Welcome Syster Bass

Beautiful Sweden! Featuring Syster Bass.  Welcome!

Krystina was surprised and excited to find out she would be training a new Syster in Karlskrona!  Syster Bass is a great girl and Krystina really enjoys her.  Syster Bass play the violin and was carrying it with her on the train one day, and they found it is a great way to start talking to people.  One woman in particular was curious about Syster Bass's  violin and they talked with her for 2 hours!

Last week, Krystina celebrated her 21st birthday.  They had pizza with the elders and she got a few presents, mostly pictures to decorate their little apartment.  :)  And they ate Better Than Anything cake.

Better Than Anything cake

Saying goodbye to Pieksma

Helsinborg zone trainging

They finally have a phone again after Syster Pieksma accidentally left it on the bus a week or two ago.  That's a huge help! :)  They did a lot of tracting this week and initially had no success.  They tracted an 8-story building with no success....then they moved on to the next 8-story building and after the first four floors still got nothing (except for a completely naked drunk man who answered the door and invited them in...they moved right along haha). Then they found a man to talk to and gave him a BoM, so sometimes they have to work long and hard before finding people to teach.  They are working hard and setting goals.  Go Systers!!

2nd largest church in Sweden

Syster Christensen and Krystina at Zone Conference in Helsinborg

Systers Christensen, Tina, Pieksma, and Richins

Aldste's Geddes, Christensen, Brown, and Bailey

Crocheted hat for her birthday from Elder Ricker

Elder Ricker

Transferred to Karlskrona ~ August 26

President Newell called Krystina and said, "You are going as co-senior companion to Karlskrona with Syster Pieksma."  Yay!  Syster Pieksma was Krystina's companion in the MTC and she is really looking forward to being with her again.  Karlskrona is very south-on the ocean-and near a town where Krystina's ancestors lived.  It is nicknamed "the sunniest city in Sweden."  The area is huge; they ride the bus all the time and so do a lot of talking to people on the bus rides.  Karlskrona used to be the most successful area but the work has slowed considerably.  Krystina and Pieksma are ready to work hard and do their best to help miracles occur. 

One more K-holm goodbye.  Lars and Annelie

View from new apartment (top floor attic of a pizza place)

Living Room

Living Room

Kitchen

bedroom

Study area

Krystina described this little treat as fermented fish in vinegar and pickle juice.  No one could swallow it.

Beautiful church & town square by their apartment

the LDS chapel. JK-this is a church they visited this week

Goodbye to Katrineholm ~ August 12

Saying goodbye to the members in Katrineholm.  She will be getting transferred next week.  Excited to go to her new area, but sad that to leave all the wonderful people in K-holm!

Angelina

Marcia Castro

Pauline Utumoni

Solveig Eriksson

Ake & Marita--Branch President

Ellinor

Gilbert

Stockholm temple!

Krystina's "billboard"

Syster Clouse's billboard... aka Kyler :)

Matching outfits...

...so cute

Stockholm Temple!

Eleonora &Saria

August 5

Everything in Sweden is organized...for example, they have a bike lane and a human lane ;)

Norr--North Katrineholm from the bridge

Some great hair and Syster Clouse's blister sustained when she grabbed her backpack when it was on fire.  Long story. 

One pair of shoes down.  And she's still using them. :)

Alice & President Newell ~ July 29

Syster Clouse reached her 6-month mark, so Krystina made her a yummy frozen treat to celebrate. 

Happy 6-month mark Syster Clouse!

Krystina was able to see Alice again this week and introduce her to the Elder's.  She also had an interview with President Newell and after looking through her area book & planner, he said, " This is GOLD! I have yet to see one so well done in this area." Go Tina!

Branch Carnival

The branch held a carnival that Krystina and Syster Clouse had a big part in planning and executing.  Good times were had by all!

Photo booth at the carnival

water balloon volleyball

fishing for "godies" (a.k.a. candy)

bean bag toss

at the lake for a workout

Syster Clouse

Welcome Syster Clouse!

Syster Clouse!

Roasting marshmallows stove-top-style! Syster Clouse, Syster Randall, Elder Ricker, and Elder "Schwaebedesian"???? awesome.

Apparently in the K-holm branch, the missionaries do a LOT to help things run smoothly.  They do a lot of teaching Relief Society/Sunday School lessons, playing and leading the music, planning and executing activities...Krystina said they are working to transition some of those things to the members so they can have as much time as possible for finding and teaching. 

July 9

Syster Haynes will be transferred to a different area and Krystina's new companion will be Syster Clouse. 

They made a glas & flarn cake (ice cream & toffee) for Myrium's birthday

Syster Haynes saying her goodbyes

Singing for the Palomino's

Sweden is beautiful! Walking through the countryside. 

Eskilstuna and Alice ~ July 1

Krystina's good friend, Alice, is from Sweden and lives within the boundaries of the mission!  She lived with Krystina for one year as a foreign exchange student and they became very close.  Krystina and Syster Haynes had some train problems on the way to Eskilstuna, but were still able to meet up with Alice. 

Train problems...

...but they made it!  Alice and Krystina

Krystina loved having the chance to see Alice and catch up on what she'd been up to. 

Croquet with the Headlund's.