tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43445204724187920612024-03-06T00:35:03.453-08:00Swedish Stockholm Mission 2013-2015Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-87656464994998490782014-10-11T22:54:00.000-07:002014-10-11T22:54:59.590-07:00Life has been very busy and it is time to catch up on the blog.<br />
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June 2014<br />
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We have been thrilled when we have had our family come and visit us here in Sweden.<br />
We were so happy that our son Dale, his wife Alana, and our first grandson- Ross Winton were able to make the long trip to Sweden. Ross was born in January and we were so excited to get to meet him. <br />
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First the arrival at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. Where is Baby Ross?- under the blanket?<br />
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My first meeting with Ross Winton - first grandson after five amazing granddaughters.<br />
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We bought a stroller so Ross could join us on our daily walks in nature. This is a trail near our home that we take to feed our neighbor ducks. Most Swedes walk with walking poles so I had to be Swedish too.<br />
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Just getting acquainted in our apartment. I knit him some baby booties in the Swedish blue color. <br />
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We took a trip down to "the old town" in Stockholm and saw the changing of the guards by the Royal Palace. Lots of touristy shops and museums in the area. <br />
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Dale and Alana wearing the English translation head sets in church in Uppsalla.<br />
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After church we stopped to see one of the largest cathedrals in Sweden located in downtown Uppsala<br />
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I finished knitting Ross a little sweater to wear on his travels around Sweden.<br />
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While family was here we needed to take a trip to Gotland to switch an elder's apartment over to a couple's apartment. Here we are on the ferry to the island. It is about a three hour trip.<br />
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Visby is surrounded by a very old wall. Just inside the arch you can see the villa that we are staying at.<br />
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A very cozy villa with sheep skins everywhere. It was a great place to stay and was half the price of the hotels this time of year. We did have to spend the time cleaning up before our departure - no maid service.<br />
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The elders on the island showed us around the ruins. Elders Allen and Lindquist. It was fun to spend some time with them. <br />
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I call this the Swedish baby hold. When babies are fussing I see a lot of Swedes rocking their babies this way. It does settle down a baby and even can make them laugh.<br />
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Kabob in Visby. We have made friends with the owner of the Kabob Restaurant here. The elders introduced us as they frequent the place a lot.<br />
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Dale liked it so much we had to go back a second time before leaving the island. Kabob is a common food in Sweden along with Pizza. The pizza in Sweden is very different than what we are used to in America. They all have a thin crust and one of the missionary's favorites is chicken curry with banana or kabob pizza that also has French fries on top as well.<br />
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Some of the ruins around Visby<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alana and Baby Ross take a restful day on the island.</td></tr>
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Dale and I in an old fishing village up north on Sheep Island<br />
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And old windmill we saw along the road<br />
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Had to buy a beautiful sheep skin for a souvenir<br />
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Beautiful scenery on sheep island (North End Gotland)<br />
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Some incredible rock erosion<br />
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More of Visby Ruins<br />
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Baby Ross in his car seat<br />
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Glass is Swedish for Ice Cream - two ice cream shops and too many flavors to choose from!<br />
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Just south of Visby are these huge cliffs with an incredible view<br />
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We had great weather and a super great time on the island. It was so much more fun having our family with us.<br />
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-46219210647541386672014-08-09T13:57:00.000-07:002014-08-09T13:57:02.568-07:00DALA HÄST the symbol of SwedenEverywhere you go in Sweden you find the little carved wooden horse, traditionally red in color, that is considered the symbol of Sweden. They originated in the province of Dalarna, which translated means "The Valleys". We recently travelled to a small village in Dalarna called Nusnäs, where there are two factories where hundreds of thousands of the Dala Hästar are manufactured every year. Every tourist that comes to Sweden takes home at least one or two of these carved horses.<br />
