Sisar in a Suomi Sauna

Howdy everyone!! Unfortunately I do not have very much time to compose this email....... Um in fact Sister Israelsen is typing as I speak. She is my scribe/swag baby. She takes some liberty in typing a few extra details.  Today, we start with a dramatic story as the title suggests. Then I would be pleased to share with yall a spiritual thought.  Twas Sunday eve(ning) , and all was well. Sister Israelsen and Sister dickson were enjoying some very lovely tortillas(aka the finnish version of tacos). When Brother H started story-telling about his famed fire-demon hot sauce he tortured missionaries with. One thing led to another and a deal was struck. 10 drops of poison on a single tortilla chip, and no reliever for 3 minutes. If successful, he would take sister Israelsen and I out to eat anywhere of our choosing. oh man *sister dickson looks into the distance with glazed over eyes* right then, so... sister dickson bravely ate the whole dad gum thing. And in that one moment, e...

First of all SORRY for the lack of email last week pdays are crazy over here BUT the rumors are true, I am training and my "daughter" is amazing, a swag baby if you will. She's so motivated to learn, kind, and brings a fun energy to everyday. Basically, "this is a good thing." Which is something I cannot stop saying for some reason. In other news, it's been so cool to see how much I've grown as a missionary and in my finnish ability as I am in this role of trainer- actually, up to this point I'd only ever had older companions! So it's been super different and fun. I've been finding so much happiness in helping someone else to be successful. Kinda feels like a glimpse of actual parenthood haha it's been awesome. My last bit of news is that I watched my own trainers homecoming this week which was super surreal. I love her, and I wish her all the best🫶 NOW let's get into a spiritual thought then some updates: Choices For Eternity -->...

HEY EVERYONE! Let me start by explaining the title. I honestly, struggled a bit to figure out what would be appropriate to explain how I'm feeling right now BUT yesterday was transfer days and I said my real goodbye to my trainer. Along with that, I had the news that I would be a trainer myself this transfer! Which is crazy because I am now the same age/transfer that my trainer was when she trained me. This has caused me to reflect lots on my time as a greenie and man I hope I can be half as awesome as my trainer was haha.  Saying goodbye to this group of sister missionaries going home was so sad. I look up to and love so many of them SO much. I'm so grateful for the friendship and examples they showed to me of what it means to be a great missionary. It's kinda been giving me the same feeling as when I became a senior in high school (especially being one of the seniors on my high school swim team) and remembering my time as a freshman and how I thought of the seniors at the...