Feb. 4th 2009

Alright... I have alot to say. So on saturday we had interviews with President, he came to Växjö and he told us what was going to happen to us on transfers, so this is what he said, "Elder Langston has been in Kristianstad for quite some time (8 months) and so I'm having him go, but I want you to stay, And like you have requested we are going to give you an extra companionship for the month of febuary (because we will have extra missionaries in this weird transfer.)" So I'm staying in the best area ever!! It is the best branch and the best investigators. I'm sure you guys are surpised at this statement, but most of our investigators are swedish. VERY unusual in sweden. Elder Cambell who went home last transfer said it best. He was saying how on his homecoming speach, there was going to be an elder from mexico also. He didnt know what he was going to do. He was like "how do i explain what i've been doing for the past 2 years? All i've done is taught Athiests and Muslims!" It is very true, but we are somehow doing something right here because we are teaching swedes who are unbelievably humble and willing to find the truth! It's GREAT!
Well so Elder Langston, who has been my companion for the last 4 months, is going to down town stockholm. His area is about the size of south town mall. ok well it is a little bigger, but you get the point. So Elder Clark is going to be my new companion. Elder Lewis and Elder Parkin are the 2 other elders who are coming. SO It is going to be pretty crazy that I will have 3 new companions basically and am in charge of getting them familiar with the area and the investigators. I'm not sure how we are going to devide stuff. We'll see. It will be really good. This area is going to have 2 extra elders for just 1 month. So Sunday was like a farewell for Langston. Because he has been here 8 months. Everyone loves him and was super sad to hear he was going to leave. He bore his testimony and that is when he told most people, so yeah. And then everyone went up and said thanks. Then I went up and said that that he was so good it took 3 to fill his place! It was pretty funny. But true! We have a lot of sucess going on. It will be really really good. So my Birthday. Not too exciting. I woke up and was like oh yeah, it is my birthday, ok..... cool. and then just did the everything normal basically the rest of the day. not exciting, but not bad! So first off we went to church, and that was cool, but then this was pretty cool, one of my favorite families here, the Erikssons, they have 2 boys who both have bdays on Feb 1st! So we had 3 people whose birthday it was! Birthdays are not so big here, you usually just get 1 or 2 gifts and thats it! So it was pretty cool, we just ate and hung out. We took it pretty easy that day. My favorite kid is yo-na-ton, he is 5 years old and just this crazy kid! He climbs on me all the time and we had lots of fun. He is crazy crazy crazy. He cannot talk, just yell and scream. It is really funny! I got some good pictures i'll put on. He was climbing on my back and i'd go around and ask if anything was on me, like we used to do back home, well he said he was a backpack, or a giant spider and stuff and then i'd run around and stuff. it was really fun. That kid, i'm going to miss him. He cannot say his Rs. People here in Scåne dont say them very much anyway, but he doesnt say them at all. It is really funny. Ok so monday we had a appointment at the Grigers, the live right by the ocean, and it was Very cold. we went on a walk on the beach and it was freezing!! That was some really good food. And then we went to the Gustavssons, and said goodbye, and then on tuesday we went and said goodbye to Daniel Petersen, and then to the Appelqvists. That was hard for Elder Langston to say goodbye to them. They are so cool. He cried like a baby. Not joking. They are like family here! I'm serious, the branch really takes care of us! And then we went and got a bunk bed from the Brajics and said goodbye to them, and now it is wednesday and we are writing emails, and then we are going to go to the Wennerlunds, and then to the Arvidssons, and then to a meeting at the church! Elder Langston has not had much time to pack, but we did find the best invention ever. We got these vaccum bags things, where you put a bunch of cloths in this big bag and then they have this special device and you put a vaccum on it and it sucks out all the air and saves tons of space! We got SO much stuff in ½ of his suitcase! It was unbelievable. and kinda fun! Well i think that is all I have to say! Oh my trainer is training agian. for the 5th time haha! Apparently he enjoys it! whatever!