January 14, 2019

Hey Mom and Dad,

I am emailing you a day early because I will be getting transferred early tomorrow morning to go back to Oslo and be an assistant.  My new address is: 

Pilestredet Park 34 #99

0176 Oslo

I don't have a ton of time today to email but the Baptism of Reino was amazing.  I am so sad to leave this area as it has been such an amazing part of my mission.  I love the people here in Stavanger.   I am excited though because it will be a blast to return to an old area.  

I also bought a new suit and shoes this week.  Sorry about the price.  

Love you and talk to you next week.  EE

Reino - age 14,  is such a stud (with Elder Ewell)

January 12, 2019

Hi Mom,

The baptism is on for Saturday at 4.  He asked his grandpa to baptize him and for me to give him the Holy Ghost.  The grandpa has a bad knee so he told us this morning that one of us needs to do it so my companion will be baptizing him. I am really excited.  This will be my first time giving someone the Holy Ghost.  And the miracle of it all is that I got in contact with the American kid who dropped us and he is coming to the baptism.  I have tried to be in contact with him since he dropped us but he would never answer or respond but the one time this week when I asked him to come to the baptism he answered and said he would be there.  It's all such a huge blessing and I couldn't be more excited.  

I wont know if I am getting transferred until Monday morning next week.  So I will let you know on Tuesday and then if I move, I will leave on Wednesday.  

2 hour church was awesome and felt super short.  I do wish as a missionary that I could walk around ever class and take away cell phones when I have non members present.  It drives me nuts.  I hate cell phones in church.

This week was full of lots of kontakting and we had the chance to be on splits with the assistants.  It is weird that I am starting to feel like an older missionary in the mission.  I guess that happens when you've been out 18 months. The sisters that entered the MTC on the same day I did all went home this last week.  

This week will be amazing.  I will send you pictures of the baptism.  I would be just fine staying in this area and ward. I have decided that I would rather come here than go to Fredrikstad for church when we come back.  I would still love to visit Fredrikstad but I think I would want to come to church here.  But let us also see what happens next week with moves.  

Thanks for everything mom.  

Love you

Eldste Egan

I was able to take a boat tour up the Lysefjord.  The Lysefjord ranks among the worlds most beautiful fjords.  On this ride we could see Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock).  As you can tell, this isn't a popular activity to do during the winter months.  We were the only "tourists" on this particular boat. 

ALL OF DECEMBER 2018 Letters

December 4, 2018 

Hi mom,

First thing is that I WILL BE STAYING IN STAVANGER!!!  I am so happy about this!  My new companions name is Eldste Ewell and he is a stud!  You get lucky being a zone leader because your companions are always awesome!

Your package did show up.  Thank you for that!  And I would love it if you sent me a jazz shirt in a size adult small.  Just send it to my house address because it is small enough to go in the mailbox.  Thank you!

Teaching the 14 year old couldn't be better.  It is such a blessing and this kid is such a stud.  His grandparents are members and are fully active and his mom is a member but completely inactive.  The rest of his family is not members and not a fan of the church at all but he went on a trip with the youth to Sweden and went to see the temple and after that he was all in.  He is only 14 and he has read a ton in the book of Mormon.  He plays for the professional youth soccer team here.  After our lessons we play him in chess because he loves to get competitive!  He looked devastated when we told him that one of us was going to leave on Wednesday.  We will now be spending Christmas day with the grandparents and him and I think the rest of his family.  It is going to be amazing!  I just love that guy!

I don't have a ton of daylight right now.  I don't know how much but it gets dark around 4

Today I will be taking a boat through the fjord where Preikestolen is.

Love you

Elder Egan

December 11, 2018
This week was great.

Moves have happened and things are busy.  I have been in Oslo the past 2 days and will be flying to Bergen on Thursday and then in Haugesund the next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and then fly back to Oslo that evening.  So really busy next 2 weeks and then the week of Christmas. This will be the fastest 6 weeks of my mission for sure!

I don't know about anything yet on calling home for Christmas but will let you know next week hopefully.  

Everything is going great.  The 14 year old is still doing great.  I will be spending Christmas day with him and his Grandparents.  Really excited.  

I will try and send you pictures from last p-day because holy crap it was so cool.  

Love you

Eldste Egan

December 18, 2018

Kjære venner,

Hello everyone.  I am sorry it has been so long since I have sent an email out.  

I am currently serving in Stavanger Norway and it has been an absolute blast.  It is one of the warmest areas in Norway so I it hasn't been the full Norwegian winter like it was last year.

This week I got to travel to the beautiful city of Bergen.  It is an amazing area and really fun to do missionary work in.  I always thought taking a propeller plane would be fun but I learned real quick that it is not that much fun because your carry on has to go under your feet the entire time.  I then tried to eat a 3 foot kebab and failed miserably to finish it.  

Christmas is so close and the Christmas food here is really good. Christmas is such a big deal in Norway.  This transfer is going by so fast and I'm enjoying it.  

My mission has been amazing.  I am grateful to work in an amazing ward.  I have been reading in The Doctrine and Covenants and in Section 16.  It is a great section that talks about what is of great worth and value to us.  

Merry Christmas (GOD JUL)

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Eldste Egan