March 28, 2016

Hello to everyone! I think you'll probably notice that I didn't really email anything last week due to a trip to Ales Stenar. Sorry about that, but I hope you enjoy the pictures from it. They're pretty cool. If you can't really understand it from the pictures, think viking Stonehenge. It was super fun.
   Also on that trip I was given the joyous opportunity to taste lakrits sill! It was amazing!* There was some super cool sites and we were able to play soccer in the middle of it all. Super fun trip! If you're ever in Skåne for whatever reason, I would highly recommend going there.
   Other things that happened this week were the teaching! We had a great time teaching some of our awesome investigators. I'll have to tell you about them sometime. We have a young woman, she's fifteen and super funny. She's from Afghanistan, but she's been here for five years or so, so she fits in really well. She'll do well in the ward. We have a Kenyan woman, she's rock solid. She fits right into the African gathering that we have going on here. We have a Chilean woman that we work with, and there are a few more. Yay. Things are happening.
   We were actually in Göteborg on Friday for a conference... That was pretty fun. I was able to see some old friends that I haven't seen in a while. We talked about language and how to apply that kinda thing into the work. Not comparing ourselves to others was also a thing they talked about. It was a good conference.
   Anyway, we have people on track and people that we have a great time teaching! I hope everyone has a great week!
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*For clarification, sill is herring, lakrits is licorice, and I almost threw up.

Here is some of that sill stuff.

Some rocks.

A group shot.

View from the coast.

March 21, 2016

Pic for the fans.

March 14, 2016

Hello to all the people,
   This week was a good week. We did things. They were good things. We did work and talked to people and taught people and then they wanted us to come back, and that was nice.
   I'm going to tell you a story. We were at a lesson one day this week and we decided to check our travel to the next lesson. So then we did. We were shocked to find that the bus ride was going to be an hour and a half long. We had about fifteen minutes to be there. So then we called the other elders and they have a car. So they drove us to our appointment (which was in the middle of the nowhere) and then we were a little late. But the appointment went really well, but then we had to leave and get to our next appointment. So then we got onto the bus and then we were on that bus fffffffffffffffooooooooooorrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr........... we got off and to our next thing, but the whole middle of the nowhere deal was super crazy. And it was funny. Well, now it's funny. We should've taken a picture.
   Anyway, I hope you all have a great week!
Hej dååååååå
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Signs are classy here.

Some good comp pictures.

March 7, 2016

Dear the people,
This week was transfer week. Allow me to do a short mathematical proof.

Transfer week = -Time
Time = Limited
Emailing time = Not much

Therefore

Transfer week+emailing time = 0

Or something like that.

I have a new companion! His name is Elder DeMordaunt. He's pretty cool. He's from Eagle, ID. Check out the pictures for more of a physical description.
We had a really good week though! We have another baptismal date for a month in the future, so we will see if this young man actually gives it the effort he needs too find the truth.
That's probably the biggest thing.
I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Heiner

This is Elder DeMordaunt

This is a swan at night.

February 29, 2016

Hello people that pay attention to my life,
This week has been very short in my eyes.
We have been very focused on making sure that Prisca's baptism happened, and it did! That's probably why it was so short. We did a lot of prepping to make sure it went smoothly and was a good experience for her and everyone that came, and I feel like we succeeded! Her baptism and her confirmation were the climax of the week and I don't really think anything else could stack up to it.
Anyway. We did have transfer calls. So I'm staying here in Malmö, but Elder Nelson will be moving up to my greenie area in Jönköping! I've been talking that place up to him. He'll do great there. I'm sad to see him go, we worked really well together and saw a lot of success. But there is that thing where we are both so old in the mission that that's the only thing that people talk about with us and it makes you focus on the wrong things. It's fine. Gearing up for the next transfer!
Have a great week everyone!
Elder Heiner

Making some repairs to the good old suitcase.

A selfie with an awesome guy named Jef.

Taking a swing break as we were waiting for an investigator
to show up.

Cleaning the font.

Baptism.

February 22, 2016

Dear the people,
   This was a really good week! We were able to get out and work really hard and teach a bunch of people about the good word of God! What more could a missionary ask for?
   On Monday, we didn't really do anything too special for pday, but we did go contacting in the streets when it was time to do that. The hour that we were able to do that was super productive, actually. People listened! It was crazy!
   Tuesday was another day of people listening to us more that we were expecting them to. And that was just an all day thing there. I don't think you want to hear about everything that happened. (In case you do care, we walked around all day. The end.)
   On Wednesday, we went home teaching. Like. All day. We went home teaching with this really old guy to this really old lady and it was super funny. They just talked about how old they were. They weren't complaining or anything, they just talked like it was the natural course of life... "You're blind?? I'm blind!" "You're deaf?? I'm deaf!" "You use a walker?? I use a walker!" Every single thing they say. This is literally every single conversation these too have together. They never remember they have it. It's so fun. Being old is gonna be super great. If I make it that far.
   I think Thursday was super interesting, but I don't remember really. I only remember in the evening when I became a jungle gym for a members three girls (3,5,7). Fun night.
   There was a guy that we talked to on the street that was the epitome of natural man. And I quote, (But in English, so you understand) "I am religious! I believe in myself! There is no better God than me!" Ladies and gentleman... THAT GUY!
   Saturday was super fun! We got permission to go to Denmark! So we did. I don't really have time to tell you all about it, but we went to the temple and then we saw the Christus statue! Check out the pictures!
   And then yesterday Prisca had her baptismal interview! She will be getting baptized on Saturday! Yay!
   Anyway, have a great week!
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Giant Book of Mormon.

An after lunch activity at district meeting.

Dinner with the Stulens!

Temple Trip!

Saw the Christus and all the apostles, too.

If anyone asks you if they know someone who's had Shwarma,
 say yes. Because I did.

February 15, 2016

   Let's get some schedule things in here that only mom will care about! And Grandma. And if there are anymore people that actually care about what I do on a daily basis, I pity you.
   On pday last week, the other elders bounced out to Helsingborg, so it was just us and the sisters to do anything. So I think we looked for dresses for sister Savage to go home in. We didn't find one. Sisters. We also had a family home evening with a family and that was pretty cool. I like cool times.
   Tuesday was super fun! There was a family who had us over for dinner. Like all six of us. But then the assistants were there too. Imagine that one. Eight missionaries in one dinner appointment. It was craaaaaaaazyyyyyyyy.... Try to get that one approved in the states. Met with some other people on the street. That was good. Meeting with people on the street. Good stuff.
   On Wednesday we had a "Specialized Zone Training," which is a zone training. Which is special. President shows up so it was pretty cool. I like it when we get to see him. The training took up the entire day, and it was good, but we weren't able to get out and do anything afterwards except go to the family that invited us home for dinner. Stake presidents family. I like them a lot.
   On the day of Thor we were on splits. I was with Elder Roylance who is a greenie. He's a good worker. He'll do well. We were basically out all day talking to people. That was nice. We had dinner with a super cool young family!
   We had a lot of dinners this week. It was weird.
   Friday was weekly planning days, and we all know that once you throw weekly planning in on the middle of the day, you can't do everything you want to on either side of it. It just happens like that.
   They celebrate Valentines day here! Alla Hjärtans Dag! It's pretty fun.  So on Saturday and Sunday were just full of heart attacking people's doors... See pictures... All the missionaries cut out paper hearts and heart attacked members doors. It was super fun! But yeah. We were with the fireside on Sunday evening. That was cool.

I love bananas. -Elder Bradley

Okej... But yeah, I hope you all have a great week! Bye!
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