Pitts and Pyne in Oslo.

Oh my goodness!! I'm dying to tell you everything and I'm going to type as fast as my little fingers can go.

I'M IN OSLO! And I'm in love. I have had the craziest, most exhausting, my happiest days of my mission these last four days. Saying goodbye to everyone was really sad in Mo i Rana. I even cried a little! But I am grateful to have those friendships and to have met those people. They taught me a lot and strengthened my testimony. I got to Oslo Wednesday afternoonish after taking 2 planes and a train. I had to take the train by myself and even though it was only for 20 minutes I was terrified. Haha I'm always scared to be alone. But I did it! And Sister Pitts was there to meet me.

Oh my goodness. You guys, Sister Pitts is incredible. I am so grateful for her. She is an amazing missionary and we work together so well. We both have this desire to change Oslo and I know that we can do it. Norway as a whole mission is struggling right now and we believe that if we can get Oslo going, the whole country will get going. And the key to all of this is member missionary work. I "got to" give a talk in church yesterday. Haha those poor people that had to listen to my Norwegian. But I bore strong testimony that we need their help. I showed them the pink temple card of Anna Andersdatter from Norway that I got to go through the temple for and talked about how what we all want in Norway is a temple. I know that our ancestors are helping and that it's right around the corner, but everyone has to step it up. Sister Pitts and I have a plan. We are going to design a logo cause we are POP. Pitts and Pyne in Oslo. Hahah we're dumb.

But really, please help the missionaries. They need you. Give them people to teach. It's the best way for missionary work to go about and there are so many people that we need to share the gospel with! I know I sound like a preachy stereotypical missionary, but it's so true!

I have never seen so many miracles! Both of us have only been in the land 3 months, but Heavenly Father is letting miracles fall from the sky and drop in our laps. Oh my goodness! We have hardly had any time to contact, but we had like 15 minutes the other day so we walked out on the street, went around the block once, and as we were walking back in, an Italian woman had stopped and was looking at our sign. We talked to her and she started telling us she was looking for a job. She ended up telling us all about her life and her belief in God and all three of us were in tears on the street! I also felt like I should hug her, so I did, and then when I pulled away I thought what did I just do? I hugged a random Italian lady on the streets of Norway! But. It was the spirit. She walked three hours to get to church yesterday, stayed for the whole thing and loved it. She's gonna get baptized, people. The only thing is that she is going back to Italy until October. We're working to get in touch with the missionaries there.

Oslo is huge and our apartment is tiny, but it's an absolutely beautiful European city. I'm in love. There is so much craziness going on all the time. I feel like the city has so much energy but it sucks so much energy out of you too. We have 8 missionaries here, 4 sisters, 4 elders, and we see each other all the time so it's really really fun to have a social life again! We were so lonely in Mo i Rana! We went hiking with some of the elders today and it was great! We sat on a dock of a little lake and ate guacamole and chips. Haha.

I have also seen miracles in language. I can understand people better than ever and I can have conversations on the phone something that I'm always so scared of. I know that Heavenly Father is blessing us because there are things that he needs to get done. We have taught 15 lessons this week and met with 7 members. Miracles are happening, and I pray that they will continue. Oslo needs us.

Ah there is always more that I could say, but I have so much to do! But, I love you guys. I love you so much. God is real, and He is there. He loves you too. I'll talk to you soon!

Love,

Søster Pyne