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-58285471666490767492014-07-27T12:51:00.000-07:002014-07-27T12:51:55.788-07:00 Senior Couples Conference in the Sweden Mission. Then meet our dear friends and most talented artists Kurt and Gerd Sjökvist. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This post is very late. Our Senior Couple Conference was held in Stockholm back in May. All of the Couples in the mission travelled to Stockholm where we had a wonderful time with some classes, scripture study, attended a session at the temple, and had some time for some sightseeing around Stockholm.</div>
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And of course we had to eat....and eat.....and eat...<br />
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This Conference was also an opportunity to say our farewells to President and Sister Newell who were going home the end of June.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We presented them with a Viking Statue that was made by<br />Gerd Sjökvist, a local artist and good friend of ours.<br />See further down for more information on the Sjökvists</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is "THOR"<br />The gift to the Newells was hand-sculpted<br />and then made into a mold and recreated in porcelain<br />by GERD SJÖKVIST<br /></td></tr>
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SO NOW LET'S MEET THE SJÖKVISTS</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KURT AND GERD SJÖKVIST<br />from Furuvik, Sweden<br /></td></tr>
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Gerd Sjökvist is a very very special friend in my life. In 1974 Gerd (Bergström) was a single mother from Sweden who was attending Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, studying Art. She was a teacher at the Language Training Mission, and that is where I first met her. She was the main Swedish Teacher and was our first experience conversing in Swedish as new missionaries. Over two months time we had long hours together practicing the new language and we became very close. Over the years since then, I have kept in touch with Gerd. She returned to Sweden and married Kurt Sjökvist, who is a VERY talented artist, painter, woodworker, sculpter, musician, songwriter,etc. They both have artwork in some very famous places, including the Church Museum of Art in Salt Lake City.</div>
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Here is a small sampling of some of their work.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of these were sculpted of clay, and then made to molds for reproduction in porcelain.<br />The two heads top center are actually clay, and are of Gerd's parents<br /></td></tr>
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And more...</div>
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While visiting the Sjökvists, Gerd took the time to teach us how to make "PALT". It is a ball of potato flour and shredded potatoes, filled with salted pork and boiled in water for one hour. Served with some butter and lingonberry jam. A NORRLAND Tradition.</div>
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Right after the Midsummer celebration we travelled to Halmstad to close down an apartment that we no longer needed in the mission. See an earlier post from September 2013. This is the luxury condominium on Tylosand Beach that we have had Sister Missionaries living in since last September. The owners were so happy to have our missionaries live in it for the winter that they gave us a great deal on the rent. Part of the deal was that they would move back in for the July and August months. We went down and spent a couple of days enjoying the beach while cleaning and moving out of the apartment. It happened to be right after the longest day of the year, so pay attention to the MIDNIGHT SUN.<br />
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We also learned that for about two weeks right around Midsummer that the Lupine plants blossom in beautiful purple and white and various shades. They are everywhere along the roadsides and are absolutely beautiful. Apparently they are so prolific and plentiful that the Swedes consider them more of a weed than a flower. I absolutely love them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-65319630366969439992014-07-21T12:31:00.000-07:002014-07-21T12:31:59.263-07:00WE CELEBRATE MIDSOMMARSAFTON WITH OUR FRIEND ERIN HOWARDSON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Midsommarsafton (Midsummers Eve) is probably the biggest celebration of the year in Sweden. It is held on the longest day of the year, June 21, and has all the traditions and fun of dancing around the Midsummer Pole, good food and outdoor fun. Dozens of the missionaries serving in the Stockholm area were there, and we were especially happy to have a visit from a friend and former colleague from Flathead Valley Community College here to visit us. Erin Howardson is embarking on a backpack/cycling tour of Europe and started her trip here in Stockholm. We were happy to have her visit us and we took her to the midsummer celebration with us.<br />
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Woman in traditional costume who called out the steps to the dances. Erin wanted to meet her.<br />
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<br />The missionaries helped to build and erect the "Midsommarsstången" and then the dancing and music started.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We had a wonderful time in the National Park just South of Stockholm. Over a thousand people were there, and a large number of the missionaries were there. A nice break from the busy schedules that we keep.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">several of our MTC group were there.<br />Sister Tolley, Anderson, Elders Tolley,Taggart, Christensen,<br />Hanson, Cushing,Ward<br />Johnson<br />Sister Taylor sneaked in the back...........</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Gambles with the traditional flower wreath<br />Sister Tolley and Erin Howardson<br />See the beautiful smiles on all three of them!!!</td></tr>
