Ice Cream: 4/26/16

Hej!

     This week feels like it has been really long, but it was good. Last P-day we went to a place in town that supposedly has some of the best ice cream in Sweden. It was pretty cheap, and I got three flavors so it was a ton of ice cream. That night we went to a YSA family home evening activity. We played the game mafia, and it was pretty fun.

     On Wednesday we traveled to a city called Lund to stay the night before a zone training. It was super pretty with a lot of older buildings. On Thursday we had zone training, and I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in a long time so that was fun. We talked about how to help people with baptismal dates to make it all the way to baptism. 

     On Friday we did some service for a woman in the branch with the other elders. It was fun. We went out to a town called Nybro that is a little further out so we don't get to go there so often. 

     Yesterday was church, and when church ended it was hailing outside. It's been a little colder and we might get lightning sometime this week.

     This week I was reading in Preach My Gospel in the Commandments lesson guidelines, and there was a part that really stood out to me. It says: "Truth is a knowledge of things as they really are, were, and will be. It does not change with conditions or time. Truth is the same in every age and culture. God is the source of all truth. We can have faith in Him because we know He will teach us only truth. God wants all His children to know the truth. Therefore, He reveals the truths necessary for salvation through prophets and apostles. He reveals truth to us personally through the scriptures and personal revelation." There are a lot of people who don't believe in absolute truths, but in this definition of truth we know that real truths do not change depending on circumstances. They are always the same and we can rely on them. Our Heavenly Father wants us to know the truth and has given us prophets, scriptures, prayer, and many other things to help us find it. 

I hope everyone has a great week!

Elder Smith

Pictures!

1)  This was a really cool fountain we found while contacting. It is a big stone that rolls around because of the water pushing up from underneath

2) A cool church in Lund

3) Hail