Hey everyone!
This week was so fun. We did a ton of stuff and most of it I can't really remember because my brain is just so fried from doing so many different things.
We've been working hard on building trust and developing relationships with ward members to help strengthen them and increase their participation in our work as missionaries. It's been going really well. On Tuesday we played soccer with the young men in the ward and we've had like 6 meals with members this week including with our bishop. He and his wife even coordinated with other parents in the ward to set up a weekly floor hockey night with the missionaries so all the primary kids and spend more time with us! I'm so excited.
Going to church here is so fun. I've never been a very outgoing person--especially not when I'm speaking Swedish--but I've been making a concerted effort to reach out and try to make every member I talk to feel like their my best friend and I definitely feel like the Lord has blessed me with so much more social confidence as well as love for others than I've ever had. I love these people!
We had a formal lesson with the man we met a couple weeks ago who we later had lunch with. He then came to church on Sunday and L O V E D it. He's never really had a faith before so he's progressing slowly as far as a personal testimony is concerned, but he absolutely loves what he sees in the church and its members. He couldn't stop talking about how nice and warm and friendly everyone was and how happy he felt. It was unlike any experience he had ever had growing up as your average Swede does. Simply because of the goodness of the members and the love he feels in the congregation here, he is very seriously considering becoming a member himself.
This was just a perfect example of how covenant-keeping members of the church have a light and power in them that really does get noticed by other people. It's hard to put your finger on what it is, but it's there. As we strive to live the Gospel and "be an example of the believers," our joy and the light of the gospel in us makes an impact on those around us searching for the same joy and light.
Have a great week!
Love,
Äldste Cummings
1. Needless to say, Elder Dumas was NOT feeling well this day.
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3. "I'm the Statue of Liberty"
4. Our boy.
5. Long story. Jag orkar inte förklara.
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