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On July 1 Wendy's mother arrived in Stockholm on a flight from Chicago. We greeted her at Arlanda Airport (Stockholm International). How exciting to have her come.</div>
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We will have her here for 25 days and have done a whole lot of activities. Started by attending the WORLDS LARGEST CLASSIC AMERICAN CAR SHOW in Västerås. Who'd have thought that so many American cars would be restored and driven in SWEDEN? Over 2000 cars dIsplayed at the annual "POWER MEET". Here are a few of my favorites</div>
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We immediately hit the road and have travelled the entire country with "Sister Brooks" The office Elders made Grandma an honorary missionary with nametag and everything. We went from Stockholm to the south tip of Sweden to Malmö, where we set up a newly renovated apartment then up the West coast to Göteborg, Back to Stockholm, then off to the far North all the way to Boden and back. Total trip over two weeks was 3500 kilometers with lots of work done all the way.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great little Bed and Breakfast in a Stuga at Docksta where we stayed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza with the Elders in Umeå. Elders Hitch, Barker, Ward and Packer</td></tr>
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And the highlight of Grandma's stay was the celebration of her 81st birthday (about a week early) with a number of the Sisters and Elders from the Stockholm area.<div>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-64436381733528356412014-07-20T12:20:00.000-07:002014-07-20T12:20:08.510-07:00Hey Blog Readers! Sorry for the long wait.Hello Blog Readers!<br />
So sorry that we have not blogged for a long time. Lots of excuses, but mainly we just haven't taken the time at the end of our long days and old tired bodies.....<br />
I will be setting up a number of blogs in a row, starting at the latest and going backwards for a few months. Lots of pictures and exciting things have happened. So here goes. Go to next blog.Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-13060811277090796702014-04-27T10:32:00.000-07:002014-04-27T10:32:16.562-07:00One of the biggest sacrifices of serving a mission is missing events with our family back home. It is so comforting for us to know that our children and grandchildren are all doing well and making good choices in their lives. I would like to share with everyone a most wonderful family event that took place in January 2014. Our very first grandson was born. We now have 5 granddaughters and 1 grandson. These grandchildren are most precious to us and we are so grateful for technology so we can see them grow up while we are away.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Baby Ross Winton Tolley, born Saturday, January 25th, 2014 at 5:16 pm, weighing in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 21 inches long.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqnNJi34FvvkjLmhGXs79h50owM4b4vZbquYoUNtyVmTH1Y9SgkPVYvGPdB72AyRliivSm-SpXmm4AV4eXnT1T_Xde-XE1_ztn92MpGzhyphenhyphengCDdj2XOs9CQxq6QcVKOhHU6CqlkymWsj2z/s1600/IMG_1631%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqnNJi34FvvkjLmhGXs79h50owM4b4vZbquYoUNtyVmTH1Y9SgkPVYvGPdB72AyRliivSm-SpXmm4AV4eXnT1T_Xde-XE1_ztn92MpGzhyphenhyphengCDdj2XOs9CQxq6QcVKOhHU6CqlkymWsj2z/s1600/IMG_1631%5B1%5D.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a></div>
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And to top off such a blessing our new baby will be coming to meet us the end of May. Ross's dedicated parents (Dale and Alana) are willing to travel all the way to Sweden so we can have the opportunity to meet him while serving our mission.</div>
Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-64613679279364341002014-04-07T06:45:00.000-07:002014-04-07T09:00:50.112-07:00A Tragedy of Losing a fellow Missionary - Elder Mason Lewis Bailey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On March 2nd, 2014 we lost a dear friend and one of the most amazing missionaries we have met.<br />
Elder Mason Lewis Bailey was in our group of missionaries at the Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah when we all started our missions together in July. He always had a smile that could light up the whole room and make you want to smile too. <br />
Elder Bailey was serving in Västerås and had just had a most wonderful day. He had baptized a dear lady who had a wonderful story of how she found the church. (She had bought a beautiful white leather covered book in a second hand book store and went home to read it. As she was reading what was the Book Of Mormon she felt the spirit tell her that what she was reading was true. She also found a card with the missionaries' phone number and called them. Elder Bailey and Elder Barnes were the ones to be able to teach her and baptize her.) After such a special day, they were walking home to their apartment from a dinner appointment. It was after dark and they were crossing the street at the crosswalk when a car came speeding towards them. They realized that the car was not stopping for them and both missionaries jumped in opposite directions to avoid the car. At the last second the car swerved and went the same direction as Elder Bailey and hit him, knocked over a road sign, and ended up hitting a very large rock on the side of the road. The reports say that his death was quick and so we hope that he did not suffer. It has been so very hard to lose someone so dear to all of us in the mission. Elder Tolley and I were asked by the President to go and collect his belongings from his apartment along with the assistants and the other missionaries that shared the apartment. That was hard to do. We all helped each other by talking and sharing our joys of having been a part of Elder Bailey's life. While at the apartment we got a call from the Church members in Västerås to meet them at the accident site to place candles and flowers and pictures in a memorial to him. I hope that all the wards and branches of the Church here love their missionaries as much as this branch loved Elder Bailey. He was especially loved by all the children and they placed pictures that they had lovingly drawn for him on his memorial rock by the side of the road. It is fitting that there is a picture of the Savior as we all know that Elder Bailey continues to be a missionary on the other side, as he goes home to his Father in Heaven. Since Elder Bailey's passing we are still helping to teach and baptize people whose lives were touched by him. <br />
