Yes I know this picture is REALLY blurry... but I still thought it was sweet :) We picked June up at the airport this morning!!!
Because of the terrorist attact on Norway, the pond in Stavanger is FILLED with flowers and candles.
There is a big sailboat race going on in Europe. We went to The Port of Stavanger where they were stopped this morning while we waited for it to be time to go to church.
This is not a great picture (above), but... Church was INCREDIBLE!! I can't even describe my gratitude that I got to go. There wasn't anything spectacular that was said or anything... I don't really know how to explain it... I just needed it SO badly. I've felt like I've been missing something (spirit wise) and today I finally got to fill that vacancy. What REALLY amazed me was that I've always been told that our church is the same no matter where you go... but i've never actually experienced it for myself until now. I had a translator headset on and it was just like I was at church at home. There was a woman in the audience with a microphone that was connected to our headsets and she just translated while everyone spoke. This was SO comforting to me... like I had a very important truth proven to me or something. We had young womens, sunday school (taught by American missionaries in english), and Sacrament meeting. I LOVED IT. The spirit was SO strong! I was pretty emotional because I have missed church so much and I really felt the Spirit. The doctrine was EXACTLY the same as I have always been taught and the hymns are the same even though they are in a different language and the scriptures are the same! THIS CHURCH IS TRUE. I've been to several other churches and I just don't ever feel what I feel in the LDS church!!
There were quite a few people there who were originally from Utah. It was pretty cool!! I sat by a guy during sacrament meeting who was from Sandy, but he and his wife moved to Norway for work or something. After the meeting he said, "So you must know SOME Norwegian. Have you studied it in classes or just picked some up while you've been here or what?" I told him I don't know ANY Norwegian and he said, "Really?? Because your pronunciation was practically perfect on the Hymns!" haha I told him I just copied what HE was doing! Made me feel really good when he said that though :) It was good to talk to so many Americans while I was in such an amazing setting too!
There were quite a few people there who were originally from Utah. It was pretty cool!! I sat by a guy during sacrament meeting who was from Sandy, but he and his wife moved to Norway for work or something. After the meeting he said, "So you must know SOME Norwegian. Have you studied it in classes or just picked some up while you've been here or what?" I told him I don't know ANY Norwegian and he said, "Really?? Because your pronunciation was practically perfect on the Hymns!" haha I told him I just copied what HE was doing! Made me feel really good when he said that though :) It was good to talk to so many Americans while I was in such an amazing setting too!
This is the view right out the back door at Johanna's house :) Isn't it gorgeous??
We rode in this AWFUL car to where we played volleyball. The kid had to basically crack open the back door with a crowbar!! It was ridiculous and totally funny.
This is in the back of the car.
This is the great car
We ate dinner outside tonight. Leif made American Meatloaf and he was SO excited about it. It was really cute :) And I LOVED it!
At dinner, me and June just talked and laughed like crazy!! It felt so good!! I LOVE having June here!!
I cannot take credit for these two beautiful pictures. Wiebke took them :)
Johanna's brothers just messing around shooting beer cans after dinner.
Random that this picture ended up at the end haha but it's a good one so I didn't delete it ;)
