January 18th letter

Elder Arko has been having a good time. Around transfer time, rumors spread like wild fire in the mission and everyone wants to find out before transfer call day where everyone will be going. However, lies are told just to keep everyone on there toes so they are rarely accurate. Elder Arko found out that He'll be heading WAY down South to a town called Karlskrona. Skellefteå to Karlskrona: 1,261 km – about 15 hours 37 mins

The bad news is He's leaving the frozen North (which sounds like good news to me)...but oh well, life goes on. The good news is Elder Arko gets a CAR!!! Some more good news for Elder Arko is His new companion. He is a very fun loving guy and Elder Arko is positive they are going to have a BLAST together. Elder Arko is also excited because in His travels He'll probably be able to get to see a lot of friends throughout the mission He hasn't seen for a while.

Last week was pretty interesting for Elder Arko. He had lutfisk at a members house again and it wasn't as bad as the first time. For those of you who don't know about lutfisk, here it is. A fish is taken and laid in lye, a very basic substance, and that washes a lot of flavor out of the fish making it not taste at all. Also, most of the bones turn to a jelly-like substance. Then, it is served with an onion sauce. Yum. He also tasted cow tongue. The member was smart and waited until after He tried to tell Him what it was.

That's all from Edler Arko for now.