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<strong></strong>Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-45149853952398629252014-04-07T05:30:00.002-07:002014-04-07T05:30:44.532-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things we try to do daily is go for a healthy brisk walk in our area. We have made friends with the local ducks and they love it when we bring them bread to eat. |Lately the seagulls have also been showing up and are very aggressive. They will dive for the bread while it is still in the air in order to steal it away from the ducks. <br />
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-52913012721772529382014-04-07T05:20:00.000-07:002014-04-07T05:21:19.709-07:00Time is going by too quickly. Another birthday has come and gone. It is wonderful to be remembered by so many dear friends and family even though I am so far from home. I am also grateful for all my new Swedish friends who made special memories for me on this birthday.<br />
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It is usual that friends and family will give flowers to those celebrating their birthday. I was so thrilled to get such a beautiful bouquet of flowers (tulips) from my dear Swedish friends the Holmdahl's. After all this is my first official Swedish birthday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Jultomte" Christmas Elf dolls.<br />Common symbol of the Christmas giving<br /> and magic. The price tags are in Swedish Crowns.<br /> 169 crowns equals about 26 dollars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two favorite Christmas Elves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Luciadagen" celebration at a local elementary school. The<br />Festival of Light is held on December 13, and includes the singing of the famous song "Santa Lucia"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tolley, Tolley, Beus, Sargent, Allen posing on the<br />streets of GamlaStan (the old city) Elinkowski took<br />the picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found this dangerous Viking Flicka on the streets of<br />GamlaStan. She is actually quite friendly after you get to know her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild monsters Allen, Beus, Sargent and Elinkowski all protecting the dangerous Viking Flicka.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love being with the missionaries. Beus and Elinkowski.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have had several opportunities to assist in the teaching of<br />investigators and participate in the baptism of those who have<br />chosen to respond to the invitation to follow Jesus Christ. This is "Irving", a<br />22 year old PhD student from China who was baptized just before Christmas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Jul Afton" We were invited to spend Christmas Eve with a family and friends from our congregation in Jakobsberg.<br />The big Christmas celebration with meal and Santa Claus happens on Christmas Eve. This family is originally from Brazil, but have lived in Sweden for 15 years.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alberto and Gabriel. Two very fine young men<br />that we have adopted as our own. <br /> Their mother, Claudia, is<br />a very good friend of ours.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Rodrigo even had presents<br /> for Sister Tolley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Tolley found a baby and enjoyed holding<br />her. Down deep I think she was pretending to hold<br />her own granddaughter Jane, whom we have not yet<br />been able to meet personally.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a puzzle going at our<br /> apartment for several days. Sisters Merrill <br />and Allan working on New Years Eve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Sargent and Allen finished it on New Year's Day.<br />Disappointed when we found one piece missing. We<br />later found the piece.<br /> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A group of missionaries went to the large Swedish Church<br />in Gamla Stan for a Luciadagen concert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St., Klara Kyrka Stockholm<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Klara Kyrka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza before Christmas. Elder Beus was transferred<br />to Göteborg just before Christmas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wendy loved this bear in a local mall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swedish national costume. Wendy wants one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had 13 young Sister missionaries at our home<br />on New Year's Eve. Sisters Clouse, Eriksson,McCollaum,<br />Maxwell, Christison</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Land, Kalt, Sjoblom, McCollaum,Clouse,Eriksson, Maxwell</td></tr>
