Greetings wonderful parents of Missionaries in Norway!
I know I sent you all a picture, however since we took so many I figured I could send you all the pictures!
Independence Day was GREAT! I wanted to show the missionaries ‘how to do May 17th’ as this was
their first time experiencing it, so we had a lot of fun!
Here is a taste of Norway in the sunshine….
We stood outside the bishop’s house watching the parade…
(The Bishop’s wife Wella, My Bishop, me and the missionaries…)
At the conclusion of the parade everyone meets in the park in town, we hear speeches and we sing the National Anthem.
I wanted to take the missionaries so they could feel and hear that!
Then… we had to have cotton candy, hotdogs (at the Bishops house) soft serve ice cream and candy. My friend Lisa Olse (1st Counsellor in YW – and owner of the apartment where the sisters are living) was working, so I was watching out for her kids. They are in some of the pictures…
At the Bishop’s house….
Eating the BEST soft-serve ice cream in the world!
We all then headed for our Relief Society President’s house (they live on a farm) and continued the party there….
The kids challenged the missionaries to a tug-o-war! The kids won!!! A set of Elders were visiting form another ward, so there were 6 missionaries against 1000 kids!
They are good companions… but NOT while trying to jump rope!!!
Don’t you just love seeing all these ‘part Phillippinos/part Norwegians’ all wearing Norwegian traditional ‘bunad’.
Unfortunately, the elders had to catch a bus back to Fredrikstad, so the sisters drove them to the bus station. Hence why they are not in the ‘group’ picture!
THANK YOU for raising young men and women who are worthy to serve missions.
I know it is hard to serve in Norway, so THANK YOU for raising strong, faith-filled members! We are all grateful!
Kind regards, CC (Sister Cecilie Lundgreen)
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