So, this has been quite the crazy week! Oh my goodness. I started off the week thinking that I would be staying in Orebro so I was making sure that I really knew everything for my next companion.. and then bam! I am moving. So, my first week in Norrkoping has been crazy and very busy. We have met so many people and I can tell that I am really going to LOVE this city. The ward here is wonderful and it is like one big family. There are about thirty children in the primary! Awesome. We actually have three middags... dinners... in a row. Syster Dabb set that up very nicely.
Transfers. Life as a missionary is so exciting you never know where you will be going and who will be your next companion. I have two companions again! Syster Dabb is from Utah and Syster Ridl is from Montana. It is going to be a crazy transfer because Syster Dabb is the trainer and me in the middle and Syster Ridl is the greenie. It is going to be a good transfer though. We all get along really well and are all really easy going. Which is lovely. The day of transfers was fun and I am feeling much more confident. I loved talking to all the other missionaries on transfer day. Syster Gotberg and I went and ate lunch in Stockholm with one of her past Swedish companions. It was really cool. Then I said my goodbyes to Syster Gotberg. That was sad. I am going to miss that girl. I am so glad to hear that you guys went to her homecoming.. that is rad. She was excited to meet you guys and wanted to get some music from you dad. Haha.
So, our train ride was 2 hours to Norrkoping and it was super pretty. Once we got here we dropped our bags off and we went to a middag! Which means dinner. We went to a members home and had tacos. Yum. They were super nice and had four little boys. Then we went to the church and taught an investigator. Leaving orebro was really hard and I really miss the investigators that I had there, but I do know that everything happens for a reason. The Lord knows us so well and He will never leave us alone. The Elders who are now in Orebro are there for a reason and may be able to help those investigators in a way I never could have. Anyway...we had two investigators come to church on Sunday. Man, I LOVE having investigators in church. My testimony has grown so much. Last Saturday we played innebandy, which is a cool Swedish sport, kind of like hockey, just inside a gym and with a little ball. It was way fun!! We also had an investigator come. I am loving all the people that I am meeting.
In fact right now, as I am typing this up, my companion Syster Dabb is talking to a Chinese man about the church. Missionary work is something we can always do. I love her and her example. Wow. My brain is everywhere right now. I am so sorry - this may be hard to read. Haha.
Last Friday we went out contacting and got three numbers and have appointments with them next Tuesday. Contacting is something I really get scared to do. But, on Friday I totally felt the Lord's help. Having a greenie here really makes me realize how much I learned my last transfer. And how much I have to step it up. My Swedish is totally coming!! Ever since being here, in this new city, I have felt a new energy for wanting to speak Swedish. Which is just what I needed. I have finally found my passion for wanting to speak. I can tell that this transfer is going to really push me out of my comfort zone. But, that is the best way to learn.
I LOVE you all! And thank you for all the letters. Please keep them coming. Enjoy the summer!
Love, Talisa!
Syster Vistaunet
Happy Birthday to Joe, Rosey Bassett, Vicki, the Paulos Twins, and Traci!! And Happy Wedding to Alex and Lynn!! Someone send me an invitation. I am dying to see it. I love you and wish you both the best of luck. I am really really sad that I am missing your wedding.. but I know that I am here for a reason. Have fun!
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