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-83107038504182685142013-12-17T13:58:00.000-08:002013-12-17T13:58:10.036-08:00Christmas lights along the wayAs we traveled along we had opportunity to view some Christmas lights. First Advent is kind of the kickoff to Christmas, and the lights began to appear the next day. With the length of the night from 3 pm to 9am, it is wonderful to see the amount of lights showing up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge in Norrköping. Mostly the lights are white. The colored<br />lights are not common in Sweden.</td></tr>
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-32492232565910038112013-12-17T13:48:00.002-08:002013-12-17T13:48:57.313-08:00Next Stop: Kristianstad. Home of Wendy's FarMorsFarFar. Advent Concert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some time ago while researching her family history, Wendy learned that her Great great great grandparents were Swedish, from the province of Skåne, and city called Kristianstad. She was pretty excited to see that city, and our apartment work took us there from Jönköping the next day. She wanted to go walking in one of the cemeteries there to see if she could find some Larssons or Nilssons, but I convinced her that it would not be very fruitful, since about half of the cemetary was Larsson, Nilsson or Svensson. We checked into a hotel at the "Bishops Arms Hotel" and immediately took a walk to explore the city.<br />
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Another old hotel with lots of history. Modern and clean inside, and good food in the pub. (see below)<br />
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Swedish version of a "rack of ribs" Notice the "rödbet sallad" (red beet salad) It is quite common and very popular in Sweden.<br />
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Also, while in Kristianstad, it was "First Advent", celebrated on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Our hotel was just across the street from the big Svenska Kyrkan (Swedish Church - Lutheran) where we learned there would be choir concert that night. We called up the Sister missionaries and the Elders that are serving in Kristianstad, and the 6 of us went to the concert in the big church there.<br />
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First Advent choir concert was attended by almost a full house. Swedes love to sing, generally, and choirs are highly respected. This choir was very good and performed for about an hour.<div>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-31515871960924997852013-12-17T13:20:00.000-08:002013-12-17T13:20:51.144-08:00Another trip through Southern Sweden. Hotels, Christmas concerts, and sights worth remembering<b>On the Road Again</b><br />
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The list of apartment repairs and furnishings needed took us on another long journey through the South and West Coasts of Sweden. We started the first night by heading to Jönköping, where we had a hard time finding a hotel since there was something happening that booked up all the usual hotels. I finally ended up booking online with a relatively unknown hotel and when we got to Jönköping we learned that this place was about 5 miles from the city out in the country. We finally found it in the dark, dark night, and that is when I learned that the word "Herrgård" in the Hotel name means "Mansion". What a find!! It was an old country estate that has been converted into a hotel and conference center, but still maintains the old 18th century feel inside,(with some modernization). We spent a lovely evening there and explored the area the next morning before heading South..<br />
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Tokeryds Herrgård was a large mansion on a huge acreage with many farm workers and families serving the landowner. It was converted to a conference center and maintains a wonderful feeling of old mixed with new.<br />
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A very comfortable, quiet and not so expensive place to stay just outside of Jönköping, Sweden. We are going back!!!Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-47844890770594217642013-12-17T12:45:00.000-08:002013-12-17T12:45:11.991-08:00Posting for those who know where Orton, Alberta is....For the sake of those who are folliwng this blog, Orton, Alberta is where I (Warren) grew up, about 25 miles West of Lethbridge. This post is to bring back old memories for those who lived there years ago. Just down the road from our family farm was a family know as the Thelin family. They moved away to Oregon years ago when I was still a young boy. Now so many years later in Stockholm Sweden, we got a visit from Jay Thelin and his wife, who are serving as missionaries in the Finland mission. They were in Stockholm to attend a meeting and came to look us up. We spent a few hours together before they had to catch a ship across the Baltic Sea back to Helsinki. It was fun to talk about old memories, although Jay is quite a bit older than I am. A fun occasion to be noted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Jay Thelin, Sister Dana Thelin visited us in the Jakobsberg Chapel<br />after they attended a conference in Stockholm. They are serving<br />as Young Single Adult missionaries in Finland.</td></tr>
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-36134091301647149212013-12-14T14:17:00.000-08:002013-12-14T14:17:49.987-08:00Swedish American Thanksgiving with a few different trimmings.....<br />
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Ah yes, Thanksgiving time comes and the old question comes up again.....Do we celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in October, American Thanksgiving in November, or Swedish Thanksgiving in......no wait....there IS NO SWEDISH THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!<br />
Well Sister Tolley is not about to miss the opportunity to put on a feast for the missionaries and American Thanksgiving Day was coming up and was a good excuse to tie on the apron and get the flour and eggs out. We invited the four local missionaries and the Office couple (Lowrys) to come and partake in the good food, and they were all willing participants.<br />
