June 28th letter

This is going to be another REALLY BUSY P-Day for the Elders. They've already done their shopping, some laundry, and taken an old (apparently unsafe) washing machine to the recycling center. They will also be heading to Stockholm today to pick up some sisters that are coming in for a little while. Elder Arko is really excited because he gets to see the sisters that are in his group!

Elder Arko's past week fun adventures included: a large cleaning and de-junking of a room in the mission office, booking tickets for the above mentioned sisters' travel, one or two grilling opportunities, picking up his newest companion, Elder Heinola (a missionary that arrived in Sweden with Elder Arko...which means there are 4 of them in the office now, a Mission Conference, and MIDSUMMER!!! :)

The office seems to be rolling along a little more smoothly and the Elders have been getting a lot done, but Elder Arko is about ready to get out of there. He likes being able to help people and making a big difference, but it has been long enough :)and is ready for this chapter of the mission to close. He's ready for a change.

At Midsummer, Elder Arko danced around the May pole again! It's SOOO FUNNY because everyone just dances around a may pole. A lot of people took video and stuff, but Elder Arko was too busy having fun to take any pictures. This is the only one he has and it is courtesy of Elder Heinola.

The Elders are going to start playing sports on Saturdays to see if they can get more of the young men to come out and play with them. They have also been out on a few home teaching visits. It's been good having a third companion since one of them can go with a solo home teacher while the other two go tract or visit other less active people. It is pretty awkward for all three Elders to walk up to a door while tracting, but it's good when they have someone to go on splits with so they can get double the work done.

A couple weeks ago Elder Arko felt a little bit sick. It wasn't that bad, just a sore throat and a runny nose. It would have been nothing if he wasn't working so hard, but it was just before Zone Conferences and they had to get orders done and were busy so it hit him harder than it should have, but he survived.

Okay, that is all for this week. Elder Arko sends his thanks for all the support and letters.