November 6, 2018

Hello Mom and Dad,

Sorry I am so bad at giving information about things going on here in Stavanger. To be honest I don't really know what to talk about some weeks.

But luckily I do have some things to talk about this week. Well nothing really happened throughout the week until Saturday when we had an Eventyrkveld (fairy tale night)

We have some professional artists in the ward and they decided to have like a haunted house thing in the church's gym but it was for fairy tales so not that scary. But we had some non members there and I had to dress up like a troll and be one of the people who scares the kids. So it was a fun evening. Yes, that's me bottom left. I make a good troll.

Come the next morning, I am sitting in Sacrament meeting seeing once again a week of 0's as for people to teach and in church. Before the opening song while they are just opening, I was praying pretty hard as in what I can do or change to get someone to come to church or to start being taught. ha ha I was feeling pretty sorry for myself when the back door of the chapel opens and it is Nawl. An 19 year old guy who we taught twice a long time ago who we have lost contact with. He just shows up! Says sorry his phone is broken but I couldn't believe that he came. And the spirit was so strong during the meeting. Miracle #1

Miracle #2, We got invited over for dinner. For the size of the ward, we never get invited over for dinner so it was awesome. Maybe once every 2 weeks. Sometimes more.

Miracle #3, We have taught this 14 year old twice who is the grandson of a member. The teaches really haven't gone great. He is on track to play professional soccer for a Norwegian team so he is super busy and says that he has training and practices on Sunday so he can't come to church. We have taught him twice in the past month, so not very often. But we taught him on Sunday with the goal of getting him in church. Expected it to be difficult but he was 100% willing. He said yeah its mandatory that he's at practice on Sunday but I will just talk to my coach and be there next Sunday!

So even though it sounds like not a ton of things are happening, I feel very blessed and lucky to be able to serve here in Norway!

Finally finished all of my Visa things this week.

Have an amazing week!

Happy Birthday Dad! Thanks for all you do and for your emails every week. 42 is dang old!