Not much longer and that subject will hit "week 100", that is pretty awesome! I never thought that it would get that high! But who knows if that count is even accurate:)
This week was great we had a nice appointment with mother nature on Saturday night. We were about a 20 minute walk from any train station, buses weren't in sight, we were a 20 minute train ride from home, stuck with no umbrellas and staring at the darkest storm clouds I had ever seen! It was pretty awesome. We stood under a little overhang watching as just unbelievable amounts of rain came down in a matter of seconds. I had never seen so much lightning in my life, it was beautiful! We waited out the thickest parts of the storm but then realizing that rain storms in Finland can literally last weeks we decided to just get wet and do the work. We had some puzzled faces as drenched young men knocked on strangers doors. The storm took out many trees too and ended up canceling all of our trains back home so we took a 50 minute bus ride home but got some beautiful pictures of a sun set after the storm.
I also branched out this week and made some blueberry muffins today. Well it turned out to be more of a loaf of bread because we don't have a muffin pan in our apartment, only a bread pan. It turned out really well I might say. I was inspired to do this baking because last week we had so much fun making brownies for my birthday!
We got to get to know President and Sister Aura this week much better as we spent Friday at their home for missionaries who have grown "old" in the mission. It is incredible that i still am trying to answer the same questions that I was asking at the beginning of my mission "how can i find more people to teach?" Anyways the meeting went great, i thoroughly enjoyed being able to catch up with the elders in my MTC group! Friday evening after the meeting we enjoyed a nice walk with President and Sister Aura to the nearby farm fields and horse ranch right next to the mission home. They are two great people. I know that they are called of God to lead this mission.
The rest of the week included a lot of opportunities to find new investigators and try to add more light to the previously asked question. We talk to people everywhere, it makes them a little uncomfortable sometimes, as it does for us as well, but we just look up unto Christ, not at the billion on lookers and ease-droppers. People this week told us that we are a little annoying stopping them on their streets and knocking on their doors. I didn't take too much offense too it knowing that I'm not the first to hear such things. I imagine that Peter, John, Paul and a whole boat load of other emissaries of the Lord Jesus Christ have heard similar things.
The time moves on we are doing our best! Summer is winding down in Finland, but we are enjoying the nicest weather ever here. Maybe with the going down of the son earlier it will open the hearts of the Finnish people faster!
Love,
Vanhin Robison
1. Our mini BLT's
2. Some of the Elders and Sisters at the meeting on Friday
3. Storm wreckage (the roots of the tree are taller than me by the way)
4. Our blueberry bread:)
5. Finnish skies are incredible
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