June 20, 2017 ~ Week 87

 Hello Family and Friends, I am writing you this nice rainy Tuesday day but next week I will be writing you on Monday because that is when preparation day will be. This week was full of fun and adventure. We got a call from President Watson on Saturday informing us that we will be having another missionary join our companionship, Elder Jaccard will be coming here today to be with us for the remainder of the transfer, we are excited about that! Although time goes by much much faster in a tri-companionship which is defiantly not something that I need to speed my mission along.

Also this week we had pur last zone conference help y President and Sister Watson, it was great. I was upliften edified and blessed by that training. I felt as if I was illuminated all night pondering the doctrines taught about baptism and repentance. I loved the training and have loved being under their leadership these past 1½ years. Luckily they live in Orem so it won't be the last time that ii see them! President and Sister Aura, Finland's first Finnish Mission President and Wife will take over on July 1st.

The work in Finland moves ahead, we got 4 new investigators this past week. 2 in Helsinki and 2 in Porvoo. We consider ourselves very blessed. The 2 in Porvoo are two seperate older ladies, both having their mother tongue of Swedish having lived in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland during their childhood, but also they speak perfect Finnish too. The other 2 in Helsinki are 2 African woman, I was not on the lesson when they became knew investigators because I was on exchanges with another missionary at that time, but I have met them before. We are very excited for the blessing of finding these people to teach and to help the work in Finland move forward!

We celebrate Juhannus or Midsummers this week. Wednesday night is the longest day of the year (sunlight wise). In the north where I came from weeks ago the sun will not go down all night, but unfortunately that will not be the case here in the south, although it will still be bright outside. This means that after Wednesday the days get short (the sun goes down sooner) but we wont really see the effects of that until September due to our sleep schedule as missionaries. Also this means that all of Helsinki leaves for the week going to their summer cottages and hanging out at the lakes and what not. We have received to instruction to be inside during these days unless we are visiting members and teaching investigators.

Anyways it was a great week! Thank for all of your prayers, we can feel them here in Finland as we continue to work hard! Have a great week!

Love, 

Vanhin Robison