Week two!

Hello mom! and the rest of the fam..

 

hows it going?

Sounds like things are going well at home so thats awesome. Thanks for all the snacks and letters.

 

things are awesome over here. hard work but nothing i cant handle, especially with help from Heavenly Father. Its getting easier to speak norwegian everyday and I like to think im pretty good at pronunciation. i made a Norwegian friend from the Oslo area. She's here in the MTC preparing to serve her mission in Greece. I'm to get her to help me not sound so american. i appreciate her tips.

 

This week i've seen thor peterson, one of the Taylor girls (The photo one), a friend from my singles ward, the monroe girl, everyone's here it seems like. SO many more missionaries come in each week. Its kinda ridiculous to get food and just get around, but its cool i guess. Sooo many sisters! holy crappp.. i try not to get distracted. But seriously. I love being here on my mission even though i have a lot of fears and weaknesses. But i pray everynight for opportunities to learn and grow. I bore my testimony in fast and testimony week even though i was terrified. I was glad I did it though and i keep looking for opportunities like that to stretch myself as a missionary, even if im scared.

 

I'm having fun here as well. I love learning and i get along great with all my teachers and my companion. We are 4square ballers during gym. that game is really fun and i usually do it after i run a mile and do some working out. IT feels good to let 50 minutes of energy out.

 

I recently met an Elder Dennison   i believe when i was doing service. he's going to Pittsburg and his family moved to Ramona a little while ago. I think you were telling me about him but i wasnt really paying attention. He recognized my name and my Country and said he talked to you (mom). Small world. I also met told sister Knapp i know her uncle aunt and kim. i see her all the time. shes in the other norwegian district that came in the same day as me. So Crazy!

 

Even Crazier. A couple of days ago i made pretty good friends with this super chill elder from Finland. Once i found out he was from finland i immediately talked to him about my family over there and how i've been there before and what not. He's awesome and sounds just like the finnish uncles with that distinct finnish accent. He's also going to Greece and he recently served his year for the Finnish army. I guess he likes it over here because he's been eating rice pooridge (that christmas cream of wheat stuff) for a year straight hahah. He's 20 and his name is Elder Koponen from the Helsinki area and he knows Otso and that he went to harvard!!!! hahah so cool. i love elder koponen. 

 

The food here is awesome. Highlight of the week was when i had some baked mac n cheese (like the homemaid stuff) and then Cherry glazed ham and potaoes for dinner.  I think therewas some BYU ice cream as well. Yummmmm.

 

Alright my 30 minutes of typing is almost up.

 

have a nice week of work and i'll make sure to as well.

 

Love you alll!!!

 

Elder Skinner