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The "trimmings" were a little different than tradition would call for, since the Swedes do not consume much Turkey. It was therefore difficult to find a turkey, and when we did find one it was very small and looked like a chicken with big drumsticks. It was also about 100 crowns per kilo (about 6 dollars per pound) We decided not to have turkey, and switched to "Jul Skinka" (Christmas Ham) which is in abundance and much cheaper (about $1.39 per pound)<div>
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And of course we had to have pie!! and those wonderful rolls that somebody makes. (Wendy)<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, it looks like pumpkin, and it tastes like pumpkin, but<br />it is really CARROT PIE!! Wendy loves to experiment and<br />nobody guessed it was not pumpkin. Canned pumpkin is<br />not available in Sweden. Other pies are lemon and apple.<br /></td></tr>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-33850464474275661292013-12-14T12:40:00.000-08:002013-12-14T12:40:08.478-08:00Chinese Food in the Arctic<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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One of the great things about being in a different country and a different culture is the food that you can experience.We don't eat out a lot since we pay our own expenses as we travel, so we buy groceries and make lunches a lot when we are away from home. However, every once in a while we indulge in some of the various food we find. When we were in Boden recently (just a hundred miles from the Arctic Circle) we came across a Chinese Restaurant that just looked good after all the Swedish meatballs and potatis moss that we have eaten lately. It was REALLY GOOD!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a nice change from the sandwiches and<br />oatmeal.</td></tr>
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<br /><br /><br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-78169113325023517362013-11-17T13:44:00.000-08:002013-11-17T13:44:23.440-08:00A busy month all summed up in pictures<br />
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Wow, we have been travelling and running around the country so much lately that we have not taken the time to update our blog. Will try to catch up again now. I will try to give a picture book story of our last month or so. We have traveled a lot and had some good experiences while doing an apartment maintenance tour of Norrland, which is the Northernmost part of the country. The autumn colors came out absolutely beautifully, but being this far North, the autumn came quickly, and the leaves turned, and then within a week or so they were all gone. Since then it has been very wet, and gets dark very early. It makes for a very short daylight period.<br />
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We started our trip to check on all of the apartments in Norrland on early Monday morning, October 28. We drove all day, about 11 hours North to Boden. If you look on a map, you will see that Boden is waaaayyyy up the coast right at the top of the Baltic Sea where Sweden meets Finland. We made our way from the missionaries in Boden, to Luleå. Then to Skellefteå where we met two special young Elders.<br />
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When we came to Skellefteå to do some work on the apartment we met Elder Knutson (left) and Elder Bressan (right). Knutson is a native Swede and is a remarkably talented concert pianist. Bressan is from Italy and speaks at least 5 languages. When we arrived at the apartment, Wendy began to cry when she started doing the apartment inventory, and found that they had ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD. It was the end of the month, and they had no cash, but they were so positive and pleasant that we were overwhelmed with the sweet spirit they expressed in the service of the Lord. We helped them fix a few things in their apartment, and Elder Knutson played the piano that he has been GIVEN by some neighbors who were throwing away a piano. Then we took them to a grocery store and bought them some groceries. We were truly moved by the beautiful attitude they carried. This is the stuff that makes our mission worthwhile.<br />
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While we were in Luleå I took the opportunity to look around and see if anything was familiar. I lived in Luleå during the winter of 1975. After driving around for a while, I found only one thing that I remembered from 38 years ago. It was down at the harbor on the Baltic Sea where we used to go down and watch the ice breaker ships clear the harbor for the big Russian freighters that would come into the port. The FREJ was a ship that I remembered seeing so long ago. What fun memories.<br />
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While travelling in Norrland, we experienced the last day of October, which is observed as Halloween in North America. Interestingly enough, the Swedes do some spooks and ghouls and things for Halloween, but no trick-or-treating. However on the first weekend in November they celebrate "All Saints Day". It is marked by visiting the cemeteries and putting lit candles on the graves of loved ones. After dark it creates a beautiful sight. Unfortunately, we were travelling and did not get to see the result, but we did see the people setting up candles near this unique cathedral in Örnsköldsvik.<br />
