This week pretty much all of the plants have grown leaves, so it's super green everywhere. Last Monday we didn't do too much special, we just got ice cream and walked around town. On Tuesday we did service for a member woman, then in the evening we had a YSA activity and we played a game called kubb. After that we had institute.
On Wednesday we met with one of our new investigators. She referred herself online and requested a Book of Mormon, so we set up a lesson to teach about the Restoration. The lesson went super well. We had a member with us and she was a huge help. Also we got to have the lesson outside and it was really nice weather so that was a plus :)
On Friday we had a specialized zone training in Malmö. The theme was "back to the basics" and we talked about planning effectively and using our planners. Afterwards we had interviews with President Beckstrand.
On Saturday we had a branch party. There was a lot of music, then we had mexican food. It was super good.
This week I was reading in Jesus the Christ about when Lazarus is raised from the dead. Even though Christ had a lot of power, even enough to raise someone from the dead, he still had others lead him to where the sepulcher was, and he had others remove the stone from the cave entrance. He had the people do everything that was in their power before He used His power to do the miracle. This is the same way it is in our lives. We cannot expect God to do things for us that we can do ourselves. Part of this life is that we need to act for ourselves and exercise agency and show our faith. In Doctrine and Covenants 63:9 it says: "But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that believe."
I hope everyone has a great week!
Elder Smith
Pictures!
1) Wild flowers in the forest
2) Canola fields
3) A cathedral in Malmö
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