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Elder Arko didn't realize it is Pearl Harbor Day! The whole Europe thing is starting to get to him. So, the weather is mild out there and it's pretty nice, not too cold.
The Elders didn't get a lot of teaches this last week, but got "blåsted" a few times (where they had a meeting set up and the person just didn't show up) so that was not fun for them, but this next week is looking up.
About Swedish traditions around Christmas, they are really similar to the United States; everyone gives gifts and are really excited about it, they decorate inside their houses instead of out, and Santa Claus is called a Christmas...troll or elf kinda thing. In true Swedish fashion He isn't a fat jolly man, but a little elf creature. However, that has been 'Americanized' a little so Elder Arko sees the typical Santa around every so often. They also have something called Santa Lucia and Elder Arko isn't too familiar with that. Basically she's a little girl who wears all white and a crown of candles around her head. Obviously, they use electric candles now for safety purposes.
Since the ward up there is so small, they have only the branch president and one councelor. The women have callings like Relief Society President, Primary President, and a person who watches over the church so almost all of their members have a calling :)
This next week Elder Arko has Zone Conference and is going to get all his Christmas packages He's been told about. He's super excited for that!
The Elders didn't get a lot of teaches this last week, but got "blåsted" a few times (where they had a meeting set up and the person just didn't show up) so that was not fun for them, but this next week is looking up.
About Swedish traditions around Christmas, they are really similar to the United States; everyone gives gifts and are really excited about it, they decorate inside their houses instead of out, and Santa Claus is called a Christmas...troll or elf kinda thing. In true Swedish fashion He isn't a fat jolly man, but a little elf creature. However, that has been 'Americanized' a little so Elder Arko sees the typical Santa around every so often. They also have something called Santa Lucia and Elder Arko isn't too familiar with that. Basically she's a little girl who wears all white and a crown of candles around her head. Obviously, they use electric candles now for safety purposes.
Since the ward up there is so small, they have only the branch president and one councelor. The women have callings like Relief Society President, Primary President, and a person who watches over the church so almost all of their members have a calling :)
This next week Elder Arko has Zone Conference and is going to get all his Christmas packages He's been told about. He's super excited for that!
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