Lucas's Mission: 2/6/24 When Friction Equals Zero

To start, I want to go over some numbers and words that I may use a lot.

Transfer - a two month period with a companion where we do missionary work in a given area

DA - dining appointment

Train/Training - when a missionary is trained, that means they just started being a missionary.

AP - assistant to the president

District - a group of 6-10 missionaries that are in nearby areas

As of currently I have...

- served 3 transfers so far, 2 in Pori, 1 in Turku

- served with 3 companions, one that has returned home and another who returns home in 1 transfer

- fallen 8 times on the ice (5 this week)

We went to a laavu again and it was nice. We grilled makkara and just had a good time in nature.

We also received transfer calls. On Saturday morning, the AP's called us and told us where we were going. I'm staying in Turku and I'm training! It's going to be hard but I'm looking forward to it.

Well, the rest of the week has been packing and planning. Not a lot of lessons but we visited a few members places and shared spiritual thoughts about gratitude. "... in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth ... live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you." (Alma 34:38). When we remember the good in life and find ways to be grateful, we will see numerous blessings that are all around us.

So, here's the rest;

- Fall 1: completely my fault. Started running on ice to do an epic slide. immediately lost balance and was on the ground.

- Fall 2: I was carrying some wood and started going to the stairs to the laavu. The whole base of the stairs was icy. Lost balance, went down on one knee, lost all the wood, and sat on the ground.

- Fall 3: proceeded to get up after dropping the wood and tried again. Right after I stood up and tried to take a step, I found no traction. Went down to all four's and gave up halfway through. Made it to the stairs by some miracle after that.

- Fall 4: Walking back from the laavu and there is uneven ice everywhere. On one section, I just fell and slid.

- Fall 5: I got off the bus as we were going home and I had a carton of eggs in my hand. Just as we walked off the bus stop, I found myself on the ground. One second I was standing, the next, I was sitting. The whole carton of eggs was beside me. Not just one or two eggs broke but all ten eggs broke. We managed to get home but lets just say that wasn't my day.

- On a happier note, the laavu was fun and we had a good district P-day.

- Visited something we all called the "fleshy pig". View photo below to understand.

Hopefully you all have fallen less than I have this week and hope you all are doing good as the winter continues.

The work awaits,

Vanhin Hsu

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