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We visited the apartments of 3 pairs of Sister missionaries in Örnsköldsvik and Sundsvall. When they learned that Sister Tolley could do hair cuts, they lined up with enthusiasm. One by one, they got their long locks trimmed.</div>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-87200869792297759962013-10-13T09:09:00.000-07:002013-10-13T09:09:07.529-07:00September 30th was a very special day for us. Our newest granddaughter (barnbarn) was born in Orem Utah to our daughter Lindy and her husband Shane and other granddaughters Gwen and Mae. This was a day that I was anxious to get our work done so I could get to the computer and wait for a Skype to see our newest addition to the family. And what a beautiful precious baby called Jane Ruby Lewis. <br />
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And I must also add a picture where you can see all of Jane's beautiful dark hair:<br />
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Mom and baby are doing great. I am so glad for technology. I have been able to see the girls and even talk to them while we are so far away. We are so grateful for all our blessings - our FAMILY being the best of all we have!<br />
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Here is a picture of her baby blanket that I have been knitting for her.<br />
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And I just love the birth announcement that Lindy put together. </div>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-83652388085697373232013-10-12T14:36:00.000-07:002013-10-12T14:36:17.478-07:00Another kitchen device, only GIANT!! Cheese Slicers and Marshmallows.We have found another Swedish kitchen device, only this one is pretty common. The strange thing is that we found a GIANT one. It is called an "Ost hyvel", and every home in Sweden has one or two. They are not uncommon in other places as well. We love it. While we were travelling this week, however, we found a giant one.<br />
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I think my friend Stuart Foote would be interested to see these. The farmers here put up their hay in a unique way that I never have seen before. The balers make big round bales and then wrap them in plastic to keep them out of the excessive rain that Sweden gets in the Fall. The bales also ferment in the oxygen-free plastic container, and the hay turns into a sweet silage-like feed. Most of the bales are round like giant marshmallows, but some of them are rectangular in shape. The fields are dotted with them all over this time of year.</div>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-74973072190168579992013-10-12T14:11:00.000-07:002013-10-12T14:11:21.969-07:00More from the "Swedish Chef" Cinnamon Rolls!!Wendy noticed an announcement that there was a "National Kanel Bullar (Cinnamon Roll) Day" last week. She got in the spirit and mixed up a batch of Apple Caramel Cinnamon Rolls and took them in to the mission office for the missionaries to enjoy. Needless to say, she was very popular (again)<br />
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<br />Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-36228991166807683882013-10-12T14:01:00.003-07:002013-10-12T14:01:58.630-07:00Been awhile since we posted. Let's catch up!Warren posting today. So much has happened the last few weeks and it will take some time to catch up. We have had some wonderful experiences again, and even a sad experience or two. first the good ones. Another group of new missionaries arrived in Sweden last week, so Wendy and I were scurrying around the country again finding apartments and setting up housing for an increase of 12 more. We travelled to Malmö, on the South end of Sweden, and set up an apartment there. <br />
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After we did the apartment at Malmö, we went up to Halmstad, about an hour up the West Coast. We rented a beautiful luxury condo there that is the summer home for a family, but they don't use it during the off-season. It is on a famous beach that has up to 40,000 people on it per day (think of beaches with masses of sealions all fighting for a place in the sun) in the warm summer months. It is called Tylösand, and is really a beautiful place. Obviously, in late September there is not much action there, but Wendy and I enjoyed staying in the condo for a couple of nights while we set things up for two young sister missionaries to arrive.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Over twenty miles of walking paths around<br />the beach</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's my Wendy. She is sure that the grandkids<br />will want some shells from Tylösand Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a little chilly, but we had a lovely walk along the<br />beach anyway. September 25.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind this building is the Tylösand Hotel, which is the<br />anchor of the resort area. It is owned by the lead singer from the<br />Swedish Rock Band "Roxette" Think early 90's, theme song from Pretty Woman<br />"IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE"</td></tr>
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Wendy and Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726430293284481687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4344520472418792061.post-8283116930847316542013-09-22T10:46:00.000-07:002013-09-22T10:46:01.925-07:00New adventures is SwedenAnother week of new adventures in Sweden. We headed to the south end to set up a new apartment in Landskrona. I really like the area a lot. The apartment is spacious with huge windows and a great location. You walk one way to the waterfront or the other way to the central part of town. It is known to have a castle but there was no time to go and check that out. One thing I want to remember about Landskrona is their traffic circles are the most decorative. One has fountains, and another has a bunch of sails from ships. I must mention that I do notice and look for the artistic traffic circles. On the way to the mission office I really like the one with the huge cement whale that has blue lights shining on it at night. And the one on the way to the church looks like a grass roller coaster and then one time we happened by at night and it was covered with tiny white lights - Wow. Back to the apartment ... I just love making a nice home for our missionaries. When Elder Tolley drove to Helsingborg to pick up the elders that were moving in I did the final touches. When they walked in I loved saying "Welcome Home". They were very impressed with the curtains, rugs, nice furniture and right away noticed the big chocolate bars on their pillows. It would be fun to see their faces when they find food in the cupboards and fridge - BUT - we are off to help others. We were going to head home but we got a few phone calls and it changed our plans.<br />
