areas where we need them. Happily, we found an apartment in Örebro for the sisters whom we had to place with members in the ward there on a temporary basis. They confirmed it with the landlord and landlady just today. We also were able to obtain an apartment for the elders in Jakobsberg and we will be able to move them in a week before their last day in the current apartment. We still need to place the missionaries in two other areas immediately and no prospects, yet. Hopefully, we will find some solution before the end of the month.<br />
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Saturday, we were able to purchase, and assemble bikes for the Uppsala sisters. Because it is dark for so long, they cannot take the usual shortcuts, but have to stay in lighted pathways. The bikes will facilitate their work by cutting down the time they spend getting from place to place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pumping up the tires with Sisters Beck and Manning.<br />
We didn't notice when we bought the bikes that<br />
they lack fenders, so we will have to go back and<br />
get some.</td></tr>
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We hurried from the sisters' apartment to the chapel so we could help set up for the ward Christmas party. You read that right. Here they know how to stretch out a good thing. They celebrate Christmas beginning on the first Sunday in December and each Sunday thereafter. All through December there are Jolbords (special Christmas meals) and Christmas markets everywhere. The gifts are opened and the real celebration happens on Christmas eve (Julafton). Christmas day (Jul) and the day after (Annandag Jul) are official holidays. Then, at the end of the 12 days of Christmas they celebrate the 13th day the eve before, on January 5th (Trettonsdagafton) and the actual day is a national holiday (Trettonsdag).<br />
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It is traditional that you do not leave your tree up after January 13th, so the ward celebrated taking down the tree, yesterday with a light meal and lots of pepparkakar (crispy ginger cookies), Julmust (a special holiday soda), risgrynsgröt (a kind of rice pudding), several cakes, and ham sandwiches. We began by singing Christmas songs, then ate the meal and then circled the tree and participated in several different folk dances. The evening ended with the children finding bags of special treats hidden in the bows of the tree.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julia and Elsa have become great friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But gave one to her little brother,<br />
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A wonderful Sunday, today. The sisters brought an investigator who seemed to enjoy herself. Elsa, who was ill last Sunday came to last night's Julfest and to church today, and we started the 2018 curriculum with the General Conference talk by Sister Eubank. It has been a day of gratitude and renewal. We hope the same is true for you.Elder and Sister Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12542151322563883346noreply@blogger.com3