October 12th letter

Things have been a little crazy for Elder Arko lately. He wasn't home in Skellefteå very much last week. The Elders left Saturday morning and got back Wednesday morning. During those 4 days, they went on a 2 hour bus ride to Luleå, left for Stockholm on Monday night and stayed there for a night, had their Zone Conference with a General Authority, and the same day flew back to Luleå. They slept there one night and then took another bus ride back to Skellefteå. Crazy! Although it was stressful, they had a good time. Elder Arko also enjoyed mission conference and got to see some people he hadn't seen in a while.

It is starting to get colder in Sweden and it starts getting dark around 6 or 6:30. Elder Arko thinks he's ready to take on a Swedish winter :) They are having fun trying to get some work done and having a good time with all the people they're working with, investigators and less actives alike. They've also come up with a few ideas to give their little branch a push in the right direction.

Elder Arko recently tried another European meal. Elder Loomis (even thought he knew he didn't like it) bought a pouch of Blood pudding (because it was 5 crowns). Elder Arko said, "Yeah, it was not good at all. Ben (who served in England) if you liked that stuff, I don't think I'll trust your taste buds again." Obviously he didn't enjoy his encounter with that British dish.

No pictures this week, but Elder Arko can't wait to hear from everyone again. He LOVES YOU!!!!!