Another week came and went and I honestly have no idea where the time went.
We had splits with both the zone leaders and the APs (assistant to the president) throughout the week. We first were with the ZLs and they are pretty cool. I was with Elder Schwemmer the whole time and he gave me advice on how to study and continue learning Finnish. We cooked a hearty mac & cheese for lunch and I made some fried rice for dinner. I also tried Mud cake for the first time and it was amazing. Imagine a dense brownie that you warm up with super light vanilla ice cream on top. We ate good that day and on top of that, we made pancakes for board game night too.
With a few lessons and a few opportunities for street contact, I still don't understand much but using what I know to further the work is a blessing. All of our lessons are in English because we teach mostly immigrants and it is amazing to teach others as well. This reminded me of a talk I studied in the MTC called Testimony in the April 2008 conference by president Dallin H. Oaks. He said that, "we gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it". The more I teach and the more I bear testimony of Christ in my life, the more I understand this quote. Each time you bear a testimony, through word or deed, you strengthen it and it continues to grow. By testifying about Christ and his doctrine, I feel more sure about the mission and about why I'm here.
We also went to Espoo to do some missionary work and it felt like a different world. There were easily 5 times the number of people we see in Pori on the streets. I used quite a bit of Finnish as I practiced more while trying to talk to the people. I was with Elder McArthur the whole day but it was fun. We did some service for one of the members there and it was a lot of yard work. Felt like cleaning up my grandpa's place a bit. McArthur mowed the lawn while I cut a bunch of thorn bushes. I wasn't unscathed but I did take down the bush.
We have not had much time to do anything else but being busy has been fun and there's always something to look forward to. The Mission Tour is tomorrow and it's going to be quite the ordeal.
Hope everyone is doing well. The work awaits,
Vanhin Hsu
Photos:
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| Pigeon... |
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| With the AP's |
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| Cooking up pancakes |
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| Fishing from last P-day |
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| The train ride study session |
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