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Missionaries in the countries I have visited

 Good morning! :)

So, I am an international girl lol. I have traveled and also lived abroad. I lived in Stockholm Sweden from the beginning of 2001 to the end of 2012, studying English at the University of Stockholm. My auntie lived near Frankfurt around the same time and I visited her a lot, learned a lot of German and had my own room in her apartment. It was great for a young adult like me (I was young then, those were the days...). 

I have also visited Gran Canaria, Spain over 10 times since 2004. So I know a little Spanish too...

Anyways, I started taking pictures of the missionaries in my city of Tampere in 1996 and kept a kind of photo album from then on. If you were skipped, I am so sorry, or maybe I was in Sweden back then or something... I sometimes took pictures of missionaries in Sweden and also of course in Germany. These were all like old photos, not at all digital lol. I am old. (Even though some people try to make me feel younger and some friends succeed). 

I am not going to digitalize all those photos, there is no way phew!

I did find many great friends in those other countries too, of course. Like elder Oaks from Washington State, elder Kenny from Ireland and then some of the missionaries who served in Finland. It is easy to remember them because of the pictures. Sadly, I have lost contact with my two companions from my mini mission. Many of the missionaries who visited me at the hospital the first time around have remained very dear in my memory. And those who visited last year of course. Thank you especially to my bonus daughter sister Sanders from Pennsylvania. 

Yesterday the missionaries had zone conference at church and I came a little too early for game night, I read a book for a while until the game night started. I got to see my daughter sister Sanders one last time before she is leaving for home. I will miss her a lot. She has a very special place in my heart.

I am so grateful for my found family.

More later!


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