Monday, April 28, 2014

April 28, 2014

Dear Momma and Papanua,
First we will start with a story,

We had a fun experience yesterday with our elders quorum president. During the middle of sunday school he asked if he could speak with us.
He was contacted yesterday about a person that had seen the missionaries out in tuusula doing service for a member. This person was impressed enough that he asked if the missionaries could come and help him as well. Somehow it came to a Friend of the Bishop who gave it to our Bishop who then gave it to our Elders quorum president and then to us.

We are planned to help him on Thursday morning! All of this was nearly planned by the time that our elders quorum president talked to us. he just wanted to know if we were willing to help him and if we had time this week. 
The miracle that I have noticed is this is now the second time this has happend with in the last two weeks. When wer were helping another member with there lawn they had just mentioned that the elders were helping them in that day and the nonmembeer friend asked if the Missionaries would be willing to come and help her family as well.

Just like Mom said, Heavenly Father is in the details of our lives. What a wonderful time it is to be in his service on earth.
We have another name for you to pray for. His name is Veli (Brother) Pekka. He is nearly ready for baptism. Our goal is to have a baptism with him in May. He has been taught everything and is just in need of review, but it was wonderful because last sunday when he taught him he mentioned. "I know that the Church is true and that Joseph Smith was a Prophet. I Am ready to come to baptism." IF you could pray for him that would be great!
It has been a bit difficult to meet with Harri and Gino, but we arn't giving up yet. We will have more of an update next week.

Another important thing. Mothers day is coming up WAY fast. When is Sacrament meeting that way we can plan best time to skype? Is there a time that best fits for you? We have not planned this as well as we should have, It just kinda popped up and we reminded another mission mom here in Kerava yesterday. We asked here, Are you excited to talk to your missionary on mothersay? Of course, wow, that is coming up really fast, Hannu!
Way funny!

one last story before I leave,
Saturday was one of our funnies days we have had here in Kerava. Many people wanted to talk to us instead. so we had two drunk men ask us what the differences were between Mormons and Helluntais. The second was a Man that was so excited to see us that he wanted to shake our hands before he left on his train. and the last was being stopped by two 13 yearold girls on our way to the station. So random, but funny. As we entered our appartment that night Elder STanley told me. Now you really have something to write in your journal tonight.
Wonderful Adventures of being a missionary. I love you all and look forward to talking to you on Mothersday. Remember that I love you!

love,

Vanhin Sandberg

Monday, April 21, 2014

April 21, 2014 Happy Easter!

Dear Äiti ja Isä,
You would be proud of me, I already sent Jordans Baptismal talk. It should get there this week. Letters seem to talk about a week to get here. From what I have noticed. Did you receive Pitures for Sisar Alhovuori? Because Elder Stanley and I have no idea what pictures you are talking about, but you have both our permission for what ever you are doing. We trust you.

Our week was Great, we got our change calls on thursday, both elder stanley and myself will be staying here in Kerava. But the change will be that I am not senior companion anymore. Which is good for Elder Stanley, He is a bit shy so this will be very good for him. ( He is preparing for a trainee)
If you received the Pictures from Sisar Alhovuori then you will see our grand adventure out in sipoo. We had service all day long. We had not planned it that way, but it was what was needed. We got so much done, wonderful to see afterward.
Thank you Dad, for teaching us to work, and to work effectively. Elder Stanley would ask multiple times why I would be doing something a certain way. "Because if I do it now, we don't have to worry about it later."
We were also blessed yesterday, we had a Easter Fireside which only a handful of members came too, but out of that handful we were able to have 6 non-members come. One being Harri and Aija, two being Reino and his girlfriend, and the third was our dry member and his friend.
It was heart warming to see as our bishop pulled us away and he mentioned, Veljet, we have 6 non-members here!" He doesn't speakk english with us often, but he was so excited to see that we had Harri, Aija, and Reino all there.
The best part was see how Heavenly Father prepares even Friends.
Aija found out that see went to school with one of our members and they even had the same teacher so the were abel to talk nearly the entire time after the Fireside. Tender mercy and a Fleece.

