Hoppas allt är braw! (Från Skåne)
Hey everyone, the quote of the week goes to some new sisters that are now in the Täby ward.
"Yeah, I don't know too much about lacrosse besides the movie, Forever
Strong."
My reply, "That's rugby."
"Oh yeah I'm an idiot that's the one they play in the water right?"
Let's just say Sister Missionaries are just great... Haha
This week has been crazy, at the beginning of this week we got the chance to pick up the new crop of greenies, that is always fun it was a large group of 18. It always brings me back to the feelings I had when I first came to Sweden, I was absolutely terrified! Not being able to speak the language and leaving the United States was a little out of my comfort zone. But I remember well when we all were able to go after we got off the airplane to go out and contact people on the streets of Stockholm I was
petrified. But I was with one of the Assistants to the President and he
just got me pumped and really helped me see what kind of missionary I should become.
So that was something that I was able to do as well. I took one of those scared greenies and took them out into the big bad streets of Stockholm which I had been serving in in the last 17 months, and show him how it is done. (Gave out some Books of Mormon too.) Which was a cool experience, I hope I could make and impact on that kid’s mission as the one that went with me 19 months ago.
This week had a really good ending as well, we had a baptism with our good friend Jeremie! It was fantastic and had a funny little hick up though. The whole time I was joking with him that I was going to mess up his name and we would have to do it over and over until I said his name right. He even took my name tag as hostage if I did it wrong. Well, we finally get to the moment that where I would be able to baptize him, and it went well. I baptized him it felt pretty good (and also kind of weird,) and then I look up everyone seemed that it was right.
So we got out and started to change back into our normal clothes. As I am changing, (in the girls’ side,) the door opens….. And I was an elder
missionary who says, “Sorry but I think you are going to do it again.”
And then I hear from the other side of the baptismal font from Jeremie,
”THERE YOU GO ELDER HADDON YOU ACTUALLY DID MESS IT UP!!! YOU’LL NEVER GET THIS BACK!” (With a huge smile on his face. As he is waving my nametag in
the air.) I was then able to baptize him again, and he insisted that
everyone came back to watch my mistake. (He thought it was hilarious.)
But one thing that was actually really cool about this embarrassing
experience was that the second time that I did it and when it was correct,
you could actually feel a difference. It was noticeably different. It really helped me realize what we are doing is true, and it is real and is what the Lord wants us to be doing. He said that he’s going to keep the nametag….. But he wants to give it to his son when he goes on a mission.
I’m so thankful to be a missionary and grateful to serve here in Sweden.
I hope you know that I love you all!
Sköt om er!
Äldste Haddon
PS:I was able to have some adventures in Denmark, but you’ll hear about
that next week!
*Pictures:*
1) New Missionaries
2) Departing Missionary fest
3) Jeremie
4) Tolley's helping us get rid of the bed bugs
5) Got some attitude.
6-7) Baptismal pictures
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