I'm flying to Bergen on Wednesday.

my Oslo girls. i'm so sad to be saying goodbye to them.

Hey hey hey from Oslo!

This week has been a crazy one. Lots of crying! But most of it for good reasons. I'm flying to Bergen on Wednesday. My companion will be Sister Peterson. Both the area and the companion are wonderful so I'm really excited. But it's been really hard to say good bye to Oslo and of course I'm never going to want to leave my Sister Frampton. She is an incredible missionary and person. Yesterday all my favoirte people seemed to bear their testimonies in church and then there was hugging and pictures lots of email addresses and phone numbers. I love these people. They have truly blessed my life and I am so grateful that I have been able to be here for the last five and half months. I need to figure out how to stuff everything in my suitcases now... it's dangerous to stay in one area for very long.

Monika has been incredible this week. We just finished ice skating with her and it was so much fun! We met with her a couple times this week and she told us that when she lived in Australia she spent a lot of time at a Mormon family's home. Before she left, the dad gave her a blessing and she said she doesn't really remember what he said, but she just teared up and said she could remember how she felt. We testified to her that that was the Spirit that she felt. I just wish I could get in contact with that family and tell them thank you so much and that they have no idea the impact they made. You never know! Be kind to people and invite them to your home. I never would have thought to offer someone a blessing but what a neat way to allow them to feel the Spirit. Today when she was ice skating with us she said, "Ah man! Why didn't I know you guys sooner?" She loves to be with the missionaries and it's because she feels the Spirit. I love when people are so in tune that they just recognize good things. I can't wait to hear how everything goes with her! Also the ice skating was the best thing I've done! It's this little outdoor frozen pond in the middle of National Theater and you rent skates. The whole rink was empty and they played fun jazz music for us! Who would have thought I'd be ice skating in Olso?

Tonje is back! Haha she's always back. I love her. She is so sincere when she tells us that she knows that the Book of Mormon is true. I know that she knows it. We're working through some of her concerns and she is planning on getting baptized soon. She's afraid of a date. Pray for her that she will be able to commit to one and start working toward it. She needs a date. Sister Frampton has some work in Oslo to get done!

Gustav decided that "being a Mormon" isn't for him, unfortunately, but I know that he'll come back to it someday. He read the whole Book of Mormon and he told us that he felt the Spirit. You can't deny that Spirit.

This morning as a district we watched the "Hastening the Work of Salvation" broadcast and it was so powerful! I hadn't seen it yet. I know that we need our members. I think that's the thing that I am most passionate about with missionary work. Those members. I just hope that you are doing everything you can to help the missionaries. Invite people to your house! Have the missionaries there! Blessings that come from sharing the Gospel are so powerful.

i LOVE Evelyn! she is such a neat person
and has the best story!

saying goodbye to cute Helena!
she always helps us with Norsk.

We are still meeting with Umar and Anton and let's see... who else have I talked about? Svein and we've added a few more-- Jan-Frode and Eric. They all need prayers and patience and fellowshipping. It's exciting to see them grow. I think another one of my favorite things is to just read chapters of the Book of Mormon with them. It is so clear and simple to me and I just want them to understand so badly. Sometimes I get teary-eyed as I read it with them. Oh boy... I'm definitely a missionary.

This is Jesus Christ's true church. Even as a missionary I have questioned if it really is true. And that's good! You should question and figure things out. But I know that when you cling to what you do know and what you have felt and experienced and just stick with it, you know with even more surety and clarity eventually. Never leave it. I am so grateful for your examples and love. I love you so much and I pray for you all the time! Have a very happy week!

Love,

Søster Pyne