You too sound a little trunky ;) It is a little crazy to think that I have passed my year mark now. Elder Stanley and I baked muffins to celebrate. We also made Spagetti with white sauce on Sunday. You would be proud Mama, I take care of my companions very well. We eat very well.
The Language has just sky rocketed since being with Elder STanley. he is more shy than I am so he doesn't talk much around anyone, so at the beginning I had to talk to everyone on my own which has really helped. He knows this language really well and understands better then me, but preffers that i speak and he just listens. We are still working on that. ;)
I look forward to the time that I can speak with Annakaisa and George too. I have moments during the day that I just crave speaking Finnish. Other times I want to pull my hair out because i don't understand, but I am beginning to pick up finnish words before I think of the english one. It will be wonderful to have someone to speak too when I come home. I have ment  some senior missionaries that have come back to Finland and have to relearn Finnish all over again, this is not my plan. I really want to do what PMG asks us to do. Master the Language. If not now in the field then in years to come. It is a beautiful language that just strums my heart you could say.
I hope Jon and Jeff and Beej are all keeping up their language. ( You can picture my eye upon you.)

I will leave you with our Easter message. John 20:10-16. Also read Jesus the Christ when you have time about this subject. It is really beautiful. Thank you again for everything. I love you all so much and I pray for you daily. Keep on trucking!

Love,
Vanhin Sandberg


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Monday, April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014 Dinner, Help, Book of Mormon

Dear wonderful Family,
We had a fun experience yesterday with one of our members. We had nothing planned for Sunday and by the End of Sacrament meeting we were well taken care of by another family asking, " Onko sinulla ruoka sopimus tänään?" (Do you have a dinner apt. today?) Nope, 
Right after church we were heading out to there house to have dinner with them. But the fun part came from what we talked about. We talked about the work here in Finland and the work here in Kerava. and then out of no where both the husband and wife mentioned something that I have never heard before,"Elders, I don't remember the last time I went out with the missionaries. Maybe they didn't want to take me along because I talk to much, but I would love to come out more with you."
and the wife said, "I want to find you more investigators."
We later talked about how as missionaries we are here to help train the memebers to be missionaries and that we can give them the tools to do these things.

This was the tie braker, on our way home our member mentioned that he has wanted to talk to his neighbor about the gospel for a while now. "Do you have a book of Mormon on you?" "Can I have it? I am going to give it to my friend today when she comes over for me to help her with her computer."

We are following up next week with him!
We are in miracle territory. Heavenly Father is moving his work forward. In Utah, Finland, Japan, Penn. and Africa. Every where. What a blessing it is to be in his service. I still feel as if I just got here, but I am coming up to my year mark here in one, two, three days! Time just flies past, We are running out of time to do this work. 

I am so blessed to have been born into the family that I have. Everything that I do everyday can be traced back to home. Thank you so much Mom and Dad, for all you do. I had a glimps of what is must be like for you. Mind you, we keep a clean apartment. I make my bed everyday, Mom, you would be proud. I am honored to carry the name of Jesus Christ on my heart and to hold the name of Sandberg. Thank you all for what you do. Keep up the great work. 
Love Always,

Vanhin Sandberg

Monday, April 7, 2014

April 7, 2014

Hello Family!
It sure has been a fun filled week, We were blessed to be invited to go to Interm ( New Missionary six week training). We were able to review the basic fundimentals of missionary service and teaching skills. It is so fun to see the brand new missionaries and even with their young age in the mission are just as effective as the Fat Sassy (old) missionaries as Jeff would say. One of the many blessings was being able to see Vanhin Speirs again. It is so true that some relationships will last more than the mission field. I was trained by one of the best. Certainly trained by the one that Heavenly Father wanted me to be trained by. Vanhin Speirs has changed my life in too many ways to count. I realize it more now then before.
We were told once that some companionships look more like brothers then actually missionary companions. And that is what Vanhin Speirs and I were. We are greatful that our families could meet.
 Skipping ahead now.
Conference.
Wow. I had the odd thought as we were able to watch the Saturday Session Live, " Weird. I can just imagine the Kids back home as Mom and Dad are calling them to come down stairs, and someone is probably eating something or the Mikrowave is going or something like that."
It was a Piece of home. We also made pancakes the Sunday morning. We were able to watch two live sessons of conf. Sat. Morn. and the Sun. Morn. We would start at 7pm and end at 9.
On sunday we spend all day at the church watching the recordings of Priesthood, Sat, eve. and the World report and then Sun. morn session live. We didn't get back home to our appartment until 10:20 or so. We Went to Haaga stake center to watch it. I was also able to visit with veli Rautio. Jeffs old comp. That was pretty much our week was interm and conference. busy week. sorry that this is so short. remember how much I love and pray for eachof you. Read and reread conference.
I love you,
Love,

Vanhin Sandberg