Yeah!

Well here we are again! Mom, we actually moved to a new ward. This Sunday was our first sunday in church with the new ward. Espoo is about 45 minutes away from east Helsinki where we used to live. We got a new apartment and everything! Its bitter sweet though because I loved the east Helsinki ward soo much! 

This week started off with transfers! We had all the tickets purchased and the plan made. We got all the tickets out and called all the companionship in the mission. In the mean time on Monday we were moving and picking up trailers. We had to rent a trailer and borrow one from the Temple grounds keeper. Then on Tuesday we had 2 vans and 2 trailers and we went to the airport to pick up the new missionaries. 

Note about trailers, my backing up skills have gotten a lot better on my mission. Who would have thought? 

13 new missionaries arrived and we took them to see the temple and go to the mission home. We had an amazing meal prepared for us by Sister Watson. I always tell her that its like a cruise ship when we eat there! 

Oh and all while we were doing this 110 missionaries were moving around Finland on trains! It was cool that we were doing two things at once! 

On Wednesday morning, we took the new missionaries to the Magistrate in downtown to get signed into the country. Then we brought them to the office to do orientation. After that we brought them back to the mission home for lunch and the big meeting. 

During this meeting is when president an announces the trainers to their trainees. Its always fun for us because we get a sticky note with all the companionships on it the night before! Then we had to deliver 26 missionaries to Helsinki central. We had more people than we planned for so we had to borrow the mission presidents car! Its a little nicer than our Toyota! After we got everybody to the train station we raced back to the mission home where all the departers were. We had dinner and then the truncky talk with them (president gives them marriage advice and stuff and we just sit there.) Its good stuff to know I guess and Ill be an expert one day because Ive heard it soo much! All in all the transfer went perfectly. No one got lost or missed a train! 

Then early the next morning we took them all to the airport and sent them away! Then we went home to lick our wounds to prepare for MLC the next day. Friday we had MLC and it was a huge success! We got to do the temple with an english video! We had lots of new changes from President Watson that are really hard to explain but are super cool! Also in the midst of all this I got a new temple recommend. Its in Finnish! 

Then Saturday rolled around and we had a baptism! haha we did almost everything possible to be done as a missionary in one week! It was quite the week. I am really tired.

For all intents and purposes, we have a completely normal week this week. The week after however will be nuts! Elder Teixeira will be coming to do a mission tour. Also to top that week off we have stake conference and I am signing in a missionary choir! Im scared for that! 

Our new ward is pretty cool. They had us come and bare our testimonies. I told them about my family and how they do missionary work. I get way too much pleasure out of standing up in front of people and doing things. It was fun. 

Well, kind of a normal week this week I guess? haha Thats all I got! Love you all! 

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Elder Spencer Tippetts

Finland Helsinki Mission

Neitsytpolku 3 A 4 

FI-00140 Helsinki

Finland 

ps. I know the Metsätähti family, she looks like she is from their family.