(Aldste Cummings)
Hello everybody!
This week was tons of fun.
It started out with our traveling to Malmö to go on splits
with the zone leaders there. I had the opportunity to spend the day hitting the
streets of Malmö with my former companion Elder Harris. I'm so thankful for the
time I was able to spend here in Karlskrona with him and look up to him very
greatly. It was so fun to have a little throw-back as we proselyted together
again in Malmö on Tuesday.
On Wednesday we had our own little Fourth of July party
which the Swedes LOVED. They thought it was so cultural and fun. It was little
poorly planned so we (barely) managed to get a grill and coals but didn't have
any lighter fluid so Elder Youngberg and I were able to use our many years of
experience as boy scouts to start a fire in the grill with twigs and dried reeds.
The Swedes thought that was pretty cool too.
On Saturday we were given permission from our mission
president to watch the Sweden v. Englad Quarter Finals match in the World Cup.
It was super fun although Sweden got wrecked tyvärr. We went all out (see
below).
Siv is the greatest. I love her.
About a month and a half ago we met her at her door when we
knocked. She was already very Christian and declined an offer to learn more
about the church. We managed to give her a Book of Mormon before saying
goodbye. About a week later we ran into her on the street. She had read in the
book and was very excited to meet us.
Fast forward to Thursday when she visited her parents. She
hadn't told them she was investigating the church because she was afraid of how
they would react--her father is a strong atheist and has never approved of her
faith. When she said that she had been meeting us, her father's face lit up and
he told her about a very loving and friendly Mormon family he had known many
years ago. He told her to join the church and stay in the church.
Later that day, she visited some friends who are members in
the church she most recently attended. When she told them she was investigating
the church, they told her it was a cult and that we don't read the Bible. She
then testified to them of our belief in Jesus Christ and the Bible as well as
the reality of living prophets and an open canon of scripture.
She took all this--coupled with a dream she had that
night--as evidence that God approves her path and it is His will that she
continue in faith into His church through baptism despite potential setbacks or
challenges.
We're so thankful that God revealed His will to Siv and that
she was willing to listen. Miracles happen!
Have a great week!
Love,
Äldste Cummings
Pictures:
1. They asked me to cut the pie into 7 equal pieces. Not too
shabby.
2. I love Siv.
3. Getting hype for the game.
4.
5. That's right. I live here (pt 9).
p.s. That picture was taken at 9:00PM. I love the Swedish Summer
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