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| Vanhin Stanley and Vanhin Sandberg |
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| A beautiful sunset |
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| Vanhin Stanley having a bit of fun. |
Dear Mom and Dad,
Surprise, We need to email on Sunday because Elder Stanley and myself been asked to go to a three day training with the 6 week old missionaries. There was just an odd number of Missionaries and we are close enough Helsinki to travel there so that is why they asked us. But about Niilo, I sure do know him, He was my Branch Mission Leader In Rovaniemi. I knew him right before his was engaged and moved to Helsinki. He is an awesome fellow. Him and Veli Jarvis are some of my looked up too members. Along with the Branch President and the Zone President up there.
This is part of our Fun filled week. We had a miracle week.
Wednesday we received a call from the Vantaa Vanhimmat (Elders) telling us that they had a referral for us. His name was Gino, from Africa and He already has a baptismal date.
Come to find out, Gino used to be a former investigator in Vantaa, but in the past two months he has moved to Keravan area. When Vanhin Batey went through calling some former investigators he came across Gino, and he accepted to meet. Not knowing for sure where he lived they found out that he was now apart of our area, but in the boundry or their HSL cards so they went and met with him and were able to set a baptismal date with him.
That was the First miracle.
The Second was when Tampere Vanhimmat (Elders) called us asking if we could go and teach their investigator. My first thought was that, " We are in Kerava, and Tampere is calling us to teach there investigator....how will this work out, we are not even in the same zone?"
Come to find out their investigator had a surprize trip to Kerava, to visit her soon to be husband (Harri), who also lives in Korso. She (Aija) had originally had an appointment with the Tampere Vanhimmat, but because of her trip she was unable to meet with them, but she still wanted to visit with the Elders. So we were able to visit her and her soon to be husband, who was a referral that we have been trying to get in contact with for three weeks now. When we got a hold of Harri (The soon to be Husband) We had asked if he could meet today, but he told us that he may not be in town so we had planned to meet the following week. But because Aja came to Korso we were able to meet with both of them and receive Harri as a new investigator. Even in our lesson he asked us How well we knew Salt Lake City....Well, I am about 20 minutes from down town...."I stayed in America for three days one year with a Mormon family. I have nothing against your religion. Nothing bad comes from it."
3rd Miracle was being able to meet with a former investigator that was so pleased to have us come back. This Former investigator still remembers Veli Boyer and Hybarger (Both are now teachers at the MTC, Veli Boyer taught me in the MTC.) who originally found him. This family also became new investigators right after our lesson with Harri and Aja.
It was a Tender Mercy filled week.
These are the People you can pray for, Harri and Aija, Nang, and Gino.
I hope this was a Pleasent surprise to find this email waiting for you. I thought it might be better then you not receiving and email. I also forgot to tell you last week. Sorry
I Hope you have a wonderful week Love you tons!
love,
Vanhin Sandberg
Hello our missionaries' moms!
Today we had your sons in the Primary telling children how to get prepared for the mission. Elder Sandberg let each child cut a piece of his tie (or someone else's old tie?) every time he/she was able to tell one way to get prepared. I bet the children will remember this Primary forever, it was so much fun! We enjoy having your sons in our ward.
Also our son is on a mission. He left for his mission a little over a year ago - he is in Switzerland. I know you miss your sons like I miss our son. But I know we all are blessed for the service of our sons. Thank you so much for having raised your sons to serve their missions in our country.
All the best
Helena Tiits
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