Week 17 - I hate subject lines

Hey friends and family!

Hope everything is going well! This week was one for the books for sure! Like I said last week, we were on Gotland! It was a blast. Saw some cool places and explored a bit. We also took some fun pictures. :) So that was really fun! Then on Tuesday, we were able to do some service at the Temple and plant flowers! That was super fun! All the missionaries in our zone were there and we planed 4,000 flowers! Crazy! Honestly, I don't really remember what else we did this week. So, I wont bore you with that. haha

This weekend as you all know, was Easter! This time of the year is probably on of my favorites! The weather is getting warmer, everyone just seems to be happier! :) Every Easter and Christmas, the Church comes out with an initiative. This year it was #PrinceOfPeace I really enjoyed being able to use it in our finding and teaching. It's so amazing when you're on a busy street, people running around and you find one person to show it to. At the end of the video, it says, "He is Jesus Christ" and the spirit comes so strong! Really cool how as soon as you talk about Christ, the Spirit comes more than it would talking about anything else! If you have not seen that video, I encourage you to take 2 minutes and check it out.

This week, we have met a few different people from different religions, and I am just coming to realize how truly lucky we are to have the fullness of Jesus Christ's Gospel! It really can bring peace in a troubled world.

This week I was reading in Ether. About the Brother of Jared. I learned a lot about how prayer works from that chapter. The Lord will not just spoon feed us with what we ask for, but we have to take everything we have to the Lord, we must do everything we can do first, then ask the Lord if He can give a little extra help. So this week, I invite you all to take all you have to the Lord before you ask. I know that if you do you will be blessed. :)

Love you all, and hope you have a fantastic week and don't forget to Keep the Faith!

Elder Baggett

Planting flowers at the Stockholm temple with our zone

Visby Chapel

Papa showing me the way

Week 16 - We made it to Gotland

Hello from Gotland!! If you don't know where that is, I'm sure my mom will add a map and probably some pictures too. So check that out! haha It's a pretty cool place and I'm super lucky that I get to come out here! Since my companion is the District Leader, we get to come every other transfer. So, to get out here it's about an hour train ride then a 3 hour boat ride. It was a fun experience! It was the first time I've been on a big boat like that, so it was a blast. :)  Yesterday in church, there were more missionaries than members! it was crazy. haha but It was kind of fun to be in a small branch. :) 

I'm sure you all hear about the attack in Stockholm this past week. It was pretty crazy! But the cool part about it was within like 20 or 30 minutes after the attack, every missionary was accounted for. So that was really cool. There were a few of the missionaries in Stockholm that had an experience about following the Spirit and being lead away from the area where it happened. So it goes to show that you should listen the the Spirit the FIRST TIME and don't question what he is saying to you. :)

This week, I was reading is 3 Nephi 14;7-8.  I love how it says we can ask the lord for anything that we might need! No matter what it is. We just have to pray with faith and believe that we can receive an answer! 

I love you all so very much and hope you have a wonderful week. :) Keep the faith!

Love,

Elder Baggett

PS: Sorry it's so short this week, were going to go out an explore! So I will have lots of pictures and stories for next week!

Gotland is a large Swedish island and province in the Baltic Sea.It was a major Viking trading settlement in its time. The biggest town, Visby, is distinguished by its cobblestone streets and well-preserved medieval city wall.

On the boat to Gotlund!

Hey moms!  This is Ä Baggett and Nielsen!  We're taking the night boat to "the rock", and we ran in to the coolest senior couple this side of the Atlantic!  And Syster Richardson was nice enough to let us borrow her ginormous phone and send a pic (she's the one in the picture)

April 5th- Story from a member

Prayer answer deluxe! I was waiting for the ambulance to come to get an old man who was sick and (no one else had cared to help him). As I was waiting and trying to calm the man down I prayed- Heavenly Father please let the elders walk by... I really need their amazing spirit right now. Since it was close to their home, I knew that could actually happen. And it did! The ambulance came and we had an outdoor Ali Baba grilled chicken dinner and here's the picture proof! God is good!
Miriam Blanche

Zone Conference

It is amazing how fast the time flies by when you are in the Lord's service.  The end of March signals that April is here and that means it is time for another round of Zone Conferences with our missionaries.  Tuesday, April 4, 2017, and we started at the Gubbängen Church with the Norrland and Stockholm Zones.  President and Sister Beckstrand worked together for this conference and taught on "Carpe Diem" or "Seize the Day!"  The general question that was asked was, "How do we as Missionaries "Seize the Day?"  There are three main components required to "Seize the Day."  The first is Attitude, second is Direction, and third is Hard Work and a Cheerful Heart.

Our Assistants, Elder Jensen and Elder Pärkkä taught our missionaries the importance of "Knowing and Sharing your Story."  Why do you believe what you believe?  We must be able to share this with our investigator friends in order for them to feel how much the gospel means to us.  When we do this, the Spirit has so much power to drive it deep into the hearts of those we are teaching.  As President Patrick Kearon told us at Mission Tour, "Be the Message!"

 In the afternoon, we were treated to a special musical number by Elder Baggett and Elder Nielsen.

Week 15 - The Lord answers prayer

Hejsan! 

How is everything back in the Land of the Free? Things are going awesome here! Well for me at least, the country is another story. lol But anyways, this week was General Conference as you all know an that was the highlight of the week for sure. :) I even saw Will Thomas on the big screen! Great singing Will! Other than that, this week, We were able to meet with a few less actives that we have been working with. That all went super well! We also met with a few investigators, but mostly just finding!

Success story of the week, so our investigator with a baptismal date, Ammar, dropped off the radar a couple weeks ago, and we were super bummed. We couldn't get a hold of him, and whenever we tried to call it said, ''No Subscriber'' but then last Monday, we got a text from a random number that said,''Hey! It's Ammar, sorry I got a new number, I have been reading in that book and praying and I can't wait to meet with you again'' We almost jumped out of the bus!  We were so excited. The Lord really does answer prayers. :)

This week, I encourage you all to go though the notes you took at conference.  If you didn't take any that's alright too. haha But, find something that stuck out to you and apply just that one thing. I know just by making little steps, we can become more like the Savior. I don't remember who said it, but in the Saturday morning session, someone said, ''The Lord joys in seeing us progress'' So as long as you are trying to become better than you were yesterday, the Lord is proud of you.

Hope you all have a great week! Love you all and Keep the Faith!

Love, 

Elder Baggett

Our investigator Ammar, and his niece and nephew.

Left to right, Peter Gunarsson, Elder Nielsen, me, Elder Payne, Elder Jämsä, Elder Jensen, Elder Mecham and Mikael Gustafsson passing out Books of Mormon at the musical in Stockholm.

PDay fun!

(Taken on a polaroid, thats why its so blurry) Top row, left to right, Elders Mecham, Cragun, Muirhead, Schwitters, Gergetz. Bottom; Elders Payne, Barker, Kabo, Nielsen, me, Lohmeier.