Does a Mama Proud March 30, 2014

Vanhin Stanley and Vanhin Sandberg

A beautiful sunset

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 

Feb. 18, 2014 Transfers

So little time! As you have heard Tansfer week is this week. Elder Glasgow will be leaving me and Elder Stanley will be coming to Kerava. THis will be my third Change in Kerava. But this is nothing compared to another one of my favorite elders. He has been in Haaga for 10 months. and the last two changes he has been training. Just a bit of info.

Tonight elder Glasgow and I are heading down to Helsinki to pick up my new Comp. And then tomorrow morning Elder Glasgow will be heading to his new area.

Some of the stories I wanted to tell you will have to wait until next week. So I will need you to remind me. Here are the notes to remind me.

Ward FHE

Change call (The curse of elder glasgow)

Great Dal Moodie(prophets game)

Fufu!!!!!!

running after a man with the book of mormon bible.

Elder Glasgow had his birthday this last week. He is now 21. would you be willing to send him a little package? he didn't get anything from his family and I felt aweful. If you could write him just a short little note. He is one of the best elders. I cant wait for you to meet him. He is the example of Christ Like Love. I wish I could have stayed with him another change., but back to him. If you could send him just some thing small that would be great. 

Funny story about his birthday. 

His birthday was on Thursday our planning day so I had decided that I would bake a cake during planning and He. It was a recipe from my cook book from Kim and Beej. Anyway. We made this cake. It was cooking just grand until we pulled it out after its allotted time. It was creamy in the middle....Oh no I ruined his cake! But wait! Missionaries are bright fellows. We can think of something. So we decided to pull our the middle and put all the uncooked goo in the cup cake pan....then the cake would not come out of the pan. 

(Looking back we had the wrong pan all along....ei hyvä)

Scraping the sides we were finally able to get the cake out upside down.

after that we had to put the candles in the bottom because we had not top.

We put the candles in and lit them. (with 21 candles you have to make  wish fast because they start to melt.)

We blew out the candles and started to pull our the candles when we realized we had reuse able candles witha string thingy on both ends...That is when we realized that we put the candles in too soon after pulling the cake out of the oven. So we had candle wax melted all inside this little cake.

This was one of the best times we have had. We just laughed about it. because it was so silly. we ate it anyway, pulling out as much wax as we could. It was grand.

Short story i thought you might like.

We need to go and get my comp now...I am sorry that this is so short. and very fast. forgive all of my spelling mistakes. Know that I love you all and I pray for you every day. Be safe and good.

Love,

Vanhin Sandberg

ps. Elder glasgow was in dire need of new shoes so I gave him my second pair for his birthday. How does my money account look? Am I doing alright?

pss. I sent Kim's chocolate bar to our home address because I don't have their home address. I know that you know what to do. :)

I have just a little bit more time while elder Glasgow finishes up. 

The pictures are great!! I figured that Emmie had some kind of digested food on her. And Jeff's new glasses.........and justin going in to get his checked.................not sure how I feel about this. I may be the only boy without glasses...........Dad and myself. But dad uses his for reading the scriptures so it doesn't count.

TIme to go.

LOVE YOU!!

Vanhin Sandberg