Im headed to THE NORTH mannn.. THE NORTH. On wednesday
I'll be flying up with my "son" to our new area called Narvik. Its
going to be the single most epic adventure of my life for many reasons.
What I know about Narvik is that its above the arctic circle, super
pretty, and has a branch in the single digits. Man oh man, am I going to
have to get good super fast. I'm really excited to get there because I
know it will most likely be super tough. It will be a perfect
opportunity for me to grow as I give all sorts of talks and lessons on sunday.
It'll be even tougher because my companion will be fresh out of the
MTC. Im definately the youngest trainer on the mission and Elder Gunther
from American Fork is probably the first to greeny in tiny Narvik. Epic
combination but we are going to tear it up up there and work hard. I'm
going in with a positive attitude. I know how important it is to leave a
lasting impact on this new missionary, i help set the pace for him for
the rest of his mission. I want to set the perfect example for him by
working hard, being obedient, and still making it fun. I'll let you guys
know how it really is next week!
Thank you so much for sending that recorder! im using it for
pronunciation practice, listening to talks and recording just about
anything in Norwegian. I really want to be a good speaker by mimicing
the Norwegians. Too bad im leaving the east and going to hear a
different dialect in Narvik. So that will take some getting used to.
This past week has flown by with not too many open days for solid
missionary work. We still taught some great lessons and are looking
forward to seeing more people come uto christ. Its kinda tough leaving
this place because I have to leave the people I've gotten to know from
teaching and visiting. I no longer have a language class to teach either
but maybe I'll try one up in Narvik. Im going to miss all the awesome
kids and families. I'm going to miss being a part of a ward, but the
branch will be a family as well. Its almost like going back into the
early days of the church. Before we had 14 million member and temples
and church buildings. I'll get a nice taste of history in a way.
I did find nice gray rain jacket on sale so that came in handy this
week. I don't know when it will get cold exactly but it should work
with layers for the time being. I'm definately not looking forward to
packing and trying to keep everything under weight. Luckily i've become a
minimalist (easy to do as a missionary). I also want to let you know
that we got an ikea magazine this week and was trapped inside of it
because of the colors and all the norwegian words I was learning.
Totally reminded me of you staying up all night completely zombified.
Anyways, Its been a great week and things are changing like crazy.
This mission is growing adn therefore super young. 67% of the
missionaries have been in Norway less than 6 months. Imagine how
powerful this mission will be in year or so from today. The church is
true and there's no stopping it. So awesome to be a part of this army of
god 75,000 strong. Love you all and hope you have an awesome week!
Eldste Niklas Skinner
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