HAPPINESS and LOVE!…Week 57

Our darling Norwegian Missionary had a BUNCH of emails to answer today so she didn’t have time for a mass email. BUT...she did send a few photos and I’ve included a few excerpts from her emails to me, her dad and her Grandaddy (please note: my dad is very frail and ill. He’s been in the hospital for weeks now and the doctor’s have confirmed he isn’t going to recover this time. Haylee wanted to write him and have me read her letter to him. Such a tender mercy. She realizes that he will probably no longer be on this earth when she comes home and she is at peace. I am SO grateful for the knowledge that Families are Forever!)

To Mom:
“Oh my! There are so many things happening at home...both sad and happy. That is what life is all about! Feeling and going through sadness so that we can appreciate and understand happiness! Oh boy am I grateful to Adam and Eve for giving us this opportunity! Because of the hardships I have occasionally had on my mission, my capacity to love and be happy is SO much greater! I have recently been reading this book that is teaching me a lot about how I can have more happiness in my life...its called The Book of Mormon! Have you heard about it? Its a best seller! You should give it a read! ;) Mom, I am SO happy! I love being a missionary so much!”

To Dad:
“One thing I have noticed about myself since being on a mission is that I truly love to LOVE! I love these people so much! I can say at this date and at this time and FOREVER that I LOVE THE NORWEGIAN PEOPLE! I will miss them so much. I cannot even think about leaving Norway because it makes me too emotional! Hahaha...oh my!”

To Grandaddy:
“I have prayed for you, I have told stories about you, I have thought of you, and I have cried for you. I love you Grandaddy. I always have and I always will. Something that you have taught me ever since I was small was LOVE. You have such a big heart and so much love for those around you. I love you with all my heart and I know that our family is eternal. I want to promise you that the love you have shown me, I will also show to my children. I know that they are in heaven waiting to come to earth and I am so excited to teach them all the wonderful things that my Grandaddy has taught me. I love you so much! God be with you til we meet again!”

"I prayed to see a kitten! Hahaha!"

-Soster Neilson

Just doing what missionaries do! :)

"We were the only ones on the bus so

we sang primary songs for the bus 

driver! SO fun!" -Soster Neilson

Appreciating some art work in Skien! :)

"We had to navigate through a maze of 'obstacles'

at our District Meeting!" -Soster Neilson

"We had a self reliance lesson at Relief Society

and learned how to grind wheat into flour!" :)

-Soster Neilson

Madeline! <3

These HAPPY Hearts came from Fredrikstad 

for a Sunday visit! <3

Carmen! <3

"Hahaha…I made a scripture case!" -Soster Neilson

"We're READY to preach and teach!" -Soster Neilson

I spy Eldste Gurr! :)

"We watched all sessions of conference at the church 

except the Sunday morning session! All six 

missionaries got to watch it with the Finn Family!

Wahoo! We had a lot of fun with some 

awesome members!" -Soster Neilson

BEAUTIFUL Norway! <3

GLORIOUS!