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We had stopped in Norrköpping on our way down to fix the sisters bikes that we had found parts for. I just love Sister Merrell and Sister La Fontaine. When they met us they had a bag of cookies for us, and of course I got lots of hugs. The cookies were most delicious. They do not have chocolate chips in Sweden so you buy really good chocolate bars and cut them up for the cookies. I think it makes them extra tasty even though it is a little more work.<br />
We are headed up to Jönköping tonight. We are going to have to get a hotel for the night, as we had received phone calls from two other apartments that needed our help. Since we are staying in Jönköping we had to call our friends, Elder and Sister Coombs. They have settled in nicely in their lovely apartment and invited us to come for dinner. How wonderful is that! Sister Coombs is a wonderful cook so we are excited to have a lovely evening with them.<br />
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So on our way to their home, I mentioned to Elder Tolley that we always work, work, work and it would be nice to have a little fun for the first time since we have arrived. So I mentioned to him something that Elder Carpenter (one of the zone leaders from Malmö) told me about Sweden. Looking on the map we could take a smaller side road and stop for an hour and check out Sweden's largest box store in the whole country. I was overjoyed that he thought that would be all right (especially because he is not usually up for shopping). I was convincing him that it was a cultural experience that we would have. As we got close to Ullared where we would find Gekås (the store) we passed a huge field with hundreds of trailers and motor homes. That was something we had not seen here before. We wondered what the attraction was. Then we get to the shopping area - and see the largest parking lot in Sweden with thousands of cars and people. Instead of finding one large store we found a plethora of shopping outlet stores as well. We finally found a place to park and as we were walking to the Gekås store people were coming out with huge smiles and carts and bags full of stuff. Then we noticed big buses loading up people and their shopping bags. This was going to be interesting. As it turned out we only had time to see about 1/4 of the one store. We did find some incredible deals on some things but just watching the shopping frenzy of others was most fun. We will have to return when we have time to investigate more thoroughly (hopefully with my mother when she comes to visit), and our granddaughters would go nuts in the Lego and toy section of the store. I saw Lego Advent Calendars - how fun is that! We did find slow cookers (278 K ) and blenders (199 K - about $30) for such great prices that we will be telling all the missionary couples about it. In fact I called the Coombs that were feeding us dinner that night and they had us buy them a slow cooker and blender. <i>I found some yarn for knitting blankets for my soon to be born grandchildren. So off we must go....</i><br />
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the shopping bag has a map on it so you can find your way back......and it shows all the roads that lead there! It just so happens that this year is their 50th anniversary of being open. An entire city has grown up all around this one store. A must see in Sweden. And notice that the colors are the same as the colors in the Swedish Flag. It is not far from the coast of Denmark - I bet they all come to shop here too.<br />
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Other fun things we saw on our side road trip:<br />
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Just after this hamburger stand on the roadside we saw a long line of cows coming home to be milked. They were all in single file on a small path along the side of the road with very large udders and knowing it was time to head home. Did I mention that Sweden has the best tasting yogurt? My favorite breakfast is Cornflakes with Musli and Yogurt (Warren calls is Häst Mat - translated Horse Food). I never liked Cornflakes before but it is most delicious with the additions.<br />
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And then the beautiful rainbow. More colorful and larger than I have ever seen before. This is only the one end.<br />
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This windmill/home is just as we are leaving Helsingborg. It is up on a hill and must have an incredible view of the water with Denmark in the distance.<br />
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We drove through the town of Skeppshult. We have to go back there. The special salt and pepper shakers that we had from our last trip to Sweden that were in our home in Kalispell are from there. It is a cast iron company and they have an outlet store at the factory there. How sad I was that they were closed.<br />
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I think we will have to take a few more SIDE ROAD TRIPS. So much fun things to see and experience.<br />
We miss you and wish you all could have been with us.<br />
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