Love getting our emails. It definitely sounds like things are a bit back to normal after working so hard for the amazing mission conference they put on. These missionaries are amazing. I love hearing how they all work together. Sure love this missionary! Enjoy!
Dear Family & Friends,
This week was long and tiring but nothing crazy happened. We traveled the country with the Watsons which was really fun. We started with the Tampere Zone conference. We got up early and drove to Tampere with the Watsons. We had a powerful meeting. Looking back on the week, President Watson was really on his game! Then we ended the day driving home and having dinner at the mission home. Helsinki Zone conference was on Wednesday and was equally good. Then from there we left to the airport and flew to Oulu. We did the same thing there. I'm basically an expert at what President was trying to teach because I heard it three times.
Then we flew back to Helsinki and did some planning for the next days MLC or Mission Leadership Council. During this we got a text message that said the Tampere zone leaders would be arriving at 11:00pm in Helsinki Central. So President asked what we were doing and then asked if we wanted to stay the night at the mission home. Haha, a free stay at Chateau Watson! (the name I have given the Mission Home) We accepted. So we had a really fun night sleeping over. Then we went to the temple and it was Russian week so we had to use translators. I decided to do it in English to see what it was like. It was really refreshing to try it!
Then we had some problems with the Oulu groups flight plans after the meeting so we cancelled the flight and had them stay at the mission home. The next morning we got up early to take them to the airport. That was just another thing that took us away from sleep! haha But they all got there safe!
We finished the week off with some church and did some missionary work last night. It felt soo good to talk to people. I felt really good when we stopped a lady and she did not want to talk but by the end she probably thought Mormons were alright. I felt soo normal and natural and the Finnish was flowing! I always think it is cool how the Lord took me for a time and when Im done I'll be a little different. One of those differences being I speak another language!!! Pretty cool to think about! And check this out! Look how cultural our family is, We speak Thai with mom, Tagolog with Dallin and Finnish with me and we all speak the international language of English! It will be cool to see where Taylor and Cameron go! Anyway, kinda cool!
We did numbers last night and it was pretty fun because the office elders were still there working on something. We got to the office early so I could share my idea. My idea was to have a blank meeting agenda so all I would have to do is write the names of the people on it when I planned a meeting. I thought it was a pretty good one and went to show Elder Chapman. He thought it was a good idea and then in 20 minutes made it way better... I love that working together we can make it happen. Elder Chapman and Elder Kiuttu are for sure some of my best friends out here!
Well, pretty good week. Hope you all have a great week!
Love,
-- Elder Spencer Tippetts
Finland Helsinki Mission
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