Week 25 - Transfers

Crazy week this week!

We had transfers this past Wednesday, which are always super fun and hectic. But I said goodbye to Elder Chugg and sent him on his way back to the Land of the Free! I had a fantastic transfer with him and enjoyed it a lot! But I have been transferred to a city called Jönköping, which is like right in the middle of the bottom half of Sweden.  I took about a 4 hour train ride here, and I was all alone.. haha it was really weird, but kind of nice. Not going to lie. But it is beautiful!! I love it here already. Elder Blattman is my new companion, he is from Houston! Cool guy, I'm excited to get to know him better and to work with him and learn from him! He is also going home this transfer, so I will be sending home 2 missionaries in a row, so this will be interesting. haha But everything is going well! We have some investigators that we are working with here that I am excited to meet and work with!

This week, we went to go swing by a less-active and we got there and she wasn't home.. So we thought, obviously, we came here for a reason! So maybe we should tract the building! So we  did. We started at the top and got about 6 not interested's in a row. And we knock on this door (background info: right now for muslims, it is their fasting season. They can only eat during the night time hours, so sometimes there are a little cranky.) and this guy literally throws the door open and says "Who the f*** are you?!" and it threw me off my groove a bit. haha Then I said we are "missionaries with our church" and he said " I see that, but we are fasting my brother, so goodbye" and slammed the door. haha It was a little change up from what we usually get when we knock on doors. But a good experience I probably won't forget.

This week, we had ward conference! So the Stake Presidency came and talked in Sacrament and taught Priesthood and such. So, in Priesthood, they were talking about "Walking with Christ" and it was super good! I really liked how they talked about how we aren't just told to follow him, but to walk with him! He is right along side us helping us when we need it and even when we think we don't.  So walk with Christ this week! Be an example and rely on the Lord because He is there for you! 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Love you all. :)  Don't forget to Keep the Faith!

Love,

Elder Baggett

My Sister-In-Law's family lives in the city of Jönköping where Charlie was transferred.  They were so excited when they met him on his first Sunday saying "My cousin, my cousin!  We're cousins!" The cute little Swedish boy is Linnea's cousins son.

Here's a little video of Charlie singing Happy Birthday to John Paul in Swedish

This is High School graduation in Sweden. All over Sweden students are celebrating the completion of their final year of secondary education. It is the annual outpouring of emotion and champagne that is widely known as studenten. As Swedish rites of passage go, this one marking graduation from gymnasium is by far the most exuberant.