JOE! Wow, tonight you will officially be Elder Nissinen. I am so so stoked for you and proud of you. Yesterday a kid in the ward gave his farewell talk and I was thinking about how you were giving yours the same day. Warning: this will be the LONGEST week of your entire life, but just make it to Sunday! Work hard in the CCM. I absolutely love my mission and I'm so proud to have an awesome brother like you. It's your turn! Show the Lord what you can do.
This week has been wild, to say the least. I got to go to MLC on Tuesday. President Stacy from the 70 was there, and he gave us all a blessing that came directly from Elder Renlund. We received this Apostolic Blessing, and all of us missionaries in the room were crying. It was truly amazing. I won't share everything that he blessed us with, but certain things he said stood out to me, especially to remember how sacred this work is. I need to remember more how important my calling is as a missionary.
Sunday was a great day. Brother Foster, the best member missionary out there, brought 2 younger guys to church. We met with them and they invited us to their Catholic Mass so we went to it last night. Very interesting, but way cool! It was actually amazing to see many similarities. It was neat for them to come to our church and then us go to theirs in the same day. We also got to watch the Face2Face with Elder Cook last night. It was so good! I've been geeking out a lot lately about church history, and I've been reading and listening to the book "Saints" that they were talking about and that the church just released. Oh my goodness, READ IT. It's on Gospel Library. It's so so good! I'm learning a lot about Joseph Smith and all of the stuff that went on during that time. 10/10 recommend and I'm not even halfway through it haha.
There's 2 senior sisters that are in Kasson who are companions. They are both widows, and they are absolutely hilarious. We got to do a blitz with them Thursday night, and just go to their area and visit with some people they are teaching. Haha one of the funniest nights on my mission. Just to see two 60 year old women knocking on doors is honestly the funniest thing. They are really bold sisters, which taught me a lot because sometimes I feel like I need to be more bold!
This week we have interviews and then next week we have transfers! Holy cow! These 6 weeks have gone by so quick. I'm pretty sure I'll stay haha.
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| Haha HUGE rainstorm Tuesday afternoon!!! Biggest one I have ever seen. I got super soaked just running in from the car. |
Again, I'm so proud of you Joe! You are going to be an amazing missionary. The CCM can be really hard, but just go into it and have fun and be prepared to sit a lot and study a lot. And please please try the food :) Travel safe, and I can't wait to hear from you. It's pretty cool; we both get to serve on the Lord's team at the same time. You're awesome Joe. Can't wait to hear about all of your experiences.
I love you all so much. Mom and Dad, have a ton of fun on your Europe trip and don't think about us kids! I better see pictures!
This is the Restored church of Jesus Christ. I know it without a doubt.
Con amor,
Hermana Nissinen
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