Well it might be Thanksgiving Week for us, but believe it or not, Thanksgiving isn't as big of deal in Sweden! So, Aldste Haddon and his companion have big plans to try to prepare their own Thanksgiving feast on their own! Wish them luck, if there is one thing to be Thankful for this year, maybe it's that two twenty year old missionaries won't be cooking our Thanksgiving meal.
He also said it hasn't been over 0*F this week and it gets dark at 2pm! He wishes that he wouldn't have bought fingerless gloves!
He also said it hasn't been over 0*F this week and it gets dark at 2pm! He wishes that he wouldn't have bought fingerless gloves!
Aldste Haddon and his companion are in what is considered to be the most difficult area in Sweden, the people are hard to reach out to and the members struggle with being involved with the missionaries and their efforts. Elders have gone home after serving in this area and others have come very close. As they have worked hard and tried to turn things around in the area, it has become all the more frustrating. This week he read Alma Chapter 8. This chapter is about Alma trying to teach the people the word of God but their hearts were hardened and they would not listen to Alma. He eventually felt discouraged and started to leave.
Here is what Aldste Haddon said as he finished the story:
"So they get laughed at and spit on, so they leave. They think we'll just go to our next area and everything will be 500X better, but an angel of the Lord comes to them and says, “Turn around guys. You get back in there, there is still a lot of work to be done. The Lord didn't send you to Sweden to fail. You are ment to be here. So turn your butts around and get back in there.”
The Lord didn't call Elder Haddon and Elder Allsop, to come to Uppsala and not find teach and baptize. He called us here because he knows that at this exact time the people of Uppsala need us, and we need to put forth the effort and just work or as a great missionary once said... “Do the Dang Thing.”
Its going slower here, but we are working the very hardest we can, and when we hit the bed every night we know that the Lord is proud of what we did and we are only going to continue to keep doing it.
Just remember no matter what is in your life keep fighting, keep pushing forward, as long as you have a heart beat in your chest and any strength in your body, keep kicking, thrashing, smashing through it. You will win the fight at the end of the day. Just remember to have the Faith in the Lord because he's always going to tag you out and help you win the fight.
Love you all and can't wait to hear from you next week!"
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Thanks for supporting us and our missionary!
