August 26, 2013
. . . . . I LOVE FINLAND!! P days are now Mondays. . . . . . Everything is so great. I bought my
first Finnish chocolate bar. And the chocolate here is just as everyone
says...AMAZING. Mom you will love it. There are so many good people here. It's
awesome to contact here because people don't generally say hello to each other
so as soon as you say "moi" you already have their attention, then
when you say "mitä kuuluu" they are stopped talking to you. Nobody asks "how are you" unless
you are really looking for an answer. Ha learned that when I asked then didn't
have anything else prepared to say to a girl the first day I got here. The
members are great. The other missionaries are great. We have a couple
missionary serving in our district and they take good care of everyone and everything.
My companion is great!! Get this.
She is from Montpellier!! she is the youngest in her family . . . She is the Sister Training leader right now as
of last week so president decided to only give her 1 trainee as opposed to 2
like some of the sister are doing. Quite a few are in trios and I have to say I
am very grateful that I got to be one of the few that is just in a 2 person
companionship. She is very aware of other people, very caring. She is adventurous and curious. Loves to learn and she is a great missionary.
Oh I am in Turku by the way:) about
a 2 hour train ride from Helsinki. It’s a bit smaller but still pretty bit. They
just opened this area 9 weeks ago and my trainer helped with that so she is
good with people and she is ambitious. Because
she is sister training leader I get to go with her to her meetings which means I
get to go to the temple when we go! So I get to go through the Helsinki temple
for the first time this Friday and hear a session in Finnish. I’m so excited.
Our apartment is great! It is new
since this area was just opened and everyone that was in charge of housing did
a fantastic job. Our apartment is adorable, very clean and tidy. Oh and we have
a washer! Score! No one here has a dryer. . . . . The other night while we were planning there
was a hot air balloon just outside our window. We got a kick out of that. She likes to be
active (adventurous) so we have played basketball and run stairs so far for our
workouts. Super grateful that she is up for it. OH! And I am in a bike city! I
was surprised because a lot of the people I talked to said chances are low of
getting a bike city which I was happy for at first but now I love that we are
on bikes!! I think I have ridden a bike once in the last 7 years. But it's just
like riding a bike. I figured it out:) in a dress!! Haven’t even wrecked yet. Just
wait for next week’s email I’m sure ha-ha.
Oh and my MTC companion is in my
same district! So I get to see her here and there. Now she is the one with the
bike wreck story. She learned how to ride a bike the week before she came to
the mtc :) and now she's figuring it out on busy sidewalks.
If I were to compare Finland to Alberta,
it is more like Raymond. No mountains. Lots of water. Lots of trees. Lots of
boats and bridges and green. The sun is shining and it's been beautiful
weather. We mostly cook for ourselves but like I said things are starting to
role so we are getting more dinner appointments. Ha I go up to a family and let
them know I am new in the ward; tell them we would like to get to know their
family, then get an appointment. It might be that they have pity on my poor
language ability or that they are just super nice but it is working so far :) . . . . .
I am so grateful for this gospel.
The Lord is preparing people to accept His gospel. The enabling power of the
Atonement is real. Gifts of the Spirit are real. Heavenly Father loves us. I
love you, thank you for all your love and support and the things you teach me.
Talk to you next week! Good luck with the first week of school!
Rakkaudella, Sisar Heggie
Helsinki !!!
Sisar Heggie & President Rawlings
Helsinki !!!
Sisar Heggie & President Rawlings
